Kyle Rove, MD

Associate Professor, Surgery-Urology


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Medical School
  • MD, Georgetown University School of Medicine (2009)
Undergraduate School
  • BS, University of Nevada–Reno (NV) (2005)
Internship
  • University of Colorado (2010)
Residencies
  • University of Colorado, Surgery (2012)
  • University of Colorado, Chief Resident, Urology (2016)
Fellowships
  • University of Colorado, Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship (Urology) (2011)
  • Washington University/Barnes-Jewish Hospital/St. Louis Children's Hospital, Pediatric Urology (2018)
Department
Surgery-Urology

Recognitions

  • Most Innovative Award, Department of Pediatric Urology (2024)

Research Interests

My research interests are primary focused on Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) in infants, children and young adults undergoing urologic surgery. ERAS is a set of multidisciplinary strategies to increase speed of recovery, minimize pain, and reduce time in the hospital. It is more widely used in adult populations, but we have shown it can be applied safely to children undergoing surgery with tremendous benefits (faster recovery, fewer complications, decreased variation of care from patient to patient). We are excited to apply it to a broader set of urologic surgery.

Publications

  • Rove KO, Vricella GJ, Hershey T, Thu MH, Lugar HM, Vetter J, Marshall BA, Austin PF. Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction and Associated Pons Volume in Patients with Wolfram Syndrome. J Urol. 2018 Nov;200(5):1107-1113. PubMed PMID: 29883657
  • Ballard DH, Rove KO, Coplen DE, Chen TY, Hulett Bowling RL. Fibroepithelial polyp causing urethral obstruction: Diagnosis by cystourethrogram. Clin Imaging. 2018 Sep - Oct;51:164-167. PubMed PMID: 29800931
  • Weaver J, Rove KO, Vricella GJ. Extra-adrenal Pheochromocytoma Associated With Segmental Renal Artery Compression and Pseudostenosis. Urology. 2018 Oct;120:238-240. PubMed PMID: 29800631
  • Rove KO, Edney JC, Brockel MA. Enhanced recovery after surgery in children: Promising, evidence-based multidisciplinary care. Paediatr Anaesth. 2018 Jun;28(6):482-492. PubMed PMID: 29752858
  • Rove KO, Brockel MA, Saltzman AF, Dönmez MI, Brodie KE, Chalmers DJ, Caldwell BT, Vemulakonda VM, Wilcox DT. Prospective study of enhanced recovery after surgery protocol in children undergoing reconstructive operations. J Pediatr Urol. 2018 Jun;14(3):252.e1-252.e9. PubMed PMID: 29398586
  • Rove KO, Warncke JC, Vemulakonda VM. Trends in pediatric urologic consultations in a tertiary care hospital setting. J Pediatr Urol. 2018 Feb;14(1):12.e1-12.e8. PubMed PMID: 28826658
  • Lai A, Rove KO, Amin S, Vricella GJ, Coplen DE. Diagnosis and Management of Urinary Tract Infections in Premature and Term Infants. Neoreviews 2018: 1-8.
  • Rove KO, Austin PF. Voiding Dysfunction and the Wet Child. Pediatric Urology for Primary Care. Eds Greenfield SP, Cooper C. Elk Grove, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 2018.
  • Weaver J, Rove KO, Meenakshi-Sundaram B, Vricella GJ. Genetic Testing Proves Crucial in Case of Ambiguous Genitalia and Renal Masses. Urology. 2019 Jul;129:194-196. PubMed PMID: 30914336
  • Rove KO, Brockel MA, Brindle ME, Scott MJ, Herndon CDA, Ljungqvist O, Koyle MA. Embracing change-the time for pediatric enhanced recovery after surgery is now. J Pediatr Urol. 2019 Oct;15(5):491-493. PubMed PMID: 31109886
  • Rove KO, Cooper CS. “Chapter 13: Neuropathic Bladder. "Essentials of Pediatric Urology, Third Edition. Eds Wilcox DT, Thomas DF. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2019.
  • Han DS, Brockel MA, Boxley PJ, Dönmez MI, Saltzman AF, Wilcox DT, Rove KO. Enhanced recovery after surgery and anesthetic outcomes in pediatric reconstructive urologic surgery. Pediatr Surg Int. 2021 Jan;37(1):151-159. PubMed PMID: 33161476
  • Rove KO, Strine AC, Wilcox DT, Vricella GJ, Welch TP, VanderBrink B, Chu DI, Chaudhry R, Zee RS, Brockel MA. Design and development of the Pediatric Urology Recovery After Surgery Endeavor (PURSUE) multicentre pilot and exploratory study. BMJ Open. 2020 Nov 23;10(11):e039035. PubMed PMID: 33234633
  • Hecht S, Halstead NV, Boxley P, Brockel MA, Rove KO. Opioid prescribing patterns following implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol in pediatric patients undergoing lower tract urologic reconstruction. J Pediatr Urol. 2020 Nov 2. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33229228
  • Derderian SC, Rove KO. Enhanced recovery after surgery among adolescents undergoing bariatric surgery. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2020 Feb;29(1):150885. PubMed PMID: 32238290
  • Diaz-Miron J, Ogle S, Kaizer A, Acker SN, Rove KO, Inge TH. Surgeon, patient, and caregiver perspective of pediatric surgical telemedicine in the COVID-19 pandemic era. Pediatr Surg Int. 2021 Sep 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34550442
  • Chan YY, Chu DI, Hirsch J, Kim S, Rosoklija I, Studer A, Brockel MA, Cheng EY, Raval MV, Burjek NE, Rove KO, Yerkes EB. Implementation and sustainability of an enhanced recovery pathway in pediatric bladder reconstruction: Flexibility, commitment, teamwork. J Pediatr Urol. 2021 Dec;17(6):782-789. PubMed PMID: 34521600
