Amie Kawasaki | Scholars@Duke

Amie Kawasaki
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Current Research Interests

Clinical support of active research in female pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence and urinary tract disorders

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urogynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2021

Contact Information

3192, Durham, NC 27710
5324 McFarland Drive, Suite 310, Durham, NC 27707
amie.kawasaki@duke.edu (919) 401-1000
Duke Health

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Subspeciality Certification, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2014 - 2018
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Certification, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2010 - 2018
- Fellow, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Obstetrics And Gynecology,Urogynecology Division, Duke University School of Medicine 2009 - 2012
- Residency Training, Ob/Gyn, Emory University 2005 - 2009
- M.D., University of Miami 2005
Medical Licensure
- 2009-00141. North Carolina. 2009
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urogynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2014 - 2020
- Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urogynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2013 - 2014
- Clinical Associate in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urogynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2009 - 2011
Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke
- - Medical Director, Duke Urogynecology Patterson Place, 2019 - present
  - Medical Director, Duke Women's Specialties Navaho Drive, 2019 - present
  - Assistant Fellowship Program Director, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, Department of OBGYN, 2016 to present
  - Chairman of OBGYN Maestro Leadership Committee, 2017-present
  - Member, OBGYN Quality Committee, 2017-present
  - OBGYN Residency Core Faculty, Department OBGYN, 2017 to present
  - Faculty Resident Mentor, 2015 to present
  - Primary Care Leadership Track faculty mentor, 2015-16, 2019
Recognition
In the News
- JAN 9, 2014 ABC 11
  
