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John R. Miklos, MD - USA

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• Juniata College
  Huntingdon, PA
  Bachelor of Science
  Major: Biology/Chemistry
  Sept. 1978-May 1982
• Medical University of South Carolina Graduate School
  Charleston, SC
  Master of Science
  Major: Physiology
  August 1982-May 1985
• Medical University of South Carolina School of Medicine
  Charleston, SC
  Doctor of Medicine
  August 1985-May 1989
• Hahnemann University Hospital
  Philadelphia, PA
  Residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology
  June 1989-1993
• Good Samaritan Hospital/University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
  Cincinnati, OH
  Fellowship in Urogynecology & Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
  July 1993-June 1995

• Georgia Baptist Medical Center
  Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  Director of Urogynecology & Reconstructive Surgery
  285 Boulevard NE, Suite 640
  Atlanta, Georgia 30312-1212
  June 1995-January 1997
• Hilltop Research, Inc
  Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  Cincinnati, OH 45242
  June 1994-July 1995
• Advanced Laparoscopy Training Center
  Clinical Instructor
  Postgraduate Surgical training
  790 Church Street
  Suite 380
  Marietta, GA 30060
  December 1995-1999

• Hahnemann University Hospital
  Philadelphia, PA
  Clinical Instructor
  Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
  1992-1993
• University of Cincinnati School of Medicine
  Cincinnati, OH
  Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
  Clinical Instructor
  1993-1995
• Medical College of Georgia
  Augusta, GA
  Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
  Clinical Instructor
  1996-1999

Licensure:

• Georgia
• Pennsylvania

• UROMED
  Needham, MA
  1996-1998
• OBGYN.net
  Urogynecology
  1998-present
• INNOVATION IN MEDICAL EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY (IMET)
  Sommerville, NJ
  1998-Present
• C.R. BARD
  Covington GA
  1998-Present
• GYNECARE
  Johnson & Johnson
  Summerville, NJ
  1998-Present

• PRIMARY CARE REPORTS - 1998
• OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY - 1995 - Present
• INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL UROGYNECOLOGY - 1996
• AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY - 1995 - Present
• JOURNAL OF AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF GYNECOLOGIC LAPAROSCOPISTS - 1998 - Present

• American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists
  Junior Fellow
  1991-Present
• International Urogynecological Association
  Member
  1995 -Present
• American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
  Member
  1992-Present
• American Urogynecologic Society
  Member
  1995-Present
• Southern Medical Association
  Member
  1995-Present
• Medical Association of Georgia
  Member
  1995-Present
• Ohio State Medical Association
  Member
  1993-1995
• Medical Association of Atlanta
  Member
  1995-Present
• American Medical Association
  Member
  1995-Present
• Society of Reconstructive Pelvic Surgeons
  Member
  1998-Present
• Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
  Member
  1999-Present

• Medical College of Georgia Students
  Atlanta, GA
  Instructor - Urogynecology
  1995-Present
• Georgia Baptist Medical Center
  Atlanta, GA
  Instructor - Urogynecology
  OB/GYN Residents
  1995-Present
• The Osler Institute
  Chicago, IL
  Faculty Lecturer
  1995-Present
• Advanced Laparoscopic Training Center
  Marietta, GA
  1995-1998
• Omnia Research
  Philadelphia, PA
  Faculty Lecturer
  1996-Present
• Ethicon Endosurgery
  Cincinnati, OH
  Preceptor/Faculty
  1998-Present
• Innovations Medical Education Technology
  Sommerville, NJ
  Faculty
  1998-Present
• Ethicon Gynecare
  Sommerville NJ
  Preceptor—TVT
  Faculty
  1998-Present
• Ethicon Indigo
  Cincinnati OH
  Preceptor—TVT
  1999-Present

