How to cite: Colaco M. “Who are These Kids? Pediatric Urology for Adult Urologists.” Grand Rounds in Urology. October 2025. Accessed Jan 2026. https://grandroundsinurology.com/who-are-these-kids-pediatric-urology-for-adult-urologists/
Summary
Marc Colaco, MD, MBA, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Urology and Assistant Professor of Urology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, provides a practical introduction to pediatric urology for adult urologists who may see children in the clinic. Topics include circumcision, hypospadias, undescended testes, inguinal hernia and hydrocele, testicular torsion, and pediatric hydronephrosis.
Topics include circumcision, hypospadias, undescended testes, inguinal hernia and hydrocele, testicular torsion, and pediatric hydronephrosis. Emphasis is placed on appropriate patient selection, physical examination, diagnostic evaluation, and timing of intervention.
Emphasis is placed on appropriate patient selection, physical examination, diagnostic evaluation, and timing of intervention” to “Dr. Colaco emphasizes appropriate patient selection, physical examination, diagnostic evaluation, and timing of intervention.
About The 12th Urology Today Conference:
Presented by chair Ryan P. Terlecki, MD, FACS, the 12th Urology Today Conference was designed to keep urologists, urologic oncologists, and other healthcare providers educated on the most pertinent issues in urology practices. Areas of focus included urologic oncology, men’s health and reconstruction, female urology, pediatric urology, kidney stones and related conditions, and methods of providing the best care amidst the required logistics of the business side of medicine.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Marc Colaco, MD, MBA, is Assistant Professor of Pediatric Urology and Assistant Professor of Urology at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Dr. Colaco has research interest in quality improvement and pediatric complex care, neurogenic bladder, and Spina Bifida. His clinic specialties include bedwetting, bladder exstrophy, buried penis, circumcision, cloacal anomaly, and encopresis.
Dr. Calico earned his medical degree from Robert Wood Johnson University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He then completed a residency in Urology from Wake Forest University. Dr. Colaco earned his MBA from Rutgers Business School in Newark, New Jersey.