  Botox may help control bladders
- JAN 7, 2013 NBC
  
  Staying Healthy: Robotic surgery for pelvic organ prolapse
- JAN 1, 2013
  
  CNN en español: NotiMujer - Prolapso
Awards & Honors
- Caregiver of the Week. Duke Department of OBGYN. April 2017
- Highest Rated Lecture. Perinatal Resources - Florida. 2014
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Bowen, Shaniel T., Pamela A. Moalli, Steven D. Abramowitch, Mark E. Lockhart, Alison C. Weidner, Cecile A. Ferrando, Charles W. Nager, et al. “Defining mechanisms of recurrence following apical prolapse repair based on imaging criteria.” Am J Obstet Gynecol, June 1, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2021.05.041.
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  - VanDusen, Keith W., Sarada Eleswarpu, Eugene W. Moretti, Michael J. Devinney, Donna M. Crabtree, Daniel T. Laskowitz, Marty G. Woldorff, et al. “The MARBLE Study Protocol: Modulating ApoE Signaling to Reduce Brain Inflammation, DeLirium, and PostopErative Cognitive Dysfunction.” J Alzheimers Dis 75, no. 4 (2020): 1319–28. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-191185.
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  - Jelovsek, J Eric, Alayne D. Markland, William E. Whitehead, Matthew D. Barber, Diane K. Newman, Rebecca G. Rogers, Keisha Dyer, et al. “Controlling faecal incontinence in women by performing anal exercises with biofeedback or loperamide: a randomised clinical trial.” Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 4, no. 9 (September 2019): 698–710. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(19)30193-1.
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  - Berger, Miles, Deborah Oyeyemi, Mobolaji O. Olurinde, Heather E. Whitson, Kent J. Weinhold, Marty G. Woldorff, Lewis A. Lipsitz, et al. “The INTUIT Study: Investigating Neuroinflammation Underlying Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction.” J Am Geriatr Soc 67, no. 4 (April 2019): 794–98. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15770.
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  - Bradley, M. S., A. L. Askew, M. H. Vaughan, A. Kawasaki, and A. G. Visco. “Robotic-assisted sacrocolpopexy: Early postoperative outcomes after surgical reduction of enlarged genital hiatus.” Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey 73, no. 8 (August 1, 2018): 458–59. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ogx.0000544242.87990.82.
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  - Vaughan, Monique H., Nazema Y. Siddiqui, Laura K. Newcomb, Alison C. Weidner, Amie Kawasaki, Anthony G. Visco, and Megan S. Bradley. “Surgical Alteration of Genital Hiatus Size and Anatomic Failure After Vaginal Vault Suspension.” Obstet Gynecol 131, no. 6 (June 2018): 1137–44. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000002593.
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  - Bradley, Megan S., Amy L. Askew, Monique H. Vaughan, Amie Kawasaki, and Anthony G. Visco. “Robotic-assisted sacrocolpopexy: early postoperative outcomes after surgical reduction of enlarged genital hiatus.” Am J Obstet Gynecol 218, no. 5 (May 2018): 514.e1-514.e8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2018.01.046.
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  - Polin, Michael R., Amie Kawasaki, Cindy L. Amundsen, Alison C. Weidner, and Nazema Y. Siddiqui. “Do Mixed-Flora Preoperative Urine Cultures Matter?” South Med J 110, no. 6 (June 2017): 426–29. https://doi.org/10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000659.
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  - Dieter, Alexis A., Cindy L. Amundsen, Autumn L. Edenfield, Amie Kawasaki, Pamela J. Levin, Anthony G. Visco, and Nazema Y. Siddiqui. “Oral antibiotics to prevent postoperative urinary tract infection: a randomized controlled trial.” Obstet Gynecol 123, no. 1 (January 2014): 96–103. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000000024.
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  - Kawasaki, Amie, John P. Judd, Nazema Y. Siddiqui, Jennifer M. Wu, and Cindy L. Amundsen. “Impact of staged InterStim implantation on the postoperative activities of daily living and pain.” Int Urogynecol J 24, no. 7 (July 2013): 1205–13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-012-1965-y.
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  - Kawasaki, Amie, Elizabeth G. Corey, Robin A. Laskey, Alison C. Weidner, Nazema Y. Siddiqui, and Jennifer M. Wu. “Obesity as a risk for the recurrence of anterior vaginal wall prolapse after anterior colporrhaphy.” J Reprod Med 58, no. 5–6 (May 2013): 195–99.
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  - Kawasaki, Amie, Autumn L. Edenfield, Anthony G. Visco, Jennifer M. Wu, Daniel Westreich, and Nazema Y. Siddiqui. “Comparing the risk of urethrolysis for the treatment of voiding dysfunction between two retropubic mesh slings: a case-control study.” Int Urogynecol J 24, no. 4 (April 2013): 589–94. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-012-1920-y.
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  - Weidner, Alison C., Jennifer M. Wu, Amie Kawasaki, and Evan R. Myers. “Computer modeling informs study design: vaginal estrogen to prevent mesh erosion after different routes of prolapse surgery.” Int Urogynecol J 24, no. 3 (March 2013): 441–45. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-012-1877-x.
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  - Levin, Pamela J., Jennifer M. Wu, Amie Kawasaki, Alison C. Weidner, and Cindy L. Amundsen. “The efficacy of posterior tibial nerve stimulation for the treatment of overactive bladder in women: a systematic review.” Int Urogynecol J 23, no. 11 (November 2012): 1591–97. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-012-1712-4.
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  - Jonsson Funk, Michele, Nazema Y. Siddiqui, Amie Kawasaki, and Jennifer M. Wu. “Long-term outcomes after stress urinary incontinence surgery.” Obstet Gynecol 120, no. 1 (July 2012): 83–90. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0b013e318258fbde.
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  - Kawasaki, Amie, Jennifer M. Wu, Cindy L. Amundsen, Alison C. Weidner, John P. Judd, Ethan M. Balk, and Nazema Y. Siddiqui. “Do urodynamic parameters predict persistent postoperative stress incontinence after midurethral sling? A systematic review.” Int Urogynecol J 23, no. 7 (July 2012): 813–22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-012-1693-3.
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  - Kawasaki, A., E. G. Corey, R. A. Laskey, A. C. Weidner, N. Y. Siddiqui, and J. M. Wu. “Obesity as a risk for the recurrence of anterior vaginal wall prolapse after anterior colporrhaphy.” The Journal of Reproductive Medicine 58, no. May (2012): 195–99.
  - Wu, Jennifer M., Amie Kawasaki, Andrew F. Hundley, Alexis A. Dieter, Evan R. Myers, and Vivian W. Sung. “Predicting the number of women who will undergo incontinence and prolapse surgery, 2010 to 2050.” Am J Obstet Gynecol 205, no. 3 (September 2011): 230.e1-230.e5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2011.03.046.
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  - White, Terry, Amie Kawasaki, Reneita V. Ross, Rony A. Adam, and Thinh H. Duong. “Correlation of maximum urethral closure pressure with Valsalva leak point pressure using air-charged urodynamic catheters.” Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 20, no. 9 (September 2009): 1109–12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-009-0910-1.
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- Other Articles
  - Kawasaki, A., and C. L. Amundsen. “UPDATE ON PELVIC FLOOR DYSFUNCTION: We need to expand the differential diagnosis for chronic pelvic pain to include pelvic myofascial pain.” Obg Management, 2011.
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  - Kawasaki, A., and C. L. Amundsen. “UPDATE: PELVIC FLOOR DYSFUNCTION: The authors examine recent literature on sacrocolpopexy: Can the abdominal approach still be considered the standard? And do the alternative approaches measure up?” Obg Management, 2010.
Teaching & Mentoring
Advising & Mentoring
- - OBGYN Resident mentor (1 resident throughout training)
  - FPMRS Fellowship mentor (3 fellows throughout training)
Teaching Activities
- Formal teaching:
  - FPMRS Fellowship Assistant program director
  - Clinical teaching of residents and fellows at Patterson Place and Navaho Urogynecology Clinic
  - Surgical teaching of residents and fellows at Duke North, Ambulatory Surgical Center, Duke Raleigh Hospital
  - Mock oral board session for graduated fellows - yearly
  - Guest lecturer for Perinatal Resources, Cleveland, OH - annual CME / board review course - (2014 to 2017)
  - Primary Care Leadership Track faculty mentor - (2015-16; 2018-19)
  Lectures / Presentations:
  
