Kara L. Watts

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Kara

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Watts

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15490

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Clinical practice focuses on BPH, endourology, and prostate cancer detection and ablation.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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Work on quality improvement in healthcare and active surveillance and focal ablation in prostate cancer.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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<p>Dr. Kara L. Watts, Associate Professor of Urology, joined the urology faculty at Montefiore in 2016. She completed a fellowship in Quality and Performance Improvement in Healthcare and an extended observership in focal ablation for prostate cancer in the UK. She serves as the Director of Quality Assurance and Improvement for the Department of Urology and leads the prostate cancer screening program.</p><p>Dr. Watts' clinical practice focuses on BPH, endourology, and prostate cancer detection and ablation. She also offers image-guided focal ablation for localized prostate cancer. She has a particular interest in active surveillance of prostate cancer and incorporating imaging modalities, particularly MRI imaging, into the diagnosis and treatment of localized prostate cancer.</p><p>Dr. Watts has numerous peer-reviewed publications, written several book chapters and co-edited a textbook. She has presented both nationally and internationally at various conferences and with the AUA regarding her work on quality improvement in healthcare and active surveillance and focal ablation in prostate cancer. She is involved in several national and international committees and editorial boards, including the AUA Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Committee, the Prostate Cancer Active Surveillance Research Initiative Advisory Committee, and the Urology Times Editorial Board.</p>

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Nhan Tai

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Nhan

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Tai

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1992742100

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16062

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Darshita S. Shah

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Darshita

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Shah

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1013144633

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13005

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<p>Prenatal care and high risk obstetrics.</p>
<p>Menstrual disorders.</p>

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Mark D. Levie

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Mark

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Levie

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1891875365

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5805

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Melissa A. Laudano

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Melissa

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Laudano

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1770727018

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15533

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Dr. Laudano specializes in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery, as well as minimally invasive and robotic surgery.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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Dr. Laudano's research has focused on disorders of the female pelvic floor, including urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. Her translational research is directed at elucidating the mechanisms that lead to the development of bladder dysfunction in men and women.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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<p>Melissa Laudano, MD is an Associate Professor of Urology at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Laudano specializes in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery, as well as minimally invasive and robotic surgery.</p><p>Dr. Laudano received her bachelor of science degree in Biology from Tufts University and her MD degree from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She completed her surgical internship and urology residency at Weill Cornell Medical College/New York-Presbyterian Hospital. After residency, she completed a fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center.</p><p>Dr. Laudano's research has focused on disorders of the female pelvic floor, including urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. Her translational research is directed at elucidating the mechanisms that lead to the development of bladder dysfunction in men and women.</p><p>She has received awards, including the Distinguished Housestaff Award at Weill Cornell Medical College/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, the Resident Travel Award from the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine &amp; Urogenital Reconstruction, and an Award Winning Video from the American Urological Association. She is a member of the American Urological Association.</p>

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Nitya E. Abraham

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Nitya

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Abraham

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<p>Nitya Abraham, MD, Associate Professor, Urology, specializes in the treatment of men and women with voiding dysfunction and diseases of the pelvic floor. A summa cum laude graduate of the University of Connecticut, Dr. Abraham obtained her MD degree as well as her surgical and urology residency training at New York University. Dr. Abraham completed fellowship training in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery at Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Abraham is the recipient of the Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship, the International Volunteers in Urology and Medicine Traveling Resident Scholar Award to Uganda, and the 2015 Clinical Science Essay Competition Winner sponsored by the Society for Urodynamics and Female Pelvic Medicine, and Urogenital Reconstruction.</p>

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<span style="color:#252525;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, source-code-pro, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff;">&nbsp;Female pelvic medicine and lower urinary tract reconstruction</span><quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1tuhWiC6R8oAm/bibliography/public/"… style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #205493; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1tuhWiC6R8oAm/bibliography/public/<…;
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #205493; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">See full list of publications at this link.</span></span></p>

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Nitya Abraham, MD, Associate Professor of Urology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, joined Montefiore in 2015 as a specialist in female pelvic medicine and lower urinary tract reconstruction. Upon graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Connecticut, Dr. Abraham completed her medical degree as well as her urology residency training at New York University. She completed her fellowship training in pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery at Cleveland Clinic. At Montefiore, she established the pelvic floor program in collaboration with colleagues in the Ob/Gyn department, which offers state of the art treatment for pelvic floor disorders. She is an active member of the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU). She is also focused on medical education and has been urology residency program director since 2020 and member of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine curriculum committee since 2022. She has over 45 peer-reviewed publications and has been funded by research grants from the Department of Defense and SUFU. She specializes in treating urinary incontinence, vaginal prolapse, urethral reconstruction, urinary fistula, mesh complications, and more, using robotic, open, or vaginal approaches depending on what is best suited for her patients.

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