Nazema Yusuf Siddiqui | Scholars@Duke

Nazema Yusuf Siddiqui
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Research on pelvic floor disorders. Specific interests include: 1) pathophysiology of overactive bladder with particular emphasis on epigenetic mechanisms; and 2) studying the urinary microbiome with aging and in women with recurrent urinary tract infection. Additional interests include clinical outcomes research after surgery for prolapse and other pelvic floor disorders.

Current Research Interests

Epigenomics of overactive bladder/urgency urinary incontinence
Urinary microbiome with aging and with recurrent urinary tract infections

Office Hours

8:00AM - 4:30PM Mon-Fri

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urogynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2018

Contact Information

5324 McFarland Drive Suite 310, Box 3912, Durham, NC 27617
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27617
nazema.siddiqui@duke.edu (919) 401-1000
Clinical Website

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Fellow, Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Duke University School of Medicine 2007 - 2010
- M.H.S.C.R., Duke University School of Medicine 2010
- Residency, Ob/Gyn, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland Clinic 2002 - 2006
- M.D., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor 2001
Medical Licensure
- 35-087963. North Carolina. 2007
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urogynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2010 - 2018
- Clinical Associate in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinical Science Departments 2008 - 2010
- Clinical Associate in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinical Science Departments 2007 - 2008
Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke
- Director of Research, Division of Urogynecology, Dept of OB/GYN, 2012 - present
Recognition
In the News
- APR 26, 2018 Health.com
  
