{"id":12462,"date":"2026-03-12T05:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T09:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/?p=12462"},"modified":"2026-03-11T14:22:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:22:59","slug":"unc-urology-welcomes-dr-renea-m-sturm-pediatric-urologist-and-surgeon-scientist-advancing-reconstructive-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/unc-urology-welcomes-dr-renea-m-sturm-pediatric-urologist-and-surgeon-scientist-advancing-reconstructive-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC Urology Welcomes Dr. Renea M. Sturm, Pediatric Urologist and Surgeon-Scientist Advancing Reconstructive Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2026\/02\/Renea-Sturm-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Renea Sturm\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-12441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2026\/02\/Renea-Sturm-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2026\/02\/Renea-Sturm-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2026\/02\/Renea-Sturm-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2026\/02\/Renea-Sturm-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2026\/02\/Renea-Sturm-560x747.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2026\/02\/Renea-Sturm.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>UNC Urology is proud to welcome <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/renea-sturm\/\">Dr. Renea Sturm<\/a>, a board-certified pediatric urologist and translational scientist to Chapel Hill.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Sturm brings to UNC a tradition of working closely with maternal-fetal medicine and pediatric subspecialists to ensure comprehensive, team-based care for infants, children, and adolescents with complex conditions of the kidneys, bladder, urethra, and genital development. <\/p>\n<p>Dr. Sturm also leads a federally funded translational research program focused on bladder and urethral reconstruction. Her laboratory develops and evaluates the performance of highly elastic biomaterials, bioengineered scaffolds, and surgical technologies specifically designed for dynamic lower urinary tract tissues.<\/p>\n<h2>A Dual Fellowship\u2013Trained Innovator<\/h2>\n<p>Dr. Sturm\u2019s path to UNC reflects subspecialty training in both pediatric urology and biomedical innovation. She completed medical school at Baylor College of Medicine, followed by urology residency at the University of California, Davis. She then pursued advanced fellowship training in Pediatric Urology at Lurie Children\u2019s Hospital of Northwestern University, before completing a Biodesign fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles focused on medical device innovation.<\/p>\n<p>This dual fellowship training \u2014 ACGME-accredited pediatric urology and Biodesign \u2014 positions Dr. Sturm uniquely at the intersection of reconstructive surgery and engineering. Working with design teams encompassing a wide range of expertise, her clinical insights directly inform the design of next-generation surgical technologies.<\/p>\n<h2>Leading Translational Research in Bladder and Urethral Reconstruction<\/h2>\n<p>Dr. Sturm leads a federally funded program that has been supported by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, including an NIH\/NIDDK K08 Career Development Award. Her work integrates biomechanics, computational modeling, and tissue engineering to more closely replicate the viscoelastic properties of native bladder and urethral tissue. By improving material performance and durability,  Dr. Sturm\u2019s research aims to enhance reconstructive outcomes while reducing variability in surgical care.<\/p>\n<p>Her innovations have resulted in multiple patent filings and national recognition, including selection as an American Urological Association\/Urology Care Foundation Outstanding Graduate Scholar.<\/p>\n<h2>Strengthening Pediatric Urology at UNC<\/h2>\n<p>Dr. Sturm\u2019s arrival enhances UNC Urology\u2019s pediatric reconstructive expertise while expanding the department\u2019s leadership in regenerative medicine, surgical innovation, and translational science.<\/p>\n<p>Her work exemplifies the modern academic surgeon-scientist: equally committed to meticulous surgical care, rigorous laboratory investigation, and the education of the next generation. By integrating advanced pediatric reconstruction with biomaterials science and device development, she brings a forward-looking dimension to UNC\u2019s mission to advance human health through excellence in education, research, and patient care.<\/p>\n<p>We are delighted to welcome Dr. Sturm to Chapel Hill and look forward to the impact her clinical leadership, scientific innovation, and global engagement will have on children and families across North Carolina and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNC Urology is proud to welcome Dr. Renea Sturm, a board-certified pediatric urologist and translational scientist who brings a tradition of working closely with maternal-fetal medicine and pediatric subspecialists to ensure comprehensive, team-based care for infants, children, and adolescents with complex conditions of the kidneys, bladder, urethra, and genital development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79967,"featured_media":12464,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[180],"class_list":["post-12462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-sturm","odd"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UNC Urology Welcomes Dr. Renea M. 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