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Carlos Roberto Estrada, Jr, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School; Director of Myelodysplasia Program, Children's Hospital Boston

Carlos Roberto Estrada, Jr, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons, American Urological Association, Society for Basic Urologic Research, Societies for Pediatric Urology, Society for Fetal Urology

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Marc Cendron, MD Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard School of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Department of Urological Surgery, Children's Hospital Boston

Marc Cendron, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Urological Association, New Hampshire Medical Society, Societies for Pediatric Urology, Society for Fetal Urology, Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Association, European Society for Paediatric Urology

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

Disclosure: Received salary from Medscape for employment. for: Medscape.

Edward David Kim, MD, FACS Professor of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine; Consulting Staff, University of Tennessee Medical Center

Edward David Kim, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Society for Reproductive Medicine, American Urological Association, Sexual Medicine Society of North America, Tennessee Medical Association, Society for Male Reproduction and Urology, Society for the Study of Male Reproduction

Disclosure: Serve(d) as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: Endo.

Daniel B Rukstalis, MD Professor of Urology, Wake Forest Baptist Health System, Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Daniel B Rukstalis, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Urological Association

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