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Curriculum Vitae
Israel Franco, MD, FAAP, FACS
Licensure:
New Jersey, 1989 Connecticut, 2004
Education:

Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1300 Morris Park Ave., Bronx, NY 10461 August, 1979 - June, 1983 Degree: MD, June, 1983 New York University Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012 September, 1977 - June, 1979 Degree: BA (Biochemistry), June, 1979 Brooklyn College Bedford Ave and Ave. H, Brooklyn, NY September, 1975 - June, 1977 Stuyvesant High School 345 E. 15 St., New York, NY September, 1972 - June, 1975
Employment
Yale New Haven Hospital Department of Urology New Haven, Ct, 06536 June 13 2016 - Present Pediatric Urology Associates 247 Route 100, suite 1002 Somers, NY 10589 1989-1990, 1991-2015 Curriculum Vitae
Israel Franco, MD, FAAP, FACS
Postgraduate Training


Fellowships: Pediatric Urology and Renal Transplantation Children's Memorial Hospital, Division of Urology 2300 Children's Plaza, Chicago, IL 60614 July, 1990 - June, 1991 Director: Casimir F. Firlit, MD, Ph.D. Pediatric Urology (unaccredited) Pediatric Urology Associates, Westchester County Medical Center Valhalla, NY 10595 July, 1989 - June, 1990 Director: Selwyn Levitt, MD Residency:
New York Medical College Affiliated Hospitals Westchester County Medical Center, Valhalla, NY 10595: July, 1988 - June, 1989 Chief Resident in Urology July, 1985 - June, 1988 Urology Residency Director: Joseph C. Addonizio, MD St. Vincent's Hospital 7th Ave. & 11th St., New York, NY 10011 July, 1983 - June, 1985 Surgical Resident (PGY I-II) Director: Thomas F. Nealon, MD
Resigned Hospital Affiliations:
Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY 10595 July 1989- Sept 1, 2016 Cohen's Children Hospital - Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY January 1994 - Sept 1, 2016 Vassar Hospital, Poughkeepsie, NY 1998 - Sept 1, 2016 Curriculum Vitae
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Orange Regional Medical Center, Goshen and Middletown, NY 1992 - Sept 1, 2016 Nyack Hospital, Nyack, NY 10960 December 1989- Sept 1, 2016 Director of Section of Pediatric Urology Carmel, NY 1994 - Sept 1, 2016 Northern Westchester Hospital Medical Center Mt Kisco NY 1998 - Sept 1, 2016 Lincoln Hospital and Medical Center, July 1989-June 1997, July 2007- Sept 1, 2016 Director of Pediatric Urology Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich CT Jan 2007- September 2015 Stamford Hospital, Stamford, CT Nov 2010 – September 2015 Englewood Hospital, Englewood NJ October 2010 – September 2015 Flushing Hospital, Flushing, NY 11355 September 1989-2001 New York Hospital- Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY 10021 December 1993-1998 Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center (Weiler Division), Bronx, NY 10467 July 1989 – December 2001 Pascak Valley Hospital, Pascak Valley, NJ St. Agnes Hospital, White Plains, NY 10605 October 1991-1998 Curriculum Vitae
Israel Franco, MD, FAAP, FACS
Faculty Appointments:
Professor of Urology New York Medical College Nov 2009 - present Associate Professor of Urology New York Medical College Dec 2002 – Nov 2009 Assistant Professor of Urology and Pediatrics New York Medical College July 1991 - 2002 Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Urology Cornell University Medical College Nov. 1993 - 1997 Clinical Instructor in Urology Albert Einstein College of Medicine July, 1989 - 1999 Assistant Clinical Instructor of Urology New York Medical College July, 1988 - June, 1990 Hospital positions: Director of Pediatric Urology Lincoln Hospital June 2008-Sept 2015
Certification:
Certificate in Pediatric Urology, American Board of Urology March 2008 certificate No. 10456 expiration Feb, 28 2028 American Board of Urology, Board Certified, March 1993 Certificate No. 10456 Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1984 Certificate No. 285232 Electrohydraulic Shock Wave Lithotripsy, AUA Lithotripsy Review Committee's Criteria, August 1991 Robotic surgery (intuitive surgical) December 2001 Curriculum Vitae
Israel Franco, MD, FAAP, FACS

Society Membership:
American College of Surgeons, Fellow, Oct. 1994- present American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow in Section of Urology, Oct. 1993 -present American Urological Association, January 1994 – present New York Section, American Urological Association, December, 1992- present International Children's Continence Society 2010-present Endourological Society, January, 1990- 2014 Society of Fetal Urology, June 1991-1999 The Urologic Society for Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, September 1991 American Association of Pediatric Urology, March 1992- present The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, 1999-2011 International Pediatric Endosurgery Group, 2000-2012 Society for Pediatric Urology 2012- present
Committees:
American Urological Association, Pediatric Urologic Procedural Codes, 1995 American Academy of Pediatrics, Section of Urology, Nominating Committee 2000-2001 Admissions committee of New York Medical College September 2001- 2005 American Academy of Pediatrics, Section of Urology, Executive Committee 2010-2012 Ambulatory Surgery center of Westchester Executive Committee 2007-2011 American Academy of Pediatrics, Section of Urology, Program Chairman of National Meeting, Oct 2009 Washington DC International Children's Continence Society ( ICCS) Consensus Document on Monosymptomatic Nocturnal Enuresis in Children Curriculum Vitae
Israel Franco, MD, FAAP, FACS
International Children's Continence Society ( ICCS) Consensus Document on Urologic Management of Children with Spina Bifida (published) FDA Pediatric Advisory Committee on Drug Safety Jan 2012, March 2013 International Children's Continence Society ( ICCS) Revision of standardization of terminology of lower urinary tract function. (London, England Oct 2012) International Children's Continence Society ( ICCS) Executive Committee-Treasurer 2014-2018 American Association of Pediatric Urologists Executive Committee 2016-present Elizabeth Seton's Children's Center, Yonkers NY Dec 2015- Present Elizabeth Seton Children's Center Yonkers NY Chairman of Quality Improvement and Talent Committee June 2016- Present
Visiting Professorship:

Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami, Dept of Urology, Miami, FL April 9, 1999 University of Arizona, Dept of Urology Tucson, Arizona, June 17-18 1999 Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo, Venezuela Feb 14-16, 2000 Sociedad De Urologia de Colombia, 50th Anniversary National Conference, Cartagena, Colombia August 15-19 2007 Congreso Nacional De Urologia, Venezuelan society of Pediatric Urology Meeting Maracaibo, Venezuela July 2008 XIII Congreso Internacional De Pediatria "Neonato Y Adolescente, Edades Extremas De La Pediatria " del Hospital Roberto Gilbert Elizalde Guayaquil, Ecuador September 2008 Curriculum Vitae
Israel Franco, MD, FAAP, FACS
Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center Bronx NY January 11, 2009 Bambino Gesu Oespidale Pediatrico Rome, Italy Oct 28 2010 ICCS Incontinence Course Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China April 24-25 2013 Annual Blackwell B Evans Visiting Professor in Pediatric urology Tulane and LSU Medical Schools New Orleans, LA Dec 4-6 2013 2014 Severance Pediatric Urology Symposium Yonsei University College of Medicine Seoul, South Korea September 19 2014 II International Symposium on Urinary Incontinence, Teaching and Research Institute of Sirio Libanes Hospital Sao Paolo, Brazil October 9-10 2016 Annual Temple University Visiting Professor in Pediatric Urology Temple University, November 8-10 2015 Inaugural Samuel I. Cohen Visiting Professor in Pediatric Urology, Emory University, Atlanta Georgia, March 24-25 2016
Journal reviews:

Journal of Endourology, present Journal of Urology- present Urology- present Journal of Pediatric Urology- Present Pediatrics – present Expert Review of Medical Devices- European Journal of pharmacology – European Journal Of Adolescent And Child Psychiatry , present
Session Moderator:
