Kyle Rove, MD

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

• Meier KM, Ha D, Sevick C, Blanchette ED, Brockel MA, Vemulakonda VM, Rove KO. Opioid prescribing patterns and the effect of chronic kidney disease in pediatric urology population: A retrospective cohort analysis. J Pediatr Urol. 2025 Apr;21(2):460-469. PubMed PMID: 39710562
• Strine AC, Chu DI, Brockel MA, Wilcox DT, Vricella GJ, Coplen DE, Traxel EJ, Chaudhry R, VanderBrink BA, Yerkes EB, Chan YY, Burjek NE, Zee RS, Herndon CDA, Ahn JJ, Merguerian PA, Meenakshi-Sundaram B, Rensing AJ, Frimberger D, Rove KO. Feasibility of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) implementation in Pediatric Urology: Pilot-phase outcomes of a prospective, multi-center study. J Pediatr Urol. 2024 Apr;20(2):256.e1-256.e11. PubMed PMID: 38212167
• Meier KM, Mata C, Kaar JL, Rensing AJ, Dudley AG, Carrasco A Jr, Drzewiecki BA, VanderBrink BA, Streur CS, Bagli DJ, Chalmers DJ, Wilcox DT, Yerkes EB, Lau GA, Vricella GJ, Hecht SL, Copp HL, Pohl HG, Franco I, Ahn J, Wiener JS, Singer JS, Long CJ, Keays MA, Daugherty MR, Fuchs ME, Austin PF, Wu CQ, Zee RS, Misseri R, Tanaka ST, Bauer SB, Rove KO. Expert Consensus on Pediatric Urodynamics Reporting Using Modified Delphi Technique. J Urol. 2024 Jul;212(1):165-174. PubMed PMID: 38700226
• Mansfield SA, Kotagal M, Hartman S, Murphy AJ, Davidoff AM, Anghelescu DL, Mecoli M, Cost N, Hogan B, Rove KO. Development of an enhanced recovery after surgery program for pediatric solid tumors. Front Surg. 2024;11:1393857. PubMed PMID: 38840973
• Ha D, Halstead NV, Blanchette ED, Wilcox DT, Vemulakonda VM, Wood DN, Rove KO. Risk of acute kidney injury after lower urinary tract reconstruction with early NSAID therapy: A propensity matched retrospective analysis. J Pediatr Urol. 2024 Oct;20(5):911-920. PubMed PMID: 39089953
• Ha D, Harris KT, Rove KO. The Evolving Landscape of Onabotulinumtoxin A Use in Pediatric Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction. Curr Treat Options Pediatr 2024; 10: 213–222. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40746-024-00314-4
• Rove KO, Brockel MA. Approaches to Starting and Growing ERAS at a Children's Hospital. J Pediatric Surg Open 2024; 7: 100140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yjpso.2024.100140
• Ha D, Harris KT, Brockel MA, Rove KO. The role of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in promoting quality improvement and patient safety in pediatric urology. Front Urol 2023. doi: 10.3389/fruro.2023.1275276.
• Tasian GE, Dickinson K, Park G, Marchesani N, Mittal A, Cheng N, Ching CB, Chu DI, Walton R, Yonekawa K, Gluck C, Muneeruddin S, Kan KM, DeFoor W, Rove K, Forrest CB. Distinguishing characteristics of pediatric patients with primary hyperoxaluria type 1 in PEDSnet. J Pediatr Urol. 2024 Feb;20(1):88.e1-88.e9. PubMed PMID: 37848358
• Goff SH, Pickett-Nairne K, Nguyen T, Rove KO, Friedman NR. The Effect of Social Vulnerability on Perioperative Tonsillectomy Outcomes in Children. Laryngoscope. 2024 May;134(5):2449-2454. PubMed PMID: 37971081
• Kong L, Sevick C, Beltran G, Rove K, Wilcox D, Hecht S. Caregiver decisional regret following reconstructive bladder surgery in children with neurogenic bladder. J Pediatr Urol. 2024 Dec;20(6):1134-1141. PubMed PMID: 39278765
• Rove KO, Wilcox DT. “Chapter 28: Clinical and Urodynamic Evaluation of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in Children.” Campbell-Walsh Urology 14th Edition. Eds Wein AJ, Kavoussi LR, Partin AW, Peters CA. Philadelphia, PA, USA: Elsevier, 2024.
• Mansfield SA, Kotagal M, Hartman SJ, Murphy AJ, Davidoff AM, Hogan B, Ha D, Anghelescu DL, Mecoli M, Cost NG, Rove KO. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery for Pediatric Abdominal Tumor Resections: A Prospective Multi-institution Study. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Oct 31;60(2):162046. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39520824
• Jáuregui EJ, Diala O, Rove KO, Hoefner-Notz R, Tong S, Nguyen T, Friedman NR. Overnight Monitoring Criteria for Children with Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing After Tonsillectomy: Revisited. Laryngoscope. 2024 Dec;134(12):5223-5230. PubMed PMID: 39031661
• Szymanski KM, Adams CM, Alkawaldeh MY, Austin PF, Bowman RM, Castillo H, Castillo J, Chu DI, Estrada CR, Fascelli M, Frimberger DC, Gargollo PC, Hamdan DG, Hecht SL, Hopson B, Husmann DA, Jacobs MA, MacNeily AE, McLeod DJ, Metcalfe PD, Meyer T, Misseri R, O'Neil J, Rensing AJ, Routh JC, Rove KO, Sawin KJ, Schlomer BJ, Shamblin I, Sherlock RL, Slobodov G, Stout J, Tanaka ST, Weiss DA, Wiener JS, Wood HM, Yerkes EB, Blount J. Causes of death among people with myelomeningocele: A multi-institutional 47-year retrospective study. J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2023;16(4):605-619. PubMed PMID: 38073338
• 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
• Tasian GE, Maltenfort MG, Rove K, Ching CB, Ramachandra P, DeFoor B, Fernandez N, Forrest CB, Ellison JS. Ureteral Stent Placement Prior to Definitive Stone Treatment Is Associated With Higher Postoperative Emergency Department Visits and Opioid Prescriptions for Youth Having Ureteroscopy or Shock Wave Lithotripsy. J Urol. 2023 Jun;209(6):1194-1201. PubMed PMID: 36812398
• Strine AC, Rove KO. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for lower urinary tract reconstruction in the pediatric population. AUA News 2023; 29.
• Hecht SL, Rove KO, Chouhan J. Work Smarter, Not Harder: Optimizing Clinical Efficiency. AUA News 2023; 28.
• Strine AC, Chu DI, Brockel MA, Wilcox DT, Vricella GJ, Coplen DE, Traxel EJ, Chaudhry R, VanderBrink BA, Yerkes EB, Chan YY, Burjek NE, Zee RS, Herndon CDA, Ahn JJ, Merguerian PA, Meenakshi-Sundaram B, Rensing AJ, Frimberger D, Rove KO; PURSUE Study Group. Feasibility of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) implementation in Pediatric Urology: Pilot-phase outcomes of a prospective, multi-center study. J Pediatr Urol. 2024 Apr;20(2):256.e1-256.e11. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2023.12.017. Epub 2023 Dec 30. PMID: 38212167; PMCID: PMC11032233
• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• 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
• Derderian SC, Rove KO. Enhanced recovery after surgery among adolescents undergoing bariatric surgery. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2020 Feb;29(1):150885. PubMed PMID: 32238290
• 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
• 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.
• 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.

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 - Broomfield
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