• Wyeth-Ayerst Resident Reporter Program
  National ACOG Conference
  Las Vegas, Nevada - May 1992
• Nominated for the National APGO Teaching Award by Richard Baker M.D., Acting Department Chairman of Hahnemann University Hospital - August 1992
• Resident Teaching Award - Annual Teaching award given by Hahnemann University Hospital OB/GYN attendings and students -- June 1993
• Outstanding Gynecologic Laparoscopist - Annual award presented by the Hahnemann University Hospital Department - June 1993
• Outstanding Research Award - Annual award for the best presented Research project by a Hahnemann University Hospital OB/GYN resident - June 1993
• Resident Teaching Award - Annual teaching award given by Good Samaritan Hospital residents - June 1995
• CREOG National Faculty Award - Council on resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology - June 1996
• Academic Excellence Award - Georgia Baptist Hospital graduate medical education faculty award for academic excellence -January 1997

• MDS 30C0-Investigator -October 1993-1995
  Investigative Study for Innova Optimization.
  Empi, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
• C93-02-0801 Co-Investigator - October 1993-1995. Bladder Neck Support Prosthesis in Females with Genuine Stress Urinary Incontinence and Mixed Urinary Incontinence. Johnson & Johnson Medical, Inc., Arlington, TX
• Co-Investigator - September 1993-1995
  Evaluation of a modified feminine hygiene product. Kimberly-Clark
• LY248686 - Investigator -May 1998 - Present
  Duloxetine versus placebo in the relief of stress incontinence. Eli Lily Co Indianapolis, IN 46285
• Co-Investigator - June 1998-present
  "Computer Tomographic Comparison of the Bony Pelvic Dimensions Between Women with and without Genital Prolapse." Mercer University School of Medicine. Macon, GA.
• Co-investigator - May 1995-Present. "Differences in the composition of the Pelvic Connective Tissue as a Possible Etiologic Factor of Different Susceptibility to Uterovaginal Prolapse in Caucasian, African-American and Oriental Women." Mercer University School of Medicine. Macon, GA
• C-99-033-00 – March 2000-Present. "Comparison of the efficacy and Tolerability of Ditropan AL and Detrol in the treatment of overactive Bladder. Alza Corporation, Mountain View, CA.

• First International Consultation on Incontinence Symposium
  World Health Organization
  Laparoscopic Paravaginal Repair and Burch Urethropexy
  Georgia Baptist Medical (Atlanta) to Monaco
  July 1, 1998
• Lehigh Valley Medical Center
  Laparoscopic Vault Suspension and Paravaginal Repair
  Lehigh Valley Hospital
  November 1998
• Stamford Hospital
  Laparoscopic Burch and Paravaginal Repair
  Stamford Connecticut
  May 1999
• Stamford Hospital
  Laparoscopic Urethrolysis of Stamey
  Laparoscopic Burch and Vaginal Vault suspension
  Stamford Connecticut
  May 1999
• Prince Phillips Hospital
  Laparoscopic Burch and Paravaginal Repair
  Sydney Australia
  October 1999
• Liverpool Hospital
  Laparoscopic enterolysis
  Laparoscopic vaginal vault suspension
  Sydney Australia
  November 1999
• Liverpool Hospital
  Laparoscopic urethrolysis (previous Burch)
  Laparoscopic Burch
  Sydney Australia
  November 1999

