MUSC Children's Health Urology at Summey Medical Pavilion

Dr. Crigger is a reconstructive pediatric urologist who cares for children with complex conditions of the bladder, kidneys, and urinary tract. His clinical interests include bladder exstrophy and epispadias, complex urinary and genital reconstruction, disorders of sexual development, and supporting lifelong urinary health from infancy through adulthood. Dr. Crigger is nationally recognized for his experience in bladder exstrophy and reconstructive surgery. He completed advanced fellowship training at Johns Hopkins, where he trained under Dr. John P. Gearhart, a world leader in exstrophy care. There, he treated children from across the United States and internationally, gaining experience in both initial repairs and complex reoperations. He also developed expertise in transitional urology working with Dr. Heather Di Carlo, allowing him to care for patients with congenital conditions as they move from childhood into adulthood. A central focus of Dr. Crigger's practice is making surgery safer and less invasive whenever possible. He is experienced in robotic-assisted pediatric urologic surgery and works to adapt proven reconstructive techniques to the robotic platform when safe and appropriate. Dr. Crigger is an active surgeon-scientist with nearly 80 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters focused on improving outcomes and reducing the long-term burden of surgery. His work has been presented nationally and internationally, including Abu Dhabi, Brussels, and Vienna. He earned his medical degree from Marshall University, completed his urology residency at West Virginia University, and fellowship training at Johns Hopkins, where he began his academic career as Director of Pediatric Urology Research and Pediatric Urology Robotic Surgery. Dr. Crigger believes in clear communication, compassion, and partnership with families. His goal is simple: to deliver world-class reconstructive and robotic care while treating every child as if they were his own.

Austin Grayce Hester, M.D. is a pediatric urologist at the Department of Urology at the Medical University of South Carolina. She sees patients and operates at Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital as well as the R. Keith Summey Medical Pavilion in North Charleston. She joined the faculty in 2021 following completion of her fellowship in Pediatric Urology at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC, which followed her urology residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC, which she completed in 2019. As a Carolina native, Dr. Hester has a passion for the health and well-being of the children here in the Lowcountry. She holds particular interest in minimally-invasive surgical options, including robotics. Additionally, her clinical interests include hypospadias, vesicoureteral reflux, ectopic ureters/duplication anomalies, and upper and lower urinary tract obstruction. She is the author of multiple peer-reviewed research papers and has presented at multiple regional and national conferences.