Specialty Areas
Pediatric Urology
Common Procedures
- Hypospadias repair
- Orchiopexy
- Urinary tract reconstruction
1) dismembered pyeloplasty
2) ureteral reimplantation
3) augmentation cystoplasty - Exstrophy closure
- Endoscopic kidney stone removal
Common Diagnoses Treated
- Hydronephrosis
- Undescended testes
- Hypospadias
- Spina bifida and neurogenic bladder
- Vesicoureteral reflux
- Urinary incontinence
- Urinary tract infections
Board Certifications
American Board of Urology
Certificate of added qualification
Urology
Degrees
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 1985
Residency
1987 General Surgery Residency, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
1988 Urologic Surgery Residency, Barnes Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
1992 Urologic Surgery Residency, Barnes Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis , MO
Fellowship
1990 NIH Oncology Training Grant, Barnes Hospital, St Louis, MO
1994 Pediatric Urology Fellowship, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Professional Memberships
American Urological Association
Societies for Pediatric Urology
American Academy of Pediatrics
Areas of Research Interest
Congenital hydronephrosis
Congenital urinary tract obstruction
Hypospadias
Clinical Trials
PUSH trial–NIH hydration and kidney stones
PKIDS- PCORI trial–clinical outcomes of surgical outcomes for urolithiasis in children
Publications
Hospital Affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
Shriners Hospital
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Cox-Health system
Patients Seen At
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
One Children’s Place
Floor 2, Suite A
St. Louis, MO 63110
St. Louis Children’s Specialty Care Center
13001 North Outer 40 Road
Town and County, MO 63017
Washington University Pediatric Specialty Care
Memorial Hospital East
1414 Cross Street
Suite 140A
Shiloh, IL 62269
To request an appointment with Dr. Coplen, please call (314) 454-6034.