For Patients:
To request an appointment, call 800.678.KIDS (5437) or fill out our online form.
For Referring Physicians:
To refer a patient, call Children's Direct at 800.678.HELP (4357).
Douglas E Coplen, MD
*Pediatrics - certified
Progress West HealthCare Center
Siteman Cancer Center
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis Children's Hospital
Missouri Baptist Medical Center
For Patients:
To request an appointment, call 800.678.KIDS (5437) or fill out our online form.
For Referring Physicians:
To refer a patient, call Children's Direct at 800.678.HELP (4357).

Second Floor Suite 2A
Saint Louis, MO 63110
314.454.6034

Building 1 Suite 122
St. Louis, MO 63141
314.454.6034
Education
Internship: Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis
Residency: Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis
Fellowship: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Health Plans Accepted
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Aetna HMO/Open Access |
Aetna Managed Choice POS |
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Aetna Medicare HMO |
Aetna Medicare Open Access (HMO/POS |
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Aetna Medicare PPO |
Aetna PPO |
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Baxter Regional PHO |
BCBS of IL PPO |
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BCBS/Anthem(Blue Access Choice PPO |
BCBS/Anthem(Blue Access PPO) |
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Beech Street/Capp Care PPO |
Best Doctors Inc |
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Capital Regional Medical Center PP |
Cigna Open Access HMO/POS |
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Cigna PPO |
CMR (Care Management Resources) |
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Community Care Network PPO |
CorVel PPO |
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Coventry Advantra HMO - Medicare |
Coventry HMO/POS |
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Coventry PPO |
Decatur Memorial Tertiary/Quarterna |
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First Health |
Great-West HMO/POS |
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Great-West Open Access |
Great-West PPO |
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Hannibal Health Network Tertiary |
Health Alliance HMO & PPO |
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HealthCare USA MC+ |
Healthlink Open Access/HMO/POS |
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Healthlink PPO |
HFN Inc. PPO |
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Home State-MC+ |
Humana Gold Choice PFFS - Medicare |
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Humana PPO/ChoiceCare Network |
HumanaChoice PPO-Medicare |
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Illinois Public Aid/Health Connect |
IPA Secondary to Medicare |
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Mail Handlers/CNA PPO |
Medicaid MO/ Missouri HealthNet |
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Medicare |
Mercy Health Plan HMO/POS |
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Mercy Health Plan PPO |
MO Medicaid Secondary to Medicare |
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MultiPlan PPO |
PPO Next/HealthStar |
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Primrose Tertiary/Quarternary |
Private Health Care Systems PPO |
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Providers Network of America |
Quincy Health Care Management |
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St. John's Health System Tertiary |
Tricare/Triwest Prime HMO/POS |
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Tricare/Triwest Extra PPO |
Union Pacific RR Emp. Health System |
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United Healthcare Choice/Choice+ |
United Healthcare PPO/ Options |
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United Healthcare Select/Select+POS |
USA Managed Care Org |
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Wellborn HMO |
The efficacy of oral midazolam for decreasing anxiety in children undergoing voiding cystourethrogram: a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study.Ferguson GG, Chen C, Yan Y, Royer ME, Campigotto M, Traxel EJ, Coplen DE, Austin PF.J Urol. 2011 Jun;185(6 Suppl):2542-6. Epub 2011 Apr 28.
- PMID:
- 21555034
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsDo we need more rigorous standards for validation of new technology?Coplen DE.J Urol. 2009 Nov;182(5):2107-8. Epub 2009 Sep 16. No abstract available.
- PMID:
- 19758640
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsEditorial comment.Coplen DE.J Urol. 2009 Oct;182(4 Suppl):1853. Epub 2009 Aug 19. No abstract available.
- PMID:
- 19692075
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsEfficacy and safety of transdermal and oral oxybutynin in children with neurogenic detrusor overactivity.Cartwright PC, Coplen DE, Kogan BA, Volinn W, Finan E, Hoel G.J Urol. 2009 Oct;182(4):1548-54. Epub 2009 Aug 15. Erratum in: J Urol. 2009 Dec;182(6):2985. Dosage error in article text.