• Miklos JR, Karram MM. The Efficacy of Conservative Therapy in Genuine Stress Urinary and Mixed Incontinence. The Female Patient 1995: 20(1): 21-42
• Miklos JR, Karram MM. Conservative Management of Stress Urinary Incontinence. OB/GYN Perspective Newsletter - Cincinnati, Ohio.
• Miklos JR, Karram MM, Silver E. Needle Localization of a Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck. Obstet & Gynecol 1995; 85(2): 284-5
• Miklos JR, Sze E, Karram MM. A Critical Appraisal of the Methods of Measuring Leak-Point Pressures in Women With Stress Incontinence. Obstet & Gynecol 1995; 86(3): 349-352
• Miklos JR, Baggish M. Vulvar Pain Syndrome - A Review. Obstet & Gynecol Survey 1995: 50(8) 618-27.
• Miklos JR, Sze E, Parobeck D, Karram M. Vesicouterine Fistula: A Rare Complication of Vaginal Birth After Cesarean. Obstet & Gynecol 1995; 86(4):638-9
• Miklos JR, Sze E, Karram MM. Vaginal Correction of Advanced Pelvic Organ Prolapse Under Local Anesthesia. Obstet & Gynecol 1995; 86(6): 922-4.
• Miklos JR, Sze E, Kohli N, Karram MM. A Vesicovaginal Fistula: A Half-Century of Undiagnosed Urinary Incontinence. J Gynecol Sur 1996: 97(1): 160-2
• Miklos JR, Karram, MM. Vesicouterine Fistula: A rare complication of vaginal birth after Cesarean (Editorial response). Ob Gyn 1996:87(1): 160-2.
• Partoll L, Miklos JR, Karram MM. Uterine Procidentia Incarcerated By Bladder Calculus; Case Report and Review. J Pelvic Surgery 1996: 2(2):55-7.
• Sze, EHM, Miklos JR. Karram MM. Voiding After Burch Colposuspension and Effects of Concomitant Pelvic Surgery: Correlation With Preoperative Voiding mechanism. Obstet & Gynecol 1996: 88: 564-7
• Miklos JR, Sze EHM, Kohli N. Control of Pesacral Hemorrhage Using Indirect Coagulation Through a Muscle Fragment. J Pelvic Surgery 1996:2(6):268-70
• Sze EHM, Miklos JR, Partoll L, Roat TW, Karram MM. Sacrospinous Ligament Fixation With Transvaginal Needle Suspension for Advanced Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Stress Incontinence. Obstet & Gynecol 1997; 89(1): 94-6.
• Kohli N, Miklos JR. Laparoscopic Burch colposuspension: A Modern Approach. Contemp OB Gyn 1997: 42(1): 36-55.
• Miklos JR, Kohli N, Sze EHM, Saye WB. Precutaneous Suprapubic Teloscopy: A Minimally Invasive Cystoscopic Technique. Obstet & Gynecol 1997; 89(3) 476-8.
• Sze EHM, Meranus J, Miklos JR, Kohli N, Karram MM. Pelvic floor anatomy on MRI after abdominal sacral colpopexy and sacrospinous ligament vaginal vault suspension. Obstet & Gynecol (in press)
• Miklos JR, Saye WB. Letter to Editor: A randomized comparison of Burch colposuspension and abdominal paravaginal defect repair. Amer J Obstet & Gynecol 1997: 170(1):255-56.
• Miklos JR, Saye WB. Laparoscopic-assisted Doderlein hysterectomy. Cont Ob Gyn 1997: 42 (11):125-30.
• Richardson AC, Saye WB. Miklos JR. Laparoscopic Paravaginal Repair. Contemp Ob Gyn 1997: 42 (11):125-30.
• Miklos JR, Saye WB. Suprapubic teloscopy: A Modified Approach J Pelvic Surgery 1997: 3 (6):309-12.
• Miklos JR, O’Reilly MJ, Saye WB. Sciatic Hernia: As a Cause of Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women. Obstet & Gynecol 1998; 91(6) 998-1001.
• Sze EHM, Kohli N, Miklos JR, Roat TW and Karram MM. Comparative Morbidity and Charges Associated With Route of Hysterectomy and Concomitant Burch Colposuspension. Ob Gyn Survey 1997; 52 (11): 684-5.
• Miklos JR, Kohli N, Lucente V, Saye WB, Site-Specific Fascial Defects in the Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Enterocele. Amer J Ob Gyn 1998; 179: 1418-23.
• Miklos JR, Saye WB. Editorial Response to Laparoscopic Doderlien Hysterectomy. Cont Ob Gyn 1997; 42: editorial column.
• Sze EHM, Kohli N, Miklos JR, Roat T, Karram MM. A retrospective Comparison of abdominal sacrocolpopexy with Burch colposuspension versus Sacrospinous fixation with transvaginal needle suspension for the management Of vaginal vault prolapse and coexisting stress incontinence. Int Urogyn J 19999 10;390-93.
• Miklos JR, Kohli N. Laparoscopic Anterior Vaginal Wall Reconstruction: Paravaginal plus Burch urethropexy. J Pelvic Surg 1998; 4 (6): 297-302.
• Miklos JR, Sobeleski C, Lucente V. Laparoscopic Repair of a Recurrent Vesicovaginal Fistula. Int J Urogyn 1999 10:116-7.
• Miklos, JR. Laparoscopic Repair of Vesicouterine Fistula. J Am Assoc Gyn Laparosc 1999;6(3):339-341.
• Miklos, JR, Kohli N. Rectovaginal Fistula Repair Utilizing a Cadaveric Dermal Allograft. Int Journal Urogyn 1999; 10;405-6.
• Sze EHM, Kohli N, Miklos JR, Ruat T, Karram MM, Computed Tomography Comparison of Bony Pelvis Dimension Between Women With and Without Genital Prolapse. Obstet & Gynecol 1999; 93: 229-32.
• Miklos JR, Kohli N. Incidence of Paravaginal Defect in Patients with Stress Urinary Incontinence. (editorial) Am J Obstet Gyencol 2000; 182(3):
• Moore R, Miklos JR. Repair of Vaginal Evisceration after Colpocleisis Utilizing Allogenic Dermal Graft. Int J Urogyn 2000 (in press)
• Speights S, Moore R, Miklos JR. Laparoscopic Burch and Paravaginal Repair And Incidence of Lower Urinary Tract Injury. J Am Assoc Gyn Laparosc 2000 (in press)
• Miklos JR, Kohli N. Laparoscopic paravaginal repair plus Burch Colposuspension: review and descriptive technique. Urology 2000; (in press)
• Lucente V, Miklos JR. Laparoscopic reconstructive pelvic surgery and Urogynecology. Hospital and Physican 2000 (in press)
• Kohli N, Miklos JR. Site-specific defect rectocele repair augmented with Allogenic dermal graft. Inter J Urogyn 2000 (in press)
• Moore R, Miklos JR. Treatment of severe uterine and vaginal prolapse utilizing colpocleisis and pubovaginal slings under local anesthesia. (in press)

