Urology

Palo Alto Mary L. Johnson Pediatric Ambulatory Care Center Surgical Specialties 730 Welch Road Palo Alto, CA 94304   Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-4:30 pm	Los Gatos Specialty Center South Bay 14777 Los Gatos Boulevard Los Gatos, CA 95032   2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the Month
Phone: (650) 497-8370 Fax: (650) 724-5848	New Patients: (650) 497-8156 Return Patients: (650) 725-5530 (press 2, then 4, then 3)

Services Overview

Surgeries are performed in the Ford Family Surgery Center - a state-of-the-art surgical facility designed specifically for children. Learn more about the Center and how to prepare for your child's surgery. The Pediatric Urology Clinic at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital provides diagnosis and management of children with a wide range of problems relating to the genitourinary tract. These include:

• Problems with the urinary tract that are present at birth (congenital defects)
  • Exstrophy bladder
  • Epispadias
  • Hypospadias
  • Posterior urethral valves
• Urinary tract infections
• Urinary tract tumors
• Multicystic kidney
• Urinary tract obstruction
• Penile abnormalities
• Complex urinary incontinence
• Undescended testes
• Vesicoureteral reflux
• Hydronephrosis - Stretching of the area where urine collects in the kidneys
• Ambiguous genitalia

Pediatric Urology Faculty and Staff

• William Kennedy, MD - Associate Service Chief
• Linda D. Shortliffe, MD - Service Chief
• Hsi-Yang Wu, MD

For more information about our research, academic activities, faculty or the Department of Urology, please visit our Stanford University School of Medicine Web site.