Bruce Jeremy Schlomer, MD
Pediatric Urologist
Associate Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages Spoken:
- English
Biography
Bruce J. Schlomer, M.D., is a pediatric urologist at Children’s Health℠ and an Associate Professor of urology at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Dr. Schlomer earned his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, and completed his urology residency at UT Southwestern in Dallas. He then completed his fellowship training in pediatric urology at the University of California San Francisco.
Dr. Schlomer is active in medical education and directs the resident pediatric urology education program at Children’s Medical Center Dallas. He also teaches the American Urological Association (AUA) Board Review Course and has served on the AUA Core Curriculum writing committee.
He conducts a pediatric urology clinic at the Children’s Health Specialty Centers in Dallas, Rockwall and Park Cities. He also practices at a weekly clinic at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital where he cares for children with neurogenic bladder, integrating patient care with a young adult transitional care program at Children’s Medical Center Dallas.
Dr. Schlomer is interested in the management of and reconstructive surgery for genitourinary conditions such as undescended testis (UDT), congenital penile anomalies such as hypospadias, prenatal hydronephrosis, vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJ), urinary tract infections, neurogenic bladder, and pediatric kidney stone disease. He also has extensive training and interest in minimally invasive surgeries including robotic assisted surgeries such as robotic assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty.
Dr. Schlomer lives in East Dallas with his wife and three children. He enjoys chasing after his kids and playing the piano and guitar.
Education and Training
- Medical School
- Washington University (2006)
- Internship
- UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (2007), Urology
- Residency
- UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (2011), Urology
- Fellowship
- California Pacific Medical Center GME (2013), Pediatric Urology
- Board Certification
- American Board of Urology,
American Board of Urology(Pediatric Urology)
Conditions
- Absence of Vagina or Inadequate Vaginal Length
- Ambiguous Genitalia
- Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS)
- Bedwetting (Nocturnal Enuresis)
- Bladder Exstrophy
- Bladder Stones
- Caudal Regression Syndrome
- Cloacal Anomaly
- Cloacal Exstrophy
- Concealed or Buried Penis
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)
- Congenital Penile Curvature (Chordee)
- Constipation
- Cystinuria (Inherited Kidney Stone Disorder)
- Daytime Wetting Urinary Incontinence
- Duplex Kidney
- Duplicated Uterus and/or Vagina
- Ectopic Ureter
- Epispadias
- Gonadal Dysgenesis
- Hematuria (Blood in Urine)
- Horseshoe Kidney
- Hydrocele
- Hydronephrosis
- Hypospadias
- Inguinal Hernia (Groin)
- Labial Adhesions
- Meatal Stenosis
- Megaureter
- Micropenis
- Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney
- Nephrolithiasis (Kidney and Ureteral Stones)
- Neurogenic Bladder
- Penile Lesions
- Penile Torsion
- Persistent Cloaca
- Persistent Genitourinary Sinus
- Phimosis
- Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)
- Posterior Urethral Valves (PUV)
- Prenatal Hydronephrosis
- Prune Belly Syndrome (Eagle-Barrett Syndrome)
- Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
- Retractile Testicles
- Spina Bifida (Myelomeningocele)
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Testicular Torsion
- Tethered Spinal Cord
- Torsion of the Appendix Testis and Appendix Epididymis
- Undescended Testes (Cryptorchidism - UDT)
- Ureterocele
- Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction (UPJO)
- Ureterovesical Junction Obstruction (UVJ)
- Urethral Prolapse
- Urethral Stricture
- Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
- Urinary Urgency and or Frequency
- Urogenital Sinus
- Varicocele
- Vesicoureteral Reflux (VUR)
Treatments
- Buccal Mucosa Vaginoplasty
- Pediatric Circumcision
- Pediatric Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL)
- Pediatric Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Bladder Reconstruction
- Pediatric Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty
- Pediatric Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Ureteral Reimplant
- Pediatric Ureteroscopy
- Pediatric Video Urodynamic Study (VUDS)
Departments and Programs
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Program
- Pediatric Bedwetting and Urinary Incontinence
- Pediatric Bladder - Kidney and Ureteral Stones
- Pediatric Disorders of Sexual Development (DSD)
- Female Genital and Vaginal Reconstruction
- Pediatric Male Genital Reconstruction
- Pediatric Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery
- Pediatric Rare Genitourinary Birth Defects and Disorders
- Pediatric Spina Bifida and Neurogenic Bladder Center
- Pediatric Urology
- Prenatal Care for Urological Conditions
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Research Interests
His clinical areas of interest include congenital urinary tract anomalies such as ureteropelvic junction obstruction; minimally invasive and robotic surgery; undescended testis; urinary tract infection and vesicoureteral reflux; hypospadias; spina bifida and neurogenic bladder; and kidney stone disease. He has written numerous articles and book chapters on a wide variety of pediatric urology topics.
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Publications
- Correction of Residual Ventral Penile Curvature After Division of the Urethral Plate in the First Stage of a 2-Stage Proximal Hypospadias Repair. Schlomer BJ Current urology reports 2017 Feb 18 2 13
- Trans-scrotal Near Infrared Spectroscopy as a Diagnostic Test for Testis Torsion in Pediatric Acute Scrotum: A Prospective Comparison to Gold Standard Diagnostic Test Study. Schlomer BJ, Keays MA, Grimsby GM, Granberg CF, DaJusta DG, Menon VS, Ostrov L, Sheth KR, Hill M, Sanchez EJ, Harrison CB, Jacobs MA, Huang R, Burgu B, Hennes H, Baker LA The Journal of urology 2017 Apr
- Simple visual review of pre- to post-operative renal ultrasound images predicts pyeloplasty success equally as well as geometric measurements: A blinded comparison with a gold standard. Kern AJM, Schlomer BJ, Timberlake MD, Peters CA, Hammer MR, Jacobs MA Journal of pediatric urology 2017 Apr
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Professional Activities
- Diplomate of the American Board of Urology
- South Central Section of American Urological Association (2014)
- Society for Pediatric Urology (2011)
- American Urologic Association (2007)
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Awards and Honors
- "Super Doctor 2016 Texas Rising Star" 2016, Texas Monthly Magazine
- Provider of the Month Outpatient Clinics-July 2015, Children's Health Dallas