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Dr. John P. Gearhart is a professor of pediatrics and urology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. His clinical and surgical interests focus on the evaluation and treatment of children born with major congenital birth defects, bladder exstrophy, disorders of sexual development and childhood urinary cancers. Dr. Gearhart received his M.D. from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1975. After an internship in surgery and residencies in surgery and urology at the Medical College of Georgia, he completed a fellowship in pediatric urology at Alder Hey Children's Hospital of the University of Liverpool School of Medicine in 1981. Following two years as a urologist at St. Mary's Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia, he completed a second fellowship in pediatric urology at Johns Hopkins in 1985 and joined the Johns Hopkins faculty thereafter as an associate professor of pediatric urology. Over the course of his distinguished career, Dr. Gearhart has been lauded as a pioneer in pediatric urology and reconstructive genitourinary surgery. He has published extensively and has received numerous awards and guest lectureships. He is a member of several national and international professional organizations and is a founding member of the Society of Reconstructive Genitourinary Surgeons. Dr. Gearhart is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epispadias. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cloacal Exstrophy, Exstrophy of the Bladder, Exstrophy-Epispadias Complex, Osteotomy, and Bladder Reconstruction.
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Miroslav Djordjevic is a Urologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Djordjevic is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epispadias. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Epispadias, Hypospadias, Meatal Stenosis, Reconstructive Urology Surgery, and Vaginectomy.
Marta Bizic practices practicing medicine in Belgrade, Serbia. Ms. Bizic is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Epispadias. She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Epispadias, Hypospadias, Meatal Stenosis, Reconstructive Urology Surgery, and Vaginectomy.
Summary: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of a minimally invasive surgical procedure with ACT (Adjustable Continence Therapy) balloons implantation for the treatment of urinary incontinence in children with bladder exstrophy or isolated epispadias. The ACT therapy consists of two small adjustable silicone balloons connected with a tubing to a port, surgically placed aro...