Urology services at Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus have been extended to meet the needs of patients in Houston and its surrounding area.
Beginning in July, the Texas Children’s Urology Department started holding clinics from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the second Monday of the month and from 8 a.m. to noon on the fourth Saturday of the month. An advanced practice provider, registered nurse, medical assistant and ambulatory service representative help patients with pediatric urological needs. As always, a faculty urologist is available at all times if needed.
“We would like to expand this project if it proves to meet the needs of our patients,” said Dr. David Roth, chief of urology. “Our goal is to make it as easy as possible for children to get the urologic care they need by offering alternatives to the traditional Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. hours.”
West Campus President Chanda Cashen Chacón said she appreciates Roth’s initiative and support of the expansion.
“This is a great option for our patients and their families,” she said.
Roth is chief of urology at Texas Children’s. His team members offer the most advanced surgical care for routine urological needs as well as genitourinary problems related to congenital birth defects, kidney stones, undescended testes, inguinal hernias and a range of other medical conditions.
They have special expertise in minimally invasive, laparoscopic surgical techniques, including extremely delicate procedures in newborns and infants, anorectal malformations, urological conditions caused by neurological problems, such as spina bifida, and management of stone disease.