Stone Disease, 1999 Annual Meeting Section of Urology of American Academy of Pediatrics, Washington DC Oct 10, 1999 Oncology/Trauma 2000 Annual Meeting of AAP, Chicago IL Oct 28 2000 Curriculum Vitae
Israel Franco, MD, FAAP, FACS
Pediatric Urology, Education and Instrumentation, World Congress of Endourology, Genoa, Italy Oct. 2002 Dysfunctional Voiding 2002 Annual meeting of AAP, Boston NY Oct. 2002 Laparoscopy 2005 AAP-ESPU meeting, Uppsala, Sweden, June 2005 Voiding Dysfunction AAP, Uology Section, San Francisco, CA Oct 2 2010 Undescended Testis AAP Urology Section, Boston MA Oct 2011 Neurogenic Bladder ICCS/BAPU/ERIC Meeting London, UK Oct 14 2012 Testis AAP Urology section, New Orleans LA, Oct 22, 2012 UTI/Reflux Pedaitric Urology Fall Congress, Las Vegas, NV Sept 21 2013 Psychological Co-Morbities 23rd National Conference on Incontinence, Cairns Australia September 13 2014 Laparoscopy Pediatric Urology Fall Congress, Miami Florida Oct 25 2014 Renal Transplantation and Trauma, SPU Section Meeting, AUA, New Orleans, La Enuresis, 26th Congress of the European Society of Pediatric Urology, Prague, Czech Republic October 15, 2015
Panel Discussions:

Laparoscopy 97 Th Annual Meeting, The New York Section American Urological Association, Dublin, Ireland, Oct 20, 1999 Pediatric Urology , 97 th Annual Meeting, The New York Section American Urological Association, Dublin, Ireland Dermal Grafts Video Forum on Penile Reconstruction:Chordee repair and epispadias repair 2000 Annual meeting of AAP, Chicago Il Oct 29 2000 Penoscrotal Transposition Repair: The Buttonhole repair Video Session on Non Hypospadiac Surgery Society of Pediatric Urology Meeting, San Francisco Ca 2004 Pediatric Urological Billing panel 2005 Annual meeting of AAP, Oct 14 2005 Pediatric Urological Billing panel 2006 Annual meeting of AAP, Oct 11, 2006 Infrequently performed procedures in pediatric Urology, Video Session on Laparoscopic Fowler Stephens, 2006 Annual meeting of AAP, Oct 11, 2006 Curriculum Vitae
Israel Franco, MD, FAAP, FACS
The vesicocentric vs neurocentric approach to voiding dysfunction Society of Pediatric Urology May 19 2007 Anaheim Ca The undescended testis: Current understanding and best management Presentation The abdominal testis laparoscopic or open? 2007 Annual meeting of AAP, Oct 27,2007 Current Controversies in the Management of Bladder and Sphincter Dysfunction: New Concepts in the Etiology of LUT Symptoms 2008 Annual Meeting of AAP, Boston, MA Oct 2008 New Horizons in the Management of Intractable Incontinence: 2nd line therapy: A Non Vesicocentric Approach to Therapy 2008 Annual Meeting of AAP, Boston, MA Oct 2008 Pediatric Trauma: Recommendations for the patient with a solitary Kidney, 2010 Annual Meeting of AAP, San Francisco, CA Oct 4 2010 Alfa blockers and CNS modulation XIV Brazilian congress of Pediatric Urology , Brazil-Canada Meeting on Pediatric Urology 3rd and 4th June 2011, Rio de Janeiro , Brazil Alternatives To Managing Detrusor Over Activity: When And For Whom Are These Alternative Indicated? Intra-Vesical And Transdermal Oxybutynin, New Anticholinergics, Botox, Neuromodulation - PTNS/ Sacral Moving Beyond Incontinence Toronto Canada June 6 2013 Non Neurogenic Voiding Dysfunction, II International Symposium on Urinary Incontinence, Teaching and Research Institute of Sirio Libanes Hospital Sao Paolo, Brazil October 9-10 2015 A Novel Web Based App Using Uroflowmetry, Urotherapy And Internet Based Applications 26th Congress of the European Society of Pediatric Urology, Prague, Czech Republic October 16, 2015 Courses Taught:

Laparoscopic Orchidopexy: Treatment of Choice for the Undescended Testis Postgraduate Seminar New York Section of AUA New York Academy of Medicine, March 8 1997 Hands on Laparoscopy Course: Pediatric Laparoscopy I Franco and C Peters 16 th world congress of Endourology & SWL Sept 4 1998 NYC, NY Curriculum Vitae
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Laproscopic Orchidopexy Urology Symposium, New York Section of AUA, New York Academy of Medicine, NY, NY June 1999 Pediatric Urologic Laproscopic Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo, Venezuela Feb 14-16, 2000 Advanced Pediatric Laparoscopy Instructional course, 2002 AUA Orlando Fl,. North American Pediatric Urology Laparoscopic Fellowship Course, Toronto Sick Kids Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 20-22 2007 Co Director North American Pediatric Urology Laparoscopic Fellowship Course, Toronto Sick Kids Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 15-16 2008 Co Director North American Pediatric Urology Laparoscopic Fellowship Course, Toronto Sick Kids Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 21-22 2009 Co Director North American Pediatric Urology Laparoscopic Fellowship Course, Toronto Sick Kids Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 13-14 2010 Co Director 10. North American Pediatric Urology Laparoscopic Fellowship Course, Toronto Sick Kids Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 12-13 2011 Co Director 11. ICCS course in Pediatric Incontinence, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China April 24-25 2013 12. ICCS course : Moving Beyond Pediatric Incontinence: The Challenges of
Transitional Care June 6-8, 2013 Toronto Ontario, Canada,
13. North American Pediatric Urology Laparoscopic Fellowship Course, Toronto Sick Kids Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 9-10 2014 14. Urodynamic Interactive Course-ICCS, 26th Congress of the European Society of Pediatric Urology, Prague, Czech Republic October 15, 2015 15. Urodynamic and Uroflowmetry Course Combined ICCS, The Japanese Society of Pediatric Urology, The Japanese Society on Enuresis, June 28 2016 16. Educational course on Enuresis and Urodynamics and Uroflowmetry International Pediatric Nephrology Association and ICCS, September 20-21 2016
Industry Relationships:
Curriculum Vitae
Israel Franco, MD, FAAP, FACS
a) Consultant, on a Beta 3 agonist clinical trial b) Consultant on NK-1 clinical trial setup c) Clinical Investigator 2007-2010 on alfuzosin study d) Data monitoring committee for alfuzosin study Boehringer-Ingelheim: Clinical Investigator 2007-2010 a) Clinical investigator, 2008-2010 Tamsulosin clinical Trial a) Clinical Investigator: developed and ran clinical trial on NIRS (near infrared spectroscopy) to evaluate bladder pressures b) provided input about development of home pressure monitoring device c) Consultant 2008- present Schering Plough: Consultant, 2008-2009 a) Clinical investigator, 2008-2010 b) Consultant clinical trial development and revisions of trial protocol Alza Pharmaceuticals: a) Clinical Investigator 2001-2002 Ditropan clinical Trial a) Consultant 2010-present Development of clinical trial for Botulinum Toxin in NDO b) Clinical investigator for NDO study a) consultant 2011-present b) Lead investigator in Clinical Trial of Solfenacin for neurogenic bladder overactivity
Publications:
Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Urinary Incontinence Ed. I Franco, S Bauer, P Austin, Y Homsy and A von Gontard Wiley Blackwell, England Guest Editor :
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Israel Franco, MD, FAAP, FACS
Neurological Alternatives In Managing High Pressure Neurogenic Bladder, Dialogues in Pediatric Urology 18:4, April 1995 William Miller Publishing Surgical Alternatives in Neurogenic Bladder Management, Dialogues in Pediatric Urology 18:5 , May 1995 William Miller Publishing ICCS Guest editorial committee, Journal of Urology, 2009
Chapters:
Calycoureterostomy: S. Levitt, E. Reda I. Franco Atlas of Surgical Techniques in
Urology, ed. E. Douglas Whitehead, JB Lippincott Company Philadelphia. 1997
Overview: Surgery for Prune Belly Syndrome: S. Levitt, I. Franco, S. Kogan, E.
Reda. Current Operative Urology, ed. E. Douglas Whitehead, J. B. Lippincott
Company, Philadelphia, 1992
Endoscopic Surgery of the Upper Tract in Children: M. Eshghi, E. Reda, I.
Franco.Clinical Pediatric Urology, ed. Kelalis, King, Belman, W.B. Saunders
Company, Philadelphia, 1993
Myelomeningocele: I. Franco Current Urologic Therapy, 3rd Edition, ed.
Seidman, Hanno and Kaufman, W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia.
