Dr. Ethan I. Franke MD
Urologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Urology
702 Barnhill Dr Suite 246 Indianapolis IN, 46202About
Dr. Ethan Franke practices Pediatric Urology in Indianapolis, IN. Pediatric urologists treat young patients who suffer from an illness or disease of the genitals or urinary tract, including the kidneys, ureters, bladder. As a pediatric urologist, Dr. Franke is a surgeon who diagnoses, treats, and manages voiding disorders, vesicoureteral reflux, and urinary tract infections that require surgery. Some procedures that Dr. Franke performs include surgical reconstruction of the urinary tract, hypospadias, and disorders of sex development; surgery for groin conditions in childhood; evaluation and surgical management of kidney stone disease; and surgical management of tumors and malignancies of the kidney, bladder, and testis.
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