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Dr. McNamara is a pediatric urologist at Boston Children’s Hospital. She completed a 6-year urology residency at Duke University followed by a one-year fellowship in cancer survivorship and reconstructive urology at Duke University. Upon completion of this fellowship, she then completed a 3-year pediatric urology fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital. During that time she obtained her Masters in Public Health and completed a Health Services Research Fellowship at Harvard. Upon completion of her training, she accepted a position at Boston Children’s Hospital to assist with the spina bifida center, to perform complex reconstructive cases, and to help with transitioning care of adolescent/young adult patients with complex urologic conditions.

While both her clinical and research interests are primarily focused on the spina bifida population, she is also interested in other urologic conditions such as exstrophy, posterior urethral valves, disorders of sex development and complex hypospadias that need to be followed into adulthood. She first became interested in Transitional Urology during residency and spent her research time in fellowship developing projects to better understand the health care needs and utilization in this young adult population. She has done both qualitative and quantitative research studying health care transition and has looked at outcomes in surgery using both local and national databases. Dr. McNamara is passionate about establishing a transition program at her home institution. With her unique training in both adult reconstructive urology and pediatric urology, she is building fruitful collaborations with adult reconstructive providers to ensure that her patients get the care they need to lead productive and healthy lives.

Education

Undergraduate School

Duke University
2000 Durham NC

Medical School

Georgetown University
2006 Washington DC

Internship

Duke University
2007 Durham NC

Residency

Duke University
2012 Durham NC

Fellowship

Duke University
2013 Durham NC

Graduate School

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
2015 Boston MA

Fellowship

Boston Children's Hospital
2016 Boston MA

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Publications

  1. Clinical and Demographic Factors Linked to Low-Value Emergency Department Visits in Pediatric Patients With Spina Bifida. J Urol. 2024 Nov 12; 101097JU0000000000004329. View Abstract
  2. Congenital Anomalies of the Kidneys and Urinary Tract. Clin Perinatol. 2022 09; 49(3):791-798. View Abstract
  3. Primary and secondary vaginal reconstruction with autologous buccal mucosa and intravaginal wound vacuum therapy. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Aug; 57(8):1687-1693. View Abstract
  4. Technical Considerations in Primary Repair of a Congenital Prostatic Rectourethral Fistula in an Adult-Sized Patient. European J Pediatr Surg Rep. 2022 Jan; 10(1):e20-e24. View Abstract
  5. Reoperative surgery in anorectal malformation patients. Transl Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021; 6:43. View Abstract
  6. A New Approach to Cloaca: Laparoscopic Separation of the Urogenital Sinus. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2020 Dec; 30(12):1257-1262. View Abstract
  7. Timing and outcomes of testicular torsion during the COVID-19 crisis. J Pediatr Urol. 2020 Dec; 16(6):841.e1-841.e5. View Abstract
  8. Contrast enhanced colostography: New applications in preoperative evaluation of anorectal malformations. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Jan; 56(1):192-195. View Abstract
  9. Case series: Comparison of contrast-enhanced genitosonography (ceGS) to fluoroscopy and cone-beam computed tomography in patients with urogenital sinus and the cloacal malformation. Clin Imaging. 2020 Apr; 60(2):204-208. View Abstract
  10. Expanding the phenotypic spectrum of Mabry Syndrome with novel PIGO gene variants associated with hyperphosphatasia, intractable epilepsy, and complex gastrointestinal and urogenital malformations. Eur J Med Genet. 2020 Apr; 63(4):103802. View Abstract
  11. Pain Management and Opioid Use for Outpatient Pediatric Urology-Are we Ready for a Paradigm Shift? J Urol. 2019 05; 201(5):874-875. View Abstract
  12. Contrast-Enhanced Colosonography for the Evaluation of Children With an Imperforate Anus. J Ultrasound Med. 2019 Oct; 38(10):2777-2783. View Abstract
  13. Commentary to "Who, where, and why are patients lost to follow up? A 20-year study of bladder exstrophy patients at a single institution". J Pediatr Urol. 2018 08; 14(4):364. View Abstract
  14. Association between Testicular Microlithiasis and Testicular Neoplasia: Large Multicenter Study in a Pediatric Population. Radiology. 2017 11; 285(2):576-583. View Abstract
  15. Initial Management of Disorders of Sex Development in Newborns. Urology. 2017 Mar; 101:1-8. View Abstract
  16. Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Incontinence in Children with Pompe Disease. JIMD Rep. 2016; 28:59-67. View Abstract
  17. Association of BMI and pediatric urologic postoperative events: Results from pediatric NSQIP. J Pediatr Urol. 2015 Aug; 11(4):224.e1-6. View Abstract
  18. 30-Day morbidity after augmentation enterocystoplasty and appendicovesicostomy: A NSQIP pediatric analysis. J Pediatr Urol. 2015 Aug; 11(4):209.e1-6. View Abstract
  19. Management of Proximal Hypospadias with 2-Stage Repair: 20-Year Experience. J Urol. 2015 Oct; 194(4):1080-5. View Abstract
  20. Expanding our understanding of lower urinary tract symptoms and incontinence in adults with pompe disease. JIMD Rep. 2015; 20:5-10. View Abstract
  21. Resolution rate of isolated low-grade hydronephrosis diagnosed within the first year of life. J Pediatr Urol. 2014 Aug; 10(4):639-44. View Abstract
  22. Evaluation of cold ischemia for preservation of testicular function during partial orchiectomy in the rat model. J Pediatr Urol. 2014 Aug; 10(4):593-7. View Abstract
  23. Neurogenic bladder dysfunction presenting as urinary retention in neuronopathic Gaucher disease. JIMD Rep. 2015; 15:67-70. View Abstract
  24. The UroLume stent revisited: the Duke experience. Urology. 2013 Oct; 82(4):933-6. View Abstract
  25. Variation in definitions of urinary tract infections in spina bifida patients: a systematic review. Pediatrics. 2013 Jul; 132(1):132-9. View Abstract
  26. Role of systematic reviews and meta-analysis in evidence-based clinical practice. Indian J Urol. 2011 Oct; 27(4):520-4. View Abstract
  27. Newer phosphodiesterase inhibitors: comparison with established agents. Urol Clin North Am. 2011 May; 38(2):155-63. View Abstract
  28. Immune response to pneumococcal conjugate and polysaccharide vaccines in otitis-prone and otitis-free children. Clin Infect Dis. 1999 Jul; 29(1):191-2. View Abstract

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