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
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amie.kawasaki@duke.edu
(919) 401-1000
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Duke Health
- Background
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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
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Medical Licensure
- 2009-00141. North Carolina. 2009
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Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urogynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2021 - 2022
- Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urogynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2019 - 2020
- Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urogynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2018 - 2020
- Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urogynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2017 - 2019
- Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urogynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2016 - 2018
- Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urogynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2015 - 2017
- Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urogynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2014 - 2016
- Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urogynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2014 - 2015
- 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
- Clinical Associate in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urogynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2009 - 2010
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Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke
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- 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
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- Recognition
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In the News
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JAN 9, 2014 ABC 11 -
JAN 7, 2013 NBC -
JAN 1, 2013
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Awards & Honors
- Research
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Selected Grants
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External Relationships
- Laborie
- Publications & Artistic Works
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Selected Publications
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Academic Articles
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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 225, no. 5 (November 2021): 506.e1-506.e28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2021.05.041.Full Text Link to Item
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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.Full Text Open Access Copy Link to Item
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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.Full Text Open Access Copy Link to Item
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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.Full Text Open Access Copy Link to Item
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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.Full Text
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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.Full Text Link to Item
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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.Full Text Link to Item
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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.Full Text Link to Item
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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.Full Text Link to Item
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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.Full Text Link to Item
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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.Link to Item
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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.Full Text Link to Item
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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.Full Text Link to Item
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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.Full Text Link to Item
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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.Full Text Link to Item
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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.Full Text Link to Item
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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.
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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.Full Text Link to Item
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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.Full Text Link to Item
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Other Articles
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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.Link to Item
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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.
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- Teaching & Mentoring
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Advising & Mentoring
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- OBGYN Resident mentor (1 resident throughout training)
- FPMRS Fellowship mentor (3 fellows throughout training)
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Teaching Activities
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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)
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.
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Formal teaching:
- Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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Presentations & Appearances
- Common Urogynecologic Problems in Primary Care. Grand Rounds. Duke Primary Care. November 2020 2020
- Urogynecology: Ultrasound imaging of the Pelvic Floor. Grand Rounds. Wake Med Department of OBGYN. November 2020 2020
- Urogynecology: Procedures and the evidence. OBGYN Grand Rounds. Wake Med Department of OBGYN. November 2017 2017
- Vulvar pathology. AUGS Allied Health Diagnosis of Vulvar Disorders for the Allied Health Professional: A Multidisciplinary Model.. PFD Week 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting American Urogynecologic Society. October 2017 2017
- Urinary tract injury in benign gynecology. OBGYN Grand Rounds. Wake Med Department of OBGYN. July 2016 2016
- Operative urogynecology for the Physical Therapist. NC Pelvic Health Physical Therapists Grand Rounds. NC Pelvic Health Physical Therapy Association. February 2016 2016
- Fecal incontinence. OBGYN Grand Rounds. Duke University Dept OBGYN. May 2015 2015
- When "Gotta Go" is an understatement: The overactive bladder. . Stronger Together Conference. Duke Health. April 2015 2015
- Urogynecology: Common procedures and the evidence. OBGYN Grand Rounds. Wake Med Department of OBGYN. June 2014 2014
- Vaginal mesh mayhem. OBGYN Grand Rounds. Alamance Regional Hospital, Dept OBGYN. May 2014 2014
- Anal incontinence. 23rd, 24th, 26th Annual Review in Obstetrics & Gynecology. Perinatal Resources. 2014 - 2017 2014 - 2017
- Intravesical Botox. ABC 11. January 2014 2014
- Surgical treatment of pelvic organ prolapse. 23rd, 24th, 26th Annual Review in Obstetrics & Gynecology. Perinatal Resources. 2014 - 2017 2014 - 2017
- Surgical treatment of urinary incontinence. 23rd, 24th, 26th Annual Review in Obstetrics & Gynecology. Perinatal Resources. 2014 - 2017 2014 - 2017
- Pelvic floor disorders. Written Press. News & Observer. November 2013 2013
- Pelvic organ prolapse. (Radio). North Carolina News Network. November 2013 2013
- Surgical treatment for stress urinary incontinence. AUGS Allied Health Management of Incontinence and Prolapse for the Allied Health Professional: A Multidisciplinary Model.. 34th Annual Scientific Meeting American Urogynecologic Society. October 2013 2013
- Pelvic floor disorders. Written Press. Midtown Magazine. September 2013 2013
- Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation (PTNS). 13th Annual Female Pelvic Floor Disorders Conference. Cleveland Clinic Florida. March 2013 2013
- Urogynecology for the colorectal surgeon. Colorectal Educational Series. Cleveland Clinic Florida Dept Colorectal Surgery. March 2013 2013
- Pelvic anatomy cadaveric laboratory course. 1st Annual Collaborative Symposium in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery. Cleveland Clinic Florida. January 2013 2013
- Pelvic organ prolapse. CNN en Espanol - NotiMujer. January 2013 2013
- Robotic surgery for pelvic organ prolapse. Staying Healthy. NBC. January 2013 2013
- Urodynamics: Fetal heart monitor is to obstetrics as urodynamics is to urogynecology.. F. Bayard Carter Society of Obstetricians & Gynecologists 2012 Annual Clinical Meeting. October 2012 2012
- Urodynamics: Urogynecology :: Fetal Heart Monitor : MFM. OBGYN Grand Rounds. Duke University Dept OBGYN. May 2012 2012
- Robotic sacrocolpopexy. 13th Annual Female Pelvic Floor Disorders Conference. Cleveland Clinic Florida. March 2012 2012
- Robotic sacrocolpopexy. World Robotic Gynecology Congress IV. March 2012 2012
- Urodynamics 101. Grand Rounds. Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Dept OBGYN. June 2010 2010
- Clinical evaluation of pelvic organ prolapse. Grand Rounds. Emory University Department of OBGYN. June 2009 2009
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Outreach & Engaged Scholarship
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Service to the Profession
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Service to Duke
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Academic & Administrative Activities
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- 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
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Clinical Activities
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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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Urogynecology / Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
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