Harvard Medical School Pediatric Urology

Fellowship · Boston, MA

Sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital · Director Erin McNamara

Erin McNamara, MD, MPH
Program Director
Urologist, Instructor in Surgery at Boston Childrens Hospital
Hypospadias, spina bifida, neurourology/neurogenic bladder, and anorectal malformations/cloacal deformities
Evalynn Vasquez, MD, MBA
Associate Program Director
Urologist, Associate Program Director; Wellness Officer; Member of the Faculty at Boston Childrens Hospital
Bladder exstrophy, cloacal exstrophy, neurogenic bladder, cloacal malformation, spina bifida and global health
Rosalyn Adam, PhD
Director, Basic Urological Research
Director at Boston Childrens Hospital
Multi-omics analysis of bladder remodeling; novel mechanisms of smooth muscle contractility, preclinical exploration and treatment of neurogenic bladder
Carlos Estrada, MD, MBA
Urologist-in-Chief · Papers with 2 fellows since 2023
Urologist, Urologist-in-Chief at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Regenerative medicine/tissue engineering, telemedicine, advanced analytics, urodynamics, neurogenic bladder
Aisha Siebert, MD, PhD, MPH
Fellow
Urologist at Uniontown Hospital
Bartley Cilento, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Urologist, Assistant Professor of Surgery at Boston Childrens Hospital
Hypospadias, Vesicoureteral reflux, urolithiasis (stones), minimally invasive surgery, undescended testes, varicocele, Fellow/resident education and training
Caleb Nelson, MD, MPH
Vice Chair, Research; James and Valerie Mandell Endowed Chair of Pediatric Urology; Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School · Papers with 2 fellows since 2023
Urologist, Vice Chair at Boston Childrens Hospital
General pediatric urology, vesicoureteral reflux/urinary tract infection, urolithiasis (stones), hydronephrosis/urinary tract dilation, Vesicoureteral reflux, stones, hydronephrosis, medical imaging and screening
Christine FitzGerald, MD, PhD
Director, CHEER; Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Pediatrician, Instructor in Surgery at Boston Childrens Hospital
Nocturnal enuresis, genetic causes of voiding dysfunction, and psychosocial processes affecting voiding dysfunction
Deborah Stein, MD
Co-Director, Midaortic Syndrome and Renovascular Hypertension Center; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Nephrologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Boston Childrens Hospital
Prenatal counseling for renal disease, Hypertension, Cystinosis, CAKUT and renal outcomes, Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease and acute dialysis, Long-term outcomes for children with CKD
Elizabeth Oh, MD
Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Pediatrician, Instructor in Surgery at Boston Childrens Hospital
Hatim Thaker, MD
Director, Urodynamics and Neuro-Urology; Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Urologist, Instructor in Surgery at Boston Childrens Hospital
Neurogenic bladder, urodynamics, genitourinary oncology, and robotic surgery, Botox and novel neurotoxins
Jeanne Chow, MD
Associate Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School
Radiologist, Associate Professor of Radiology at Boston Childrens Hospital
Joseph Borer, MD
Chair, Reconstructive Urologic Surgery Associate Professor of Surgery, HMS
Urologist, Chair at Boston Childrens Hospital
Surgical reconstruction and clinical outcomes for patients with bladder exstrophy, epispadias and cloacal exstrophy
Julia Finkelstein, MD, MPH
Director of Safety, Quality, & Process Improvement; Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School;
Urologist, Assistant Professor of Surgery at Boston Childrens Hospital
General pediatric urology and robotic/minimally invasive surgery, Testicular torsion; Quality improvement and innovation, including use of simulation; High reliability and psychological safety
Kelly MacAulay, MD
Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Pediatrician, Instructor in Surgery at Boston Childrens Hospital
Kenneth Softness, MD, MPH
Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Urologist, Instructor in Surgery at Boston Childrens Hospital
Complex reconstruction, robotics, spina bifida, Health Services Research, Transitional Care, Advocacy and Policy
Lillian Hayes, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, Department of Urology; Assistant Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School
Assistant Professor of Psychology at Boston Childrens Hospital