  Female pelvic health & urogynecology. Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, December 2012
  
  Common urogynecological issues. Duke Primary Care, Durham, NC, August 2014
  
  Urogynecology: What do we do and who can we help. Duke Practice Managers Meeting. Raleigh, NC, October 2013
  
  Graft augmentation for surgery. Duke FPMRS Fellows Lecture Series, Duke University, January 2015
  
  Pregnancy and urinary Incontinence. Duke MFM Fellows Lecture Series, Duke University, January 2016
  
  Urogynecology: Procedures and the evidence. Duke Urology Resident Lecture Series, Duke University, March 2018
  
  Anorectal manometry. Duke FPMRS Fellows Lecture Series, Duke University, October 2018
  
  Lecture Series:
  
  FPMRS Clinical nursing education series: Urodynamics protocol, Common Urogynecologic Surgeries, Overactive bladder review, Stress urinary incontinence review. Clinical nursing education series, Duke Urogynecology, 2019 – present.
Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Presentations & Appearances
Outreach & Engaged Scholarship
- Organizer, Presenter. Bladder Health Week: Break Free from Pelvic Floor Disorders (PFDs). Duke Raleigh Hospital. 2013 - 2015 2013 - 2015
Service to the Profession
- Liason. Terminology Committee. American Urogynecologic Society. 2017 - 2018 2017 - 2018
- Member. Public Engagement Committee. American Urogynecologic Society. 2016 - 2018 2016 - 2018
Service to Duke
- Duke OBGYN. OBGYN Quality Committee. 2017 2017
- OBGYN Maestro Leadership Team. 2017 2017
- Participant. CLER (Clinical Learning Environment Review. 2016 2016
- OBGYN Education Committee. 2010 - 2012 2010 - 2012
Academic & Administrative Activities
- - Medical Director, Duke Urogynecology Patterson Place, 2019 - present
  - Medical Director, Duke Women's Specialties Navaho Drive, 2019 - present
  - Assistant Fellowship Program Director, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, Department of OBGYN, 2016 to present
  - Chairman of OBGYN Maestro Leadership Committee, 2017-present
  - Member, OBGYN Quality & Safety Committee, 2018-present
  - Member, OBGYN Department ERAS Task Force, 2020-present
  - Member, OBGYN Department Wake County Development Task Force, 2020-2021
  - Participant, Clinical Learning Environmental Review (CLER), 2016-17; 2018-19
Clinical Activities
- Urogynecology / Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
  Office consultation at Patterson Place Urogynecology and Duke Women's Health Specialists at Navaho
  Office-based procedures at Patterson Place Urogynecology and Duke Women's Health Specialists at Navaho
  Surgery at Duke North Hospital, Duke Ambulatory Surgery Center, Duke Raleigh Hospital

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Medical Licensure

Duke Appointment History

Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke

In the News

Awards & Honors

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Other Articles

Advising & Mentoring

Teaching Activities

Presentations & Appearances

Outreach & Engaged Scholarship

Service to the Profession

Service to Duke

Academic & Administrative Activities

Clinical Activities