Cassandra K Kisby

My research focuses on two areas: women's health regenerative medicine and genitourinary congenital anomalies, which are complements to my reconstructive surgery clinical practice. I previously worked with the Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine and have undergone specialized training in regenerative medicine techniques and technologies. At Duke, I am collaborating with Plastic Surgeons, Urologists, Biomedical Engineers, and Materials Science experts to evaluate novel solutions to unmet patient needs in the area of pelvic reconstructive surgery. I am part of the K12 Urologic Research Career Development Program to advance research in this area. My projects under this grant are focused on applying exosome technologies to vaginal mesh exposure (a complication of pelvic reconstructive surgery), pelvic organ prolapse, and other genitourinary disorders. Given my clinical expertise in genitourinary congenital abnormalities, my research also focuses on novel surgical and regenerative techniques for patients with congenital anatomic differences of the genitourinary tract, evidence-based device creation using 3D printing, and outcomes research for vaginoplasty procedures.