Andrew Eaton MacNeily

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Head, Division of Pediatric Urology, BC Children's Hospital

Academic Affiliations

Professor, Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Research Theme

Evidence to Innovation

Research Areas

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Healthy Living

Urinary Incontinence

Urinary Tract Infections

Contact

amacneily@cw.bc.ca

Phone

(604) 875-2734

Mailing Address

4500 Oak St
Vancouver, BC
V6H 3N1

Overview: I am a clinical researcher who specializes in research related to the urinary tract in both genders and the genital tract in the male.
Publications: Prevalence of previously undiagnosed psychiatric symptom groupings in pediatric patients with bladder and bowel dysfunction
Journal of Pediatric Urology
Andrew E. MacNeily and Kourosh Afshar and Valerie Hogues and Soojin Kim and Maryam Noparast and Clara Westwell-Roper and S. Evelyn Stewart
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2023.10.004
02/2024
Research: Current Project
Stothers I, Grady R, MacNeily AE: Double-blind, multi-centre, randomized placebo controlled trial of cranberry products in the prevention of recurrent urinary tract infections in children. Funding applied for from BC Medical Services Foundation 2004-2005.

Current Project
Hoag C, Elterman 0, MacNeily AE: Does presentation at the annual AUA meeting translate into peer reviewed publications? 2004-2005.
Current Project
Steinbok P, Gartner H, MacNeily AE, and working group: Clinical trial on dysfunctional voiding, and tethered cord, in the presence of a normally located conus medullaris. Urological consultant for multi-centre randomized trial involving neurosurgical treatment for refractory pediatric dysfunctional voiding and incontinence. Protocol in progress Sept. 2003 - 2005.

Honours & Awards

Association for Surgical Education (ASE) Outstanding Teacher Award – 2004-2005
First prize, Clinical Research (Morrison KB, MacNeily AE), Canadian Urological Association Prize Essay – 2004
First prize, Resident Research (Rapoport D, Secord S, MacNeily AE ), Western Section American Urological Association – 2004

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