• Karram MM, Miklos JR. Incontinence and genital prolapse. Urinary Incontinence. O’Donnel. 1997 Mosby-Yearbook—St. Louis MO
• Lind LL, Miklos JR. Urinary tract infections. No More Hot Flashes, Bundoff. 1998 Waarner – Home Medical Library (in press)
• Lind LL, Miklos JR. Vaginal prolapse and urinary incontinence. No More Hot Flashes, bundoff. 1998—Warner—Home Medical Library (in press)
• Karram MM, Miklos JR. Urodynamics: urehral pressure profilometry and leak point pressures. Clinical Urogynecology, Walters & Karram. 1998 Mosby-Year Book, Inc. St. Louis, MO 1999.
• Miklos JR, Kohli N Laparoscopic and innovative techniques in the treatment of stress urine incontinence. Urogynecologic Surgery, 2^nd edition. Hurt. 2000 Lippincott-Raven---Philadelphia PA.
• Miklos JR. Laparoscopic surgery for stress urinary incontinence. Cook Book of Gyn Laparoscopy. Levine and Pasic (in press)
• Miklos JR. Laparoscopic surgery for pelvic reconstruction Cook Book of Gyn Laparoscopy. Levine and Pasic (in press)

• Miklos JR, Bradford T, Sedlacek TV: Laser skinning vulvectomy and high grade VIN. The 8^th World Congress of Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy. Chicago, Illinois, May 1993.
• Karram MM, Miklos JR, Shull Bl, Summit R: 15^th Annual Laparoscopic Urethrocolpopexy – A pilot Study. American Urogynecological Society. Toronto, Canada: September, 1994.
• Miklos JR, Karram MM: Leak point pressures and initial observation. 15^th Annual American Urogynecologic Society Meeting. Toronto, Canada: September 1994.
• Sze E, Miklos JR, Karram MM: Vaginal correction of advanced pelvic organ prolapse under local anesthesia. A matched control study. Society Gynecologic Surgeons Orlando, Fl: May 1995.
• Karram MM, Partol L, Miklos JR: Extraperitoneal Cystotomy: How Long is Bladder Drainage Necessary? 16^th Annual American Urogynecologic Society Meeting, Seattle, WA: October 1995.
• Sze EH, Miklos JR, Karram MM: MRI Evaluation if Vaginal Axis Post Vaginal Vault Suspension. Society Gynecologic Surgeons, Alberquerque, NM; May 1996.
• Miklos JR, Bradford T, Sedlacek TAV: Laser skinning vulvectomy and high grade VIN. The 9^th World Congress of Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy. Sydney, Australia, May, 1996
• Miklos JR, Kohli N, Sze EHM, Saye WB: A Method for Intraoperative Bladder Endoscopy during Laparoscopic Surgery. 17^th Annual American Urogynecology Society Meeting, New Orleans, LA: October 1996.
• Sze EHM, Miklos, JR, Partol L, Karram MM: Sacrospinous Ligament Fixation with Transvaginal Needle Suspension for Advanced Vaginal Vault Prolapse and Stress Incontinence. 17^th annual American Urogynecology Society Meeting, New Orleans, LA; October 1996.
• Sze EHM, Kohli N, Miklos JR, Karram MM: Voiding dysfunction after Burch colposupension: Correlation with concomitant pelvic surgey and preoperative voiding mechanisms, 26^th annual Meeting of the International Continence Society, Athens, Greece, August 1996.
• Sze EHM, Kohli N, Miklos JR, Karram MM: Voiding dysfunction following Burch colposuspension, 21^st Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Urogynceological Association, Vienna, Austria, Sept. 1996
• Kohli N, Mallipeddi P, Swanson J, Sze EHM, Roat T, Karram MM, Miklos JR: The role of routine postoperative hematocrit determination following elective gynecologic surgery, ACOG 45^th Annual Clinical Meeting, Las Vegas, NE, April 1997.
• Miklos JR, O’Riley M, Saye WB. Laparoscopic identification and repair of sciatic hernia. 18^th Annual American urogynecology Society meeting, Tuscon, Arizona. Sept. 1997.
