Douglas E. Coplen, MD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Urologic Surgery
Director, Pediatric Urology Fellowship Program
- Phone: 314-362-8200
Specialties
- Pediatric urology
- Orchiopexy
- Urinary tract reconstruction
- Dismembered pyeloplasty
- Ureteral reimplantation
- Augmentation cystoplasty
- Exstrophy closure
- Endoscopic kidney stone removal
- Hydronephrosis
- Undescended testes
- Hypospadias
- Spina bifida and neurogenic bladder
- Vesicoureteral reflux
- Urinary incontinence
- Urinary tract infections
Call for patient appointments: 314-362-8200
Meet Dr. Coplen
Dr. Douglas Coplen is a urologic surgeon specializing in urinary tract reconstruction.
He has expertise in hypospadias repair, orchiopexy, and endoscopic kidney stone removal.
Dr. Coplen earned his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed general surgery residency training and urologic surgery residency training at WashU Medicine. He also completed an oncology fellowship at Barnes Hospital and a pediatric urology fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Degrees
Medical Degree
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
1985
Residency
General Surgery Residency – Internship
WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO
1987
Urologic Surgery Residency
WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO
1987-1988, 1990-1992
Fellowship
NIH Oncology Training Grant
Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, MO
1990
Pediatric Urology Fellowship
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
1994
Research interests
Congenital hydronephrosis
Congenital urinary tract obstruction
Hypospadias
Kidney stones
Pediatric urology
Fetal urology
Prenatal intervention for hydronephrosis
Pediatric renal dilation
Pediatric endopyelotomy
Pediatric disorders of the penis
Ectopic ureters
Ureteroceles
Buccal mucosal urethral replacement
Bladder exstrophy
Urogenital sinus anomaly
Cloacal anomaly
Epispadias
Prune belly syndrome
Enuresis
Bed-wetting
Neurogenic bladder
Myelomeningocele
Testicular cancer
Pediatric urological cancer
Locations
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
One Children’s Place
St. Louis, MO 63110
Suite 2A
Fax: 888-425-8245
Appointments: 314-362-8200
St. Louis Children’s Specialty Care Center
13001 North Outer 40 Road
Town and County, MO 63017
Fax: 888-425-8245
Appointments: 314-362-8200
Washington University Pediatric Specialty Care
Memorial Hospital East
1414 Cross Street
Shiloh, IL 62269
Suite 140A
Fax: 888-425-8245
Appointments: 314-362-8200
Hospital affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
Shriners Hospital
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
CoxHealth System
Board certifications
- American Board of Urology
- Certificate of added qualification
- Urology
Dr. Coplen in the news
- Top Doctors 2024
- Urology Team Earns Pedal the Cause Lifetime Bronze Impact Society Achievement
- Top Doctors 2023
- Urology Faculty, Trainees Present Research at the 2022 American Urological Association Annual Meeting
- Top Doctors 2022
- Surgeons Participate in Pedal the Cause 2021
- Top Doctors 2021
Professional Memberships
American Urological Association
Societies for Pediatric Urology
American Academy of Pediatrics
Clinical Trials
PUSH trial–NIH hydration and kidney stones
PKIDS- PCORI trial–clinical outcomes of surgical outcomes for urolithiasis in children