"Ectopic Ureter and Incontinence" C. Lee, I Franco, S. Levitt Urologic Surgery In
Infants And Children ed. L. King, W.B. Saunders Co 1997
Megalourethra: M Kolligian and I Franco 5 Minute Urology Consult L Gomella,
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins , Philadelphia, 2000
Evaluation and management of impalpable testis: I Franco Clinical Pediatric
Urology, 4 th ed. Belman, King and Kramer Martin Dunitz Ltd., London 2001
Management of Impalpable Testis: I Franco Operative Endoscopy and Endoscopic Surgery in Infants and Children Najmaldin et al Hodder Arnold Publishers, London 2005 Surgical Management of the Undescended Testis: I Franco Clinical Pediatric Urology, 5 th ed. Docimo, Canning and Khoury Martin Dunitz Ltd., London 2007 Penoscrotal Transposition Repair: I Franco Atlas of Pediatric Urologic Surgery, Second edition, ed. Hinman and Baskind, Elselvier, Philadelphia 2009 Concealed (Buried) and Webbed Penis: I Franco Atlas of Pediatric Urologic Surgery, Second edition, ed. Hinman and Baskind Elselvier, Philadelphia, 2009 Curriculum Vitae
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Heminephrectomy : L Dyer, E Riskala and I Franco Pediatric Robotic and Reconstructive Urology, 1 st edition ed. Mohan Gundeti, Blackwell Publishing ltd, Oxford, England 2012 Management of upper urinary tract calculi in children, L Nicolay and I Franco Urinary Stones 1 st edition ed. M Grasso and R Goldfarb Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Oxford England 2014 Chordee Franco I., and Gitlin J., Pediatric Urology for the Primary Care Physician Ed. R Rabinowitz Springer NY 2014 Functional Brain Imaging and Bowel and Bladder Dysfunction Franco I in Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Urinary Incontinence Ed I Franco S Bauer, P Austin, Y Homsy, and A von Gontard Wiley Blackwell England expected date of Publication is jan 2015 Neuropsychiatric Disorders and Genetic aspects of Bowel and Bladder Dysfunction Franco I in Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Urinary Incontinence Ed I Franco S Bauer, P Austin, Y Homsy, and A von Gontard Wiley Blackwell England expected date of Publication is jan 2015 Pharmacotherapy of the Child with Functional Incontinence and Retention P Austin and I Franco in Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Urinary Incontinence Ed I Franco S Bauer, P Austin, Y Homsy, and A von Gontard Wiley Blackwell England oct 2015 Botulinum Toxin in the Treatment of Neuropathic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction. P Austin and I Franco in Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Urinary Incontinence Ed I Franco S Bauer, P Austin, Y Homsy, and A von Gontard Wiley Blackwell England OCT 2015 Underactive Bladder In Children I Franco in Underactive Bladder ed. Chancellor and Diokno Springer Dec 2015 Disorders of Micturition and Defecation I. Franco and C. Ejerskov Swaiman's Neurology: Practices and Principles. Elselvier Philadelphia in production Urolithiasis In The Patient With Augmentation Cystoplasty: Pathogenesis And Management: Israel Franco, MD, Selwyn Levitt, MD AUA Update Series Jan 1998
Internet Publications
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Israel Franco, MD, FAAP, FACS
Prune belly Syndrome : Benign Urethral Lesions- Boys Benign Urethral Lesions- Girls Laparoscopic Nephrectomy for the Dysplastic Pelvic Kidney: C Lee, D Eiley, E Goldfischer, I Franco 15th World Congress of Endourology & SWL J Endourol 11: Suppl 1 S76, 1997 Laproscopic Orchidopexy. American College of Surgeons; Motion Picture Exhibition, New Orleans La, Oct 9 2001 Laparoscopic orchidopexy. Video library of the International Pediatric Endosurgery Group Penoscrotal Transposition Repair: The Buttonhole repair Video Session on Non Hypospadiac Surgery Society of Pediatric Urology Meeting, San Francisco Ca 2004 Laparoscopic Fowler Stephens, Video Session: Infrequently performed procedures in pediatric Urology, 2006 Annual meeting of AAP, Oct 11, 2006 Laparoscopic Varicocelectomy On the Course DVD for North American Pediatric Urology Laparoscopic Fellowship Course, Toronto Sick Kids Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 20-22 2007 Laparoscopic Heminephrectomy: Retroperitoneal Approach On the Course DVD for North American Pediatric Urology Laparoscopic Fellowship Course, Toronto Sick Kids Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 20-22 2007 Robotic Assisted Mitrofanoff Appendicovesicostomy On the Course DVD for North American Pediatric Urology Laparoscopic Fellowship Course, Toronto Sick Kids Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 20-22 2007 Laparoscopic Creation of a Neovagina Utilizing Sigmoid Colon On the Course DVD for North American Pediatric Urology Laparoscopic Fellowship Course, Toronto Sick Kids Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 20-22 2007 Laparoscopic One Stage Fowler Stephens Orchidopexy, 25 th World Congress of Endourology and SWL Cancun Mexico October 30 2007 Laparoscopic Lymphatic Sparing Varicocelectomy 25 th World Congress of Endourology and SWL Cancun Mexico October 30 2007 Curriculum Vitae
Israel Franco, MD, FAAP, FACS
Laparoscopic Transperitoneal Resection of Extra Adrenal Pheochromocytoma of the Organ of Zuckerkandl in a Pedaitric Patient Annual meeting of the AUA, Orlando FL May 19 2008 Laparoscopic One Stage Fowler Stephens Orchidopexy: How to do it Right the first time. Society of Pediatric Urology Meeting, Orlando FL May 17 2008 Articles:
1. Effects of Vitamin A and Beta Carotene on Intraabdominal Sepsis: Demetriou, A.A., Franco, I., Bark, S., Rettura, G., Seifter, E., Levenson, S. Archives of Surgery,
119(2):161-5, 1984.
2. Value of Proximal Diversion and Ureteral Stenting in the Management of Ureteral Trauma: Franco, I., Eshghi, M., Schutte, H., Park, T., Fernandez, F., Choudhury, M.,
Addonizio, J.C. Urology 32:99, 1988.
3. Bladder neck obstruction secondary to Brunn's cyst: Franco, I., Eshghi, M., Schutte,
H., Addonizio, J.C. J. Urol. 139:126-7, 1988. 4. Fibroepithelial Polyps associated with congenital ureteral diverticula: Two case reports: Franco, I., Choudhury, M., Eshghi, M., Bhalodhi, A., Addonizio, J.C. J. Urol.
140:598, 1988.
5. The Minipig As A Practical Endourological Model: Schwalb, D., Eshghi, M., Cord, J., Evans, R. Braga, E. Franco. I., Durso, J. and Addonizio, J.C. J. Endourol. 3:85-90,
1989.
6. Expanding the Role of the Ureteroscope: Schwalb, D., Eshghi, M., Franco, I.,
Fernandez, R., Addonizio, J.C. J. Urol., 143(3):485-8, 1990. 7. Accessory and Ectopic Scrotum in a Patient with the Vater Association: Spears, T., Franco, I., Reda, E., Kogan, S., Levitt, S. Urology, 40:343-345, 1992.
8. Contrast Induced Central Nervous System Toxicity After Radiographic Evaluation of the Lower Urinary Tract in Myelodysplastic Patients with Ventriculo-Peritoneal Shunts:
Dalkin, B. Franco, I., Kaplan, W., Reda, E. J. Urol., 148:120-121, 1992.
9. Selective Sacral Rhizotomy in Patients with High Pressure Neurogenic Bladder: Early Results. I. Franco, B. Storrs, C.F. Firlit, MD Ph.D., K. Zebold, M.S.N., I. Richards,
R.N., W. Kaplan: J. Urol., 148:648-650, 1992.
10. Genitourinary Malformations Associated with Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum: Franco, I., Kogan, S., Fisher, J., Rifkinson-Mann, S., Reda, E., Levitt, S., Rosemann,
B. J. Urol. 149:1119-1121, 1993.
11. Morphological and Physiological Changes in the Urinary Tract Associated with Ureteral Dilatation and Ureteropyeloscopy: Experimental Study: Schwalb, D., Eshghi, M., Curriculum Vitae
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Davidian, M., Franco, I. J. Urol. 149:1576-1585, 1993.
12. Injectable Prosthetic Materials for the Management of Reflux and Urinary Incontinence in Children: Franco, I., Reda, E., Kaplan, W. Semin. Urol., 10:184-193, 1992.
13. Urolithiasis in Children Following Augmentation Cystoplasty: Palmer, L., Franco, I.,
Kogan, J., Reda, E., Gill, B., Levitt, S. J. Urol. Part 2, 150:726-729, 1993. 14. Injectable Prosthetic Materials for the Management of Reflux and Urinary Incontinence in Children: Franco, I., Reda, E., Kaplan, W. Clinical Digest Series,
Urology/Nephrology Digest
15. Endoscopic Management of Bladder Calculi Following Augmentation Cystoplasty: Palmer L., Franco I., Reda E., Kogan S., Levitt S.B. Urology, 44:902-904, 1994. 16. The Importance of Catheter Size in The Achievement of Urinary Continence in Patients Undergoing A Young-Dees-Leadbetter Procedure: Franco I., Kolligan M., Reda E., Levitt,
S.B. J. Urol. 152:710-712, 1994
17. Optimal Renal Preservation with Timely Percutaneous intervention: A Changing concept in the management of blunt renal trauma in children in the 1990's: Gill, B Palmer L, Reda E, Franco I, Kogan S and Levitt S. Br. J Urol 1994 74(3):370-4 18. Intraoperative Spermatic Venography Reconsidered: Palmer L., Shlomo C., Reda E., Gill B., Franco I., Kogan S., Levitt S. J. Urol. 154:225-227, 1995
19. Selective Sacral Rhizotomy for the Management of Neurogenic Bladders: Long Term Follow up: T. Schneidau I. Franco K. Zebold,W. Kaplan: J. Urol., 154:766-768 1995
20. Is Contralateral Exploration of The Kidney Necessary in Patients With Wilms Tumor ?: Kessler O., Franco I., Jayabose S., Reda E., Levitt S.B., Brock W.: J. Urol. 156:693, 1996
21. Selective Sacral Rhizotomy: I Franco Neurological Alternatives In Managing High