• Miklos JR, Kohli N. Lucente V. Saye WB. Site-specific fascial defects in the diagnosis and surgical management of enterocele. Society of Gynecologic Surgeons, Orlando, FL. March 1998.
• Miklos JR, Kohli N, Video Presentation. Paravaginal repair and Burch colposuspension: a laparoscopic approach. Society Gynecologic Surgeons Orlando, FL. March 1998
• Miklos JR, Kohli N. Video Presentation. Paravaginal repair and Burch colposuspension: a laparoscopic approach. American College Obstetrics & Gynecology, New Orleans, LA. May 1998.
• Miklos JR. Live Telesurgery & Discussion. Laparoscopic Burch & Paravaginal Repair. First International Consultation on Incontience, Monaco July 1, 1998
• Sze EHM, Kohli N, Miklos J, Karram MM. Computer Tomographic Comparison of the Bony Pelvic Dimensions Between Women with and without Genital Prolapse. International Conference on the Pelvic Floor. Montreal, Quebec. September 1998.
• Miklos JR, Kohli N. Video Presentation. Paravaginal repair and Burch Colposuspension: a laparoscopic Approach. American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopy. Atlanta, GA. November 1998
• Miklos JR, Lucente V, Kohli N, Saye WB. Laparoscopic Assisted Enterocele and Vaginal Vault Suspension. American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopy. Atlanta, GA. November 1998.
• Kohli n, Miklos JR, Karram MM. Use of Cadaveric tissue in the treatment of vaginal wall prolapse (Videotape Presentation), 19^th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urogynecologic Society, Washington, D.C., Nov. 1998.
• Miklos JR, Kohli N. Laparoscopic Burch colposuspension and paravaginal repair (Videotape Presentation), 29^th Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society, Denver, CO August 1999.
• Miklos JR, Kohli N. Laparoscopic Vault Suspension and Enterocele Repair (Videotape Presentation), 29^th Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society, Denver CO, August 1999.
• Kohli N, Goldwasser S, Lucente V, McKinney T, Miklos JR, Garley A, Karram MM. Tension Free Vaginal Tape (TVT) for the treatment of stress incontinence: The initial North American experience, 29^th Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society, Denver, CO, August 1999.
• Kohli N, Goldwasser S, Lucente V, McKinney T, Miklos JR, Garley A, and Karram MM. Tension Free Vaginal Tape (TVT) for the treatment of stress incontinence: The initial North American experience, 20 th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urogynecologic Society, San Diego, CA, Oct. 1999
• Miklos JR, Kohli N. Laparoscopic Vault Suspension and Enterocele Repair (Videotape Presentation), 20 th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urogynecologic Society, San Diego, CA, Oct. 1999.
• Miklos JR, Kohli N. Laparoscopic vault suspension and enterocele repair. American Association of gynecologic Laparoscopist. Las Vegas NV October 1999.
• Miklos JR, Kohli N. Laparoscopic Burch and paravaginal repair. American Association of Gyn Laparoscopist. Las Vegas NV October 1999.
• Miklos JR, Kohli N. Laparoscopic vault suspension and enterocele repair. Society Gynecologic Surgery, New Orleans March 2000.
• Kohli N, Miklos JR. Tension Free Vagina Tape TVT—Video presentation Society Gynecologic Surgery, New Orleans, March 2000.
• Miklos JR, Kohli N, Video presentation: Laparoscopic Burch and paravaginal repair. American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Diego CA, May 2000.

