Peter Stuhldreher, MD
Phone: (757) 668-7878
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Education
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine
Residency: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Brady Urologic Institute
Certification
American Board of Urology, Pediatric Urology
Bio
Peter Stuhldreher, MD, medical director of CHKD's multidisciplinary spina bifida clinic, earned his medical degree from Emory University in 2008. Following medical school, he completed his residency in urology at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (formerly UH Case Medical Center). He then completed his fellowship in Pediatric Urology at the Johns Hopkins Brady Urologic Institute in 2016.
Following completion of his medical training, Dr. Stuhldreher served as an active-duty Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy. He was first stationed at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, CA. During this time, he deployed as part of Pacific Partnership 2018 on board the USNS Mercy. While aboard, he served as the urologist for mission stops in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and Japan. Dr. Stuhldreher was fortunate enough during this mission to cross the equator and complete a crossing the line ceremony, earning him the honor of being sworn in the ancient order of shellbacks by King Neptune.
He was then reassigned to Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA, where he spent the rest of his Naval career. He was fortunate enough to deploy on the Mercy’s sister ship, the USNS Comfort for Continuing Promise 2022 with mission stops in Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic. He served as a both a pediatric and adult urologist in support of this mission.
Following the completion of his active-duty service commitment, Dr. Stuhldreher was delighted to join the urology team at CHKD August of 2024. He is dedicated to continue the expert care that the CHKD urology department offers, and was excited to join a thriving department with outstanding clinicians.
Additional Information
Clinical Interests
- Bladder exstrophy-epispadias complex
- Cloacal exstrophy
- Prenatal genitourinary conditions
- Pediatric robotic surgery
- Pediatric reconstructive surgery
- Hypospadias
- Hydronephrosis
- Vesicoureteral reflux
- Neurogenic bladder/spina bifida
- Complex genitourinary reconstruction
Community Involvement
Dr. Stuhldreher is a member of the American Urological Association and Society of Government Service Urologists.
He is an active member at the Catholic Church of St. Mark in Virginia Beach, VA.
He also tries to spend as much time as he can as a volunteer coach in football, teeball, and basketball for the Greenbrier Family YMCA.
Publications
Dr. Stuhldreher's published research may also be viewed at PubMed
1.) Stuhldreher, P. P., Ponsky, L. E., MacLennan, G. T.: Melanosis of the bladder. J Urol, 185: 1908, 2011
2.) Stovsky, M., Ponsky, L., Vourganti, S., Stuhldreher, P.P. et al.: Prostate-specific Antigen/Solvent Interaction Analysis: A Preliminary Evaluation of a New Assay Concept for Detecting Prostate Cancer Using Urinary Samples. Urology, 2011
3.) Hsiao W, Shrewsberry AB, Moses KA, et al. Exercise is associated with better erectile function in men under 40 as evaluated by the International Index of Erectile Function. J Sex Med. Feb 2012;9(2):524-530.
4.) Stuhldreher, P., Cherullo, E., Kohut, R.: Neurogenic Bladder in Pediatrics and Adolescents. Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports, 7: 75, 2012
5.) Stuhldreher, P.P., Cherullo, E.E., Roberts, K.E.: Open Adrenalectomy. Medscape Reference. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1895027
6.) Stuhldreher, Peter P. Gearhart, John, P. “Complications of exstrophy and epidspadias repair”. Complications of Urologic Surgery: Prevention and Management. Ed. Tanja, Samir. Elsevier, 2017. Ch 59. 634-636
7.) Stuhldreher, P. P., & Gearhart, J. P. (2017). Bladder exstrophy: Considerations and management of the newborn patient. In Newborn Surgery, Fourth Edition (pp. 795-804). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315113968
8.) Stuhldreher, P. P., & Gearhart, J. P. (2018). The exstrophy complex: Bladder and cloacal exstrophy. In Rickham's neonatal surgery (pp. 909-927). Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4721-3_48
9.) Stuhldreher, P. P., Inouye, B., & Gearhart, J. P. (2015). Exstrophy-Epispadias Complex. Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports, 10(3), 227-232. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11884-015-0306-7
10.) Stuhldreher, P. P., & Gearhart, J. P. (2015). Re: Clinical Outcome of Cloacal Exstrophy, Current Status, and a Change in Surgical Management. European Urology, 68(2), 337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2015.03.013
11.) Young, E. E., Gandhi, N., Stuhldreher, P., Bishop, J. A., & Wang, M. H. (2016). Profound Hematuria in a Toddler Yields an Unusual Diagnosis. Urology Case Reports, 6, 39-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2016.02.009
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