Elizabeth B. Yerkes, MD

Attending Physician, Urology; Director of Neuro-urology; Co-Director of Reconstructive Pediatric Urology in the Division of Urology; Myles Michelon Endowed Chair in Urology; Member, Lurie Children's Surgical Foundation Associate Professor of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Language: English

Appointments & Referrals

1.800.543.7362 (1.800.KIDS DOC)

About Me

Clinical Interests: Complex genital anomalies and disorders of sex development (DSD), neurogenic bladder and urodynamics, pediatric and adolescent uro-gynecology, and complex congenital anomalies of the genitourinary tract, such as cloacal malformation and exstrophy-epispadias

Specialties, Programs & Conditions

Specialties:

Urology

Programs & Conditions:

Education & Training

Education: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, 1993

Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in pediatric urology, Indiana University School of Medicine, 1999-2001; Residency in urology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, 1995-1999; Residency in surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1993-1995

Board Certifications: Pediatric Urology, Urology

Professional Organizations: American Urological Association; Society for Government Service Urologists; Society for Pediatric Urology; Society of Fetal Urology

Research

Research Interests: Genitourinary anomalies; neurogenic bladder; disorders of sex development

Publications

Predictors of Psychosocial Distress in Parents of Young Children with Disorders of Sex Development
J Urol202 (5): 1046-1051
Uncertainty and Posttraumatic Stress: Differences Between Mothers and Fathers of Infants with Disorders of Sex Development
Arch Sex Behav48 (5): 1617-1624
Gonadal Tissue Cryopreservation for a Girl With Partial Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
J Endocr Soc3 (5): 887-891
Federal research funding and academic productivity in pediatric urology: from early career to research independence
J Pediatr Urol15 (3): 233-239
Improving surgical training by identifying the most common feedback trainees receive for index cases
J Pediatr Urol14 (6): 577-583

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