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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 Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Academic Article Colpocleisis: a safe, minimally invasive option for pelvic organ prolapse.
Academic Article Quality of life in women who use pessaries for longer than 12 months.
Academic Article One-Year Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Sacrocolpopexy.
Academic Article Activity Restriction Recommendations and Outcomes After Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Academic Article Surgical Updates in the Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse.
Academic Article Perioperative complications following colpocleisis with and without concomitant vaginal hysterectomy.
Academic Article Reliability and validity of the Tigrigna version of the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory-Short Form 20 (PFDI-20) and Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire-7 (PFIQ-7).
Academic Article Concomitant Repair of Pelvic Floor Disorders in Women Undergoing Surgery for Gynecologic Malignancies.
Academic Article Does a Hysterectomy Hurt? Comparing Narcotic Requirements and Pain Scores in Patients Undergoing Apical Prolapse Repair With or Without Hysterectomy.
Academic Article Permanent Compared With Absorbable Suture for Vaginal Mesh Fixation During Total Hysterectomy and Sacrocolpopexy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Academic Article Impact of a Web-Based Decisional Aid on Satisfaction in Women Undergoing Prolapse Surgery.
Academic Article Evaluating the association of same-day discharge following minimally invasive surgery for prolapse on 30-day postoperative adverse events.
Academic Article Historical and Forecasted Changes in Utilization of Same-day Discharge after Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy.
Academic Article Mesh complications after total vs supracervical laparoscopic hysterectomy at time of minimally invasive sacrocolpopexy.
Academic Article Bowel symptoms in women planning surgery for pelvic organ prolapse.
Academic Article The effect of age on short-term outcomes after abdominal surgery for pelvic organ prolapse.
Academic Article Changes in sexual function after treatment for prolapse are related to the improvement in body image perception.
Academic Article Prevalence of bowel symptoms in women with pelvic floor disorders.
Academic Article Validation of the surgical pain scales in women undergoing pelvic reconstructive surgery.
Academic Article Validation of the activities assessment scale in women undergoing pelvic reconstructive surgery.
Academic Article Venous thromboembolism in reconstructive pelvic surgery.
Academic Article What Is New in Pelvic Organ Prolapse?: Best Articles From the Past Year.
Academic Article Postoperative appointments: which ones count?
Academic Article Operating Room Efficiency: Examining the Impact of Personnel Handoffs.
Academic Article Bowel function, sexual function, and symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse in women with and without urinary incontinence.
Academic Article Restricted Convalescence Following Urogynecologic Procedures: 1-Year Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Study.
Academic Article Racial disparities in complications and costs after surgery for pelvic organ prolapse.
Academic Article Obliterative procedures for pelvic organ prolapse.
Academic Article Utility of preoperative endometrial assessment in asymptomatic women undergoing hysterectomy for pelvic floor dysfunction.
Academic Article Pelvic floor symptoms improve similarly after pessary and behavioral treatment for stress incontinence.
Academic Article Current Use of Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification by AUGS and ICS Members.
Academic Article Robotic/laparoscopic prolapse repair: role of hysteropexy: a urogynecology perspective.
Academic Article Outcomes in 450 Women After Minimally Invasive Abdominal Sacrocolpopexy for Pelvic Organ Prolapse.
Academic Article What impacts patient satisfaction with reconstructive pelvic surgery?
Academic Article Recovering sexual satisfaction after prolapse surgery: a secondary analysis of surgical recovery.
Academic Article Truth or Myth: Intra-abdominal Pressure Increases in the Lithotomy Position.
Academic Article Mind the Gap: Changes in Levator Dimensions After Sacrocolpopexy.
Academic Article Translation and validation of the Polish version of the Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire short form 7.
Academic Article Graft use in transvaginal pelvic organ prolapse repair: a systematic review.
Academic Article Sexual function is related to body image perception in women with pelvic organ prolapse.
Academic Article Are we missing an opportunity to teach future physicians about female pelvic floor disorders?
Academic Article Pelvic organ support among primiparous women in the first year after childbirth.
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 Factors Associated With Timing of Return to Intercourse After Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries.
Academic Article The Promise of PROMIS in Pelvic Organ Prolapse.
Academic Article Sexual Function after Minimally Invasive Total Hysterectomy and Sacrocolpopexy.
Academic Article Prevalence of pelvic organ prolapse among US racial populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based screening studies.
Academic Article International Urogynecological Consultation: clinical definition of pelvic organ prolapse.
Academic Article Outcomes of vaginal and laparoscopic hysterectomy with concomitant pelvic reconstructive surgery.
Academic Article Ultrasound-Measured Urethral Length Does Not Change following Minimally Invasive Sacrocolpopexy for Pelvic Organ Prolapse.
Grant Abdominal Colpopexy: Comparison of Endoscopic Surgical Strategies (ACCESS)
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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