Brendan Frainey, MD | Department of Urology

Dr. Frainey is a pediatric urologist with clinical interests in the management neuropathic bladder, reconstructive genitourinary surgery, and minimally invasive robotic surgery. Dr. Frainey is the Director of Transitional Urology at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and started an Adult Spina Bifida Clinic at Vanderbilt University Hospital in October 2025. Thus, he is dedicated to the urologic care of children and young adults with spina bifida and neurogenic bladder. Dr. Frainey's research interests include evaluating the role of the urinary and intestinal microbiomes in UTI pathogenesis in individuals with spina bifida as well as the long term outcomes of the surgical management of neurogenic bladder. He has received internal grant funding through Vanerbilt's Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR).

Medical School: Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Urology Residency, Cleveland, OH
Fellowship: Vanderbilt Pediatric Urology Fellowship, Nashville, TN
Clinical Interests: Pediatric Urology, Neurogenic Bladder, Urodynamics, Genitourinary tract reconstruction, Laparoscopy and Robotics, Congenitalism