Medical Advisory Council

Association for the Bladder Exstrophy Community is fortunate to have support and guidance from many of the world’s experts in the treatment and management of bladder exstrophy.

Members of the Medical Advisory Council provide clinical guidance and help ensure that A-B-E-C’s educational resources reflect current standards of care for bladder exstrophy. Their expertise supports families, patients, and healthcare providers worldwide.

Meet the A-BE-C Medical Advisory Council

Explore A-BE-C’s Medical Advisory Council, a group of leading specialists providing expert guidance on bladder exstrophy care and treatment.

Evalynn Vasquez, MD, MBA​

Advisory Board Chair​

Alireza Alam, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Urology at University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

Joseph Borer, MD

Director, Bladder Exstrophy Program

Heather DiCarlo, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatric Urology

Marlo Eldridge, DNP, CPNP

Marlo Eldridge, DNP, CPNP

Carolyn Fazzini, RN

Registered Nurse, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Misty Blue Foster RN, LVN, BS, MPH, CHES

Communications Manager

John P. Gearhart, MD

Professor and the Director of Pediatric Urology

Emily Haddad, LCSW

Global Care Coordinator

Rakesh Joshi, MCh, DNB, MNAMS

Professor & Head of the Department of Pediatric Surgery

Antoine Khoury, MD

Chief of Pediatric Urology

Bradley P. Kropp, MD

Medical Director of Pediatric Urology

John V. Kryger, MD

Professor of Urology and Chief of the Division of Pediatric Urology

Anjana Kundu, MD

Pediatric Anesthesiologist

Ranjiv Mathews, MD, FAAP

Clinical Professor of Surgery(Urology) and Pediatrics

Paul A. Merguerian, MD, MS

Division Chief of Urology at Seattle Children’s and Professor of Urology at the University of Washington

Michael E. Mitchell, MD

Pediatric Urology Specialist

Boateng Nimako, MD

Director of Surgery, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH)

Joao Luiz Pippi Salle, PhD, MD, FRCSC, FAAP

Division Chief of Pediatric Urology

Diane Price, LICSW

Clinical Social Worker

Pramod P. Reddy, MD

Director of the Division of Pediatric Urology

William G. Reiner, MD

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Urology

Anthony Schaeffer, MD

Pediatric Urologist

Aseem R. Shukla, MD

Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery

Paul David Sponseller, MD

Chief, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Hadley M. Wood, MD, FACS

Professor of Urology at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and Vice Chair of Clinician Development at the Glickman Urological Institute of Cleveland Clinic

In Memorium

We are proud to carry on the legacy of these individuals, who selflessly served A-BE-C until their passing.

Richard W. Grady, MD

Founding Chair 2013-2017

Barbara Neilson, MSW, RES. Dip. S.W., RSW

Board Member 1995 – 2020

Douglas Canning, MD

Board Member 1995 – 2022

Martin Situma, MD

Board Member 2019 – 2022