If you’ve been wondering about the integrity of your pelvic floor, you are not alone. Millions of American women – and some men – suffer pelvic floor dysfunction for many reasons. But they often find it difficult to discuss these problems with their physicians, The time for suffering in silence is over!
Join our experts, Dr. Danielle O’Shaughnessy and Dr. Farzeen Firoozi to learn about the function of the pelvic floor, how problems can be managed and the chances for a cure.
This webinar was originally recorded on August 25, 2022. For more information or additional questions please email womenshealth@northwell.edu.
Featured Speakers:
Danielle O’Shaughnessy, M.D., FACOG
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Danielle O’Shaughnessy is a practicing Urogynecologist in Eastern Long Island. Dr. O’Shaughnessy earned her MD from the State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, in Brooklyn. She then completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwell Health System and continued in the Northwell Health System to complete a fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. After fellowship, she joined Northwell Health Physician Partners. Dr. O’Shaughnessy is the Vice Chair of OB/GYN at Huntington. She is also the Co-Chair of Peer Review for South Shore University Hospital.
Farzeen Firoozi, MD
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Farzeen Firoozi, MD is the System Director of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at the Department of Urology at Lenox Hill Hospital. Dr. Firoozi is an expert in laparoscopic and robotic surgery for pelvic floor reconstruction. His clinical interests include urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, complex reconstruction of the lower urinary tract, and management of complications of vaginal and lower urinary tract surgery. After completing his urology residency at Albany Medical Center, Dr. Firoozi completed his fellowship at the prestigious Cleveland Clinic, with specialization in male and female voiding dysfunction, pelvic organ prolapse, incontinence, overactive bladder and neuro-urology — one of few fellowships formally recognized by both the American Board of Urology and American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Dr. Firoozi has pioneered, innovated and published new methods for the treatment of combined pelvic organ prolapse. In addition to performing the first ever reported transvesical Laparoendoscopic Single Site Surgery (LESS) for the management of vaginal mesh complications, Dr. Firoozi gained extensive experience with robotic and laparoscopic reconstructive surgery while at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Firoozi has presented at numerous national and international meetings, and won multiple awards for his work. He is an active member of the American Urological Association, International Urogynecology Association, and the Society for Urodynamics and Female Urology.
He has been published in leading national and international journals including The Journal of Urology, Urology, The British Journal of Urology, Urologic Clinics of North America, European Urology, and the International Urogynecology Journal. Dr. Firoozi has also written many book chapters for some of the leading editors in his field.
Dr. Firoozi has recently published two textbooks, Female Pelvic Surgery and Interpretation of Basic and Advanced Urodynamics.