Positions

Selected Publications

Academic Article

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2020 Michael L. Ritchey 35th recipient of the American Academy of Pediatrics Medal in Urology.  Journal of Pediatric Urology.  16:526-529. 2020
2020 Editorial Comment 2020
2020 Urologic guidelines for the care and management of people with spina bifida.  Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine.  13:479-489. 2020
2019 Baseline Urinary Tract Imaging in Infants Enrolled in the UMPIRE Protocol for Children with Spina Bifida 2019
2019 Previously Banned Magnets as Foreign Bodies in the Lower Urinary System: A Single-Institution Case Series and Review of the Literature.  Clinical Pediatrics.  58:110-113. 2019
2018 Bladder Management and Continence Outcomes in Adults with Spina Bifida: Results from the National Spina Bifida Patient Registry, 2009 to 2015 2018
2018 Interrater Reliability in Interpretation of Neuropathic Pediatric Urodynamic Tracings: An Expanded Multicenter Study 2018
2018 Age and factors associated with self-clean intermittent catheterization in patients with spina bifida.  Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine.  11:283-291. 2018
2018 Bladder Reconstruction Rates Differ among Centers Participating in National Spina Bifida Patient Registry 2018
2018 The development of a lifetime care model in comprehensive spina bifida care.  Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine.  11:323-334. 2018
2017 Analyte variations in consecutive 24-hour urine collections in children.  Journal of Pediatric Urology.  13:632.e1-632.e7. 2017
2017 Editorial Comment 2017
2017 Bowel management and continence in adults with spina bifida: Results from the National Spina Bifida Patient Registry 2009-15.  Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine.  10:335-343. 2017
2017 Genetic epidemiology of neural tube defects.  Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine.  10:189-194. 2017
2017 Variation in surgical management of neurogenic bowel among centers participating in National Spina Bifida Patient Registry.  Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine.  10:303-312. 2017
2016 Design and Methodological Considerations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Urologic and Renal Protocol for the Newborn and Young Child with Spina Bifida 2016
2015 Cloacal Exstrophy: A History of Gender Reassignment.  Urology.  86:1087-1089. 2015
2015 Utility of urodynamics in the management of asymptomatic tethered cord in children.  World Journal of Urology.  33:1139-1142. 2015
2015 Characteristics and survival of patients with end stage renal disease and spina bifida in the United States renal data system 2015
2015 Editorial comment 2015
2015 Factors Associated with Pressure Ulcers in Individuals with Spina Bifida.  Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.  96:1435-1441.e1. 2015
2014 Autologous cell seeded biodegradable scaffold for augmentation cystoplasty: Phase II study in children and adolescents with spina bifida 2014
2013 Effect of the american urological association annual review course on the results of the urology qualifying examination 2013
2013 Commentary to 'A publication ranking score for pediatric urology: Quantifying thought leadership within the subspecialty'.  Journal of Pediatric Urology.  9:1114-1115. 2013
2013 The current state of surgical practice for neonatal torsion: A survey of pediatric urologists.  Journal of Pediatric Urology.  9:542-545. 2013
2012 Stuart B. Bauer 2012
2011 Do chief resident scores on the in-service examination predict their performance on the american board of urology qualifying examination? 2011
2011 Meatotomy using local anesthesia with and without penile block 2011
2011 This month in pediatric urology 2011
2011 This month in pediatric urology 2011
2011 This month in pediatric urology 2011
2010 Editorial comment 2010
2010 Editorial comment 2010
2010 Outcome after discontinuing prophylactic antibiotics in children with persistent vesicoureteral reflux 2010
2010 Sirolimus therapy for fibromatosis and multifocal renal cell carcinoma in a child with tuberous sclerosis complex 2010
2010 This Month in Pediatric Urology 2010
2010 This Month in Pediatric Urology 2010
2010 This Month in Pediatric Urology 2010
2010 Candidate urinary biomarker discovery in ureteropelvic junction obstruction 2010
2010 Timer watch assisted urotherapy in children 2010
2010 Urodynamic studies are recommended in children with central nervous system tumors 2010
2010 Urologic management of spina bifida.  Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews.  16:88-95. 2010
2009 This Month in Pediatric Urology 2009
2009 This Month in Pediatric Urology 2009
2009 This Month in Pediatric Urology 2009
2009 Hospitalization for urinary tract infections and the quality of preventive health care received by people with spina bifida.  Disability and Health Journal.  2:145-152. 2009
2009 This Month in Pediatric Urology 2009
2009 This Month in Pediatric Urology 2009
2009 This Month in Pediatric Urology 2009
2008 This Month in Pediatric Urology 2008
2008 Isolated intraspinal germinoma in a child with congenital adrenal hyperplasia.  Spinal Cord.  46:707-708. 2008
2008 This Month in Pediatric Urology 2008
2008 This Month in Pediatric Urology 2008
2008 This Month in Pediatric Urology 2008
2008 This Month in Pediatric Urology 2008
2008 Current approaches to the urologic care of children with spina bifida.  Current Urology Reports.  9:151-157. 2008
2008 This month in pediatric urology 2008
2007 Current challenges in Spina Bifida care.  The Scientific World Journal.  7:1930-1931. 2007
2007 Untethering of the spinal cord in children with myelomeningocele: Effect on bladder function: Commentary 2007
2007 Randomized, Controlled Trial of Spaced Education to Urology Residents in the United States and Canada 2007
2007 Editorial Comments 2007
