Summit acquires Kids Bowel & Bladder to expand into pediatric pelvic health
What's the deal? Summit Professional EducationDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has acquired Kids Bowel & Bladder (KBB), a continuing education provider focused on pediatric pelvic health, the companies said on July 16, 2026. Terms were not disclosed. Summit is a Franklin, Tennessee-based provider of continuing education for physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and behavioral and mental health professionals.
What each company does: KBB, founded by Dawn Sandalcidi, trains physical and occupational therapists who treat bowel and bladder dysfunction in children. In April 2026, it launched the Pediatric Pelvic Health Advanced Practitioner Certificate Program, a structured path to specialization. Summit, founded in 2004, has educated more than 400,000 clinicians and offers over 1,500 courses.
Why now? Demand for pediatric pelvic health providers far outstrips supply. Fewer than 10,000 pelvic health providers serve an estimated 40 million-plus Americans with pelvic floor conditions, according to the American Physical Therapy Association's Academy of Pelvic Health, and those trained in pediatrics are a fraction of that.
Research suggests as many as one in seven school-aged children struggle with pelvic floor dysfunction, yet families often face months-long waits or incorrect referrals.
What's the endgame? Summit will fold KBB's course library and certification program into its Herman & WallaceDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → platform, the pelvic rehabilitation institute it acquired in 2025. The move aims to widen the reach of both organizations to more clinicians.
"Partnering with Summit gives us the platform and the reach to fundamentally change that equation," said Sandalcidi. "Together, we can train more clinicians, deepen the expertise of those already practicing, and make sure that more children, wherever they live, have access to a provider who truly knows how to help them."
The signal: The deal continues a consolidation push in specialized clinical education. Backed by Chicago-based private equity firm Avathon CapitalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, which invests exclusively in education and workforce businesses, Summit is assembling a roster of niche pelvic health brands — a bet that specialty certification is where demand, and margin, is growing.
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