Christopher J Long, M.D.
Associate Professor of Urology in Surgery at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Urologist, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Douglas A. Canning Endowed Chair in Pediatric Urologic Surgical Reconstruction, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Division of Urology
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
3501 Civic Center Boulevard
Hub, 9th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
3501 Civic Center Boulevard
Hub, 9th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education
B.A. (University of Pennsylvania )
Biology, 2001.
M.D.
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, 2006.
Permanent linkB.A. (University of Pennsylvania )
Biology, 2001.
M.D.
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, 2006.
Selected Publications
Wildermuth AK, Godlewski KF, Zaontz MR, Long CJ: 1st Stage Proximal Hypospadias Repair with Island Interposition Flap. Presented at the Societies for Pediatric Urology Fall Congress, Amelia Island, FL Oct. 2026.Wildermuth AK, Godlewski KF, Zaontz MR, Long CJ: Lack of Response to Testosterone as a Risk Factor for Complication Development in Distal Hypospadias Repair. Presented at the Societies for Pediatric Urology Fall Congress, Amelia Island, FL Oct. 2026.
Press B, Abdulfattah S, Gopalan M, Chu E, Kye N, Aiyar S, Elmore J, De S, Garcia-Roig M, Ahn J, Fernandez N, Long CJ, Shukla AR, Srinivasan AK, Mittal S, Kirsch A: Robotic Pyeloplasty in Children with Renal Anatomic Variants: A Multi-Institutional Study from the Pediatric Urology Robotic Surgery (PURS) Collaborative. Presented at American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. May 2026.
Wildermuth A, Godlewski KF, Mittal S, Fischer KM, Hyacinthe N, Srinivasan AK, Davis MF, Weiss DA, Kolon TF, Zaontz MR, Long CJ: Long-term follow-up after Proximal Hypospadias Repair – Single vs Staged Approach. Presented at American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. May 2026.
Dortche K, Li Q, Logan J, Heller N, Van Batavia J, Weiss DA, Long CJ, Smith A, Zderic SA, Woo L, Burns M, Romanelli M, Antony M, Tasian GE, Weaver J: Machine Learning Analysis of Videourodynamics to Predict Incident Hydronephrosis in Patients with Spina Bifida: External Validation. Presented at American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. May 2026.
Gaines T, Talwar R, Weiss DA, Zderic SA, Zaontz MR, Godlewski KF, Srinivasan AK, Shukla AR, Van Batavia J Mittal S, Long CJ, Kolon TF, Fischer KM: Outcomes of Testis Sparing Surgery for the Management Pediatric Testicular Masses at a Single Institution. Presented at American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. May 2026.
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 5(20(1)): 219, Feb. 2026.
Keays MA, Tsangaris E, Shah YB, Hyacinthe N, Gulati S, Gordon A, Fernandez N, Bosse P, Klassen A, Long CJ: Online health educational resources for hypospadias diagnosis and treatment: An evaluation of contemporary websites and qualitative review of patient and family information needs. Journal of Pediatric Urology 22(1)(105684), Feb. 2026.
Long CJ, Zaontz MR: Hypospadias. Campbell Walsh Wein Urology, 13th Edition Dmochowski RR, Kavoussi LR, Peters CA (eds.). Elsevier: Philadelphia, Page: 1141, 2026 Notes: Volume 1, Chapter 56.
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 Oct. 2025 Notes: Epub ahead of print.