Education
Division of Urogynecology, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
The Division of Urogynecology, Female Pelvic Medicine, and Reconstructive Surgery is dedicated to providing patients suffering from urogynecologic or pelvic floor conditions with the most individualized, comprehensive care available. Various urogynecologic and pelvic floor conditions are treated through the division, including uterine and vaginal prolapse, cystocele, rectocele, enterocele, vaginal wall prolapse, female urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, pelvic and bladder pain, and urge and stress urinary incontinence. Our goal is to provide support, hope, and a better quality of life through treatments focused on the patient's individual needs and lifestyle.
Techniques offered by the Division of Urogynecology, Female Pelvic Medicine, and Reconstructive Surgery include the following:
- Medication and conservative management
- Collagen injections
- Bladder instillations
- Urodynamic testing
- Cystoscopy
- Reconstructive surgery, including:
- Porcine of synthetic graft pelvic floor reconstruction
- Laparoscopic pelvic floor reconstruction procedures
- Suburethral slings
Faculty
Allan Klapper, MD, FACOG
System Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology; Director of Urogynecology
