Committee Members
Massimo GARRIBOLI (UK)
Chair
MD, PhD, FRCS(Eng), FEAPU, FEBPS
Consultant Paediatric Urologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer
Program Director of EBPU board-certified Paediatric Urology training programme
Department of Paediatric Urology
Evelina London Children's Hospital and King's College London
My main areas of interest in clinical research are focused on standardizing practice for improving long term outcomes for boys born with Posterior Urethral Valves and improving outcomes for minimally invasive surgery (including endoscopic, laparoscopy and robotic assisted surgery).
My PhD focused on exploring new strategies for developing bladder regeneration through tissue engineering approach.
Topics of interest:
- Clinical interest: Posterior Urethral Valves, Minimally Invasive/Robotic Surgery, Hypospadias
- Research interest: Clinical Research, Tissue engineering, Stem Cells/Regenerative medicine
Anka NIEUWHOF-LEPPINK (NL)
Vice-Chair
PhD, Head of Urotherapy Department, Ped. Nurse (RN) & Psychologist.
Coordinator Urotherapy Department.
Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, part of University Medical Center Utrecht.
My main areas of interest are lower urinary tract symptoms, urotherapy, bladder and bowel management, conservative treatment of bladder anomalies, behavioral therapy, CIC and anxiety. Together with my team, I am responsible of the inpatient and outpatient coordination of care of children with lower urinary tract symptoms. Furthermore, I coordinate educational programs for urotherapists, physiotherapist, nationally and internationally. I like scientific research as a basis for further professionalization and improvement of quality of care. My research is focused on behavioral aspects of treatment of children with bowel and bladder problems, the ongoing search to the etiology of LUTS and development of technological, digital solutions or devices as supporting treatment tools
Luis BRAGA (CAN)
Professor in the Department of Surgery
Research Director of the Urology Residency Program
Director of the McMaster Pediatric Surgery Research collaborative
Division of Pediatric Urology
McMaster's Children Hospital
McMaster University
Topics of interest:
- Research interests include prenatal hydronephrosis, hypospadias repair outcomes, cryptorchidism, bladder bowel dysfunction (BBD), prospective databases and registries.
Salvatore CASCIO (IRL)
Associate Clinical Professor, University College Dublin
Department of Paediatric Surgery and Urology
Children’s Health Ireland at Temple Street and Our Lady’s Hospital
Dublin, Ireland
Topics of interest:
- Neurogenic bladder
- Genetics of VUR
- Disorders of Sex Development
- Teaching and Education
Christina CHING (USA)
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio
Topics of interest:
My research interests include understanding innate host mechanisms to resist urinary tract infections. I am currently studying the impact of urothelial IL-6/Stat3 signaling on urinary tract infection susceptibility. I also have interests in the impact of the microbiome on urinary tract health. I have been very fortunate to work in a collaborative environment with our pediatric nephrology colleagues and developmental biologists and enjoy multidisciplinary collaboration
M. İrfan DÖNMEZ (TUR)
MD, FEBU, FEAPU
Associate Professor of Urology
İstanbul University İstanbul Faculty of Medicine
Department of Urology
Division of Pediatric Urology
İstanbul, Turkey
Topics of Interest:
- Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction
- Antenatal Hydronephrosis
- Urinary Biomarkers
- Hypospadias
- Pediatric Renal Transplantation
Bernhard HAID (AUS)
Attending Pediatric Urologist
Vice Chair of Department
Department of Pediatric Urology
Ordensklinikum Linz, Hospital of the Sisters of Charity
Research Interests include embryology of the male urethra and penile skin, vesicoureteric reflux
Maya HORST LÜTHY (CH)
MD, FEAPU
Head Division of Pediatric Urology
Univ. Children’s Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
Topics of interest:
- Regenerative medicine of urological tissue
- Microstructural changes in congenital bladder disorders
- Neurogenic bladder
Caleb P NELSON (USA)
Associate Professor for Surgery
Department of Urology
Boston Children’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Topics of interest:
