Education

University of Chicago (Biology), A.B., Chicago, IL, 1986-1990

Washington University School of Medicine, MD, St. Louis, MO, 1990-1994
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, MSCE Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 1999-2002

Postgraduate Training and Fellowship Appointments

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Intern, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1994-1995

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Resident, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1995-1998

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Fellowship, Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, 1999-2001

Certification

Board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Licensure

Iowa

Professional and Academic Positions

• Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Iowa, August 2003 – June 2008
• Assistant Professor (secondary appointment), Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, August 2003 –June 2008
• Division Director, Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa, August 2005 –
• Associate Professor (with tenure), Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Iowa, July 2008 –
• Associate Professor (secondary appointment), Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, July 2008 -

Areas of Research Interest

• Diagnostic instruments for urinary incontinence type in women
• Risk factors, symptoms and natural history of urinary incontinence and other pelvic floor disorders in women
• Associations between urinary symptoms (especially overactive bladder) and psychological symptoms and conditions in women