• 3/92 – "Antibiotics and Preterm Labor" Perinatal Horizon Nursing Obstetric Meeting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 3/93 – "Evaluating the Pelvic Mass" Ground Rounds, Hahnemann University Hospital Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• 5/93 – "Laser Skinning Vulvectomy and High Grade VIN." The 7^th World Congress of Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy. Chicago, Illinois
• 10/93 – "Female Pelvic Anatomy" Postgraduate CME Good Samaritan Hospital. Cincinnati, Ohio
• 11/93 – "Nonsurgical Management of Stress Urinary Incontinence" Postgraduate CME Good Samaritan Hospital. Cincinnati, Ohio
• 1/94 – "Chronic Pelvic Pain: Diagnosis and Management" Postgraduate CME Good Samaritan Hospital. Cincinnati, Ohio
• 3/94 – "The Surgical Management of Genuine Stress Incontinence" Postgraduate CME, Good Samaritan Hospital. Cincinnati, Ohio
• 5/94 –"Office Evaluation of Urinary Incontinence" Postgraduate CME Good Samaritan Hospital. Cincinnati, Ohio
• 7/94 –"Vulvar Vestibular Syndrome" Postgraduate CME Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati, Ohio
• 9/94 –"Severe Pelvic Organ Relaxation –Surgical Treatment" Grand Rounds, Georgia Baptist Medical Center Atlanta, Georgia
• 12/94 –"Surgical Management of Enteroceles and Massive Vaginal Eversion" Grand Rounds, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
• 1/95 – "Diagnosis and Repair: Urethral Diverticulum" Grand Rounds, Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati, Ohio
• 4/95 – "Postoperative Complications of Burch Urethral Colopopexy" Postgraduate CME Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati, Ohio
• 5/95 –"Surgical Management of Stress Urinary Incontinence" Grand Rounds, Staten Island University Hospital Staten Island, New York
• 9/95 – "Urinary Incontinence - The Basic Evolution" Grand Rounds, Parkway Medical Center, Lithia Springs, Georgia
• 10/95 – "Surgical Management of Stress Urinary Incontinence" Grand Rounds, Medical College of Georgia Athens, Georgia
• 11/95 – "Surgical Management of Stress Urinary Incontinence" Grand Rounds, Georgia Baptist Medical Center Atlanta, Georgia
• 11/95 – "Nonsurgical Management of Urinary Stress Incontinence" Postgraduate CME, Southern Urological Nursing Association Atlanta, Georgia
• 11/95 –"Surgical management of Stress Urinary Incontinence. An Objective Analysis" Grand Rounds, Georgia Baptist Medical Center Atlanta, Georgia
• 1/96 –"Surgical Management of Stress Urinary Incontinence: An Objective Analysis" Grand Rounds, Mercer Medical College Macon, Georgia
• 2/96 –"Surgical management of Stress Urinary Incontinence" Grand Rounds, Parkway Medical Center, Macon, Georgia
• 5/96 –"Laparoscopic Paravaginal Repair" Urogynecology and Reconstructive Surgery Conference, Omnia Research, Hilton Head, South Carolina
• 10/96 –"Laproscopic Retropubic Anatomy and Burch Urethropexy" American Urogynecology Society , Postgraduate Course New Orleans, Louisiana
• 10/96 – "Surgical Pelvic Anatomy" Board Review Course, Olser Institute, Atlanta, Georgia
• 12/96 – "Laparoscopic approach to urethra and bladder suspension Grand Rounds, Northshore Medical Center, Long Island, New York
• 3/97 – "Collagen injections for intrinsic sphincter dysfunction" ACOG-Cystourethroscopy Course, Baltimore, Maryland
• 6/97 –"Site specific defect in the etiology of pelvic organ prolapse" Grand Rounds, Lehigh Valley Medical Center, Allentown, Pennsylvania
