Pediatric Urology
Pediatric urology is a branch of medicine that specializes in treating illness or disease in the genitals or urinary tract of kids. At Renown Health, we are the proud home to our region’s only certified pediatric urologist and our department sees patients ranging in age from newborns to adolescents to kids going off to college.
Specialized Treatments & Technologies
- Robotic Surgery
- Uroflowmetry
- Urodynamics
Commonly Seen Conditions
- Cancers of the urinary system
- Hydroceles and inguinal hernias
- Hypospadias and penile anomalies
- Intersex and disorders of sex differentiation
- Nephrolithiasis
- Phimosis and circumcision
- Posterior urethral valves
- Prune belly syndrome
- Recurrent urinary tract infections
- Spina bifida
- Neurogenic bladder
- Undescended testes and retractile testes Varicoceles
Related Providers
Jennifer Reifsnyder, MD
Pediatric Urology
Brianna Stewart, APRN
Advanced Practitioner of Nursing
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