Karl F. Godlewski, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Active Physician, Division of Urology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Division of Urology
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Hub for Clinical Collaboration, 9th Floor
3500 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Hub for Clinical Collaboration, 9th Floor
3500 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email:
godlewskk1@chop.edu
godlewskk1@chop.edu
Education:
BA (Economics Major, Biology Minor)
Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 2011.
MD
Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, 2016.
Permanent linkBA (Economics Major, Biology Minor)
Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 2011.
MD
Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, 2016.
Selected Publications
KAPURIA A, GODLEWSKI K, WILDERMUTH A, HYACINTHE N, MITTAL S, FISCHER F, DAVIS M, KOLON T, ZAONTZ M, LONG C: Short and long-term effects of testosterone on BMI, growth percentile (z-score) and glans width in patients undergoing distal hypospadias repair. Presented at 2025 Joint Meeting, 35th ESPU Congress in Vienna, Austria Sep. 2025.Davis M, Van Batavia J, Mittal S, Godlewski K, Srinivasan A, Shukla A, Fischer K, Kolon T: Comparing surgical intervention between two adolescent varicocele management algorithms Presented at 2025 Joint Meeting, 35th ESPU Congress in Vienna, Austria Sep. 2025.
Regan M, Mudundi D, Robinson R, Godlewski K, Levey L, Shukla A, Weiss D, Horn D: Spica brace vs. Cast in postoperative immobilization in children with bladder exstrophy. 2025 Joint Meeting, 35th ESPU Congress in Vienna, Austria Sep. 2025.
Eftekharzadeh S, Jacobsma N, Mittal S , Godlewski K , Van Batavia J , Long C, Srinivasan A, Shukla A , Kolon T , Zderic S , Zaontz M , Fischer K: Development of a predictive model for same day surgery cancelations in pediatric urology. Presented at 2025 Joint Meeting, 35th ESPU Congress in Vienna, Austria Sep. 2025.
Wildermuth A, Long C, Hyacinthe N, Fischer K, Davis M, Mittal S, Srinivasan A, Shukla A, Kolon T, Zaontz M, Godlewski K: Effects of tanner stage on postoperative uroflow results in hypospadias patients with >10 years follow-up. Presented at 2025 Joint Meeting, 35th ESPU Congress in Vienna, Austria Sep. 2025.
Abdulfattah S, Aghababian A, Eftekharzadeh S, Davis M, Nadeem I, Saxena S, Kye NJ, Weaver J, Bachtel H, Nguyen CT, Khusid E, Sze C, Zhang T, Craig K, Xing M, Fischer K, Godlewski K, De S, Arceo-Olaiz R, Long C, Weiss D, Koh CJ, Akhavan A, Gundeti M, Kirsch AJ, Srinivasan AK, Shukla AR, and Mittal S : Robot-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction in infants under 12 months: A multi-institutional report from the Pediatric Urology Robotic Surgery (PURS) consortium. Journal of Pediatric Urology Aug. 2025 Notes: in press, August 2025.
Abdulfattah S, Aghababian A, Eftekharzadeh S, Davis M, Nadeem I, Saxena S, Kye NJ, Weaver J, Bachtel H, Nguyen CT, Khusid E, Sze C, Zhang T, Craig K, Xing M, Fischer K, Godlewski K, De S, Arceo-Olaiz R, Long C, Weiss D, Koh CJ, Akhavan A, Gundeti M, Kirsch AJ, Srinivasan AK, Shukla AR, Mittal S : Comparative study of open and robot-assisted approaches to ureteropelvic junction obstruction in children ≤ 12 months: A multi-institutional retrospective analysis Journal of Pediatric Urology S1477-5131(25): 00420-6, Aug 9 2025 Notes: Epub ahead of print.
Godlewski K, Davis M, Weiss D, Shukla A : Management of incontinence after classic bladder exstrophy closure. Actas Urologicas Espanolas (English Ed) 501818, Jul. 14 2025 Notes: Epub ahead of print.
Weaver JK, Logan J, Van Batavia JP, Weiss DA, Long CJ, Smith AL, Zderic SA, Gan Z, Godlewski K, Broms R, Antony M, Overland M, Gaines T, Head D, Erdman L, Viteri B, Martin-Olenski M, Huang J, Fan Y, Tasian GE : Reply by authors Journal of Urology 214(1): 88-89, Jul. 2025.
Godlewski KF, Srinivasan AK. : "Think before you pop" - Outcomes of non-operative management of ureteroceles. Journal of Pediatric Urology 21(3): 818, Jun. 2025.