Pressure Neurogenic Bladder, Dialogues in Pediatric Urology 18(4), April 1995 William Miller Publishing 22. Laparoscopic Orchiopexy: Procedure of choice for the Non palpable Testis? B Lindgren, E Darby, L Faiella, W Brock, E Reda, S Levitt, I Franco, J Urol vol 159:2132-2135, 1998 23. Single and Multiple Dermal Grafts for Management of severe penile Curvature: B Lindgren, E Reda, S Levitt, W Brock, I Franco, J Urol vol 160:1128-1130, 1998 24. Prune Belly Syndrome: New and Simplified Technique of Abdominal Wall Reconstruction. P Furness, E Cheng, I Franco, C Firlit J Urol vol 160:1195-1197, 1998 25. Optimal Timing of Hypospadias Surgery in Children: I Franco, T Schneidau, E Reda, WA Brock, S Levitt Schneider Children's Hospital Journal Vol 8(4) 201-204, 1996 Curriculum Vitae
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26. Laparoscopic Orchidopexy for the Intraabdominal Testis: Indications, Surgical Procedure and Results. I Franco and L Palmer Children's Hospital Quarterly Vol. 9:2/3 pp59-62 1998 LPalmer, A Huang, I Franco, E Reda, W Brock, S Levitt The Journal of Urology, Volume 161, 110, Supplement April 1999, 28. Laparoscopic Fowler-Stephens orchidopexy for the high abdominal testis. BW. Lindgren I Franco, S Blick, S B. Levitt, W A. Brock, LS. Palmer S C. Friedman and E F. Reda J. Urol Vol 162:990-994, 1999 29. Suppression of Renal Inflammation with Vitamins A and E in Ascending Pyelonephritis in Rats: R Bennett, R Mazzaccaro, N Chopra, A Melman, I Franco J Urol 161, 1681-1684, 1999 30. Ibuprofen combined with antibiotics suppresses renal scarring from ascending pyelonephritis in rats A Huang1, L S. Palmer, D Hom, AE. Anderson, L Kushner, I Franco, J Urol 162:1396-1398, 1999 31. A new technique for catheterization of the tortuous or reconstructed urethra and bladder neck in childreBJU Int. 1999 Mar;83(4):510-1. 32. Oral cimetidine for the management of genital and perigenital warts in children. Franco, I J. Urology 164:1074-1075, 2000 33. Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections and Urinary Tract Abnormalities in Imerslund- Grasbeck Syndrome C Sandoval, P Bolten, I Franco, S Freeman, S Jayabose, Ped Hematology and Oncology, 17:331-334, 2000 34. Correction of penoscrotal transposition: A Novel approach M E. Kolligian; I Franco; E F. Reda: J UROLOGY 2000;164:994-997 35. A Multi institutional analysis of Laproscopic orchidopexy. L Baker, S Docimo, I Surer, C Peters, L Cisek, D Diamond, A Caldamone, M Koyle, W Strand, R Moore, R Mevorach, J Brady, G Jordan, M Erhard, And I Franco BJU international 2001; 87, 484-489 36. Laparoscopic Orchidopexy: A review of a large Clinical series. B Chang, L Palmer and I Franco BJU international 2001; 87, 490-493 37. Use of HCG stimulation for the evaluation and treatment of the impalpable testis. I Franco Hormonal evaluation and treatment in cryptorchidism In Dialogues in Pediatric Urology 2001; 24(8) 38. Editorial comment. (Penoscrotal Transposition: Review of 53 patients) I Franco J Urol 2001 166:1868 Curriculum Vitae
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he Journal of Urology, Volume 168, 1748-1750, October 2002, L Palmer, J S. Palmer, I Franco, SC. Friedman, M. Kolligan, B Gill, S B. Levitt 40. Biofeedback Therapy Expedites the Resolution of Reflux in Older Children. L Palmer, I Franco, P Rotario, W Brock, S Levitt J Urol. 2002 168, 1699-1703, 41. Editorial Comment. (Role of Laparoscopy in patients with previous negative exploration for impalpable testis) I Franco Urology 2003 61:1237 42. The Use of Small Intestinal Submucosa (SIS) in the Repair of Complicated Hypospadias. A Weiser, I Franco, D Herz, R Silver, E Reda J Urol. 2003 170:1593 43. Post-Operative Chylous Ascites Following Surgical Treatment for Wilms' Tumor: A Retrospective Analysis of NWTS 3 and 4. A Weiser, B Lindgren, M Ritchey,I Franco, J Urol 2003 170:1667 44. Bilateral Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Heminephrouretectomy. R Pedraza, L Palmer, V Moss and I Franco Journal of Urology. 171(6, Part 1 of 2):2394-2395, June 2004. 45. Laparoscopic Appendicovesicostomy (Mitrofanoff Procedure) in a Child Using the DaVinci Robotic System. R Pedraza, A Weiser and I Franco Journal of Urology. 171(4, 1652-1653, April 2004. 46. Laparoscopic orchiopexy: report of 203 cases with review of diagnosis, operative technique, and lessons learned.J Endourol. 2003 Aug;17(6):365-8. 47. Laparoscopic varicocelectomy in the adolescent male.Curr Urol Rep. 2004 48. A need for reevaluation of sports participation recommendations for children with solitary kidneys. B Johnson, C Christensen, S DiRusso, M Choudhury, I Franco. J Urol 174(2):686-689 August 2005 49. Dysfunctional Elimination as an Etiology for Idiopathic Urethritis in Childhood D Herz , A Weiser, E Reda, S Levitt, T Collette, and I Franco J Urol 173(6):2132-2137, June 2005. 50. Laparoscopic Assisted Modification of the Firlit Abdominal Wall Plication I Franco, J
Urol, 174(1):280-283, July 2005. 51. Efficacy and safety of Oxybutynin in children with Detrusor Hyperreflexia secondary to
Neurogenci bladder dysfunction. Franco, I; Horowitz, M; Grady, R Adams, R C.; de
Jong T. P. V. M.; Lindert T, K; Albrecht , D, Journal of Urology. 173(1):221-225,
January 2005.
52. Editorial comments: Retroperitoneal laparoscopic heminephrectomy in children , Franco I The Journal of Urology June 2006 (Vol. 175, Issue 6, Pages 2280-2281) Curriculum Vitae
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53. Laparoscopic-assisted abdominal wall reconstruction in prune-belly syndrome Ann Plast Surg. 2007 Feb;58(2):162-5. 54. Overactive Bladder in Children: Pathophysiology Franco I J Urol Sept 178: 761-768 55. Overactive Bladder in Children: Management Franco I J Urol Sept 178:769-774 2007 56. The Use of Botulinum Toxin A Injection for the Management of External Sphincter Dyssynergia in Neurologically Normal ChildreJ Urol. 2007 178(4 Pt 2):1775-9; discussion 1779-80 57. Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty in the Pediatric Patient: Hand Sewn Anastomosis Versus Robotic Assisted Anastomosis-Is There a Difference?J Urol. 2007 178(4 Pt 1):1483-6 58. Dyer L, Franco I, Firlit CF, Reda EF, Levitt SB, Palmer LS. Endoscopic injection of bulking agents in children with incontinence: dextranomer/hyaluronic acid copolymer versus polytetrafluoroethylene. J Urol. 2007 Oct;178(4 Pt 2):1628-31. Epub 2007 Aug 16. 59. Pediatric overactive bladder syndrome: pathophysiology and management. Paediatr Drugs. 2007;9(6):379-90. Review. 60. VanderBrink BA, Palmer LS, Gitlin J, Levitt SB, Franco I. Lymphatic-sparing laparoscopic varicocelectomy versus microscopic varicocelectomy: is there a difference? Urology. 2007 Dec;70(6):1207-10 61. Pediatric Overactive bladder and lower urinary tract dysfunctions: Diagnosis and Treatment I Franco Pediatric Health (2008) 2(2):189-203 62. Laparoscopic Fowler-Stephens orchiopexy: the Westchester Medical Center experience. Chang M, Franco IJ Endourol. 2008 Jun;22(6):1315-9. 63. Neonatal torsion: a 14-year experience and proposed algorithm for management J Urol. 2008 Jun;179(6):2377-83 Franco I. J Pediatr Urol. 2009 Oct;5(5):393. Epub 2009 Jun 30 [J Urol. 2009]J Urol. 2009 Dec;182(6):2904. Epub 2009 Oct 20. Dyer LL, Franco I. ScientificWorldJournal. 2009 Nov 18;9:1300-5. Review. 67. Treatment Approaches in Children with Challenging Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: Curriculum Vitae
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CNS Agents Dialogues in Pediatric Urology 2009 Dec;31(1):1-10 Urology. 2010 Jan;75(1):165; author reply 165. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.07.1279. 69. Treatment of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Children with Constipation Using Tegaserod Therapy I Franco, S Cagliostro, T F Collett-Gardere, M Kearins, P Zelkovic L Dyer and E Reda Urotoday International Journal 2010 3(3): doi:10.3834luij.1944-5784.2010.06.17 Rizkala ER, Franco I. J Endourol. 2010 Dec;24(12):2029-31. Epub 2010 Oct 14. 71.Franco I. Curr Opin Urol. 2011 72.Franco I. Curr Urol Rep. 2011 Apr;12(2):158-65. Review. PMID: 21221864 73.Franco I. Curr Urol Rep. 2011 Apr;12(2):153-7. Review. PMID: 21240642 74. Functional Bladder Problems in children: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment In Urology for the Pediatrician Pediatric Clinics of North America ed. P Casale and W Farhat Aug 2012 59(4):783-817 Rawashdeh YF, Austin P, Siggaard C, Bauer SB, Franco I, de Jong TP, Jorgensen TM; International Children's Continence Society. Neurourol Urodyn. 2012 Jun;31(5):615-20. doi: 10.1002/nau.22248. Epub 2012 Apr 24. PMID: 22532368 Bauer SB, Austin PF, Rawashdeh YF, de Jong TP, Franco I, Siggard C, Jorgensen TM. Neurourol Urodyn. 2012 Jun;31(5):610-4. doi: 10.1002/nau.22247. Epub 2012 Apr 24. PMID: 22532312 77. Evaluation and treatment of nonmonosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis: A Standardization document from the International Children's Continence Society Franco I, von Gontard A and De Gennaro M J Ped Urol Journal of Pediatric Urology (2013) 9, 234-243 78. Laparoscopic assisted surgical reconstruction of a rare abdominal wall defect in two children misdiagnosed with prune-belly syndrome Fishman A and Franco I J Ped Urol e pub dec 79. Long Term Outcomes of Lymphatic Sparing Laparoscopic Varicocelectomy Rizkala E, Curriculum Vitae