  9 Home Remedies for Preventing and Treating UTIs
Awards & Honors
Expertise
Subject Headings
Research
Selected Grants
- Effects of Aging and the Urinary Microbiome on Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2021
- Duke University Medical Center (DUMC) Pelvic Floor Disorders Network (PFDN) Clinical Site awarded by National Institutes of Health 2007 - 2021
- Epigenomics in insulin resistance associated overactive bladder awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2020
- Fundamentals of Robotic Surgery: Curriculum and Technical Validation Skills awarded by Institute for Surgical Excellence 2014 - 2016
- Sexual Function in Patients and Partners after Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation 2009
Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants
- Pepper OAIC Research Career Development Award awarded by NIA/Duke School of Medicine 2018 - 2020
- Duke Scholar awarded by Doris Duke Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists 2018
- K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Career Development Award awarded by NIDDK 2017 - 2020
- Advancing the Measurement and Classification of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction awarded by NIH 2016 - 2018
- Urinary methylation patterns in women with bladder pain syndrome awarded by Charles B. Hammond Fund, Duke OB/GYN 2015 - 2016
- Health Disparities Loan Repayment Program awarded by NIH/NCMHD 2013 - 2015
- Post-Approval Network Registry awarded by Medtronic, Inc. 2013 - 2018
- Multidisciplinary K12 for Benign Urologic Research awarded by NIDDK/Duke 2013 - 2017
- Advancing the Measurement and Classification of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction awarded by NIH 2012 - 2018
- Health Disparities Loan Repayment Program awarded by NIH/NCMHD 2011 - 2013
- Health seeking behaviors in racially diverse women with urinary incontinence awarded by American Urogynecologic Society Foundation 2011 - 2013
- Relationships of neural structures and uterosacral ligament suspension sutures awarded by Astellas USA Foundation 2008 - 2010
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Komesu, YM, Richter, HE, Carper, B, Dinwiddie, DL, Lukacz, ES, Siddiqui, NY, Sung, VW, Zyczynski, HM, Ridgeway, B, Rogers, RG, Arya, LA, Mazloomdoost, D, Gantz, MG, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "The urinary microbiome in women with mixed urinary incontinence compared to similarly aged controls." International Urogynecology Journal 29, no. 12 (December 2018): 1785-1795. Full Text
  - Askew, AL, Visco, AG, Weidner, AC, Truong, T, Siddiqui, NY, and Bradley, MS. "Does Mesh Weight Affect Time to Failure After Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy?." Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery (October 12, 2018). Full Text
  - Siddiqui, NY, Gregory, WT, Handa, VL, DeLancey, JOL, Richter, HE, Moalli, P, Barber, MD, Pulliam, S, Visco, AG, Alperin, M, Medina, C, Fraser, MO, and Bradley, CS. "American Urogynecologic Society Prolapse Consensus Conference Summary Report." Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery 24, no. 4 (July 2018): 260-263. Full Text
  - Vaughan, MH, Siddiqui, NY, Newcomb, LK, Weidner, AC, Kawasaki, A, Visco, AG, and Bradley, MS. "Surgical Alteration of Genital Hiatus Size and Anatomic Failure After Vaginal Vault Suspension." Obstetrics and Gynecology 131, no. 6 (June 2018): 1137-1144. Full Text
  - Siddiqui, NY, Wiseman, JB, Cella, D, Bradley, CS, Lai, HH, Helmuth, ME, Smith, AR, Griffith, JW, Amundsen, CL, Kenton, KS, Clemens, JQ, Kreder, KJ, Merion, RM, Kirkali, Z, Kusek, JW, Cameron, AP, and LURN, . "Mental Health, Sleep and Physical Function in Treatment Seeking Women with Urinary Incontinence." The Journal of Urology (May 3, 2018). Full Text
  - Bradley, MS, Bickhaus, JA, Amundsen, CL, Newcomb, LK, Truong, T, Weidner, AC, and Siddiqui, NY. "Vaginal Uterosacral Ligament Suspension: A Retrospective Cohort of Absorbable and Permanent Suture Groups." Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery 24, no. 3 (May 2018): 207-212. Full Text
  - Newcomb, LK, Bradley, MS, Truong, T, Tang, M, Comstock, B, Li, Y-J, Visco, AG, and Siddiqui, NY. "Correlation of Virtual Reality Simulation and Dry Lab Robotic Technical Skills." Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 25, no. 4 (May 2018): 689-696. Full Text
  - Cameron, AP, Smith, AR, Lai, HH, Bradley, CS, Liu, AB, Merion, RM, Gillespie, BW, Amundsen, CL, Cella, D, Griffith, JW, Wiseman, JB, Kreder, KJ, Kenton, KS, Helmuth, ME, Fraser, MO, Clemens, JQ, Kirkali, Z, Kusek, JW, Siddiqui, NY, and LURN Study Group, . "Bowel function, sexual function, and symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse in women with and without urinary incontinence." Neurourology and Urodynamics (April 10, 2018). Full Text
