Connecticut Children’s Spina Bifida Program provides multidisciplinary and transdivisional care for children with myelomeningocele. Patients are cared for by multiple subspecialists including Urology, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, Gastroenterology and Nephrology. Children with spina bifida may have problems with way the bladder and bowels work, which can impact the kidneys. Children and adolescents may have testing performed in our sophisticated urodynamic laboratory, as well as imaging such as ultrasounds to monitor their bladder and kidney function. Our reconstructive team provides medical and surgical treatment to ensure long-term kidney health and optimize continence and quality of life.
Conditions We Treat
- Spina Bifida, Myelomeningocele
- Tethered Cord
- Neurogenic Bladder
- Vesicoureteral Reflux
- Urinary Incontinence
Resources for Patients and Families
- Urodynamics Information
- Spina Bifida Association Website: Provides additional information to families and patients with spina bifida
- Life with Spina Bifida
Anne Dudley, MD
Director, Myelomeningocele Program | Co-Director – Clinic for Variations of Sex Development (GUPPE) | Co-Director, Posterior Urethral Valves Program (PUV)
- Specialty
- Urology
Courtney Rowe, MD
Director, Reconstructive Urology Program | Co-Director, Connecticut Children’s Continence Program
- Specialty
- Urology
David Hersh, MD
Attending, Pediatric Neurosurgery
Corey Baker, MD
Director, Center for Neurogastroenterology and Motility Disorders
