John P. Gearhart
Advanced in Imperforate Anus

Dr. John P. Gearhart

Pediatrics
Johns Hopkins Health System
Johns Hopkins University
1800 Orleans St, 
Baltimore, MD 

Advanced in Imperforate Anus
Johns Hopkins Health System
Johns Hopkins University
1800 Orleans St, 
Baltimore, MD 
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Overview

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 Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Imperforate Anus. His top areas of expertise are Cloacal Exstrophy, Exstrophy of the Bladder, Exstrophy-Epispadias Complex, Osteotomy, and Bladder Reconstruction.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 109 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 5 articles in the study of Imperforate Anus.

Specialties
Pediatrics
Licenses
Urology in MD
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
1800 Orleans St, Baltimore, MD 21287
Call: 410-955-5000

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


1 Clinical Trials

Phase I Study of Endoscopically Injected Muscle Derived Cells in Participants With Exstrophy-epispadias Complex Related Urinary Incontinence
Phase I Study of Endoscopically Injected Muscle Derived Cells in Participants With Exstrophy-epispadias Complex Related Urinary Incontinence
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: January 28, 2020
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1

109 Total Publications

Response to commentary on "Augmentation cystoplasty and continent catheterizable channels in the bladder exstrophy - epispadias complex: A 20-year experience".
Response to commentary on "Augmentation cystoplasty and continent catheterizable channels in the bladder exstrophy - epispadias complex: A 20-year experience".
Journal: Journal of pediatric urology
Published: May 16, 2025
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  • Cloacal Exstrophy
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  • Epispadias
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  • Exstrophy of the Bladder
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  • Exstrophy-Epispadias Complex
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  • Osteotomy
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  • Bladder Reconstruction
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  • Bladder Stones
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  • Imperforate Anus
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  • Myelomeningocele
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  • Hydrocele
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  • Intersex
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  • Neurogenic Bladder
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  • Neurogenic Bowel
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  • Posterior Urethral Valves
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