Urology
Important Change to Hospital Visitation Policy |
| Effective October 19, 2009, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital will no longer allow non-patient visitors or family members under the age of 16 years to visit in the hospital. This policy will be in effect during the height of the flu season, usually lasting until spring, and will be re-evaluated at that time. Learn more about the visitation policy change / Lea más acerca del cambio en las normas de visitas. |
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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 |
| New Patients: (650) 497-8156 Return Patients: (650) 497-8201 Fax: (650) 721-2884 |
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)
- 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
- Michael Hsieh, MD
- William Kennedy, MD - Associate Service Chief
- Linda D. Shortliffe, MD - Service Chief
- Hsi-Yang Wu, MD