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Antonio H. Chaviano, MD
Assistant Professor

Dr. Chaviano is an attending physician at Children’s Memorial Hospital and Assistant Professor of Urology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. His clinical concentrations include pediatric urologic reconstruction, hypospadias, hydronephrosis and fetal urology. Dr. Chaviano attended medical school at Rush Medical College, subsequently completing residency training at the University of Chicago Hospital and Clinics. Following residency, Dr. Chaviano completed a fellowship in pediatric urology at Children’s Memorial Hospital.

In addition to membership with numerous esteemed urologic associations, such as the Midwest Pediatric Urology Society, Society for Fetal Urology, Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons, and the American Association of Pediatric Urologists, Dr. Chaviano is active in medical community service.  He is a member of both the International Volunteers in Urology and the Global Health Partners, working with the latter to coordinate surgical relief missions to El Instituto de Salud del Nino, Lima, Peru (December, 2001), Children’s Hospital of Nicaragua, Managua, Nicaragua (2004 – 2005), and a surgical mission to Hangzhou, China (August 2006).

Education

Undergraduate: BA in Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Medical School: Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL
Internship: General Surgery, Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL
Surgery residency: University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics, Chicago, IL
Urology residency: University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics, Chicago, IL
Fellowship: Pediatric Urology, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

Selected Publications
The following publications are selected from a complete CV.  For more information on Dr. Chaviano's scholarly productivity, please contact his office.

Journal Articles

1. Erickson BA, Maizels M, Shore RM, Pazona JF, Hagerty JA, Yerkes EB, Chaviano AH, Kaplan WE, Cheng EY. Newborn society of fetal urology grade 3 hydronephrosis is equivalent to preserved percentage differential function. Journal of Pediatric Urology, Volume 3, October 2007.
   
2. Diaz Saldano D, Chaviano AH, Maizels M, Yerkes, EB, Cheng EY, Losavio J, Porten SP, Sullivan C, Zebold KF, Hagerty J, Kaplan WE. Office management of pediatric primary nocturnal enuresis: a comparison of physician advised and parent chosen alternative treatment outcomes. J Urol. 178 (4 Pt 2), October 2007, 1758-1761.
   
3. Chaviano AH, Maizels M, Yerkes EB, Cheng EY, Hagerty J, Meyer T, Kaplan WE. Incidence based fetal urological counseling using the virtual pediatric urology registry: importance of insignificant fetal pyelectasis (sonographically evident renal pelvis). J Urol 178 (4 Pt 2), October 2007, 1781-1785.
   
4. Talbot, C., Maizels, M., Reynolds, M., Alden, T., Chaviano, A. Prenatally Diagnosed Anomalies Not Evident at Birth.  The Child’s Doctor.  Spring, 2006.
   
5. Liu,D., Maizels, M.,Talbot, C.,Yerkes,E.,Cheng, E., Chaviano, A.H.,  Kaplan,W.E. Unexpected Pyoureteronephrosis in Neonates with Ureteroceles.  Dialogues in Pediatric Urology Volume 27, Number 4, February 2006.
   
6. Chulamorkodt, N. N., Estrada, C. R., Chaviano, A.H.:  Continent Urinary Diversion:  Ten Year Experience of Shriners Hospitals for Children in Chicago.  J. of Spinal Cord Medicine.  2004; 27 Suppl 1:S 84-87.
   
7. Estrada, C.R., Pessis, D.A., Chaviano, A.H., Patterson, B.K., Landay, A., Siegel, J.N., Flener, Z., Bailey, R.C.: Biologic Mechanisms of HIV infection of Human Foreskin: Implications for Transmission.  J. Urol Vol. 167, No. 4, Supplement, May 2002.
   
8. Patterson, B. K., Landay, A., Siegel, J. N., Flener, Z., Pessis, D., Chaviano, A.H., Bailey, R. C.:  Susceptibility to human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection of human foreskin and cervical tissue grown in explant culture.  American J. of Pathology.  2001; September; 161 (3):  867-873.
   
9. Chaviano, A.H., Matkov, T. G., Anderson, C. J., McGovern, P. A., Vogel, L. C.:  Mitrofanoff Continent Catheterizable Stoma for Pediatric Patients with Spinal Cord Injury.  Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation.  2000; Volume 6, Supplement J6122:  30-35.
   
10. Dimitriou, R. J., Matkov, T. G., Chaviano, A.H.:  Mitrofanoff appendicovesicostomy:  Patient satisfaction and impact on quality of life.  British Journal of Urology International.  2000; 85:  64-65.
    
11. Chaviano, A.H.:  New Procedures in Urological Management of Children with Myelomeningocele. Shriner’s Symposium Palm Springs, 1999.
    
12. Anderson, C. J., Vogel, L. C., Chaviano, A.H., Fakouri, B. J.:  Improved independence and quality of life following continent urinary diversion in adolescents with spinal cord injuries or myelomeningocele.  Dev. Med. Child Neurol.  1998; 40:  32.  (Suppl 78).
    
13. Vogel, L. C., Anderson, C. J., Chaviano, A.H., Fakouri, B. J.:  Bladder management in Pediatric SCI:  Continent diversions and upper extremity reconstruction.  J. Spinal Cord Med.  1998; 21: 382.
    
14. Vogel, L. C., Anderson, C. J., Chaviano, A.H., Fakouri, B. J.:  Continent catheterizable conduits improve independence and quality of life for adolescents with spinal cord injuries.  (American Spinal Injury Association Annual Meeting, 1998).  J. Spinal Cord Med. 1998; 21:  156.
    
15. Chaviano, A.H.:  Prepubertal testicular tumors.  The Proceedings of the Institute of Medicine of Chicago.  45: 2, page 63, April/June, 1992.
    
16. Rosenson, A. S., Ali, A., Fordham, E. W. Chaviano, A.H.:  A False-Positive Scan for Testicular Torsion and False-Negative Scan for Epididymitis.  Clinical Nuclear Medicine.  15: 12, 863-864, December, 1990.
    
17. Chaviano, A.H.:  Bed wetting in brief.  World Book Childcraft.  August, 1990.
    
18. Chaviano, A.H.:  Fournier's Gangrene in children.  Infections in Urology.  2:  5, 137-140, September/October, 1989.
    
19. Chaviano, A.H.:  Firlit, C. F.: Sibling uropathology.  Dialogues in Pediatric Urology.  9:  6, 1986.
    
20. Chaviano, A.H Firlit, C. F.: Urinary tract infection in children.  The Children's Doctor  3: 1, 1985.
    
21. Chaviano, A.H., Gill, W. G., Ruggiero, K. J., Vermeullen, C. W.:  Experimental cytoxan cystitis and prevention by acetylcysteine.  Investigative Urology  134: 598, 1985.
    
22. Chaviano, A.H., Schoenberg, H. W.:  Simultaneous ipsilateral ureteropelvic and ureterovesical junction obstruction in a neonate.  Society for Pediatric Urology Proceedings  March 29, 1985.
    
23. Wheat, T., Goldberg, E., Urbanski, G., Chaviano, A.H.:  Tissue specificity of the testicular form of cytochrome c.  Federal Proceedings.  36:  3, 1977.
    
24. Ferguson, S., Brautigan, D., Chaviano, A.H., Margoliash, E.:  Kinetic control of electron transfer in primate and non-primate cytochrome c.  Federation Proceedings.  35:  1605, 1976.
    
25. Margoliash, E., Ferguson, S., Brautigan, D., Chaviano, A.H.:  Functional basis for evolutionary changes in cytochrome c structure.  John Innes Symposium.  Norwich, England.  1976.

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