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Fishman A, Gitlin J, Zelkovic P and Franco I J Ped Urol accepted 2012 80. Editorial Comment, Parasacral Electrical Stimulation For Overactive Bladder Urol. 2013 Feb 19. pii: S0022-5347(13)00314-5. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.10.142. 81. The standardization terminology of lower urinary tract function in children and adolescents: Update report from the standardization committee of the International childrens society Austin P, Bauer S, Bower W, Chase J, Franco I, Hoebeke P, Rittig S, Vande Walle J, von Gontard A, Wright A, Yang S, Neveus T J Urol 191:1863-1865 2014 82. Sports Recommendations in Children with Solitary Kidneys Franco I Dialogues in pediatric urology july 2014 83. Editorial Comment: What is an appropriate urodynamic bladder capacity in infants? I Franco CUAJ 8:333, 2014 84. Laparoscopic orchiopexy and varicocelectomy: Is there really an advantage? Fine R, Franco I a Urol Clin North Am. 2015 Feb;42(1):19-29. Doi:10.1016/j.ucl.2014.09.003. 85. Sensory processing differences and urinary incontinence in school-aged children E.T. Cupelli, L. Escallier, N. Galambos, S. Xiang, I. Franco J Ped Urol 2014 Oct;10(5):880-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2014.01.002 86. Primary Renal Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma: A Case Report Michael B. Rothberg, Amul A. Bhalodi, Edward F. Reda, Paul Zelkovic, and Israel Franco Urology Urology. 2015 Mar;85(3):676-8. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2014.11.032. 87.Fine R, Reda EF, Zelkovic P, Gitlin J, Freyle J, Franco I, Palmer LS. J Urol. 2015 May;193(5 Suppl):1813-8. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2014.10.093. Epub 2015 Mar 25. 88. A Quantitative approach to the Interpretation of Uroflowmetry in Children, I Franco, S Yang, S Chang, B Nusssenblatt, J Franco Neurourol. Urodynamics doi: 10.1002/nau.22813 epub july 2015 89. Is there a correlation between various bowel and bladder dysfunction symptoms and household income? I Franco, MD; J A Franco,; S Harding, D Risconi, E Cupelli, T Collett-Gardere, accepted Neurourology and urodynamics 2015 Oct 16. doi: 10.1002/nau.22896. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 26474444 90. Dizziness as a Predictor of Bladder Neck Dysfunction in Children with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms I Franco, E C Grantham, J Cubillos, J Franco, T Collett-Gardere , J Zauk, P Zelkovic J Ped Urol epub doi:10.1016/j.jpurol.2015.12.009 91. Can A Quantitative Means Be Used To Predict Flow Patterns: Agreement Between Visual Inspection Vs. Flow Index Derived Flow Patterns. I Franco, MD; J A Franco, BSc; Y S Lee, MD; Ek Choi, PhD; S W Han, MD, PhD J Ped Urology epub DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2016.05.026 92. Overactive Bladder in children, I Franco Nature Reviews accepted pending publication 93. Can The Idealized Voider Derived Flow Indexes Be a Measure of Voiding Efficiency And How Accurate Are They? , I Franco, S Yang, S Chang, B Nusssenblatt, J Franco submitted Neurol and Urodynamics June 2016 Curriculum Vitae
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Penoscrotal Transposition: Review of 53 patients J Urol 2001 166:1868 Role of Laparoscopy in patients with previous negative exploration for impalpable testis, Urology 2003 61:1237 Retroperitoneal laparoscopic heminephrectomy in children, The Journal of Urology June 2006 (Vol. 175, Issue 6, Pages 2280-2281) J Urol. 2009 Dec;182(6):2904. Epub 2009 Oct 20. Urology. 2010 Jan;75(1):165; author reply 165. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.07.1279. Parasacral Electrical Stimulation For Overactive Bladder Urol. 2013 Feb 19. pii: S0022-5347(13)00314-5. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.10.142. Functional defecation disorders in children with lower urinary tract symptoms J Urol 2013 May;189(5):1890-1doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.10.142. Epub 2013 Feb 19. What Is An Appropriate Urodynamic Bladder Capacity In Infants? CUAJ 8:333, 2014 Retrospective Studies In LUTD Can Be Of Value And Provide Valuable Findings Franco, I Journal of Brazilian Pedatrics 92: 2, March/April 2016. Abstracts:
Effects of Vitamin A and Beta Carotene on Intraabdominal Sepsis. Demetriou, A.A., Franco, I., Bark, S., Rettura, G., Seifter, E., Levenson, S.: Third Annual Meeting,
Surgical Infection Society. Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May 9, 1983.
Evaluation of the Heterogeneity Index Score in Prostatic Carcinoma. Franco, I.,
Latino, K., Choudhury, M., Addonizio, J.C.: American Urological Association,
Eighty-Second Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, May 18, 1987.
Management of Upper Ureteral Injuries. Franco, I., Fernandez, R., Schutte, H.,
Choudhury, M., Addonizio, J.C.: American Urological Association, Eighty-Second
Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, May 18, 1987.
Success And Complications Of Ureterorenoscopy after Formal Training. Eshghi, M., Franco. I., Addonizio, J.C.: V World Congress Of Endourology And ESWL. Nov.,
1987
Endourological Management of Ureteral Strictures. Eshghi, M., Franco, I.,
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Addonizio, J.C.: V World Congress On Endourology And ESWL. Nov., 1987 Failures and Complications of Ureteroscopy After Formal Training. Franco, I.,
Eshghi, M., Fiore, A., Choudhury, M., Addonizio, J.C.: American Urological
Association, Eighty third Annual Meeting, Boston, Mass. June 4, 1988
Endourological Management of 40 Ureteral Strictures. Franco, I., Eshghi, M.,
Bruder, J., Schutte, H., Addonizio, J.C.: American Urological Association Eighty
Third Annual Meeting, Boston, Mass. June 4, 1988
Cold Knife Endoureterotomy: New Method of Managing Ureteral Strictures. I.
Franco, M. Eshghi, D. Schwalb and J.C. Addonizio. Presented at VI World
Congress On Endourology And ESWL. Paris, Sept., 1988
Laboratory Investigation of Renal Pelvic Pressure During Ureteral Dilatation and
Ureteroscopy. D. Schwalb, M. Eshghi, I. Franco and J.C. Addonizio: Presented at
VI World Congress On Endourology And ESWL. Paris, Sept., 1988
The Minipig as a Practical Endourological Model. D. Schwalb, M. Eshghi, I. Franco
and J.C. Addonizio: Submitted, VI World Congress On Endourology And ESWL.
Paris, Sept. 1988
Laboratory Investigation of Renal Pelvic Pressure During Ureteral Dilatation and
Ureteroscopy. D. Schwalb, M. Eshghi, I. Franco and J.C. Addonizio: Presented at
New York Section Meeting, American Urological Association, Amsterdam, Sept.,
1988
Cold Knife Endoureterotomy: New Method of Managing Ureteral Strictures. I.
Franco, M. Eshghi, D. Schwalb and J.C. Addonizio. Presented at New York
Section Meeting, American Urological Association, Amsterdam, Holland, Sept 1988
The Minipig As A Practical Endourological Model: Schwalb, D., Eshghi, M., Cord,
J., Evans, R. Braga, E., Franco. I., Durso, J. and Addonizio, J.C. American
Urological Association, Eighty-fourth Annual Meeting, Dallas, 1989
Laboratory Investigation Of Renal Pelvic Pressure During Ureteral Dilatation And
Ureteroscopy. Schwalb, D., Eshghi, M., Franco, I., Cord, J. and Addonizio,
J.C.:American Urological Association, Presented at the Eighty Fourth Annual
Meeting, Dallas, 1989.
Cold Knife Endoureterotomy of 28 Ureteral Strictures: Franco, I., Eshghi, M.,
Schwalb, D., and Addonizio, J.C. American Urological Association, Presented at the
Eighty Fourth Annual Meeting, Dallas, 1989.
Expanding the Role of the Ureteroscope. Franco, I., Schwalb, D., Eshghi, M.,
Fernandez, R., Addonizio, J.: American Urological Association, Eighty-Fourth
Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, 1989.
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Pediatric and adolescent endourology: Camilleri, J., Eshghi, M., Reda, E., Franco,
I., Addonizio, J.C. VII World Congress on Endourology and ESWL, Tokyo, Japan,
Nov. 27-30, 1989.
The minipig as a practical endourological model. Schwalb, D., Eshghi, M., Franco,
I., Addonizio, J.C., Braga, G., VII World Congress on Endourology and ESWL,
Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 27-30, 1989.
Pediatric Endourologic Procedures: An Assessment. Eshghi, M., Franco, I.,
Camilleri, J., Reda, E., Hernandez, J., Levitt, S., Kogan, S.: 8th World Congress
on Endourology and ESWL, Washington, DC, August 29-September 2, 1990.
Genitourinary Malformations Associated with Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum. Franco, I., Kogan, S., Fisher, J., Rifkinson-Mann, S., Reda, E. Levitt, S.,
Roseman, B.: American Academy of Pediatrics Section of Urology, 59th Annual
Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, October 6-8, 1990.
Selective Sacral Rhizotomy in Patients with High Pressure Neurogenic Bladder: Results. I. Franco, , B. Storrs, C.F. Firlit, Ph.D., FAAP, K. Zebold, M.S.N., I.
Richards, R.N., W. Kaplan, FAAP: American Academy of Pediatrics, Urology, 60th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, Oct. 25-26, Evaluation of Submucosal Injection of Teflon at the Bladder Neck. I. Franco,
W. Kaplan, FAAP, C.F. Firlit, FAAP: American Academy of Pediatrics, Section of Urology, 60th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, Oct. 25-28, 1991. Selective Sacral Rhizotomy in Children with High Pressure Neurogenic Bladders: Preliminary Results. I. Franco, , B. Storrs, K. Zebold, R.N., C.F. Firlit, Ph.D.,
W.E. Kaplan: American Urological Association, 65th Annual Meeting of the Central Section, Scottsdale, Arizona, November 3-9, 1991. Management of Urinary Incontinence in Children with Submucosal Injections of at the Bladder Neck. I. Franco, S. Flom, W.E. Kaplan, C.F. Firlit, Ph.D.:
Urological Association, 65th Annual Meeting of the North Central Section, Scottsdale, Arizona, November 3-9, 1991. Subureteric Teflon Injections in Children with Bladder Exstrophy. I. Franco, S.