  - Bradley, MS, Burke, EE, Grenier, C, Amundsen, CL, Murphy, SK, and Siddiqui, NY. "A genome-scale DNA methylation study in women with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome." Neurourology and Urodynamics 37, no. 4 (April 2018): 1485-1493. Full Text
  - Cameron, AP, Lewicky-Gaupp, C, Smith, AR, Helfand, BT, Gore, JL, Clemens, JQ, Yang, CC, Siddiqui, NY, Lai, HH, Griffith, JW, Andreev, VP, Liu, G, Weinfurt, K, Amundsen, CL, Bradley, CS, Kusek, JW, Kirkali, Z, and Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network Study Group, . "Baseline Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Patients Enrolled in LURN: A Prospective, Observational Cohort Study." The Journal of Urology 199, no. 4 (April 2018): 1023-1031. Full Text
  - Helmuth, ME, Smith, AR, Andreev, VP, Liu, G, LURN Study Group, , Lai, HH, Cameron, AP, and Siddiqui, NY. "Use of Euclidean length to measure urinary incontinence severity based on the lower urinary tract symptoms tool." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 218, no. 3 (March 2018): 357-359. (Letter) Full Text
  - Kisby, CK, Polin, MR, Visco, AG, and Siddiqui, NY. "Same-Day Discharge After Robotic-Assisted Sacrocolpopexy." Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery (February 27, 2018). Full Text
  - Arya, LA, Richter, HE, Jelovsek, E, Gantz, M, Cichowski, S, Zyczynski, H, Dyer, K, Siddiqui, N, Carberry, C, Broeckling, C, Morrow, C, Kashyap, P, and Meikle, S. "Metabolites and microbial composition of stool of women with fecal incontinence: Study design and methods." Neurourology and Urodynamics 37, no. 2 (February 2018): 634-641. Full Text
  - Komesu, YM, Amundsen, CL, Richter, HE, Erickson, SW, Ackenbom, MF, Andy, UU, Sung, VW, Albo, M, Gregory, WT, Paraiso, MF, Wallace, D, and Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Refractory urgency urinary incontinence treatment in women: impact of age on outcomes and complications." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 218, no. 1 (January 2018): 111.e1-111.e9. Full Text
  - Meekins, AR, Siddiqui, NY, Amundsen, CL, Kuchibhatla, M, and Dieter, AA. "Improving Postoperative Efficiency: An Algorithm for Expedited Void Trials After Urogynecologic Surgery." Southern Medical Journal 110, no. 12 (December 2017): 785-790. Full Text
  - Weidner, AC, Barber, MD, Markland, A, Rahn, DD, Hsu, Y, Mueller, ER, Jakus-Waldman, S, Dyer, KY, Warren, LK, Gantz, MG, and Meikle, S. "Perioperative Behavioral Therapy and Pelvic Muscle Strengthening Do Not Enhance Quality of Life After Pelvic Surgery: Secondary Report of a Randomized Controlled Trial." Physical Therapy 97, no. 11 (November 2017): 1075-1083. Full Text
  - Ju, R, Siddiqui, N, Garrett, J, Feng, L, and Heit, M. "A validated translation of a survey for measuring incontinence knowledge in Chinese-speaking American immigrants." International Urogynecology Journal 28, no. 6 (June 2017): 851-856. Full Text
  - Polin, MR, Kawasaki, A, Amundsen, CL, Weidner, AC, and Siddiqui, NY. "Do Mixed-Flora Preoperative Urine Cultures Matter?." Southern Medical Journal 110, no. 6 (June 2017): 426-429. Full Text
  - Komesu, YM, Richter, HE, Dinwiddie, DL, Siddiqui, NY, Sung, VW, Lukacz, ES, Ridgeway, B, Arya, LA, Zyczynski, HM, Rogers, RG, and Gantz, M. "Methodology for a vaginal and urinary microbiome study in women with mixed urinary incontinence." International Urogynecology Journal 28, no. 5 (May 2017): 711-720. Full Text
  - Edenfield, AL, Siddiqui, NY, Wu, JM, Dieter, AA, Garrett, MA, and Visco, AG. "Polyethylene Glycol 3350 and Docusate Sodium Compared With Docusate Sodium Alone After Urogynecologic Surgery." Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 71, no. 12 (December 2016): 710-711. Full Text
  - Dieter, AA, Wu, JM, Siddiqui, NY, Degoski, DJ, Brooks, JM, Dolber, PC, and Fraser, MO. "Characterizing the Bladder's Response to Onabotulinum Toxin Type A Using a Rat Model." Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery 22, no. 6 (November 2016): 467-471. Full Text
  - Polin, MR, Siddiqui, NY, Comstock, BA, Hesham, H, Brown, C, Lendvay, TS, and Martino, MA. "Crowdsourcing: a valid alternative to expert evaluation of robotic surgery skills." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 215, no. 5 (November 2016): 644.e1-644.e7. Full Text
  - Sung, VW, Borello-France, D, Dunivan, G, Gantz, M, Lukacz, ES, Moalli, P, Newman, DK, Richter, HE, Ridgeway, B, Smith, AL, Weidner, AC, Meikle, S, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Methods for a multicenter randomized trial for mixed urinary incontinence: rationale and patient-centeredness of the ESTEEM trial." International Urogynecology Journal 27, no. 10 (October 2016): 1479-1490. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Edenfield, AL, Siddiqui, NY, Wu, JM, Dieter, AA, Garrett, MA, and Visco, AG. "Polyethylene Glycol 3350 and Docusate Sodium Compared With Docusate Sodium Alone After Urogynecologic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial." Obstetrics and Gynecology 128, no. 3 (September 2016): 543-549. Full Text
