Katherine Stanley
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Dr. Katherine Stanley is a pediatric urologist and health services researcher whose work bridges clinical decision-making and patient-centered outcomes. Her research focuses on understanding how families navigate complex medical choices for their children, particularly in pediatric urology. Dr. Stanley’s most-cited study, "Parental decision regret after pediatric urologic surgeries compared to decisions of everyday life" (2024, 6 citations), introduces a novel framework for assessing regret in medical versus non-medical contexts, revealing that parents often experience less regret over surgical decisions than everyday choices—a finding that challenges assumptions about shared decision-making. This work has implications for counseling families and reducing long-term psychological burden. Beyond this, Dr. Stanley investigates disparities in surgical access, postoperative quality of life, and the ethics of pediatric consent. Her research is notable for its interdisciplinary approach, integrating qualitative interviews with quantitative outcome measures to capture the lived experiences of patients and caregivers. With a growing citation record, Dr. Stanley is shaping how clinicians communicate risk and uncertainty, ensuring that pediatric surgical care aligns with family values and priorities.
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