- Clinical effectiveness research
- Quality of care
- Patient safety
Eskinder SOLOMON (UK)
PhD MSc BEng HCPC (CS)
Consultant Clinical Scientist
Department of Urology
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
London, UK
Topics of interest:
- How to get the most out of Urodynamics
- Phenotyping idiopathic detrusor overactivity, dysfunctional voiding and stress urinary incontinence
- Development of low cost urodynamic system
Ilina ROSOKLIJA (usa)
MPH
Director of Clinical Research and Quality Improvement
Division of Pediatric Urology
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital
Chicago, Illinois
Topics of interest:
- Health Services Research
- Surgical and Quality of Life Outcomes
- Qualitative Research
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Surgical Analytics
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Luke HARPER (FR)
Chair
MD, FEAPU, FEBPS
Department of Pediatric Urology and Pediatric Surgery
Hôpital Pellegrin-Enfants
University Hospital Bordeaux, France
My main areas of interest concern clinical research. I conducted a multicentric RCT on the effect of circumcision in boys with posterior urethral valves and am currently conducting another trial on the effect of oxybutynin on bladder function in PUV. We are also studying prognostic factors in pelvi-ureteric obstruction as well as long-term sexual function in men with hypospadias. I am keen on promoting multicentric and international collaboration in research in Pediatric Urology.
Darius J. BÄGLI (CAN)
MDCM, DRCPSC, FRCSC, FAAP, FACS
Professor of Surgery and Physiology
Faculty of Medicine
University of Toronto
Sr. Attending Urologist and Sr. Associate Scientist
Hospital For Sick Children & Research Institute
Divisions of Urology & Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
Topics of Interest:
- Epigenetics and molecular biology of obstructive and fibrorproliferative bladder myopathy, host urinary infection response, and hypospadias / genital development.
- Clinical networks and databases
- Pediatric innovation
Goedele MA BECKERS (NL)
Member until 2022
Pediatric urologist (FEAPU)
Clinical epidemiologist
Department of Urology
VU University Medical Center
Amsterdam
Topics of interest:
- Clinical interest: reconstructive pediatric urology, DSD/hypospadias, voiding disorders in children with disabilities (neurogenic bladder, exstrophy, neuropsychiatric disorders), VUR
- Research interest: voiding disorders in children with disabilities (translational research), hydronephrosis, VUR
Marco CASTAGNETTI (ITA)
Chief of the Pediatric Urology Unit, Department of Surgery
Rome
Italy
Magdalena FOSSUM (SWE)
MD, PhD, FEAPS, FEAPU, Associate Professor
Former Chair RC
Department of Pediatric Urology
Karolinska University Hospital
SE 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
Laboratory of Tissue Engineering
Department of Women’s and Children’s Health
Karlinska Institutet
Stockholm
Topics of interest:
- Regenerative medicine for congenital malformation surgery.
- Tissue engineering.
- Networking and international collaboration.
Kathy HERBST (USA)
M.S., Clinical Research Manager
Division of Urology/Nephrology
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Topics of interest:
- Health services research
- Physician practice pattern variation
- Hydronephrosis
- Vesicoureteral reflux
Martin KAEFER (USA)
MD, FAAP
Professor of Urology
Indiana University
702 Barnhill Drive, Suite 4230
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
Topics of interest:
- Impact of Hydrostatic Pressure on Bladder and Renal function.
- Development of Novel Bioscaffolds for the treatment of Bladder Dysfunction.
- Effects of Agricultural Biochemicals on the prevalence and severity of genital anomalies.
- Development of Novel Surgical Approaches for the management of congenital urinary tract obstruction.
More information: http://urology.iupui.edu/about/pediatric/kaefer.php
Nicolas KALFA (FR)
MD, PhD, Professor
Former Vice-Chair RC
Pr and Head of Pediatric Surgery and Urology Departement.
Hôpital Lapeyronie, CHU de Montpellier, France
Université de Montpellier
Topics of interest:
- Clinical interest: Surgical management of hypospadias and DSD
- Research interest: Genetics and pathophysiology of genital defects. The role of endocrine disruptors. pathophysiology and surgery