- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues
- Hernia repair and management
- Urological Disorders and Treatments
Massachusetts General Hospital
2021-2024
University of Southern California
2024
Harvard University
2024
Washington Hospital
2021
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
2020-2021
Georgetown University
2021
MedStar Health
2020-2021
Vaginal laxity (VL) is a sensation of vaginal looseness which may develop after pregnancy and delivery be affected by prior pelvic surgery, menopause aging. Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) disorder in organs descend from the normal position. VL has attracted recent attention due to advent energy-based treatments for this symptom.To determine correlation between symptoms physical exam findings POP, specifically introital measurement genital hiatus.This was multi-center cross-sectional study...
Importance There is limited evidence guiding surgeons in how much mesh to resect when treating complications. Objective The aim of the study was compare rates recurrent prolapse after excisional surgical procedures for Study Design This multicenter, retrospective cohort included patients, identified by Current Procedural Terminology codes, who were treated surgically complications at 8 institutions between 2010 and 2019. Excisional categorized as major (total vaginal, extravaginal, total...
Pelvic organ prolapse is a disorder that seriously impacts the quality of life women. It occurs when muscles and ligaments weaken cause pelvic organs to drop lower in pelvis, creating bulge vagina. Surgery correct has been mainstay treatment. Recently, there growing interest studying tissue composition patients with at cellular level. There currently little consensus regarding effect donor or patient age on cell-based therapies. Current published protocols for vaginal fibroblast isolation...
Importance The effect of vaginal bacteria on wound healing is an evolving area study. Bacterial vaginosis (BV), characterized by overgrowth anaerobic bacteria, linked to increased surgical site infections after pelvic surgery. While BV-associated microbes are known impair epithelial repair, their effects fibroblasts, which crucial for and prolapse recurrence organ prolapsesurgery, unclear. Understanding these interactions can deepen knowledge tissue remodeling. Objective This study aimed...
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common complication of intradetrusor onabotulinumtoxinA (BTX-A) injection. Despite this, there are no evidence-based guidelines on antibiotic prophylaxis.