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Michael Chua

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LecturerDepartment of SurgeryUniversity of Toronto

Michael Chua

Lecturer

Department of Surgery

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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30 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 6 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.

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Publications

153

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Roles and appointments

Co-Director, CIRCLES (Circumcision Learning Experience Using Simulator), SickKids

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Research

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Latest papers

Prenatal Diagnosis to Postnatal Outcomes of Saccular Forms of Closed Spina Dysraphism: A Single Center Retrospective Study.
Prenatal diagnosis · 2026
The long-term risk of urethral stricture requiring surgical intervention following pediatric hypospadias repair: A population-based cohort study.
Journal of pediatric urology · 2026
Kidney Morbidity in Pediatric Patients With Spina Bifida.
JAMA network open · 2026

All 38 publications

38 publications.

Prenatal Diagnosis to Postnatal Outcomes of Saccular Forms of Closed Spina Dysraphism: A Single Center Retrospective Study.

Kunpalin Y, Quon J, Varghese A, Chua M, Maher S, Kulkarni AV, Van Mieghem T, Shinar S, Miller E

Prenatal diagnosis20263 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1002/pd.70054 PMID: 41419435

The long-term risk of urethral stricture requiring surgical intervention following pediatric hypospadias repair: A population-based cohort study.

Neu S, Chua M, Lin L, Warren C, Wilton D, Saskin R, Kim JK, Matta R, Hird A, Nam R, Kodama R, Herschorn S

Journal of pediatric urology20261 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2026.105962 PMID: 42114170

Kidney Morbidity in Pediatric Patients With Spina Bifida.

Thomas HS, Matta R, Morais S, Wilton D, Saskin R, Chua M, Hird A, Nam RK, Herschorn S, Neu S

JAMA network open2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.19794 PMID: 42360745

Ureteral Dilation Is a Clinically Significant Risk Factor for Urinary Tract Infections in Children With Prenatal Hydronephrosis: A Call to Revisit Practice Guidelines.

Khondker A, Rickard M, Maher S, Chua M, Romao R, Dos Santos J, Lorenzo AJ

The Journal of urology2026

DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000004966 PMID: 41616252

Pyeloplasty outcomes in children with complex anatomy: an observational series of reconstruction in concurrent ureterovesical obstruction, duplex, malrotated or ectopic moieties and horseshoe kidneys.

Fields E, Hamade A, Khondker A, Wynn A, Ahmad I, Maher S, Kim JK, Chua M, Rickard M, Lorenzo AJ

Pediatric surgery international2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00383-026-06596-z PMID: 42635673

Impact of urinary extravasation in posterior urethral valves: clinical implications of urinomas and ascites on kidney function.

Khondker A, Dos Santos J, Maher S, Chua M, Lorenzo AJ, Rickard M

Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00467-025-06984-y PMID: 41028498

Evaluating the True Impact of U.S. News & World Report Ranking on Best Hospitals in Pediatric Urology: An Analysis of Internet Search Volumes Through Google Trends.

Kim JK, Szymanski K, Misseri R, Khondker A, Chua M, Rickard M, Lorenzo A

Urology practice2025

DOI: 10.1097/upj.0000000000000689 PMID: 39240661

Routine Doppler Ultrasonography Does Not Differentiate Acute Tubular Necrosis and Rejection in Early Pediatric Kidney Transplantation.

Ahmad I, Yadav P, Alshammari D, Khondker A, Santos JD, Rickard M, Kim JK, Teoh CW, McKay A, Selvathesan N, Lorenzo AJ, Chua M

Pediatric transplantation2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/petr.70172 PMID: 40927863

Case series - Beyond the stones: Thulium fiber laser-induced renal damage in children with proximal ureteral narrowing.

Ebrahimi H, Maher S, Santos JD, Papanikolaou F, Lorenzo A, Rickard M, Krakowsky Y, Chua M

Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada2025Senior author

DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.9304 PMID: 41061684

Pediatric Urology Providers' Perceptions and Attitudes on Transitional Urologic Care in a Single-Payer Health Care System.

Chua M, Varghese A, Reyes TD, Romao R, Tse S, Tanaka S, Rickard M, Santos JD, Kim JK, Lorenzo A, Bagli D

Urology practice20245 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1097/upj.0000000000000619 PMID: 38758200

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Michael Chua

Research

Latest papers

Prenatal Diagnosis to Postnatal Outcomes of Saccular Forms of Closed Spina Dysraphism: A Single Center Retrospective Study.

The long-term risk of urethral stricture requiring surgical intervention following pediatric hypospadias repair: A population-based cohort study.

Kidney Morbidity in Pediatric Patients With Spina Bifida.

Ureteral Dilation Is a Clinically Significant Risk Factor for Urinary Tract Infections in Children With Prenatal Hydronephrosis: A Call to Revisit Practice Guidelines.

Pyeloplasty outcomes in children with complex anatomy: an observational series of reconstruction in concurrent ureterovesical obstruction, duplex, malrotated or ectopic moieties and horseshoe kidneys.

Impact of urinary extravasation in posterior urethral valves: clinical implications of urinomas and ascites on kidney function.

Evaluating the True Impact of U.S. News & World Report Ranking on Best Hospitals in Pediatric Urology: An Analysis of Internet Search Volumes Through Google Trends.

Routine Doppler Ultrasonography Does Not Differentiate Acute Tubular Necrosis and Rejection in Early Pediatric Kidney Transplantation.

Case series - Beyond the stones: Thulium fiber laser-induced renal damage in children with proximal ureteral narrowing.

Pediatric Urology Providers' Perceptions and Attitudes on Transitional Urologic Care in a Single-Payer Health Care System.

Frequent collaborators

Armando Lorenzo

Darius Bagli

Daniel Keefe

Shiri Shinar

Tim Van Mieghem

Sender Herschorn

Sarah Neu

Yada Kunpalin

Elka Miller

Martin Koyle

Greg Ryan

Yonah Krakowsky

Robert Nam

Clyde Matava

Jennifer Quon

Abhaya Kulkarni

Eran Ashwal

Chi-Chung Hui

Luis Braga