Flom, C.F. Firlit, Ph.D.: American Urological Association, 65th Annual Meeting of
the North Central Section, Scottsdale, Arizona, November 3-9, 1991.
Surgical Management of Hemodialysis Access in Pediatric End Stage Renal Disease
Patients: Long Term Results. S. Flom, S. Meyers, J. Fieldhouse, R.N., I. Franco,
R.A. Cohn, C.F. Firlit, Ph.D.: American Urological Association, 65th Annual
Meeting of the North Central Section, Scottsdale, Arizona, November 3-9, 1991.
Pediatric Ureteroscopy: I. Franco, , M. Eshghi, E. Reda, J. Hernandez-Graulau,
Stanley J. Kogan, American Urological Association, 87th Annual Meeting, Curriculum Vitae
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Washington, D.C., May 11, 1992. Endourologic Management of Upper Tract Obstruction in Children: E. Reda, M.
Eshghi, I. Franco, J. Hernandez-Graulau, Stanley J. Kogan, S. Levitt, American
Urological Association, 87th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., May 11, 1992.
Urolithiasis in Children After Augmentation Cystoplasty: Palmer, I., Franco, I.,
Kogan, S., Reda, E., Gill, B., Levitt, S. American Academy of Pediatrics, 60th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, October 10, 1992. The Importance of Catheter Size in the Achievement of Urinary Continence in
Patients Undergoing a Young-Dees-Leadbetter Procedure. I. Franco, M. Kolligan,
E. Reda, S. Levitt: American Academy of Pediatrics, 61st Annual Meeting,
Washington, D.C., October 30-November 1, 1993.
Extracorporeal Shock-wave Lithotripsy in Children Using the Dornier HM-4. I. Franco, M. Tolentino, B. Lifson, E. Reda, M. Eshghi, S. Levitt: American
Academy of Pediatrics, 61st Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., October 30-
November 1, 1993.
Endoscopic Management of Bladder Calculi Following Augmentation Cystoplasty: L. Palmer, I. Franco, E. Reda, S. Kogan, S. Levitt: American Academy of
61st Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., October 30-November 1, 1993. Selective Sacral Rhizotomy for the Management of Neurogenic Bladders: Long Term
Follow up: T. Schneidau I. Franco K. Zebold,
W. Kaplan: American Academy of Pediatrics, Annual Meeting, Dallas Tx, October 22-24, 1994. 34. Urolithiasis and Inhibitors of Stone Formation: Trends Noted in Children Undergoing Augmentation Cystoplasty and Urinary diversion M Kolligian , I Franco, E Reda, R Weiss , S Levitt Annual Meeting, Dallas Tx, October 22-24, 1994. Is Contralateral Exploration of The Kidney Necessary in Patients With Wilms Tumor ?: Kessler O., Franco I., Jayabose S., Reda E., Levitt S.B., Brock W.:
American Academy of Pediatrics, Annual Meeting, Washington D.C. Oct. 1995 Cold Knife Endoureterotomy: Experience with Nine year Follow-up: B Lifson, M Eshghi, I Franco, C Mallouh J Urol 155:supp 474A, 1996 How Close Does Simple Geometry Predict Postoperative Bladder Capacity Following Augmentation?: I Franco, L Palmer, E Reda, S Kogan, B Gill, S Levitt AUA J Urol 155:supp 480A, 1996 Antegrade Cystoscopy for the Injection of Bulking Agents in Children: J Lumberman, B Lindgren, W Brock, I Franco American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatrics 100(3):559 part 2 1997 Single and Multiple Dermal Grafts for Management of severe penile Curvature: B Curriculum Vitae
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Lindgren, E Reda, S Levitt, W Brock, I Franco American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatrics 100(3):560 part 2 1997 Suppression of Renal Inflammation with Vitamins A and E along with Non-Steroidal anti-inflammatory agents in Ascending Pyelonephritis in Rats: R Bennett, R Mazzaccaro, N Chopra, A Melman, I Franco AUA J Urol vol 157:supp 90 1997 Prune Belly Syndrome: New and Simplified Technique of Abdominal Wall Reconstruction. P Furness, E Cheng, I Franco, M Kolligian C Firlit American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatrics 100(3):567 part 2 1997 Laparoscopic Orchiopexy: Procedure of choice for the Non palpable Testis? B Lindgren, E Darby, L Faiella, W Brock, E Reda, S Levitt, I Franco, AUA J Urol vol 157:supp 90 1997 Laparoscopic Fowler Stephens Orchidopexy for the High Intraabdominal Testis: B Lindgren, S Blick, E Reda, S Levitt, W Brock, L Palmer, S Friedman, I Franco 16th World Congress of Endourology & SWL J. Endourology 12:S105 1998 The Non Palpable Testis: Laparoscopic Clues to Diagnosing A Testicular Remnant and Avoiding an Inguinal Exploration B Lindgren, S Blick, E Reda, S Levitt, W Brock, L Palmer, S Friedman, I Franco 16th World Congress of Endourology & SWL J. Endourology 12:S123 1998 Laparoscopic Fowler Stephens Orchidopexy for the High Abdominal Testis: B Lindgren, S Blick, E Reda, S Levitt, W Brock, L Palmer, S Friedman, I Franco American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatrics 102(3):855 part 2 1998 Analysis of Outcome of pediatric pyeloplasty: is postoperative renal scan necessary? LS Palmer, A Huang, I Franco, E Reda, W Brock, S Levitt, AUA 94 th Annual Meeting J Urol 161(2):110 Ibuprofen combined with antibiotics suppresses renal scarring from ascending pyelonephritis. A Huang, L Palmer, D Hom, E Anderson, L Kushner, I Franco AUA 94 th Annual Meeting , J Urol 161(2):8 Management of recalcitrant and fulminant venereal wart infections in children with high dose cimetidine I Franco 1999 Annual Meeting Section of Urology of American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatrics 104(3) part 3: 859 49. Management of penoscrotal transposition: A novel approach. I Franco, M Kolligian, E Reda 1999 Annual Meeting Section of Urology of American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatrics 104(3) part 3: 847 Laparoscopic Assisted Abdominal wall Plication for the Management of the Prune Belly Patient: A Better and Safer Procedure. I Franco and M Kolligian Journal of The society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 4(4):317 2000 Curriculum Vitae
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Is Laparoscopy the Ideal Means of Evaluating the Child with an Impalpable Testis. I Franco, L Palmer, M Kolligian, S Friedman, B Chang, B Lindgren Journal of The society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 4(4):338 2000 Biofeedback therapy for dyssynergistic voiding outcome analysis by initial presentation. L Palmer, E Reda, S Friedman, M Kolligian, W Brock, S Levitt and I Franco 2001 Annual Meeting Section of Urology of American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatrics Oct. 2001 Biofeedback therapy expedites the resolution of reflux in older children. L Palmer, E Reda, S Friedman, M Kolligian, W Brock, S Levitt and I Franco 2001 Annual Meeting Section of Urology of American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatrics Oct. 2001 The "Long Snodgrass": Applying the tabularized incised plate urethroplasty to penoscrotal hypospadias- a multicenter study. B Chang, L Palmer, I Franco J Palmer, S Friedman, B Gill, M Kolligian, S Levitt 2001 Annual Meeting Section of Urology of American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatrics Oct. 2001 Transinguinal Peritoneoscopy to assess the patency of the contralateral ring during herniorraphy in children. D Gershbaum, I Franco, E Reda, S Friedman, M Kolligian, R Silver, W Brock, S Levitt, L Palmer 2001 Annual Meeting Section of Urology of American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatrics Oct. 2001 Prospective Multicenter Study of Oxybutynin in Children with Detrusor
Hyperreflexia. I Franco, R Grady, M Horowitz, R Adams and K Lindert , 2002
Annual Meeting Section of Urology of American Academy of Pediatrics, Oct. 2002
Post-Operative Chylous Ascites Following Surgical Treatment for Wilms' Tumor: A
Retrospective Analysis of NWTS 3 and 4. A Weiser, B Lindgren, M Ritchey,I
Franco, 2002 Annual Meeting Section of Urology of American Academy of
Pediatrics, Oct. 2002
Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery in Pediatric Urologic Patients Utilizing the da
Vinci System. A Samadi, I Franco, 2002 Annual Meeting Section of Urology of
American Academy of Pediatrics, Oct. 2002
The Use of Small Intestinal Submucosa (SIS) in the Repair of Complicated
Hypospadias. A Weiser, I Franco, D Herz, R Silver, E Reda , 2002 Annual Meeting
Section of Urology of American Academy of Pediatrics, Oct. 2002
Laparoscopic Assisted Abdominal wall Plication in Prune Belly Patients. D. Dolin, A. Samadi I Franco, Kolligian, D Herz 20th World Congress of Endourology, Genoa, Italy Oct 2002 Curriculum Vitae
