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Follow on Google News | Five Urogynecologists Achieve Subspecialty CertificationFive physicians with the Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island have achieved certification in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery by ABOG.
Achieving this subspecialty certification are Cassandra L. Carberry, MD, FACOG, of Pawtucket; B. Star Hampton, MD, FACOG, of Providence; Deborah L. Myers, MD, FACOG, of North Kingstown, division director; Charles Rardin, MD, FACOG, of Providence, director of Minimally Invasive Surgery at Care New England; and Vivian Sung, MD, MPH, FACOG, of Providence. “This is wonderful news not only for these outstanding physicians, but also for the women of our region,” said Maureen G. Phipps, MD, MPH, chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Women & Infants Hospital, executive chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Care New England, and Chace/Joukowsky professor and chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and assistant dean for Teaching and Research on Women’s Health at the Alpert Medical School. “Achieving subspecialty certification is a rigorous process that ensures that our physicians are truly on the cutting edge of diagnosis and treatment protocols, as well as demonstrating a commitment to research that will continue to improve care.” The staff at the Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery are specially trained and prepared to help resolve the debilitating and distressing medical problems associated with urinary incontinence and pelvic floor support abnormalities. Patients from throughout New England are referred to the Division for diagnosis, therapeutic recommendations and definitive therapy. Particular effort is made to maintain the referring physician's special relationship with the patient as an integral part of the collaborative therapeutic decision in each instance. The Division is one of eight national sites of the National Institutes of The Eunice Kennedy Shriver Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Pelvic Floor Disorders Network (https://pfdn.rti.org/ The Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery provides consultations, diagnosis and recommendations for treatment and care, offering a range of treatment, both surgical and non-surgical. For information or to schedule an appointment, call (401) 453-7560. About Women & Infants Hospital Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island (http://www.womenandinfants.org/ New England’s premier hospital for women and newborns, Women & Infants and Brown offer fellowship programs in gynecologic oncology, maternal-fetal medicine, urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery, neonatal-perinatal medicine, pediatric and perinatal pathology, gynecologic pathology and cytopathology, and reproductive endocrinology and infertility. It is home to the nation’s only mother-baby perinatal psychiatric partial hospital, as well as the nation’s only fellowship program in obstetric medicine. Women & Infants has been designated as a Breast Center of Excellence from the American College of Radiography; End
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