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PHYSICIANS YOU NEED TO KNOWPhysicians Recognized for Outstanding Contributions in Celebration of Doctors' Day
March 31, 2025 | 1 min. read ![]() This special recognition celebrates everyday examples of how physicians shine as skilled clinicians, serve as leaders and embody the core values of NM. Colleagues and peers submitted nearly 600 notes of appreciation for physicians.
Learn More About the PREVENT Risk Calculator for Cardiovascular Disease
February 27, 2025 | 2 min. read ![]() Sadiya Khan, MD, MSc, lead author in the study to develop the calculator for the AHA, discusses methodology, findings and implications.
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Heeren R. Patel, MD, Spearheads Collaborative Growth in Neurology in the Northwest Suburbs
January 16, 2025 | 2 min. read ![]() Dr. Patel's leadership is expanding access to advanced neurological care.
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CLINICAL NOTES AND NOTICESBe Alert to Scams Targeting Physicians and APPs
April 10, 2025 | 1 min. read New scams aim to get personal information by referencing National Provider Identifier numbers and state license numbers. Simplified Inpatient Order Workflow Now Available
April 10, 2025 | 3 min. read Learn about multiple improvements including the addition of a taskbar, side-by-side admission order reconciliation and Manage Orders activity updates, plus find other Epic enhancements in the March issue of Epic News and Insights. Clinical Update: Empiric Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant (MDR) Gram-Negative Infections and More Updates From System P&T Committee
April 10, 2025 | 3 min. read Updates include treatment of MDR gram-negative infections and CDI, plus a new clinical guideline for BioFire® FilmArray® joint infection identification panel and a formulary update for Management of opioid-induced constipation and post-operative ileus. |
HONORS AND RECOGNITIONSIram Qazi, MD, Named a 2024 Top Doctor in Psychiatry
April 1, 2025 | 1 min. read Iram Qazi, MD, has been chosen by peers as one of the top doctors in psychiatry for 2024 by Washingtonian magazine. Weese-Mayer Honored with 2025 Stern Award
February 18, 2025 | 2 min. read Debra E. Weese-Mayer, MD, the Beatrice Cummings Mayer Professor of Pediatric Autonomic Medicine at Feinberg and Chief of the Center for Autonomic Medicine in Pediatrics at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, has been awarded the 2025 Paula H. Stern Award for Outstanding Women in Science and Medicine. Congratulations to Physicians Recognized With Honors
December 31, 2024 | 6 min. read Join NM in celebrating the honors and accolades awarded during 2024. |
FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE NEWSNorthwestern Launches Pioneering Medical Research Institute With $10 Million Gift From Trustee Kimberly Querrey, Bringing Her Total University Giving to $391 Million
April 21, 2025 | 4 min. read Northwestern University Trustee Kimberly K. Querrey has made a $10 million gift to create and enhance the Querrey Simpson Institute for Regenerative Engineering at Northwestern University. Mohamed Abazeed, MD, PhD, Named Chair of Radiation Oncology
April 14, 2025 | 2 min. read Leading precision medicine expert, Mohamed Abazeed, MD, PhD, associate professor of Radiation Oncology and co-leader of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University’s Lung Cancer Program, begins the new role April 15. NUDOCS Program Guides Aspiring Physicians on the Path to Medicine
April 11, 2025 | 2 min. read Northwestern undergraduate students interested in pursuing careers in medicine recently participated in the NUDOCS program, an immersive experience designed to provide hands-on exposure to clinical and community healthcare settings. |
RESEARCH AND BREAKTHROUGHSALS Drug Effectively Treats Alzheimer's Disease in New Animal Study
April 18, 2025 | 3 min. read A small-molecule compound developed by Northwestern scientists improves neuron health in animal models of Alzheimer’s disease. Study Identifies Link Between Body Clock Disruption and Metabolic Disease
April 17, 2025 | 2 min. read NM investigators have discovered how disruptions in circadian rhythm in our muscles combined with poor diet can contribute to the development of diabetes. New Key Genes in Parkinson's Disease Identified Using CRISPR Technology
April 11, 2025 | 2 min. read A new NM study has identified a new set of genes that contribute to the risk of Parkinson’s disease, opening the door to previously untapped drug targets for treating the disease. |
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![]() At least 1 in 4 women reports discomfort and a negative impact on her quality of life from a pelvic floor disorder, including pelvic organ prolapse, urinary tract symptoms or incontinence, and fecal incontinence.
Moreover, nearly 1 in 5 women will undergo surgery for a pelvic floor disorder with a 30 percent risk of needing repeat surgery. With the increased prevalence of pelvic floor disorders with aging, treatment for women with these disorders is expected to increase by 40 percent over the next 40-years—from 28 million in 2010 to 43 million in 2050. Northwestern Medicine Women’s Integrated Pelvic Health Program
The Women's Integrated Pelvic Health Program provides a unique opportunity to deliver comprehensive health care for women with pelvic floor disorders from a range of specialists, including Urogynecologists, Urologists, Colorectal Surgeons, and Physical therapists. We are proud to offer a transdisciplinary approach in which specialists from different disciplines work jointly to develop innovative, integrated care plans that move beyond discipline-specific approaches to address common pelvic floor problems. Both the physicians and facilities offer state of the art resources to ensure the highest quality evaluation, medical and surgical care to women with incontinence and prolapse. Our internationally renowned faculty members are among the first specialists recognized by the American Boards of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Urology in Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery and provide comprehensive clinical care and minimally invasive surgical treatments for pelvic floor disorders, childbirth injury, complications from gynecologic surgery (fistulas), and congenital genitourinary disorders. We offer comprehensive evaluation and treatment at three fully equipped clinical sites: Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Lake Forest Hospital, and Central DuPage Hospital. |
Message from the Division Chief
Program Resources and FacilitiesThe physical resources of the IPHP, Prentice Women's Hospital and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, provide a unique opportunity to deliver comprehensive health care for women with pelvic floor disorders from a range of specialists, including:
Both the physicians and facilities offer state-of-the-art resources to ensure the highest quality evaluation, medical and surgical care to women with incontinence and prolapse. Our physicians are national leaders in minimally invasive pelvic reconstructive surgery (performing the first robotic reconstructive procedures in Chicago) and sacral nerve stimulation for urinary and fecal incontinence. |