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Laparoscopic Orchidopexy: report on 203 cases, lessons learned. A. Samadi, D Dolin, L Palmer, I Franco 20th World Congress of Endourology, Genoa, Italy Oct 2002 Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Urologic Surgery in Pediatric patients. A Samadi, I Franco. 20th World Congress of Endourology, Genoa, Italy Oct 2002 Randomized Comparison of Laparoscopic vs Open Varicocelectomy in the Pediatric Patient. D Dolin, A Samadi, L Palmer, I Franco 20th World Congress of Endourology, Genoa, Italy Oct 2002 Long Term safety of Shockwave Lithotripsy in Pediatric Patients. A Samadi, S Ayenhchi, V Moss, S Diskin, R Weiss, M Eshghi, I Franco 20th World Congress of Endourology, Genoa, Italy Oct 2002 Population Pharmacokinetic analysis of Ditropan in Pediatric Patients. K Zomorodi, P Ho, S Gupta, T deJong, I Franco and G Sathyan. AAPS meeting, Toronto, Canada, Nov 14 2002 Health Related Quality of Life, Social and Sexual Function In Patients with Prune Belly Syndrome. Adam Weiser, MD , Richard A Schoor , MD, Daniel Herz, MD and Israel Franco, MD Annual Meeting Section of Urology of American Academy of Pediatrics, Nov. 2003 A Need for Re-evaluation of Sports Participation Recommendations for Children with Solitary kidneys Blake Johnson MD, Clinton Christensen, Stephen DiRusso, Muhammed Choudhury, Israel Franco, MD Annual Meeting Section of Urology of American Academy of Pediatrics, Nov. 2003 Bicycle related Renal injury in the pediatric population. Blake Johnson MD, Clinton Christensen, Stephen DiRusso, Muhammed Choudhury, Israel Franco, MD Annual Meeting Section of Urology of American Academy of Pediatrics, Nov. 2003 Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty In the Pediatric Population: Hand Sewn Anastomosis Versus Robotic Assisted Anastomosis -Is There a Difference? L Dyer S Amukele I Franco American Urological Association Meeting Atlanta Ga May 2006 Endoscopic Botulinum Toxin-A Injection of the External Sphincter for Refractory Non-neurogenic Voiding Dysfunction: An Initial Series L Dyer G Isom T Collett I Franco American Urological Association Meeting Atlanta Ga May 2006 Laparoscopic pyeloplasty in the pediatric population, I Franco L Dyer P Zelkovic International Pediatric Endoscopic Group Meeting Dallas TX April 2006 Curriculum Vitae
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Laparoscopic Lymphatic Sparing Varicocelectomy in the Adolescent Male: Is it as effective as Microscopic Varicocelectomy? I Franco International Pediatric Endoscopic Group Meeting Dallas TX April 2006 Outcomes of Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty for Primary Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction in the Pediatric Polulation: Multisurgeon Experience B A. VanderBrink, S C. Friedman, L S. Palmer, J Gitlin, J Freyle, I Franco World Congress of Endourology Cleveland Ohio Aug 2006 The use of botulinum toxin A injection for the management of external sphincter dyssynergia in neurologically normal children L Dyer, G Isom, T Collett, I Franco American academy of Pediatrics Meeting Atlanta GA Oct 9 2006 Endoscopic injection of bulking agents in children with incontinence: Deflux vs Teflon L Dyer, I Franco, C Firlit, S Friedman, E Reda, S Levitt, L Palmer American academy of Pediatrics Meeting Atlanta GA Oct 8 2006 Lymphatic sparing varicocelectomy versus microscopic varicocelectomy: Is there a difference? B VanderBrink, J Gitlin, S Levitt, L Palmer, I Franco American academy of Pediatrics Meeting Atlanta GA Oct 7 2006 Does An Association Exist Between Urgency/Frequency Syndrome And Neuropsychiatric Disorders? I Franco, S Cagliostro, T Collett L Dyer, P Zelkovic E Reda. European Society of Pediatric Urology April 2007 The Use Of Alpha Blockers To Treat Urgency/Frequency Syndrome In Children. I Franco, S Cagliostro, T Collett E Reda American Acadamey of Pediatrics Meeting San Francisco, Ca Oct 2007 Improvement of Lower urinary tracts symptoms utilizing Tegaserod. I Franco, S Cagliostro, T Collett, M Kearins, L Dyer, P Zelkovic American Acadamey of Pediatrics Meeting San Francisco, Ca Oct 2007 Refractory Pediatric Urgency Frequency Syndrome: Are there characteristics that separate responders from non responders I Franco, S Cagliostro, T Collett and EF Reda American Academy of Pediatrics Meeting San Francisco, Ca Oct 2007 Laparoscopic Fowler Stephens Orchidopexy: A single surgeons experience M Chang, P Pyo and Israel Franco 25 th World Congress of Endourology and SWL Cancun Mexico October 30 2007 Neonatal Torsion: A 14 year experience and a proposed algorithm for management J Kaye, S Levitt, S Friedman, I Franco, J Gitlin, L Palmer Annual Meeting of the AUA, Orlando Fl May 18 2008 J Urol 179:272, 2008 Laparoscopic Transperitoneal Resection of Extra Adrenal Pheochromocytoma of the Organ of Zuckerkandl in a Pedaitric Patient Annual meeting of the AUA, Orlando FL May 19 2008 J Urol 179:303 2008 abstract v876 Curriculum Vitae
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Atorvastatin Ameliorates Tubulointerstitial Fibrosis and Protects Renal Function in Chronic Partial Ureteral Obstruction. JP Fitzgerald,SY Chou, I Franco, U M Mooppan, H Kim, R Saini and F A Gulmi, 2008 Annual Meeting of the AAP, Boston Ma, Oct 2008 The Use of Imipramine for Refractory Nocturnal Enuresis. L Dyer, R Young, T C Gardere and I Franco 2008 Annual Meeting of the AAP, Boston Ma, Oct 2008 Imipramine for Refractory Pedaitric Overactive Bladder Syndrome. R Young, EO Kwon, T Collett, E Reda and IFranco 2008 Annual Meeting of the AAP, Boston Ma, Oct 2008 NIRS Based Non-Invasive Urodynamic Test: A better Way to Assess Children with Voiding Dysfunction J Cubillos, L Dyer, P Zelkovic and I Franco 2009 Annual Meeting of AAP, Washington DC Oct 18 2009 AMS In Vance Sling for the Treatment of Neurogenic Sphincteric Incontinence in Prepubertal and Adolescent Boys G Dean, I Franco, Y Lakshmanan, J Elder Franco 2009 Annual Meeting of AAP, Washington DC Oct 18 2009 Laparoscopic Assisted Surgical Reconstruction of a Rare Congential Wall Defect in Two Children Misdiagnosed with Prune Belly Syndrome A Fishman and I Franco2009 Annual Meeting of AAP, Washington DC Oct 18 2009 Dizziness as A Predictor of Bladder Neck Dysfunction I Franco, J Cubillos and Therese Collett 2010 Annual Meeting of AAP, San Francisco, CA Oct 4 2010 Sensory processing differences and urinary incontinence in school aged children Cupelli E, Escallier L, Galambos N, Xiang S and Franco I ICCS/BAPU/ERIC Joint Congress, London UK Oct 14 2012 Efficacy and safety of Alfuzosin in the reduction of hydronephrosis in patients with neuropathic bladder and elevated leak point pressures Franco, I Wamil B, and Austin P ICCS/BAPU/ERIC Joint Congress, London UK Oct 14 2012 Sensory Processing Differences And Urinary Incontinence In School Aged Children Cupelli E, Escallier L, Galambos N, Xiang S and Franco I Annual meeting of the AAP , New Orleans LA, Oct 19 2012 Experience With The Invance AMS Sling For The Treatment Of Incontinence In Boys Dean G, Zaontz M, Chaviano A, Franco I, Elder J, Kirsch A and Lakshmanan Y Annual meeting of the AAP , New Orleans LA, Oct 20 2012 Natural history of adolescent varicoceles Krill A, Wainkangar N, Sunday S, Gitlin J, Friedman S, Dyer L, Zelkovic P, Reda E and L Palmer Annual meeting of the AAP Curriculum Vitae
Israel Franco, MD, FAAP, FACS
, New Orleans LA, Oct 20 2012 Right Sided Varicoceles: Characterization And Reconsideration Of Abdominal Imaging Krill A, Gitlin J, Friedman S, Dyer L, Franco I, Zelkovic P, Reda E and Palmer L Annual meeting of the AAP , New Orleans LA, Oct 20 2012 Efficacy And Safety Of Alfuzosin In The Reduction Of Hydronephrosis In Patients With Neuropathic Bladder And Elevated Leak Point Pressures Austin P Wamil B, and Franco, I Annual meeting of the AAP , New Orleans LA, Oct 20 2012 Long Term outcomes after partial adrenalectomy in pediatric patients with von Hippel-Lindau syndrome Langford D, Yerram N, Volkin D, Franco I, Pinto P, Annual meeting of the AAP , New Orleans LA, Oct 20 2012 "Febrile Uti Monitoring Rather Than Vcu After Dextranomer Hyaluronic Acid Injection For Vesicoureteral Reflux" 
