Craig Peters, M.D.
Chief of Pediatric Urology
Professor

Craig A. Peters, MD, FAAP, FACS

Craig Peters, M.D., treats children with urological problems and specializes in urinary tract infections, fetal urology and minimally invasive surgery. He is the Division Director of Pediatric Urology at Children's Health℠ and a Professor of Urology at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Dr. Peters is on a mission to make surgery faster, easier and less scary for his patients. He joined Children’s Health in 2015 and spearheaded our robotic surgery program, where doctors use a robotic surgical system to make surgery more accurate and precise. Every surgeon in this program is certified in the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System, which is one of the most advanced robotic systems available today. This minimizes complications and helps many children recover faster.

Dr. Peters and his colleagues perform some of the country’s highest numbers of laparoscopic and robotic surgeries for pediatric urology conditions. Laparoscopic surgery uses tiny instruments and a camera to perform operations through small incisions. This means less-noticeable scars, less pain and a shorter hospital stay

Dr. Peters has helped define best clinical practices in pediatric urology, and led the writing of the most recent guidelines in managing vesicoureteral reflux, a common urological condition in children. He has also been an advisor to the NIH and the American Urological Association. He is also the pediatric editor of the premier Urology textbook.

Dr. Peters earned his medical degree from John Hopkins University. He completed his urology residency at the Brady Urological Institute at Johns Hopkins, and did fellowship training at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. 

He lives in Dallas with his wife of 35 years and enjoys cycling vacations with his family.

Medical School

Johns Hopkins University (1981)

Internship

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (1982), Surgery

Residency

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (1987), Urology

Fellowship

Children's Hospital Boston (1990), Pediatric Urology

• Fetal Bladder and Kidney Development
• Surgical Device Development
• Urinary Tract Infections

Featured Publications

Reoperative robotic pyeloplasty in children.

Davis TD, Burns AS, Corbett ST, Peters CA J Pediatr Urol 2016 Jun

Renal Segmentation from 3D Ultrasound via Fuzzy Appearance Models and Patient-Specific Alpha Shapes.

Cerrolaza JJ, Safdar N, Biggs E, Jago J, Peters CA, Linguraru MG IEEE Trans Med Imaging 2016 May

Quantitative Ultrasound Imaging of Obstructive Severity in Pediatric Hydronephrosis.

Cerrolaza JJ, Peters CA, Martin AD, Myers E, Safdar N, Linguraru MG J. Urol. 2015 Nov

Neonatal and early infancy management of prenatally detected hydronephrosis.

Swords KA, Peters CA Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2015 Sep 100 5 F460-4

Quantification of kidneys from 3D ultrasound in pediatric hydronephrosis.

Cerrolaza JJ, Grisan E, Safdar N, Myers E, Jago J, Peters CA, Linguraru MG Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2015 Aug 2015 157-60

Bi-Institutional Comparison of Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Versus Open Ureteroureterostomy in the Pediatric Population.

Lee NG, Corbett ST, Cobb K, Bailey GC, Burns AS, Peters CA J. Endourol. 2015 Aug

Robot-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty: Multi-institutional experience in infants.

Avery DI, Herbst KW, Lendvay TS, Noh PH, Dangle P, Gundeti MS, Steele MC, Corbett ST, Peters CA, Kim C J Pediatr Urol 2015 Jun 11 3 139.e1-5

Proctor environment facilitates faculty training in pediatric robotic-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty.

Mason MD, Herndon CD, Herbst KW, Poston TL, Brandt EJ, Peters CA, Corbett ST J Robot Surg 2014 Dec 8 4 365-9

Evaluation of prenatal hydronephrosis: novel criteria for predicting vesicoureteral reflux on ultrasonography.

Lee NG, Rushton HG, Peters CA, Groves DS, Pohl HG J. Urol. 2014 Sep 192 3 914-8

Antibiotic prophylaxis and reflux: critical review and assessment.

Baquerizo BV, Peters CA F1000Prime Rep 2014 6 104

• D Magazine
  Best Pediatric Specialist (2018-2021)
• Duckett Research Award
  (2018)
• AUA Presidential Citation Award
  American Urological Association (2017)
• Chair, Section on Urology
  American Academy of Pediatrics (2011)
• Journal of Urology
  Best Reviewer (2011)
• Pfizer/AUA Visiting Professorship
  USC Keck School of Medicine, Dept. of Urology (2007)
• Journal of Urology
  Best Reviewer (2006)
• Pfizer/AUA Professorship
  Baylor College of Medicine, Dept. of Urology (2005)
• Society of Scholars
  Johns Hopkins University (2005)
• Pfizer/AUA Professorship
  Children's Hospital, Pittsburgh (2004)
• Pfizer/AUA Professorship
  Univ. North Carolina (2000)
• First Prize Research Essay Contest
  World Congress of Endourology (1997)
• First Prize Research Essay Contest
  AAP, Section on Urology (1997)
• J. Hartwell Harrison Memorial Resident Education Award
  Baylor College of Medicine, Dept. of Urology (1996)
• Edwin Beer Program Award
  New York Academy of Medicine (1990)
• Von L. Meyer Travelling Fellowship
  The Children's Hospital (1989)
• Von L. Meyer Travelling Fellowship
  The Children's Hospital (1987)
• Francis Schwentker Research Prize
  Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1986)
• First Place Resident Research Prize
  Mid-Atlantic Section, American Urological Assn. (1985)
• American Cancer Society Research Fellow
  Brady Urologic Institute (1984-1985)
• Alpha Omega Alpha
  Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1981)
• Phi Beta Kappa
  Johns Hopkins University (1978)
• Dean's List, Phi Eta Sigma, Alpha Epsilon Delta Premedical Honor Societies
  George Washington University (1974-1976)
• National Merit Scholar
  Presidential Scholar (1974)