Vijaya Vemulakonda, MD
Professor, Surgery-Urology

Associate Professor
Clinic (720) 777-3926
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Gender: Female
Languages: English
Department, Section/Division: Surgery-Urology

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234
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Children's Hospital Colorado - Colorado Fetal Care Center
13123 E 16th Ave, B735
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-4463
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Hospital Affiliation
  • Children's Hospital Colorado
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Urology - Pediatric Urology
Conditions & Treatments
  • Child and Teen Health
  • Kidneys and Urinary System
  • Surgery
  • Urologic Surgery
Clinical Interest for Patients
My clinical interest is prenatally diagnosed urologic conditions, such as ureteropelvic junction obstruction, vesicoureteral reflux, posterior urethral valves, and bladder exstrophy with an emphasis on providing multidisciplinary care to optimize long term renal and bladder outcomes.

Care Philosophy
I strive to provide compassionate, evidence based care for my patients. I believe that it is essential to actively engage parents in determining the best care for their children and to optimize treatment for them.

Education & Training

Medical Schools:
  • MD, University of Mississippi School of Medicine (2000)

Graduate Schools:
  • JD, Harvard University (1996)

Undergraduate Schools:
  • BA, George Washington University (DC) (1993)

Internships:
  • Baylor College of Medicine Program (2001)

Residency Program:
  • Baylor College of Medicine Program, Urology (2006)

Fellowships:
  • Seattle Children's Hospital, Pediatric Urology (2008)

Recognition & Awards

  • 5280 Top Doc, 5280 Magazine (2017)
  • Rising Star in Urology Research Award, American Urologic Association (2017)
  • Distinguished Service in Research Award, Children's Hospital Colorado Center for Children's Surgery (2016)

Professional Memberships

  • American College of Legal Medicine, Fellow
  • American College of Surgeons, Fellow
  • American Urologic Association, Member
  • Society for Fetal Urology, Member
  • Society of Pediatric Urology, Member

Teaching

  • Associate Urology Residency Program Director (2011)
    School of Medicine, Surgery

Research & Grants

Grants
  • Understanding Practice Variations in Treatment of Infants with Suspected UPJ Obstruction (2016)
    AHRQ PCOR Mentor Clinical Investigator Award (K08), $748623
  • Establishing an EHR-Based Multicenter Research Network to Assess Adherence to AUA Vesicoureteral Reflux Guidelines (2016)
    American Urologic Association Data Grant, $25000
Research interests for Patients:
My research interests include better defining indications for surgery and improving clinical outcomes for children with congenital urologic anomalies such as ureteropelvic junction obstruction, vesico-ureteral reflux, posterior urethral valves, and bladder exstrophy.

Information for Referring Providers

Clinical Interests for Referring Providers
My clinical interest is prenatally diagnosed urologic conditions, such as ureteropelvic junction obstruction, vesicoureteral reflux, posterior urethral valves, and bladder exstrophy with an emphasis on providing multidisciplinary care to optimize long term renal and bladder outcomes.

Research Interest for Referring Providers
My research interests include the development and implementation of evidence based guidelines that: (1) clearly define surgical indications, (2) minimize health disparities, and (3) optimize outcomes in children with congenital urologic anomalies using electronic health-record based research tools to facilitate multicenter collaborative research
Clinic Phone: (720) 777-3926
Fax Phone: (720) 777-7370

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