• 10/97 – " Surgical Pelvic Anatomy" Medical Review Board Course, Osler Institute. Atlanta, Georgia
• 10/97 – "Urinary Incontinence" Medical Board Review Course, Osler Institute. Atlanta, Georgia
• 10/97 –"Anterior vaginal wall relaxation and surgical repair: a laparoscopic approach" Grand Rounds, Medical College of Georgia Augusta, Georgia
• 5/98 - "Pelvic Reconstruction: A video perspective." Boston Scientific. New Orleans, LA
• 6/98 - " Site specific vaginal reconstruction." Boston Scientific. Atlanta, GA
• 7/98 - "Pelvic floor support and reconstruction" Medical College of Georgia. St. Simons Island, GA.
• 9/98 - "Advanced workshop on gynecologic laparoscopic anatomy and surgery on unembalmed female cadavers" American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
• 11/98 - "Pelvic Floor Reconstruction." International Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy. AAGL. 27^th annual meeting. Atlanta, GA
• 4/99 – "Laparoscopic Pelvic Reconstruction" US Surgical Training For Urogynecology Fellows. Norwalk, CN
• 4/99 – "Innovations In Therapy In the Treatment of Urine Incontinence" Ground Rounds. University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
• 5/99 – Laparoscopic Urogynecology Grand Rounds. Stamford Hospital, Stamford, CT.
• 6/99 – Laparoscopic Macro & Micro Suturing and Telesurgery. Ethicon Endosurgery, Ethicon Institute. Cincinnati, OH.
• 7/99 - TVT – Tension Free Vaginal Tape. Stanford University. Palo Alto, CA.
• 8/99 – Advanced Workshop on Gynecologic Laparoscopic Anatomy and Surgery. University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
• 10/99 – Abdominal Sacral Colpopesy and abdominal approach to vaginal vault prolapse. University of Sydney, Sydney Australia.
• 10/99 – Anterior Vaginal wall reconstruction: a site specific approach. University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
• 10/99 – Laparoscopic approach to anterior vaginal wall reconstruction. University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
• 10/99 – Laparoscopic approach to vaginal vault prolapse and enterocele repair. University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
• 10/99 – Anatomy of vaginal wall support. University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
• 11/99 – Pitfalls and Pearls of Laparoscopic Surgery. Laparoscopic anatomy for the gynecologist. AAGL postgraduate course. 20^th Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, Nevada.
• 11/99 – Pitfalls and Pearls of Laparoscopic Surgery. Laparoscopic approach to reconstructive pelvic surgery. AAGL postgraduate course. 20^th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas Nevada.
• 11/99 – Anatomy of vaginal wall support. Baptist Medical Center. Jacksonville FL
• 11/99 – Laparoscopic approach to anterior vaginal wall reconstruction. Baptist Medical Center. Jacksonville, FL
• 11/99 – Laparoscopic approach to vaginal vault suspension and enterocele repair. Baptist Medical Center. Jacksonville, FL
• 12/99 – Tension free Vaginal Tape sling procedure. Savannah, GA
• 3/00 – Procedures for the Millenium—Laparoscopic anterior vaginal wall reconstruction. Milwaukee, WI.
• 3/00 – Procedures for the Millenium—Laparoscopic vault suspension and enterocele repairs. Milwaukee, WI.
• 3/00 – Procedures for the Millenium – Tension free Vaginal Tape sling procedure. Milwaukee, WI.