  • Chan YY, Rosoklija I, Meade P, Burjek NE, Raval MV, Yerkes EB, Rove KO, Chu DI. Utilization of and barriers to enhanced recovery pathway implementation in pediatric urology. J Pediatr Urol. 2021 Jun;17(3):294.e1-294.e9. PubMed PMID: 33663997
  • Rove KO, Strine AC, Wilcox DT, Vricella GJ, Welch TP, VanderBrink B, Chu DI, Chaudhry R, Zee RS, Brockel MA. Design and development of the Pediatric Urology Recovery After Surgery Endeavor (PURSUE) multicentre pilot and exploratory study. BMJ Open. 2020 Nov 23;10(11):e039035. PubMed PMID: 33234633
  • Moore RP, Burjek NE, Brockel MA, Strine AC, Acks A, Boxley PJ, Chidambaran V, Vricella GJ, Chu DI, Sankaran-Raval M, Zee RS, Cladis FP, Chaudhry R, O'Reilly-Shah VN, Ahn JJ, Rove KO. Evaluating the role for regional analgesia in children with spina bifida: a retrospective observational study comparing the efficacy of regional versus systemic analgesia protocols following major urological surgery. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2022 Sep 27. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36167478
  • Rove KO, Halstead NV, Wiesen BM, Bielsky AR, Campbell JB. Randomized controlled trial of NSAID prior to cystoscopic ureteral stent removal in a pediatric population. J Pediatr Urol. 2022 Aug 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35987678
  • Diaz-Miron J, Ogle S, Kaizer A, Acker SN, Rove KO, Inge TH. Surgeon, patient, and caregiver perspective of pediatric surgical telemedicine in the COVID-19 pandemic era. Pediatr Surg Int. 2022 Feb;38(2):241-248. PubMed PMID: 34550442
  • Meier KM, Rove KO. ERAS Principles and How They Apply to Pediatric Urology. AUA News 2022; 27.
  • Rove KO, Wilcox DT. “Bladder Diverticula, Urachal Anomalies and Other Unusual Conditions of the Bladder.” Pediatric Surgery. Ed Prem Puri. New York, NY: Springer, 2022.
  • Ching CB, Dickinson K, Karafilidis J, Marchesani N, Mucha L, Antunes N, Razzaghi H, Utidjian L, Yonekawa K, Coplen DE, Muneeruddin S, DeFoor W, Rove KO, Forrest CB, Tasian GE. The real world experience of pediatric primary hyperoxaluria patients in the PEDSnet clinical research network. Eur J Pediatr. 2023 Sep;182(9):4027-4036. PubMed PMID: 37392234
  • Tran WT, Boxley PJ, Wilcox DT, Vemulakonda VM, Wood D, Rove KO. Retrospective analysis of bladder perforation risk in patients after augmentation cystoplasty using an extraperitoneal approach. J Pediatr Urol. 2023 Apr;19(2):192.e1-192.e8. PubMed PMID: 36585277
  • Moore RP, Burjek NE, Brockel MA, Strine AC, Acks A, Boxley PJ, Chidambaran V, Vricella GJ, Chu DI, Sankaran-Raval M, Zee RS, Cladis FP, Chaudhry R, O'Reilly-Shah VN, Ahn JJ, Rove KO. Evaluating the role for regional analgesia in children with spina bifida: a retrospective observational study comparing the efficacy of regional versus systemic analgesia protocols following major urological surgery. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2023 Jan;48(1):29-36. PubMed PMID: 36167478
  • Ha D, Harris KT and Rove KO. Endourological treatment of upper tract urinary disease in children. Front Urol 2023; 3: 1150795. doi: 10.3389/fruro.2023.1150795
  • Meier KM, Rove KO. ERAS Principles and How They Apply to Pediatric Urology. AUA News 2022; 27.
  • Rove KO, Hecht SL. “Clinical Informatics.” Pediatric Urology Book. Eds Arlen AM, Gundeti MS, López P-J, Rove KO. Aurora, CO, 2023.
  • Rove KO. “Postoperative Management of Children.” Pediatric Urology Book. Eds Arlen AM, Gundeti MS, López P-J, Rove KO. Aurora, CO, 2023.
  • Rove KO, Wilcox DT. “Bladder Diverticula, Urachal Anomalies and Other Unusual Conditions of the Bladder.” Pediatric Surgery. Ed Prem Puri. New York, NY: Springer, 2022.

Professional Memberships

  • American Urological Association, Member
  • South-Central Section of the AUA, Member
  • American Academy of Pediatrics, Member
  • Societies for Pediatric Urology, Member
  • Denver Academy of Surgery, Member
  • ERAS Society of Pediatrics, President

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234

Children's Hospital Colorado North Campus
469 State Highway 7
Broomfield, CO 80023
720-478-5000

Hospital Affiliation
  • Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Pediatric Urology, Board Certification
Conditions & Treatments
  • Kidneys and Urinary System - Incontinence
  • Kidneys and Urinary System
  • Kidneys and Urinary System - Bladder Disease
  • Kidneys and Urinary System - Reconstructive Urology
  • Kidneys and Urinary System - Kidney Stones
  • Surgery - Urologic Surgery
  • Surgery
  • Child and Teen Health - Pediatric Diseases and Conditions
  • Child and Teen Health
Care Philosophy
I feel very strongly that patient and family needs are put front and center for issues big and small. Too often, healthcare systems forget that people come to us from very different backgrounds and circumstances, so realizing that and meeting patients where they are at helps deliver better care.

Personal Interests
I enjoy tennis, running, and doing projects around the house in my free time.

Public Speaking
Yes