- PMID:
- 19683731
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsImpact of wait time on outcome for inguinal hernia repair in infants.Chen LE, Zamakhshary M, Foglia RP, Coplen DE, Langer JC.Pediatr Surg Int. 2009 Mar;25(3):223-7. Epub 2008 Dec 16.
- PMID:
- 19084967
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsCombination therapy with desmopressin and an anticholinergic medication for nonresponders to desmopressin for monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.Austin PF, Ferguson G, Yan Y, Campigotto MJ, Royer ME, Coplen DE.Pediatrics. 2008 Nov;122(5):1027-32.
- PMID:
- 18977983
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free ArticleRelated citationsThe incidence of disorders of sexual differentiation and chromosomal abnormalities of cryptorchidism and hypospadias stratified by meatal location.Cox MJ, Coplen DE, Austin PF.J Urol. 2008 Dec;180(6):2649-52; discussion 2652. Epub 2008 Oct 31.
- PMID:
- 18951572
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsCorrelation of prenatal and postnatal ultrasound findings with the incidence of vesicoureteral reflux in children with fetal renal pelvic dilatation.Coplen DE, Austin PF, Yan Y, Dicke JM.J Urol. 2008 Oct;180(4 Suppl):1631-4; discussion 1634. Epub 2008 Aug 20.
- PMID:
- 18718617
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsEnuresis and dysfunctional elimination.Austin PF, Coplen DE.Mo Med. 2007 Sep-Oct;104(5):421-4. Review.
- PMID:
- 18018529
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsPrenatal diagnosis and neonatal management of congenital urethral diverticulum.Coplen DE, Austin PF.J Urol. 2007 Jun;177(6):2330-2.
- PMID:
- 17509352
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsThe type and frequency of fetal renal disorders and management of renal pelvis dilatation.Dicke JM, Blanco VM, Yan Y, Coplen DE.J Ultrasound Med. 2006 Aug;25(8):973-7.
- PMID:
- 16870890
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsThe magnitude of fetal renal pelvic dilatation can identify obstructive postnatal hydronephrosis, and direct postnatal evaluation and management.Coplen DE, Austin PF, Yan Y, Blanco VM, Dicke JM.J Urol. 2006 Aug;176(2):724-7; discussion 727.
- PMID:
- 16813930
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsTransforming growth factor-beta1-induced hypertrophy and matrix expression in human bladder smooth muscle cells.Howard PS, Kucich U, Coplen DE, He Y.Urology. 2005 Dec;66(6):1349-53.
- PMID:
- 16360482
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsInhibition of mitogenic signaling and induction of apoptosis in human bladder smooth muscle cells treated with doxazosin.Austin PF, Cook BL, Niederhoff RA, Manson SR, Coplen DE, Weintraub SJ.J Urol. 2004 Oct;172(4 Pt 2):1662-5; discussion 1666.
- PMID:
- 15371785
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsOutcome analysis of prenatally detected ureteroceles associated with multicystic dysplasia.Coplen DE, Austin PF.J Urol. 2004 Oct;172(4 Pt 2):1637-9; discussion 1639.
- PMID:
- 15371779
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsMatrix synthesis by bladder smooth muscle cells is modulated by stretch frequency.Coplen DE, Macarak EJ, Howard PS.In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim. 2003 Mar-Apr;39(3-4):157-62.
- PMID:
- 14505431
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsThe effect of health care coverage on circumcision rates among newborns.Quayle SS, Coplen DE, Austin PF.J Urol. 2003 Oct;170(4 Pt 2):1533-6; discussion 1536.
- PMID:
- 14501653
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsVesicoureteral reflux and clinical outcomes in infants with prenatally detected hydronephrosis.Brophy MM, Austin PF, Yan Y, Coplen DE.J Urol. 2002 Oct;168(4 Pt 2):1716-9; discussion 1719.
- PMID:
- 12352342
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsIs bladder dysfunction and incontinence associated with ureteroceles congenital or acquired?Holmes NM, Coplen DE, Strand W, Husmann D, Baskin LS.J Urol. 2002 Aug;168(2):718-9.
- PMID:
- 12131358
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]











