Katherine M. Fischer, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Program Director, Urology Residency Program, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Residency Site Director, SUNY-Downstate Urology Residency Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Residency Site Director, University of Pennsylvania Residency Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Residency Site Director, Einstein Health Center Urology Residency Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Residency Site Director, Main Line Health Urology Residency Program, Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Division of Urology
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Boulevard, 3rd Fl. Wood Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Boulevard, 3rd Fl. Wood Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 2155902754
Email:
fischerk@chop.edu
fischerk@chop.edu
Education:
BS (Biology and Psychology (Summa Cum Laude))
Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD, 2011.
MD
SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY, 2015.
Permanent linkBS (Biology and Psychology (Summa Cum Laude))
Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD, 2011.
MD
SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY, 2015.
Selected Publications
Van Batavia JP, Fischer K, Moran M, Kerr J, Messina A, McClatchy K, Berry A, Weiss D, Long C, Zderic SA: Can videourodynamics shape management in refractory pediatric lower urinary tract dysfunction? Journal of Pediatric Urology 21(2): 276-282, Apr. 2025 Notes: Epub 2024 May 25.Uppaluri C, Fischer K, Gaines T, Tan C, Lavelle J, Kaplan S, Godlewski K, Mittal S, Van Batavia J, Long C, Weiss D, Srinivasan A, Shukla A, Zaontz M, Zderic S, Kolon T: What matters in testicular torsion? Association of hospital transfer, race and socioeconomic factors with testicular outcomes in a single center experience. Journal of Pediatric Urology 21(2): 489-495, Apr. 2025 Notes: Epub 2024 Oct 29.
Khondker A, Kwong JCC, Rickard M, Erdman L, Gabrielson AT, Nguyen DD, Kim JK, Abbas T, Fernandez N, Fischer K, 't Hoen LA, Keefe DT, Nelson CP, Viteri B, Wang HS, Weaver J, Yadav P, Lorenzo AJ: AI-PEDURO - Artificial intelligence in pediatric urology: Protocol for a living scoping review and online repository. Journal of Pediatric Urology 21(2): 532-538, Apr. 2025 Notes: Epub 2024 Oct 5.
Beland LE, Siegal AR, Hyacinthe N, Long CJ, Zaontz MR, Godlewski KF, Weiss DA, Van Batavia JP, Ai E, Moran CJ, Shukla AR, Srinivasan AK, Mittal S, Zderic SA, Kolon TF, Fischer KM: Response to the letter to the editor. Journal of Pediatric Urology 21(1): 57-58, Feb. 2025.
Parikh Y, Shaikh S, Aghababian A, Saxena S, Abdulfattah S, Ai E, Nadeem I, Uppaluri C, Eftekharzadeh S, Weaver J, Godlewski K, Fischer K, Long C, Mittal S, Shukla A, Srinivasan A: Ureteroscopy for stone disease in pediatric patients with neurogenic bladder: A single institution case-control study. Journal of Pediatric Urology 21(1): 29-34, Feb. 2025 Notes: Epub 2024 Sep 19.
Beland LE, Siegal AR, Hyacinthe N, Long CJ, Zaontz MR, Godlewski KF, Weiss DA, Van Batavia JP, Ai E, Moran CJ, Shukla AR, Srinivasan AK, Mittal S, Zderic SA, Kolon TF, Fischer KM: Does socioeconomic opportunity impact distal hypospadias surgical outcomes or post-operative care? Journal of Pediatric Urology 21(1): 136-146, Feb. 2025 Notes: Epub 2024 Sep 23.
Khondker A, Kwong JC, Ahmad I, Rajesh Z, Dhalla R, MacNevin W, Rickard M, Erdman L, Gabrielson AT, Nguyen DD, Kim JK, Abbas T, Fernandez N, Fischer K, T Hoen LA, Keefe DT, Nelson CP, Viteri B, Wang HS, Weaver J, Yadav P, Lorenzo AJ: A living scoping review and online repository of artificial intelligence models in pediatric urology: Results from the AI-PEDURO collaborative. Journal of Pediatric Urology 5:S1477-5131(25): 0038-5, Feb. 2025 Notes: Online ahead of print.
Gaines T, Campbell P, Fischer K, Van Batavia J, Weiss D, Zderic S, Daugherty M, VanderBrink B, Long C: Mirabegron as part of combination therapy for treatment refractory neurogenic bladder in pediatric patients with spina bifida. Journal of Pediatric Urology 24:S1477-5131(25): 00018, Jan. 2025 Notes: Online ahead of print.
Abdulfattah S, Ai E, Quairoli M, Eftekharzadeh S, Fischer K, Aghababian A, Weaver J, Godlewski K, Long C, Weiss D, Mittal S, Shukla A, Srinivasan A: Robot-assisted laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation in pre-toilet trained children with vesicoureteral reflux. Urology 195: 126-131, Jan. 2025.
Gan ZS, Godlewski KF, Abdulfattah S, Aghababian A, Overland MR, Weaver J, Fischer KM, Mittal S, Long CJ, Weiss DA, Van Batavia J, Zaontz MR, Zderic SA, Kolon TF, Shukla AR, Srinivasan AK: Think before you pop: Outcomes of non-operative management of ureteroceles. Journal of Pediatric Urology 20(6): 1179-1186, Dec. 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2024.09.002.