Rena Xu | Medical Services
Specialties
- Acute Kidney Injury
- Circumcision
- Duplex Collecting System
- Hematuria
- Horseshoe Kidney
- Hydrocele
- Hydronephrosis
- Hypospadias
- Inguinal Hernia
- Megaureter
- Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney
- Nephrectomy
- Phimosis and Paraphimosis
- Posterior Urethral Valves
- Testicular Torsion
- Torsion of the Appendix Testis
- UTI
- Ureterocele
- Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction
- Varicocele
- Vesicoureteral Reflux (VUR)
Programs & Services
Rena Xu | Education
Undergraduate School
Harvard College
2007, Cambridge, MA
Graduate School
Harvard Business School
2014, Boston, MA
Medical School
Harvard Medical School
2014, Boston, MA
Internship
Department of Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
2015, Boston, MA
Residency
Department of Urology
Massachusetts General Hospital
2019, Boston, MA
Fellowship
Department of Urology
Boston Children's Hospital
2022, Boston, MA
Rena Xu | Professional History
Dr. Rena Xu is the Advisor to Health Affairs at Boston Children's Hospital and an Affiliate Faculty Member in the BCH Computational Health Informatics Program. She earned her MD degree from Harvard Medical School and her MBA degree from Harvard Business School. She completed residency training in urology at Massachusetts General Hospital and fellowship training in pediatric urology at Boston Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Xu is a former Blavatnik Fellow in Life Science Entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School. She has written about health care for the New England Journal of Medicine, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and The Washington Post, among other publications. Dr. Xu’s research focuses on characterizing and improving patient care pathways and advancing health equity.
Rena Xu | Publications
Editorial Comment. J Urol. 2024 Jul; 212(1):175. View Editorial Comment. Abstract
Characterizing psychosocial services in a pediatric urology practice. J Pediatr Urol. 2024 04; 20(2):242.e1-242.e8. View Characterizing psychosocial services in a pediatric urology practice. Abstract
Gender Affirmation-Related Information-Seeking Behaviors in a Diverse Sample of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Young Adults: Survey Study. JMIR Form Res. 2023 Aug 15; 7:e45952. View Gender Affirmation-Related Information-Seeking Behaviors in a Diverse Sample of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Young Adults: Survey Study. Abstract
Cost analysis for mirabegron use in the treatment of children with neurogenic bladder. J Pediatr Urol. 2023 10; 19(5):535.e1-535.e10. View Cost analysis for mirabegron use in the treatment of children with neurogenic bladder. Abstract
Hybrid Clinics: A New Model for Ambulatory Care to Reduce Infection Risk. Telemed J E Health. 2023 04; 29(4):560-568. View Hybrid Clinics: A New Model for Ambulatory Care to Reduce Infection Risk. Abstract
Prostatic metaplasia of the vagina in transmasculine individuals. World J Urol. 2022 Mar; 40(3):849-855. View Prostatic metaplasia of the vagina in transmasculine individuals. Abstract
Malignancy Yield of Testis Pathology in Older Boys and Adolescents with Cryptorchidism. J Urol. 2022 Mar; 207(3):694-700. View Malignancy Yield of Testis Pathology in Older Boys and Adolescents with Cryptorchidism. Abstract
A World Out of Reach: Dispatches from Life under Lockdown. Medicine’s Innovation Problem. 2020.
Essentials of Men’s Health. Bhasin S, O’Leary MP, Basaria SS, editors. Genetics of Male Reproductive Deficiency. 2020.
Improvements in ureteroscopy efficiency when performed at an ambulatory surgery center. Urology Practice. 2019; 5(6):289-293.
Genitourinary cancer patients have worse baseline semen parameters than healthy sperm bankers. Andrology. 2019 07; 7(4):449-453. View Genitourinary cancer patients have worse baseline semen parameters than healthy sperm bankers. Abstract
Improvements in Ureteroscopy Efficiency When Performed at an Ambulatory Surgery Center. Urol Pract. 2019 Sep; 6(5):289-293. View Improvements in Ureteroscopy Efficiency When Performed at an Ambulatory Surgery Center. Abstract
Prognostic significance of indeterminate lung nodules in renal cell carcinoma. Urol Oncol. 2014 Apr; 32(3):355-61. View Prognostic significance of indeterminate lung nodules in renal cell carcinoma. Abstract
The teaming curve: a longitudinal study of the influence of surgical team familiarity on operative time. Ann Surg. 2013 Dec; 258(6):953-7. View The teaming curve: a longitudinal study of the influence of surgical team familiarity on operative time. Abstract
Late Neck Metastasis of Clear Cell Salivary Carcinoma of the Soft Palate. Otorhinolaryngology Clinics - An International Journal. 2013; 3(5):145-147.
Living Will. The New England Journal of Medicine. 2012; 26(367):2558.
A differentiation diagnosis--specialization and the medical student. N Engl J Med. 2011 Aug 04; 365(5):391-3. View A differentiation diagnosis--specialization and the medical student. Abstract