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overview Dr. Kimberly Kenton is a Tenured Professor and Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at University of Chicago. She also serves as the Chief of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery. She has devoted her 20-year career to improving pelvic floor care for women as a surgeon-scientist and educator. She has built a thriving clinical and surgical program that spans Chicagoland and neighboring states and earned international recognition for her innovative, minimally invasive treatments for women with complex pelvic floor disorders using laparoscopic and robotic surgical techniques. Dr. Kenton is a prolific scientist and served in educational leadership roles in all national standard setting and certifying organizations. She has two decades of continuous federal funding from the National Institutes of Health for her paradigm shifting patient-oriented outcomes research and multicenter randomized clinical trials. She is currently the primary investigator on multiple federal grants including the Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, 2 U01, U18, and R01 and authored over 250 peer reviewed publications. Dr. Kenton is a trailblazer in urogynecology and surgical education serving as both a residency program director in Obstetrics & Gynecology and fellowship program director in Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery as well as holding leadership roles in most national and international specialty societies including the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Accreditation Counsel for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the American Urogynecologic Society, the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons, the International Urogynecologic Association, and the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists. Dr. Kenton has received numerous national awards for her teaching excellence and mentorship and sponsorship of women in gynecologic surgery. Dr. Kenton earned international recognition for treatment of women with complex pelvic floor disorders and minimally invasive vaginal, laparoscopic, and robotic surgical techniques. Dr. Kenton is committed to improving the quality of life of women with pelvic floor disorders (urinary and fecal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, complications from mesh or gynecologic surgery, and complex fistulas) and possesses substantial expertise in clinical outcomes research, earning a Master of Science in Clinical Research Design and Statistical Analysis at the University of Michigan. She has had continuous National Institutes of Health funding for nearly 20-years and is/was primary investigator on numerous studies, which led to advances in surgical treatment and outcomes for women with urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. Dr. Kenton has authored or co-authored more than 200 scientific papers and served on the editorial boards of Obstetrics & Gynecology and the Journal of Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery. Dr. Kenton is a trailblazer in urogynecology and surgical education holding leadership roles in most national and international specialty societies including the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Accreditation Counsel for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the American Urogynecologic Society, the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons, the International Urogynecologic Association, and the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists.
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Concept Gynecologic Surgical Procedures
Academic Article Surgical Skills Feedback and myTIPreport: Is There Construct Validity?
Academic Article Colpocleisis: a safe, minimally invasive option for pelvic organ prolapse.
Academic Article Comparison of postural ergonomics between laparoscopic and robotic sacrocolpopexy: a pilot study.
Academic Article Perioperative complications following colpocleisis with and without concomitant vaginal hysterectomy.
Academic Article Concomitant Repair of Pelvic Floor Disorders in Women Undergoing Surgery for Gynecologic Malignancies.
Academic Article Clinical Utility of Routine Preoperative Laboratory Assessment in a Urogynecologic Population.
Academic Article Does a Hysterectomy Hurt? Comparing Narcotic Requirements and Pain Scores in Patients Undergoing Apical Prolapse Repair With or Without Hysterectomy.
Academic Article Early Secondary Repair of Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury Breakdown: Contemporary Surgical Techniques and Experiences From a Peripartum Subspecialty Clinic.
Academic Article Impact of a Web-Based Decisional Aid on Satisfaction in Women Undergoing Prolapse Surgery.
Academic Article Patient-selected goals: a new perspective on surgical outcome.
Academic Article Surgical repair of the middle compartment.
Academic Article Bowel symptoms in women planning surgery for pelvic organ prolapse.
Academic Article Clinical anatomy and surgical skills training (CASST): development of a multicenter, multidisciplinary program.
Academic Article The effect of age on short-term outcomes after abdominal surgery for pelvic organ prolapse.
Academic Article Outcomes following vaginal prolapse repair and mid urethral sling (OPUS) trial--design and methods.
Academic Article Perioperative bowel habits of women undergoing gynecologic surgery: a pilot study.
Academic Article Measuring outcomes in urogynecological surgery: "perspective is everything".
Academic Article Risk factors for 30-day perioperative complications after Le Fort colpocleisis.
Academic Article Venous thromboembolism in reconstructive pelvic surgery.
Academic Article Postoperative appointments: which ones count?
Academic Article Operating Room Efficiency: Examining the Impact of Personnel Handoffs.
Academic Article FACE: Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Awareness Campaign: Increasing Exposure.
Academic Article Restricted Convalescence Following Urogynecologic Procedures: 1-Year Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Study.
Academic Article Timing of diagnosis of complex lower urinary tract injury in the 30-day postoperative period following benign hysterectomy.
Academic Article Concurrent Retropubic Midurethral Sling and OnabotulinumtoxinA for Mixed Urinary Incontinence: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Academic Article Long-term mesh exposure after minimally invasive total hysterectomy and sacrocolpopexy.
Academic Article Patient-centered surgical outcomes: the impact of goal achievement and urge incontinence on patient satisfaction one year after surgery.
Academic Article How to teach and evaluate learners in the operating room.
Academic Article How well are we training residents in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery?
Academic Article Obliterative procedures for pelvic organ prolapse.
Academic Article Assessing the safety and efficacy of combined abdominoplasty and gynecologic surgery.
Academic Article Robotic/laparoscopic prolapse repair: role of hysteropexy: a urogynecology perspective.
Academic Article Day of surgery urine cultures identify urogynecologic patients at increased risk for postoperative urinary tract infection.
Academic Article Outcomes in 450 Women After Minimally Invasive Abdominal Sacrocolpopexy for Pelvic Organ Prolapse.
Academic Article Mind the Gap: Changes in Levator Dimensions After Sacrocolpopexy.
Academic Article Sacrocolpopexy without concomitant posterior repair improves posterior compartment defects.
Academic Article Graft use in transvaginal pelvic organ prolapse repair: a systematic review.
Academic Article Transabdominal uterosacral suspension: outcomes and complications.
Academic Article Complex repetitive discharges--a feature of the urethral continence mechanism or a pathological finding?
Academic Article Robotic compared with laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy: a randomized controlled trial.
Academic Article Cosmetic Appearance of Port-site Scars 1 Year After Laparoscopic Versus Robotic Sacrocolpopexy: A Supplementary Study of the ACCESS Clinical Trial.
Academic Article The Promise of PROMIS in Pelvic Organ Prolapse.
Academic Article Activity Restrictions After Gynecologic Surgery.
Academic Article Long-Term Mesh Exposure 5 Years Following Minimally Invasive Total Hysterectomy and Sacrocolpopexy.
Academic Article Short-term outcomes of single port robotic hysterectomy with concomitant sacrocolpopexy.
Academic Article A randomized trial of retropubic vs single-incision sling among patients undergoing vaginal prolapse repair.
Academic Article Single-Port Robotic Sacrocolpopexy: Description of an Advanced Minimally Invasive Approach and Review of the Relevant Literature.
Academic Article Surgical Decision-Making: Who Should Be Offered Sacrocolpopexy?
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