
Craig Andrew Peters, MD
Pediatric Urologist
Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
Division Director at Children's Health
- Languages Spoken:
- English,

Biography
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.
Education and Training
- Medical School
- Johns Hopkins University (1981)
- Internship
- John Hopkins Hospital (1982), General Surgery
- Residency
- John Hopkins Hospital (1987), Urology
Johns Hopkins Hospital (1983), General Surgery - Fellowship
- Boston Children's Hospital (1990), 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 Abnormality
- Cloacal Exstrophy
- Concealed or Buried Penis
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)
- Congenital Penile Curvature (Chordee)
- Congenital Penile Torsion
- Constipation
- Cystinuria (Inherited Kidney Stone Disorder)
- Daytime Wetting Urinary Incontinence
- Duplex Kidney
- Duplicated Uterus and/or Vagina
- Ectopic Ureter
- Epididymal Cyst Spermatocele
- 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
- 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 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
- 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
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Research Interests
His clinical activities have included all areas of pediatric urology with an emphasis on reconstruction, obstruction, urinary tract infections, fetal urology and minimally invasive surgery. His research interests include fetal bladder and kidney development, urinary tract infection and surgical device development. Dr. Peters was an early developer of laparoscopic and robotic surgery techniques, and he continues to be active in these clinical areas, as well as writing and teaching both domestically and internationally.
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Publications
- Senior Editor: Campbell-Walsh-Wein Urology, 12th edition, 2020
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Professional Activities
- Diplomate of the American Board of Urology
- Subspecialty certification in pediatric urology
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons
- American Urological Association
- Endourological Society
- Society of Pediatric Urologic Surgeons
- Societies for Pediatric Urology
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Awards and Honors
- D Magazine Best Pediatric Specialists 2018-2019, 2021
- Duckett Research Award 2018, Urology Care Foundation and Societies for Pediatric Urology
- Presidential Citation 2017, American Urological Association
- Pfizer/AUA Visiting Professorship 2007, USC School of Medicine
- Best Reviewer 2017, Journal of Pediatric Urology
- Best Reviewer, Journal of Urology (2006, 2011, 2017)
- Chair, Section on Urology 2011, American Academy of Urology
- Society of Scholars 2005, Johns Hopkins University
- Pfizer/AUA Professorship 2005, Baylor College of Medicine
- Pfizer/AUA Professorship 2004, Children’s Hospital Pittsburgh
- Pfizer/AUA Professorship 2000, University of North Carolina
- First Prize Research Essay Contest 1997, World Congress of Endourology
- First Prize Research Essay Contest 1997, AAP, Section on Urology
- Alpha Omega Alpha 1981, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Phi Beta Kappa 1978, Johns Hopkins University
Where I Provide Care
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Specialty Center 1 on the Children’s Health Plano Campus
7609 Preston Road Suite Plano, Texas 75024 469-303-7000