Alexandra Maria Ciota Carolan, MD
Pediatric Urologist
Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages Spoken:
- English
Biography
Alexandra Carolan, M.D. is a Pediatric Urologist at Children’s Health℠ and Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She treats a wide variety of urological conditions , including hypospadias, vesicoureteral reflux and ureteropelvic junction obstruction. She has extensive training in minimally invasive surgeries, including robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgeries.
I enjoy partnering with families to develop treatment plans that include both medical and surgical options. I love seeing the children as they grow and develop.
Dr. Carolan earned her medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School. She completed her residency in Urology at the Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education in Arizona and her fellowship in Pediatric Urology at UT Southwestern.
Dr. Carolan is the recipient of the Mayo Clinic Top Performing Provider Patient Experience Award. She has conducted research on topics including complex urologic surgical reconstruction, congenital anomalies of the kidneys and urinary tract, hypospadias and spina bifida. Dr. Carolan is also a member of the American Urological Association and Societies for Pediatric Urology.
“I enjoy partnering with families to develop treatment plans that include both medical and surgical options. I love seeing the children as they grow and develop.”
Outside of work, Dr. Carolan enjoys spending time with her family, running, traveling and doing yoga and Pilates.
Education and Training
- Medical School
- University of Minnesota Medical School (2017)
- Internship
- Mayo Clinic School of Medicine (2018), General Surgery
- Residency
- Mayo Clinic School of Medicine (2022), Urology
- Fellowship
- UT Southwestern Medical Center (2024), Pediatric Urology
Conditions
- Absence of vagina or inadequate vaginal length in adolescents
- Ambiguous genitalia
- Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS)
- 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
- Inguinal hernia (groin)
- Labial adhesions
- Meatal stenosis
- Megaureter
- Micropenis
- Multicystic dysplastic kidney (MCDK)
- Nephrolithiasis (kidney and ureteral stones)
- Neurogenic bladder
- Penile lesion
- Penile torsion
- Phimosis
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Complex urologic surgical reconstruction
- Congenital anomalies of the kidneys and urinary tract
- Hypospadias, proximal hypospadias
- Pediatric urologic malignancies
- Spina bifida
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Publications
- Dalela D, Batie S, Carolan A, Schlomer B, Collins R, Jacobs M. Renal Medullary Carcinoma: The Zebra Amongst the Horses. Urology. 2024 Mar 10:S0090-4295(24)00151-1. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2024.02.048.
- Dalela D, Carolan A, Jacobs M. Seeing double: A case of bladder and gastrointestinal duplications. Dialogues in Pediatric Urology. March 2024.
- Testicular relapse of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Carolan A, Batie S, Rakheja D, Jacobs M, Peters C, Stanasel I, Urol Case Rep 2023 Sep 50 102449
- Urethral pyogenic granuloma in a pediatric patient. Carolan AMC, Batie SF, Caldwell KM, Singh V, Chan YY, Urol Case Rep 2022 Nov 45 102264
- Opioid Use after Pediatric Urologic Surgery: Is It Really Needed? Carolan AMC, Parker KM, Grimsby GM, Urology 2021 Dec 158 184-188
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Professional Activities
- American Urological Association
- Society for Pediatric Urology
- South Central Section of American Urological Association
- Texas Medical Board
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Awards and Honors
- Mayo Clinic Top Performing Provider Patient Experience Award - Achieved the 99th percentile rank in Likelihood to Recommend your Provider on patient surveys (2022)
- Spirit of Mayo Award, Finalist (2022)
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Junior Inductee - University of Minnesota Medical School (2015)