2007 Pediatric urodynamics: basic concepts for the neurosurgeon..  Neurosurgical Focus.  23:E8. 2007
2007 Pediatric urodynamics: basic concepts for the neurosurgeon..  Neurosurgical Focus.  23:1-4. 2007
2006 Ureteroscopy in children: Is there a need for ureteral dilation and postoperative stenting?.  Journal of Pediatric Urology.  2:290-293. 2006
2006 Urinary Incontinence.  Pediatric Clinics of North America.  53:363-377. 2006
2005 Bladder rehabilitation in children with spina bifida: State-of-the- "art" 2005
2004 Splenogonadal fusion diagnosed by Doppler ultrasonography..  The Scientific World Journal.  4 Suppl 1:253-257. 2004
2003 Bladder neck cinch for pediatric neurogenic outlet deficiency 2003
2003 Testicular torsion: Is there a seasonal predilection for occurrence?.  Urology.  61:638-641. 2003
2001 Accuracy of renal-bladder ultrasonography as a screening method to suggest posterior urethral valves. 2001
2001 Complete urethral disruption without pelvic fracture 2001
2001 Re: Survey results on medical and surgical followup of patients with vesicoureteral reflux from american association of pediatrics, section on urology members [4] (multiple letters) 2001
2001 Survey results on medical and surgical followup of patients with vesicoureteral reflux from american association of pediatrics, section on urology members 2001
2000 Urological outcome of patients with cervical and upper thoracic myelomeningocele. 2000
2000 Editorial: Posterior urethral valves and the 11th commandment 2000
2000 Hematuria. American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria..  Radiology.  215 Suppl:841-846. 2000
2000 Urological outcome of patients with cervical and upper thoracic myelomeningocele 2000
1999 Torsion of an indirect inguinal hernia sac within a long-standing ipsilateral hydrocele in an 8-year-old boy.  BJU International.  84:731-732. 1999
1999 Pediatric inflammatory bladder tumors: myofibroblastic and eosinophilic subtypes. 1999
1999 Tunica vaginalis onlay urethroplasty as a salvage repair. 1999
1999 Abdominal sacral colpopexy for massive genital prolapse and posthysterectomy vaginal vault prolapse.  Journal of Gynecologic Techniques.  5:45-50. 1999
1999 Pediatric inflammatory bladder tumors: Myofibroblastic and eosinophilic subtypes 1999
1998 Outcome and cost analysis of operative versus nonoperative management of neonatal multicystic dysplastic kidneys. 1998
1998 Renal transplantation in children with posterior urethral valves revisited: a 10-year followup. 1998
1998 Abdominal sacral colpopexy for massive genital prolapse. 1998
1997 Contralateral vesicoureteral reflux after simple and tapered unilateral ureteroneocystostomy revisited. 1997
1997 Two-stage Fowler-Stephens orchiopexy with laparoscopic clipping of the spermatic vessels. 1997
1997 Scintigraphic evaluation of obstructing primary megaureter with Tc-99m MAG3.  Clinical Nuclear Medicine.  22:355-358. 1997
1997 Contralateral vesicoureteral reflux after simple and tapered unilateral ureteroneocystostomy revisited 1997
1997 Critical analysis of the clinical presentation of acute scrotum: A 9- year experience at a single institution 1997
1997 Discussion: Two-stage Fowler-Stephens orchiopexy with laparoscopic clipping of the spermatic vessels 1997
1997 Hematuria: An integrated medical and surgical approach.  Pediatric Clinics of North America.  44:1191-1210. 1997
1997 Intravesical morphine analgesia after bladder surgery 1997
1997 Two-stage fowler-stephens orchiopexy with laparoscopic clipping of the spermatic vessels 1997
1996 Section on urology: Report of the annual meeting, San Francisco, California, 1995.  Pediatrics.  98:108-114. 1996
1995 Postoperative hospitalization of children undergoing cross-trigonal ureteroneocystostomy. 1995
1995 Postoperative Hospitalization of Children Undergoing Cross-Trigonal Ureteroneocystostomy 1995
1994 Bilateral testicular teratoma.  American Journal of Roentgenology.  163:1194. 1994
1994 Review of 333 living donor nephrectomies.  Southern Medical Journal.  87:61-64. 1994
1993 Combination Therapy for a Partial Staghorn Calculus in an Infant 1993
1993 The use of iothalamate meglumine 17.2% as an effective testing medium in lower urinary tract urodynamic assessment of children 1993
1992 Radionuclide imaging of the urinary tract.  World Journal of Urology.  10:128-134. 1992
1992 The effect of medium-fill and slow-fill saline cystometry on detrusor pressure in infants and children with myelodysplasia 1992
1991 Fetal obstructive uropathies: Importance of chromosomal abnormalities and associated anomalies to perinatal outcome 1991
1991 Renal transplantation in children with posterior urethral valves 1991
1990 Management of the obstructed urinary tract associated with neurogenic bladder dysfunction.  Urologic Clinics of North America.  17:395-406. 1990
1989 Lower pole ureteropelvic junction obstruction and incomplete renal duplication. 1989
1989 Renal angiomyolipoma associated with lymph node involvement and renal cell carcinoma in patients with tuberous sclerosis. 1989
1989 Clean, intermittent catheterization of infants with neurogenic bladder.  Pediatrics.  84:78-82. 1989
1989 Lower pole ureteropelvic junction obstruction and incomplete renal duplication 1989
1989 Renal angiomyolipoma associated with lymph node involvement and renal cell carcinoma in patients with tuberous sclerosis 1989
1987 Genitourinary abnormalities associated with the Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome 1987
1984 Long-term evaluation of the inflatable penile prosthesis 1984
1984 Ultrasonic lithotripsy of gallstones after cholecystostomy.  American Journal of Roentgenology.  143:1088-1089. 1984
1982 Bilateral dislocation of rear tip extenders from the inflatable penile prosthesis 1982
1976 A study of factors involved in induction of the acrosomal reaction in sperm of the sea urchin, Arbacia punctulata.  Developmental Biology.  53:115-125. 1976

