Erica J. Traxel, M.D.

Urology Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Urologic Surgery

Specialty Areas:
Pediatric Urological Cancer
Pediatric Urologic Surgery
Urology

Areas of Clinical Interest:
Pediatric urologic surgery, bladder obstructions, incontinence in children, congenital abnormalities of the urinary tract, pediatric urinary tract infections.

Medical School:
M.D., Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2002

Postdoctoral Education:
General Surgery Internship, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 2002-2003

Urology Residency, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 2003–2007

Fellowship in Pediatric Urology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2007–2009

Patients Seen At:
Progress West Healthcare Center
2 Progress Point Parkway
O'Fallon, MO 63368
314-454-6034
Fax: 314-454-2876

St. Louis Children's Hospital
One Children's Place, Suite A , Second Floor
St. Louis, MO 63110
314-454-6034
Fax: 314-454-2878

Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
Professional Office Building #1
1040 North Mason Road, Suite 122
St. Louis, MO 63141
314-996-8060

Hospital Affiliations:
St. Louis Children's Hospital

Selected or Recent Publications:
1. Shariat SF, Kattan MW, Traxel EJ, Andrews B, Zhu K, Wheeler TM, Slawin KM. Association of pre- and postoperative plasma levels of transforming growth factor beta(1) and interleukin 6 and its soluble receptor with prostate cancer progression. Clinical Cancer Research. 2004 Mar 15;10(6):1992-1999.


Selected or Recent Chapters:
1. Traxel EJ, Noh PH. Anorectal Malformation — Imperforate Anus, Cloaca, Urogenital Sinus. In: Gomella LG, et al. The 5-Minute Urology Consult. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (submitted for publication in 2008)
2. Traxel EJ, Noh PH. Epispadias. In: Gomella LG, et al. The 5-Minute Urology Consult. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (submitted for publication in 2008)
3. Traxel EJ, Noh PH. Hydronephrosis — Pediatric. In: Gomella LG, et al. The 5-Minute Urology Consult. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (submitted for publication in 2008)
4. Traxel EJ, Sheldon CA. Posterior Urethral Valves. In: Rabinowitz R, et al. Pediatric Urology for the Primary Care Physician. Totowa, NJ: The Humana Press Inc. (submitted for publication in 2008)
5. Austin PF, Traxel EJ. Laboratory Assessment of the Pediatric Urologic Patient. In: Docimo SG, et al. The Kelalis-King-Belman Textbook of Clinical Pediatric Urology. 5th ed. Boca Raton, FL: Informa Healthcare UK Ltd, 2006.


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