Margaret Werner, MD
Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Pediatric medicine physician, Instructor in Surgery at Boston Childrens Hospital
Mélise Keays, MD, MSc
Director, Surgical Informatics; Co-Director, Complex Hypospadias; Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Urologist, Assistant Professor of Surgery at Boston Childrens Hospital
Patient oriented research, patient reported outcome measure development, electronic health record optimization for research, learning health systems
Michael Kurtz, MD, MPH
Director, Stone Program; Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Urologist, Assistant Professor of Surgery at Boston Childrens Hospital
Fetal urology, kidney stones, hydronephrosis, posterior urethral valves, varicocele, robotic and minimally invasive surgery, Health services research, fetal urology, prenatal diagnostics, robotic and minimally invasive surgery, urolithiasis (stones), varicocele
Min Dong, PhD
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Associate Professor at Boston Childrens Hospital
Rena Xu, MD, PhD, MBA
Advisor to Health Affairs, Boston Children’s Hospital; Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Urologist at Boston Children's Hospital
General pediatric urology, vesicoureteral reflux, genitourinary reconstruction, Patient care navigation, health systems design, operations improvement
Richard Lee, MD
Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs; Director, Hilary and Geoffrey Grove Family Chair in Urology; Director, Oncology, Transplant and Bladder Exstrophy; Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Cardiologist, Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology at Boston University Medical Center
Richard Yu, MD, PhD
Director, Palumbo Family Directorship in Minimally Invasive Surgery; Surgical Director, BEING-U & Gender Affirming Surgery; Director, Male Sexual Health Program; Lead Urologist, Center for Gender Surgery; Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Urologist, Assistant Professor of Surgery at Mass General Brigham
Fertility preservation, Male sexual dysfunction, Pediatric urology, Robotic and minimally invasive surgery, Robotic and minimally invasive surgery, and reconstructive surgery, Robotic surgery education, reconstructive urology, and global health

Erin McNamara, MD, MPH
Program Director
Urologist, Instructor in Surgery at Boston Childrens Hospital
Hypospadias, spina bifida, neurourology/neurogenic bladder, and anorectal malformations/cloacal deformities
Evalynn Vasquez, MD, MBA
Associate Program Director
Urologist, Associate Program Director; Wellness Officer; Member of the Faculty at Boston Childrens Hospital
Bladder exstrophy, cloacal exstrophy, neurogenic bladder, cloacal malformation, spina bifida and global health
Rosalyn Adam, PhD
Director, Basic Urological Research
Director at Boston Childrens Hospital
Multi-omics analysis of bladder remodeling; novel mechanisms of smooth muscle contractility, preclinical exploration and treatment of neurogenic bladder
Carlos Estrada, MD, MBA
Urologist-in-Chief · Papers with 2 fellows since 2023
Urologist, Urologist-in-Chief at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Regenerative medicine/tissue engineering, telemedicine, advanced analytics, urodynamics, neurogenic bladder
Aisha Siebert, MD, PhD, MPH
Fellow
Urologist at Uniontown Hospital
Bartley Cilento, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Urologist, Assistant Professor of Surgery at Boston Childrens Hospital
Hypospadias, Vesicoureteral reflux, urolithiasis (stones), minimally invasive surgery, undescended testes, varicocele, Fellow/resident education and training
Caleb Nelson, MD, MPH
Vice Chair, Research; James and Valerie Mandell Endowed Chair of Pediatric Urology; Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School · Papers with 2 fellows since 2023
Urologist, Vice Chair at Boston Childrens Hospital
General pediatric urology, vesicoureteral reflux/urinary tract infection, urolithiasis (stones), hydronephrosis/urinary tract dilation, Vesicoureteral reflux, stones, hydronephrosis, medical imaging and screening
Christine FitzGerald, MD, PhD
Director, CHEER; Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Pediatrician, Instructor in Surgery at Boston Childrens Hospital
Nocturnal enuresis, genetic causes of voiding dysfunction, and psychosocial processes affecting voiding dysfunction
Deborah Stein, MD
