Katie Helen Willihnganz-Lawson, MD

Katie Willihnganz-Lawson, MD grew up in Rochester, MN and attended medical school and completed her urology residency training at the University of Minnesota. She then completed her fellowship training in pediatric urology at the University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital. She is the sixth pediatric urologist at Pediatric Surgical Associates, Ltd. Dr. Willihnganz-Lawson enjoys all aspects of her pediatric urology practice and is especially interested in the genitourinary reconstruction, sex development, neurogenic bladder, and congenital anomalies of the urinary tract. She is also trained in minimally invasive robotic surgery. During her training she researched surgical outcomes for patients with bladder exstrophy, vascular anomalies, and disorders of sex development. She has also performed quality improvement projects to improve standardization of care and quality of life for pediatric urology patients. In both education and treatment, Dr. Willihnganz-Lawson uses a family-centered care model to engage her pediatric patients. She works in hospitals and clinics around the metro, and surrounding suburbs and also offers telemedicine consultations to reach families from all over the state.