Norton Children’s Urology

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The pediatric urology specialists with Norton Children’s Urology, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, offer children from newborns to age 18 comprehensive care and state-of-the-art tests for diagnosing and managing a wide range of urological conditions. We make it easier for our patients by offering in-house ultrasound and advanced technology with video urodynamics and sedation capabilities, as well as pediatric urological robotic surgery.

Collaborating With UofL School of Medicine For Your Child’s Care

Our providers offer comprehensive urological care for your child. Our physicians are professors and active researchers helping advance medical care in the 21st century through clinical research and education. Norton Children’s Hospital serves as the primary pediatric teaching facility for the University of Louisville School of Medicine.

We Care For All Pediatric Urological Conditions

Our team of providers specializes in caring for issues affecting the kidneys, testicles, penis, urinary tract and bladder, including:

Information on conditions unique to girls and young women can be found at

Special Services, Equipment and Capabilities

  • Biofeedback training
  • Counseling for pregnant women carrying a baby diagnosed with a kidney abnormality
  • Full line of infant and child endoscopy and cytoscopy equipment
  • In-office circumcision for newborns
  • Kidney transplantation
  • Management of end-stage renal disease
  • Peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis
  • Renal biopsy
  • State-of-the-art urodynamic testing equipment, which allows us to diagnose and more accurately treat many bladder abnormalities
  • Ultrafiltration
  • Urodynamic evaluation

Verified Level I Children’s Surgery Center

  • Norton Children’s Hospital is verified as a Level I Children’s Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons Children’s Surgery Verification (ACS CSV) Quality Improvement Program.
  • The ACS CSV program was developed to improve the quality of children’s surgical care. CSV standards ensure that children needing surgery receive care under a multidisciplinary program with quality improvement and safety processes, data collection and appropriate resources provided to them as patients at the hospital.
  • Our commitment to quality care begins with appropriately trained staff and leadership from surgeons who participate in meetings throughout the year to review the hospital’s surgical outcomes. The surgical team seeks continuous improvement to ensure the best possible outcomes for our patients.

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