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
Director, Sub-I Program, Division of Urology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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
Gaines TM, Talwar R, Weiss D, Zderic S, Zaontz M, Godlewski K, Srinivasan A, Shukla A, Van Batavia J, Mittal S, Long C, Kolon T, Fischer K: Outcomes of testis sparing surgery for the management pediatric testicular masses at a single institution. Journal of Urology 215(5S): e686, May 1 2026 Notes: Presented at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association, Washington DC.Wildermuth A, Godlewski K, Mittal S, Fischer K, Hyacinthe N, Srinivasan A, Davis M, Weiss D, Kolon T, Zaontz M, Long C: Longterm follow-up after proximal hypospadias repair – single vs staged approach. Journal of Urology 215(5S): e681, May 1 2026 Notes: Presented at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association, Washington DC.
Abdulfattah S, Kye NJ, Aiyar S, Godlewski K, Fischer K, Mittal S, Srinivasan A, Shukla A: Are surgical intervention rates for primary non-refluxing megaureter too high? Journal of Urology 215(5S): e1413, May 1 2026 Notes: Presented at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association, Washington DC.
Kye NJ, Abdulfattah S, Aiyar S, Godlewski K, Fischer K, Mittal S: Early predictors of adverse bladder outcomes in patients with posterior urethral valves. Journal of Urology 215(5S): e1410, May 1 2026 Notes: Presented at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association, Washington DC.
Mudundi D, Godlewski K, Shukla A, Hedrick H, Allukian M, Peranteau W, Bales Christiana, Weiss D: Nutritional supplementation needs in infants with cloacal exstrophy. Journal or Urology 215(5S): e1404, May 1 2026 Notes: Presented at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association, Washington DC.
Abdulfattah S, Kye NJ, Shah AP, Eftekharzadeh S, Quairoli M, Ai E, Godlewski K, Fischer K, Weiss D, Van Batavia JP, Long CJ, Zderic SA, Zaontz M, Kolon TF, Mittal S, Srinivasan AK, Shukla AR: A risk stratification model to predict febrile urinary tract infection after cessation of continuous antibiotic prophylaxis in children with known vesicoureteral reflux. Journal of urology 215(2): 183-193, Feb. 2026 Notes: Epub 2025 Oct 10.
Abdulfattah S, Kye NJ, Aiyar S, Ai E, Quairoli M, Davis MF, Godlewski K, Fischer K, Long CJ, Weiss DA, Shukla AR, Srinivasan AK, Mittal S: Open vs. robot-assisted laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation in a contemporary pediatric cohort: A retrospective single-institution analysis. Journal of Robotic Surgery 20(1): 219, Feb 5 2026.
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 22(1): 105542, Feb. 2026 Notes: Epub 2025 Aug 9.
Godlewski K, Davis M, Weiss D, Shukla A : Management of incontinence after classic bladder exstrophy closure. Actas Urologicas Espanolas (English Ed) 49(10): 501818, Dec. 2025 Notes: Epub 2025 Jul 14.
Godlewski, K, Iqbal A: Chapter 128. Genitourinary Emergencies. Fleisher and Ludwig’s Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Ninth Edition J. Nagler, J.C. Posner, E.R. Alpern, P.L. Aronson, A.T. Cruz, A.M. Ellison, R.C. Mannix, D. Schnadower, N. Awad (Eds.) (eds.). Oct. 2025.