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Paul F Austin, MD

Dr. Austin specializes in pediatric urology and fetal urology: prenatal intervention for hydronephrosis, renal dilation, endopyelotomy, disorders of the penis, ectopic ureters, ureteroceles, buccal mucosal urethral replacement, hypospadias, bladder exstrophy, urogenital sinus anomaly, cloacal anomaly, epispadias, prune belly syndrome, enuresis, neurogenic bladder, myelomeningocele, testicular cancer and urological cancer. Dr. Austin is a diplomate of the American Board of Urology with subspecialty certification in pediatric urology. Currently there are less than 150 practicing physicians in the US that have this certification. Recognized as a "Best Doctor in America" in the Aug 2012 issue of St. Louis Magazine.

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Services: Urology Services, Spina Bifida Clinic, Surgical Services

Practice Name: Division Of Urological Surgery

Age: 49

Gender: Male

In Area Since: 2000

In Practice Since: 1999

Specialties:

Urology-Pediatric - certified

Hospitals:

Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
St. Louis Children's Hospital
Siteman Cancer Center
Missouri Baptist Medical Center
Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Academic Profile:

Washington University School of Medicine

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).

Public transportation available | Handicap accessible

One Children's Place
Second Floor Suite 2A
Saint Louis, MO 63110
314.454.6034

1040 North Mason Road
Suite 122
Saint Louis, MO 63141
314.996.8060

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Education

Medical School: University of Kentucky Lexington
Internship: University of South Florida Tampa
Residency: University of South Florida Tampa
Fellowship: Indiana University Indianapolis
Fellowship: James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children Indianapolis

Health Plans Accepted

Aetna HMO/Open Access	Aetna Managed Choice POS
Aetna Medicare HMO	Aetna Medicare Open Access (HMO/POS
Aetna Medicare PPO	Aetna POS/PPO/Choice
Aetna PPO	BCBS of IL HMO
BCBS of IL PPO	BCBS/Anthem Blue Access Choice PPO
BCBS/Anthem Blue Access PPO	BCBS/Anthem BluePreferred HMO
Beech Street/Capp Care PPO	Best Doctors Inc
Cigna Open Access HMO/POS	Cigna PPO
Community Care Network PPO	Coventry Advantra HMO - Medicare
Coventry ASO	Coventry Gold Advantage- Medicare
Coventry HMO/POS	Coventry PPO
Essence Standard/Enhanced	First Health
Great-West HMO/POS	Great-West Open Access
Great-West PPO	Health Alliance HMO & PPO
HealthCare USA MC+	Healthlink Open Access/HMO/POS
Healthlink PPO	HFN Inc. PPO
Home State-MC+	Humana Gold Choice PFFS - Medicare
Humana Gold Plus HMO - Medicare	Humana POS-Medicare
Humana PPO/ChoiceCare Network	HumanaChoice PPO-Medicare
Medicaid MO/ Missouri HealthNet	Medicare
Mercy Health Plan HMO/POS	Mercy Health Plan PPO
MO Medicaid Secondary to Medicare	MultiPlan PPO
Primrose Tertiary/Quarternary	Private Health Care Systems PPO
Tricare/Triwest Prime HMO/POS	Tricare/Triwest Standard/ Extra PPO
Union Pacific RR Emp. Health System	United HC MCARE Complete Choice PPO
United HC MCARE Complete HMO	United HC MCARE CompleteEssen. HMO
United HC MCARE Dual Complete	United Healthcare Choice/Choice+
United Healthcare PPO/ Options	United Healthcare Select/Select+POS
USA Managed Care Org	Verify insurance with office
Worker's Compensation

Endogenous BMP-7 is a critical molecular determinant of the reversibility of obstruction-induced renal injuries.Manson SR, Niederhoff RA, Hruska KA, Austin PF.Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2011 Dec;301(6):F1293-302. Epub 2011 Aug 31.

PMID:: 21880836; [PubMed - in process]

Related citations 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 citations The BMP-7-Smad1/5/8 pathway promotes kidney repair after obstruction induced renal injury.Manson SR, Niederhoff RA, Hruska KA, Austin PF.J Urol. 2011 Jun;185(6 Suppl):2523-30. Epub 2011 Apr 27.

PMID:: 21527199; [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related citations Cell death serves as a single etiological cause of a wide spectrum of congenital urinary tract defects.Guo Q, Tripathi P, Poyo E, Wang Y, Austin PF, Bates CM, Chen F.J Urol. 2011 Jun;185(6):2320-8. Epub 2011 Apr 21.

PMID:: 21511282; [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related citations Management of lower urinary tract dysfunction: A stepwise approach.Thom M, Campigotto M, Vemulakonda V, Coplen D, Austin PF.J Pediatr Urol. 2011 Mar 3. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID:: 21377425; [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Related citations The physiological significance of p27(KIP1) expression in detrusor function.Niederhoff RA, Manson SR, Tawfik A, Austin PF.J Urol. 2010 Oct;184(4 Suppl):1686-91. Epub 2010 Aug 21.

PMID:: 20728136; [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related citations Circumcision.Austin PF.Curr Opin Urol. 2010 Jul;20(4):318-22. Review.

PMID:: 20531091; [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related citations Editorial comment.Austin PF.J Urol. 2010 Feb;183(2):730. Epub 2009 Dec 21. No abstract available.

PMID:: 20022040; [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related citations Mechanoregulation of proliferation.Jiang X, Austin PF, Niederhoff RA, Manson SR, Riehm JJ, Cook BL, Pengue G, Chitaley K, Nakayama K, Nakayama KI, Weintraub SJ.Mol Cell Biol. 2009 Sep;29(18):5104-14. Epub 2009 Jul 13.

PMID:: 19596792; [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Free PMC Article Related citations Is neonatal circumcision clinically beneficial? Argument in favor.Austin PF.Nat Clin Pract Urol. 2009 Jan;6(1):16-7. Epub 2008 Dec 9. No abstract available.

PMID:: 19065137; [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related citations Combination 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 Article Related citations The 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 citations Correlation 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 citations Enuresis is a common and persistent problem among children and young adults with sickle cell anemia.Field JJ, Austin PF, An P, Yan Y, DeBaun MR.Urology. 2008 Jul;72(1):81-4. Epub 2008 Apr 2.

PMID:: 18384865; [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related citations Enuresis and dysfunctional elimination.Austin PF, Coplen DE.Mo Med. 2007 Sep-Oct;104(5):421-4. Review.

PMID:: 18018529; [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related citations Prenatal 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 citations Bladder injury from a shard of glass.Shindel AW, Rollins M, Dillon PA, Austin PF.J Trauma. 2006 Dec;61(6):1557. No abstract available.