Chapter

Year Title Altmetric
2016 Prune belly syndrome.  197-213. 2016
2010 Ureterovesical Junction Anomalies: Megaureters.  272-282. 2010

Research Overview

  • pediatric urology (urinary reconstruction, variations in sex development, neurogenic dysfunction of the bladder)

    • Principal Investigator On

  • Southeast Pediatric Urologic Research (SPUR)  awarded by VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER 2020 - 2025
  • Southeast Pediatric Urologic Research (SPUR)  awarded by VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER 2019 - 2024
  • Research Approaches to Improve the Care and Outcomes of People Living with Spina Bifida- Component C  awarded by CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/DHHS 2019 - 2024
  • Research Approaches to Improve the Care and Outcomes of People Living with Spina Bifida-Component B  awarded by CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/DHHS 2019 - 2024
  • Private Grant  awarded by ALLERGAN, INC. 2013 - 2020
  • Comp B-Improving the Care and Outcomes of People Living with SB  awarded by National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities/CDC/DHHS 2014 - 2019
  • Comp C-Improving the Care and Outcomes of People Living with Spina Bifida, Component C  awarded by National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities/CDC/DHHS 2014 - 2019
  • Private Grant  awarded by ALLERGAN, INC. 2013 - 2018
  • Private Grant  awarded by ALLERGAN SALES, LLC 2014 - 2017
  • The UAB Spina Bifida Registry Longitudinal Data Collection and Evaluation Study  awarded by CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/DHHS 2011 - 2014
  • Spina Bifida Electronic Medical Record Beta Test  awarded by Spina Bifida Association 2011 - 2012
  • Spina Bifida Patients Registration Demonstration Project (U01)  awarded by CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/DHHS 2008 - 2011
  • Private Grant  awarded by TENGION, INC. 2007 - 2011

    • Investigator On

    Education And Training

  • Doctor of Medicine, University of Wisconsin System : Madison 1980
  • University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics, Internship 1981
  • University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics, Residency 1985
  • Harvard Medical School, Postdoctoral Fellowship 1986

    • Full Name

  • David Joseph