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Office
Nemours Children’s Health-Delaware
1600 Rockland Road
Wilmington, DE 19803Phone+1 302-651-5107Fax+1 302-651-6410
Summary
- Dr. T. E. Figueroa is a pediatric urologist based in Wilmington,DE at Nemours Children’s Health-Delaware. He is Professor of Urology and Pediatrics at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and Adjunct Professor of Surgery at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. He completed his medical education at Tulane University. He has been in practice 33 years.
Education & Training
- Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Urology, 1989 - 1990
- Tulane UniversityResidency, Urology, 1985 - 1989
- Tulane Univ SOM1985 - 1989
- Ochsner Clinic FoundationResidency, Surgery, 1985
- Ochsner Clinic FoundationInternship, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1984
- Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 1983
- Tulane UniversityBS, 1979
Certifications & Licensure
- DE State Medical License 1994 - 2025
- FL State Medical License 1990 - 2025
- NJ State Medical License 1999 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 1994 - 2024
- LA State Medical License 1983 - 2006
- MI State Medical License 1988 - 1993
- American Board of Urology Urology
- American Board of Urology Pediatric Urology
- American Board of UrologyPediatrics
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- U.S News and World Report: Best Children’s Hospitals in US Division of Urology, A. I. duPont Hospital for Children, # 29, 2010
- H George DeCherney Memorial Lecture: Vesico-Ureteral Reflux in Children: Diagnosis, Evaluation and Treatment. The Delaware Academy of Family Physicians. St Francis Hospital, Wilmington, DE January, 2008
- Best Doctors in America®, 2005 - 2008 2008
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 63 citationsComparison of Laparoscopic and Open Partial Nephrectomy for Duplication Anomalies in ChildrenLisandro Piaggio, Julie Franc-Guimond, T. Ernesto Figueroa, Julia Spencer Barthold, Ricardo Gonzalez
The Journal of Urology. 2006-06-01 - 39 citationsCiprofloxacin versus gentamicin in prophylaxis against bacteremia in transrectal prostate needle biopsy.Martha B. Roach, William J. George, T. Ernesto Figueroa, Durwood E. Neal, Dan McBride
Urology. 1991-07-01 - 43 citationsSecond case of bladder carcinoma in a patient with Costello syndrome.Karen W. Gripp, Charles I. Scott, Linda Nicholson, T. Ernesto Figueroa
American Journal of Medical Genetics. 2000-01-31
Journal Articles
- Comparison of bladder rupture pressure after intestinal bladder augmentation (ileocystoplasty) and myomyotomy (autoaugmentation).Rivas, D.A., Chancellor, M.B., Huang, B., Epple, A., Figueroa, T.E, Urology 48: 40- 45
- Taking the pain out of cystoscopy: A comparison of rigid and flexible instruments.Figueroa, T.E., Thomas, R., Moon, T.D, J. La. St. Med. Society, 139: 26
- Iatrogenic ureteral injury after laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a 13-year-old boy.27. Chacko JK, Noh PS, Barthold JS, Figueroa TE, Gonzalez R, J Pediatr Urol. 2008 4:322-4
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Methylprdnisolone and miaserin improve recovery of bladder function after spinal cord injury in the rat model.Rivas, D.A., Watanabe, T., Shenot, P.J., Huang, B., Figueroa, T.E., Chancellor, M.B, J. Urol. 157: #317
- The Gastro-ideal pouch.Lockhart, J.L., Cox, C., Helal, M., Reisman, M., Figueroa, T.E, Society of Pediatric Urology Newsletter, 8: 21
- The Florida Pouch: Diversion to minimize obstruction.. Pow-Sang, J., Lockhart, J.L., Helal, M., Persky, E., Figueroa, T.E, Contemporary Urology, 4: 20
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Committees
- Chair, Credential's Committee 2009 - Present
- Chair, Urology Care Foundation Public Education Council 2018 - 2019
- Chair, Urology Care Foundation, Pediatric Health Committee 2016 - 2018
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- Member
Other Languages
- Spanish
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