 Grantham E, Franco I ESPU 24th Annual Congress, April 25, 2013 100. Is There A Correlation Between Various Urinary Tract Symptoms and Household Income? Franco I. 23rd National Conference on Incontinence Carins, Australia September 12 2014 101. Dizziness, Chronic Epididymitis and Bladder Neck Dysfunction: How are they related? Franco I. 23rd National Conference on Incontinence Carins, Australia September 12 2014 102. Novel Approach to the Interpretation of Uroflowmetry in Children Franco I, Shi Q, Chang S, Yang S. Annual meeting of the AUA, Orlando FL May 2014 103. A Novel Voider Derived Flow Index Can Be A Measure Of Voiding Efficiency, I Franco, S Yang and J Franco poster presentation at 26th Congress of the European Society of Pediatric Urology, Prague, Czech Republic October 15, 2015 104. Is There A Difference Between Different Qmax Flow Indexes (FI, Actual Q/Estimated Q), J Franco, S Yang and I Franco podium presentation at 26th Congress of the European Society of Pediatric Urology, Prague, Czech Republic October 15, 2015 105. Can A Quantitative Means Be Used To Predict Flow Patterns: Agreement Between Visual Inspection Vs. Flow Index Derived Flow Patterns. J Franco, S W Han, E Choi and I Franco podium presentation at 26th Congress of the European Society of Pediatric Urology, Prague, Czech Republic October 15, 2015 106. Accuracy Of Flow Indexes Between Different Voids In The Same Patient Franco, J Franco and S Yang poster presentation at 26th Congress of the European Society of Pediatric Urology, Prague, Czech Republic October 15, 2015 Curriculum Vitae
Israel Franco, MD, FAAP, FACS
Bhalodi, A, Ferretti M, Goltzman M, Miller I, Franco I, Annual meeting of the American Urological Association 2016, San Diego, Ca May 6 2016 108. New Criteria To Define Normal Voiding Flow Indexes Franco I, Yang S, Chang S, Lee Y, Pastena R, Han S ICCS 2016 Annual Meeting, Kyoto, Japan June 30- July 2 2016 109. Are Flow Index Defined Uroflow Curve Shapes As Reliable As Standard Curve Shapes Franco I, Pastena R, Collett-Gardere TF, Harding S, Franco ICCS 2016 Annual Meeting, Kyoto, Japan June 30- July 2 2016 110. The Use of Imipramine for Refractory Daytime Incontinence. Franco I, Collett- Gardere TF, Zelkovic P ICCS 2016 Annual Meeting, Kyoto, Japan June 30- July 2 2016 111. A comparison of a New 2 Tier Uroflowmetry Grading system vs Classic Shape system: Agreement amongst Users. Franco I, Pastena R, Collett-Gardere TF, Harding S, Franco J ICCS 2016 Annual Meeting, Kyoto, Japan June 30- July 2 2016
Invited Presentations: International and National
Laproscopic Orchidopexy Urology Grand Rounds, University of Miami, Jackson
Memorial Hospital, Miami, Fl April 9 1999
Prune Belly Syndrome, Urology Grand Rounds, University Of Arizona, Tucson,
AZ, June 1999
Pediatric Urolithiasis, Urology Grand Rounds, University Of Arizona, Tucson, AZ,
June 1999
Pediatric laparoscopy, Southern Arizona Urologic Section, Tucson, AZ, June 1999
Minimally Invasive Pediatric Urology, New York Medical College, Dept of
Urology sponsored conference of the Management of the Urologic Patient, Sept 23
1999
Laparoscopic Orchidopexy, New York Section, AUA, Review course, June NY
1999
Pediatric Laparoscopy: Undescended Testis, 97 th Annual Meeting, The New
York Section American Urological Association, Dublin, Ireland Oct 20, 1999
Curriculum Vitae
Israel Franco, MD, FAAP, FACS
Dermal Grafts Video Forum on Penile Reconstruction: Chordee repair and
epispadias repair 2000 Annual meeting of AAP, Chicago Il Oct 29 2000
Laparoscopic Assisted Abdominal wall Plication for the Management of the
Prune Belly Patient: A Better and Safer Procedure The society of
Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Orlando, Fl Dec. 8, 2000
Is Laparoscopy the Ideal Means of Evaluating the Child with an Impalpable
Testis The society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Orlando, Fl Dec. 8, 2000
Laproscopic orchidopexy: American College of Surgeons; Motion Picture Exhibition, New Orleans La, Oct 9 2001 Laparoscopy In Pediatric Urology At The Pediatric Urology Update and Review
(Mini Board Review for Residents) New York Academy of Medicine Nov 10 2001
Pediatric Genitourinary Trauma: The 3 rd Pediatric Trauma symposium at The
Thayer Hotel, West Point NY Nov 1 2002
Penoscrotal Transposition Repair: The Buttonhole repair Video Session on Non
Hypospadiac Surgery Society of Pediatric Urology Meeting, San Francisco Ca 2004
Laparoscopic Fowler Stephens Orchidopexy Video Forum on infrequently
performed procedures American Academy of Pediatrics Meeting Atlanta GA Oct 9
2006
Corticocentric Vs Vesicocentric Theories of voiding dysfunction, Society of
Pediatric Urology, AUA Anaheim, Ca May 23 2007
Prune Belly Syndrome: How I do it. SCU, Cartagena Colombia, August 16, 2007
Corticocentric Vs Vesicocentric Theories of voiding dysfunction , Cartagena
Colombia, August 16, 2007
Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty: Point counter point Pro , Cartagena Colombia, August
16, 2007
Laparoscopy for the Unilateral nonpalpable testis , Cartagena Colombia, August
16, 2007
Surgery for the intraabdominal testicle American academy of Pediatrics, Section of
Urology, San Francisco Ca. October 25 2007
Adolescent Varicocele: In Whom? How? Why the Approach? Plenary session of
Annual Meeting of the AUA, Orlando Fl May 18 2008
The undescended testis: Current understanding and best management The
abdominal testis laparoscopic or open? 2007 Annual meeting of AAP, Oct 27,2007
Curriculum Vitae
Israel Franco, MD, FAAP, FACS
Current Controversies in the Management of Bladder and Sphincter Dysfunction:
New Concepts in the Etiology of LUT Symptoms 2008 Annual Meeting of AAP,
Boston, MA Oct 2008
New Horizons in the Management of Intractable Incontinence (2nd line therapy:
Supra-tentorial Therapy 2008 Annual Meeting of AAP, Boston, MA Oct 2008
Anticholinergics, Why I do not use them as First Line Therapy: Novel
Approaches to Treatment Kaiser Permanente Yearly Educational Symposium, Del
Mar, CA Sept 2009
A Corticoneurocentric Approach to LUTS: Kaiser Permanente Yearly Educational
Symposium, Del Mar, CA Sept 2009
The Bladder-Brain Connection: XV Congress of the International Pediatric
Nephrology Association, NY, NY Aug 30 2010
The Bladder-Brain Connection Urodynamics Course at Bambino Gesu Oespidale
Pediatrico, Rome, Italy Oct 28 2010
Treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction in children with the syndrome mix
and beyond ICCS/BAPU/ERIC Joint Congress, London UK Oct 14 2012
LUTS From childhood to adulthood lessons learned from children The Italian
Society of Urology (SIU)/AUA joint meeting San Diego CA May 5 2013
Anatomy and Physiology of Bowel and Bladder ICCS course in Pediatric
Incontinence, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China April 24-25 2013
Innovations in Childhood Incontinence: Neurogenic and Functional Bladder
Disorders ICCS course in Pediatric Incontinence, Zhengzhou University,
Zhengzhou, China April 24-25 2013
Differential Diagnosis and Treatment Options for Pediatric Incontinence ICCS
course in Pediatric Incontinence, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China April 24-
25 2013
Evaluation and Management of Voiding Dysfunction in Children Annual
Blackwell B Evans Visiting Professor in Pediatric urology Tulane and LSU Medical
Schools New Orleans, LA Dec 4-6 2013
Frontal Lobe in Urology not Neurology Annual Blackwell B Evans Visiting
Professor in Pediatric urology Tulane and LSU Medical Schools New Orleans, LA
Dec 4-6 2013
The Role of the CNS in Bowel and Bladder Control 2014 Severance Pediatric
Urology Symposium Yonsei University College of Medicine Seoul, South Korea
Curriculum Vitae
Israel Franco, MD, FAAP, FACS
September 19 2014 Evaluation and Treatment Strategies in Pediatric OAB 2014 Severance Pediatric
Urology Symposium Yonsei University College of Medicine Seoul, South Korea
September 19 2014
Neural Control of Bowel and Bladder: The Link Between Bladder and Bowel
Dysfunction II International Symposium on Urinary Incontinence, Teaching and
Research Institute of Sirio Libanes Hospital Sao Paolo, Brazil October 9-10 2015
Children's Psychiatric Problems And Bladder And Bowel Dysfunction, II
International Symposium on Urinary Incontinence, Teaching and Research Institute of
Sirio Libanes Hospital Sao Paolo, Brazil October 9-10 2015
The Imperfect Art of Uroflowmetry: Can we make it a Science II International
Symposium on Urinary Incontinence, Teaching and Research Institute of Sirio
Libanes Hospital Sao Paolo, Brazil October 9-10 2015
Medical Management of OAB: Beyond Anticholinergics II International
Symposium on Urinary Incontinence, Teaching and Research Institute of Sirio
Libanes Hospital Sao Paolo, Brazil October 9-10 2015
Novel Concepts And Research Ideas In Pediatric Urology, Yale University
Department of Urology, December 9, 2015
Underactive Bladder In Children, Cure-UAB Symposium, December 4, 2015
Neural Control of Voiding, Montefiore Department of Urology, Jan 15 2015
Neural Control of the Bladder and Bowel, New York Medical College 1st year
Physiology Course. Jan 26 2016
The frontal lobes in Urology not Neurology, Mount Sinai Hospital Department of
Urology, NY NY June 15 2016
Lectures to be determined, University children's Hospital, Belgrade Serbia,
October 2016
revision date 6/19/16

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