Irina Stanasel, MD
- Pediatric Urologist, Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages spoken: English, Romanian, Spanish
- Locations (2)
Biography
Irina Stanasel, M.D., is a pediatric urologist at Children’s Health℠ and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urology at UT Southwestern Medical School. She provides care for children of all ages who have a variety of urologic disorders.
“Being a pediatric urologist affords me the opportunity to take care of children with urologic conditions ranging from ones that require a few office visits to others that require surgery and long term regular follow up visits” she says. “I enjoy getting to know patients and helping them and their families by developing individualized treatment plans and caring for the kids at various stages of childhood.”
Dr. Stanasel received her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and completed her residency in urology at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She completed a pediatric urology fellowship at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston. Her specialties include fetal urology, bladder bowel dysfunction, complex hypospadias repair, prune belly syndrome and quality improvement in pediatric urology.
In addition to her medical degree, Dr. Stanasel holds a chemical engineering degree from the University of Texas, Austin. She also spent two years as a faculty member at the University of New Mexico working with underserved populations.
Dr. Stanasel grew up in Romania before moving to Dallas as a teenager. She speaks English, Romanian and some Spanish. In her free time, Dr. Stanasel enjoys yoga, running, hiking, traveling, and spending time with friends and family.
“I enjoy getting to know patients and helping them and their families by developing individualized treatment plans and caring for the kids at various stages of childhood.”
Dr. StanaselEducation and Training
- Medical School
- Baylor College of Medicine (2008)
- Residency
- Wake Forest School of Medicine (2013), Urology
- Fellowship
- Texas Children's Hospital (2015), Pediatric Urology
- Board Certification
- American Board of Urology(Pediatric Urology)
Conditions Treated
- Absence of vagina or inadequate vaginal length in adolescents
- Ambiguous genitalia
- Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS)
- Anorectal malformation (imperforate anus or ARM)
- Bedwetting (nocturnal enuresis)
- Bladder exstrophy
- Bladder stones
- Caudal regression syndrome (CRS)
- Chordee (penile curvature)
- Cloacal anomaly
- Cloacal exstrophy
- Concealed or buried penis
- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)
- 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
- Hypotonia ataxia and delayed development syndrome (HADDS)
- Inguinal hernia (groin)
- Labial adhesions
- Meatal stenosis
- Megaureter
- Micropenis
- Multicystic dysplastic kidney (MCDK)
- Nephrolithiasis (kidney and ureteral stones)
- Neurogenic bladder
- Pediatric phimosis
- Pediatric torsion of the appendix testis and appendix epididymis
- Penile lesion
- Penile torsion
- Polycystic kidney disease (PKD)
- Posterior urethral valves (PUV)
- Prune belly syndrome (Eagle-Barrett syndrome)
- Recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI)
- Retractile testicles
- Spina bifida
- Spinal cord injury
- Testicular torsion
- Tethered spinal cord
- 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
- Circumcision
- Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)
- Fertility preservation
- Posterior sagittal anorectal vaginal urethroplasty (PSARVUP)
- Robotic assisted laparoscopic bladder reconstruction
- Robotic assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty
- Robotic assisted laparoscopic ureteral reimplant
- Ureteroscopy
- Video urodynamic study (VUDS)
Departments and Programs
- Colorectal and Pelvic Center
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Program
- Female Genital and Vaginal Reconstruction
- Pediatric Bedwetting and Urinary Incontinence
- Pediatric Bladder - Kidney and Ureteral Stones
- Pediatric Disorders of Sexual Development (DSD)
- 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