Dr. Cara King (@drcaraking) hosts expert urogynecologist Marie Fidela Paraiso, MD, Head of the Center for Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery and staff physician in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Cleveland Clinic.
They discuss:
- FDA black box warning for transvaginal mesh for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) in April 2019
- Vaginal mesh procedures versus surgical repair with native tissue
- Complications of mesh implants
- Varying types of mesh
- Can surgeons still use transvaginal mesh for prolapse repair?
- Outcomes with high volume vs low volume surgeons
- Credentialing for repair surgeries
- ASPIRE trial as part of the Pelvic Floor Disorders Network
- FDA-mandated 522 studies
- The opportunity of joining Cleveland Clinic’s FPMRS and MIGS sections to conduct prospective randomized trials
- Dr. Paraiso’s AAGL presidential duties
- Planned AAGL programs and celebration of global surgical education
- Dr. Paraiso’s first AAGL presentation and early career aspirations
- Opportunities that academics offer
- The first female surgeons’ aspiring legacy of leadership
This podcast is developed in collaboration with the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons
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