Pediatric Urology Center

Pediatric Urology is a subspecialty of medicine that deals with disorders of children’s genitourinary systems. In caring for children with urologic abnormalities, our ultimate goal is to restore normal anatomy, preserve optimal organ function, and allow for normal development. Our evaluation and treatment methods are both comprehensive and current.

Our pediatric urologists always use the most advanced and least invasive treatment techniques possible to achieve a positive outcome for each patient. In conjunction with our perinatal specialists, we are also able to treat urologic disorders in utero. Prior to birth, our team can employ state-of-the-art early diagnosis and treatment methods to prevent future medical issues for children and their families. In addition, our Transitional Urology Program supports pediatric urology patients as they transition into their continued care in adulthood.

Our Pediatric Urology Center is led by Joseph G. Barone, MD, MBA. Dr. Barone is Chief of Urology and Surgeon-in-Chief at The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital and Professor of Urology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

Read about how Dr. Barone transformed a child's life with urological surgery.

Comprehensive Services

Our comprehensive services include evaluation, diagnosis, medical treatment, surgery and follow-up care for congenital and acquired urologic disorders. The conditions we treat include:

• Bedwetting and daytime wetting
• Circumcision
• Hernia
• Hydrocele
• Hypospadias
• Kidney stones
• Meatal stenosis
• Spina bifida
• Undescended testis
• Urinary tract infections
• Urinary tract obstructions
• Varicoceles
• Vesicoureteral reflux

Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery

The urology team has expertise in pediatric robotic and laparoscopic minimally invasive surgery. This involves using a video camera and very thin instruments. Using small incisions, we are able to perform complex surgery. Small incisions also mean less post-operative discomfort, and faster recovery so your child will get back to normal activity faster. This approach is offered for:

• Ureteropelvic junction obstruction
• Undescended testis
• Kidney tumors
• Varicocele

Dr. Barone and his staff have developed a unique level of expertise in the state-of-the-art Deflux procedure. This minimally-invasive procedure makes it possible for children to avoid open surgery, repeated catheterizations, and other often unpleasant treatments. The Pediatric Urology Center at The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital has performed more Deflux procedures than the majority of facilities in the country and serves as a teaching center providing instruction to many established pediatric urologists.

Multidisciplinary Team Approach

Some children with complex urinary problems may require the expertise of a variety of pediatric specialists in fields other than urology. In partnership with Rutgers Health, BMSCH offers a wealth of expertise in every pediatric field including radiology, anesthesiology, endocrinology, oncology, orthopedics, and neurology. Whenever necessary, specialists from across the spectrum of care will work together to meet the needs of our young urology patients.

Specialized programs include:

• Spina Bifida Program
• Voiding Dysfunction Program (bedwetting and daytime wetting)
• Kidney Stone Program
• Urogenital Sinus and Disorders of Sexual Differentiation Program
• Perinatal Urology Program
• Transitional Urology Program

Innovation and Advancement

Our Pediatric Urology Center is committed to improving the health of our patients through our active involvement in clinical research studies. These efforts help us expand our understanding of urinary and genital disorders as well as our exposure to leading-edge treatment techniques. In partnership with Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Rutgers Health, we have been involved in pioneering studies that have advanced the practice of pediatric urology, and our findings have been published in peer-reviewed medical journals.