Co-Director, Midaortic Syndrome and Renovascular Hypertension Center; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Nephrologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Boston Childrens Hospital
Prenatal counseling for renal disease, Hypertension, Cystinosis, CAKUT and renal outcomes, Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease and acute dialysis, Long-term outcomes for children with CKD
Elizabeth Oh, MD
Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Pediatrician, Instructor in Surgery at Boston Childrens Hospital
Hatim Thaker, MD
Director, Urodynamics and Neuro-Urology; Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Urologist, Instructor in Surgery at Boston Childrens Hospital
Neurogenic bladder, urodynamics, genitourinary oncology, and robotic surgery, Botox and novel neurotoxins
Jeanne Chow, MD
Associate Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School
Radiologist, Associate Professor of Radiology at Boston Childrens Hospital
Joseph Borer, MD
Chair, Reconstructive Urologic Surgery Associate Professor of Surgery, HMS
Urologist, Chair at Boston Childrens Hospital
Surgical reconstruction and clinical outcomes for patients with bladder exstrophy, epispadias and cloacal exstrophy
Julia Finkelstein, MD, MPH
Director of Safety, Quality, & Process Improvement; Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School;
Urologist, Assistant Professor of Surgery at Boston Childrens Hospital
General pediatric urology and robotic/minimally invasive surgery, Testicular torsion; Quality improvement and innovation, including use of simulation; High reliability and psychological safety
Kelly MacAulay, MD
Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Pediatrician, Instructor in Surgery at Boston Childrens Hospital
Kenneth Softness, MD, MPH
Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Urologist, Instructor in Surgery at Boston Childrens Hospital
Complex reconstruction, robotics, spina bifida, Health Services Research, Transitional Care, Advocacy and Policy
Lillian Hayes, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, Department of Urology; Assistant Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School
Assistant Professor of Psychology at Boston Childrens Hospital
Margaret Werner, MD
Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Pediatric medicine physician, Instructor in Surgery at Boston Childrens Hospital
Mélise Keays, MD, MSc
Director, Surgical Informatics; Co-Director, Complex Hypospadias; Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Urologist, Assistant Professor of Surgery at Boston Childrens Hospital
Patient oriented research, patient reported outcome measure development, electronic health record optimization for research, learning health systems
Michael Kurtz, MD, MPH
Director, Stone Program; Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Urologist, Assistant Professor of Surgery at Boston Childrens Hospital
Fetal urology, kidney stones, hydronephrosis, posterior urethral valves, varicocele, robotic and minimally invasive surgery, Health services research, fetal urology, prenatal diagnostics, robotic and minimally invasive surgery, urolithiasis (stones), varicocele
Min Dong, PhD
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Associate Professor at Boston Childrens Hospital
Rena Xu, MD, PhD, MBA
Advisor to Health Affairs, Boston Children’s Hospital; Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Urologist at Boston Children's Hospital
General pediatric urology, vesicoureteral reflux, genitourinary reconstruction, Patient care navigation, health systems design, operations improvement
Richard Lee, MD
Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs; Director, Hilary and Geoffrey Grove Family Chair in Urology; Director, Oncology, Transplant and Bladder Exstrophy; Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Cardiologist, Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology at Boston University Medical Center
Richard Yu, MD, PhD
Director, Palumbo Family Directorship in Minimally Invasive Surgery; Surgical Director, BEING-U & Gender Affirming Surgery; Director, Male Sexual Health Program; Lead Urologist, Center for Gender Surgery; Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Urologist, Assistant Professor of Surgery at Mass General Brigham
Fertility preservation, Male sexual dysfunction, Pediatric urology, Robotic and minimally invasive surgery, Robotic and minimally invasive surgery, and reconstructive surgery, Robotic surgery education, reconstructive urology, and global health