Dr. Michael G. Packer, MD, FACS, FAPP

Expert Publications

• Microvascular autotransplantation of the intra-abdominal testis.
• Large molecular size prolactin with reduced receptor activity in human serum: high proportion in basal state and reduction after thyrotropin-releasing hormone.
• Large molecular size prolactin with reduced receptor activity in human serum: high proportion in basal state and reduction after thyrotropin-releasing hormone.
• Diagnostic pneumoperitoneum for the detection of the clinically occult contralateral hernia in children.
• Fascia lata and early spica casting as adjuncts in closure of bladder exstrophy.
• Modified meatal advancement and glanuloplasty (Arap hypospadias repair): experience in 31 patients.
• Urethral strictures after hypospadias repair.
• Ectopic ureteroceles: surgical management with preservation of continence--review of 60 cases.
• Magnetic resonance imaging of the cryptorchid testis.
• Detection of testicular torsion by magnetic resonance imaging in a rat model.
• Post-hypospadias repair urethral strictures: a review of 30 cases.
• Follow-up of infants with bilateral renal disease detected in utero. Growth and renal function.
• Ipsilateral ureteroureterostomy and pyeloureterostomy: a review of 15 years of experience with 25 patients.
• Anterior urethral valves in the fossa navicularis in children.
• Prophylactic antibiotics in urologic surgery.

Media Releases

Get to know Pediatric Urologist Dr. Michael G. Packer, who serves patients throughout the State of New Jersey.

Dr. Packer is a pediatric urologist whose areas of clinical expertise include congenital anomalies – genitourinary, hypospadias, hydronephrosis, undescended testis, and telemedicine. 

He is in practice with Urology for Children, LLC, which is dedicated to providing children in the Philadelphia and South Jersey area with state-of-the-art treatments for urological conditions. He operates out of the offices in Sewell, Camden, Voorhees, New Jersey & Bethlehem, Willow Grove, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

A highly respected member of the medical community, Dr. Packer is affiliated with Abington Hospital – Jefferson Health, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, and Virtua Voorhees Hospital. He is also an Associate Clinical Professor of Urology at Temple University. 

Pertaining to his educational background, Dr. Packer earned his medical degree from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1979. He then went on to complete his internship and residency in general surgery at Yale – New Haven Hospital in 1981, followed by a residency in urology at Washington University St Louis (1981-1984). Finally, he completed a fellowship in pediatric urology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in 1985.

With over 36 years of experience in his field, he is board-certified in urology and pediatric urology by the American Board of Urology (ABU). The mission of the ABU is to act for the benefit of the public by establishing and maintaining standards of certification for urologists, and working with certified urologists to achieve lifelong learning to ensure the delivery of high quality, safe, and ethical urologic care.

Professionally, Dr. Packer is a member of several medical organizations, including the American Urological Association, the American Association of Pediatric Urologists, the Society for Fetal Urology, the American Academy of Pediatrics (Fellow), and the American College of Surgeons (Fellow).

Furthermore, he is part of the Harvard Alumni Association, and has served as a Board Member (Medical Services)for International Volunteers in Urology, which provides surgical training to third world countries.

Pediatric urology is a surgical subspecialty of medicine dealing with the disorders of children’s genitourinary systems. Pediatric urologists provide care for both boys and girls ranging from birth to early adult age. The most common problems are those involving disorders of urination, reproductive organs, and testes.

As a testament of his dedication to the community, Dr. Packer was named Top Doctor in Jersey’s Best Magazine from 2016 through 2020, Top Doctor for Children in Jersey’s Best Magazine from 2016 through 2018, and Top Doctor in Philadelphia Magazine from 2018 through 2021.

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