  - Siddiqui, NY, Ammarell, N, Wu, JM, Sandoval, JS, and Bosworth, HB. "Urinary Incontinence and Health-Seeking Behavior Among White, Black, and Latina Women." Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery 22, no. 5 (September 2016): 340-345. Full Text
  - Yang, CC, Weinfurt, KP, Merion, RM, Kirkali, Z, and LURN Study Group, . "Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network." The Journal of Urology 196, no. 1 (July 2016): 146-152. Full Text
  - Siddiqui, NY, Tarr, ME, Geller, EJ, Advincula, AP, Galloway, ML, Green, IC, Hur, H-C, Pitter, MC, Burke, EE, and Martino, MA. "Establishing Benchmarks For Minimum Competence With Dry Lab Robotic Surgery Drills." Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 23, no. 4 (May 2016): 633-638. Full Text
  - Bradley, MS, Willis-Gray, MG, Amundsen, CL, and Siddiqui, NY. "Microhematuria in Postmenopausal Women: Adherence to Guidelines in a Tertiary Care Setting." The Journal of Urology 195, no. 4 Pt 1 (April 2016): 937-941. Full Text
  - Polin, MR, Siddiqui, NY, Brown, C, Hesham, H, Comstock, BA, Lendvay, TS, and Martino, MA. "Crowdsourcing: A Valid Alternative to Expert Evaluation of Robotic Surgery Skills." Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 22, no. 6S (November 2015): S19-S20. Full Text
  - Eric Jelovsek, J, Markland, AD, Whitehead, WE, Barber, MD, Newman, DK, Rogers, RG, Dyer, K, Visco, A, Sung, VW, Sutkin, G, Meikle, SF, Gantz, MG, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Controlling anal incontinence in women by performing anal exercises with biofeedback or loperamide (CAPABLe) trial: Design and methods." Contemporary Clinical Trials 44 (September 2015): 164-174. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Edenfield, AL, Amundsen, CL, Wu, JM, Levin, PJ, and Siddiqui, NY. "Posterior tibial nerve stimulation for the treatment of fecal incontinence: a systematic evidence review." Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 70, no. 5 (May 2015): 329-341. (Review) Full Text
  - Siddiqui, NY, Grimes, CL, Casiano, ER, Abed, HT, Jeppson, PC, Olivera, CK, Sanses, TV, Steinberg, AC, South, MM, Balk, EM, and Sung, VW. "Mesh sacrocolpopexy compared with native tissue vaginal repair: A systematic review and Meta-analysis." Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey 70, no. 4 (April 22, 2015): 250-251. Full Text
  - Koch, M, Cartwright, R, Tikkinen, KAO, Siddiqui, NY, Couri, BM, Gibson, W, Igualada-Martinez, P, and Chapple, CR. "What was hot at the ICS meeting 2014?." Neurourology and Urodynamics 34, no. 3 (March 2015): 206-212. Full Text
  - Willis-Gray, MG, Sandoval, JS, Maynor, J, Bosworth, HB, and Siddiqui, NY. "Barriers to urinary incontinence care seeking in White, Black, and Latina women." Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery 21, no. 2 (March 2015): 83-86. Full Text
  - Edenfield, AL, Levin, PJ, Dieter, AA, Amundsen, CL, and Siddiqui, NY. "Sexual activity and vaginal topography in women with symptomatic pelvic floor disorders." The Journal of Sexual Medicine 12, no. 2 (February 2015): 416-423. Full Text
  - Edenfield, AL, Levin, PJ, Dieter, AA, Amundsen, CL, and Siddiqui, NY. "Sexual Activity and Vaginal Topography in Women with Symptomatic Pelvic Floor Disorders." Journal of Sexual Medicine 12, no. 2 (February 1, 2015): 416-423. Full Text
  - Siddiqui, NY, DuBois, LG, St John-Williams, L, Will, TJ, Grenier, C, Burke, E, Fraser, MO, Amundsen, CL, and Murphy, SK. "Optimizing Urine Processing Protocols for Protein and Metabolite Detection." Journal of Proteomics & Bioinformatics 2015, no. Suppl 14 (January 2015).
  - Siddiqui, NY, Grimes, CL, Casiano, ER, Abed, HT, Jeppson, PC, Olivera, CK, Sanses, TV, Steinberg, AC, South, MM, Balk, EM, Sung, VW, and Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Systematic Review Group, . "Mesh sacrocolpopexy compared with native tissue vaginal repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis." Obstetrics and Gynecology 125, no. 1 (January 2015): 44-55. (Review) Full Text
  - Jelovsek, JE, Chen, Z, Markland, AD, Brubaker, L, Dyer, KY, Meikle, S, Rahn, DD, Siddiqui, NY, Tuteja, A, and Barber, MD. "Minimum important differences for scales assessing symptom severity and quality of life in patients with fecal incontinence." Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery 20, no. 6 (November 2014): 342-348. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Siddiqui, NY, and Thomas, SM. "In reply." Obstetrics and Gynecology 124, no. 4 (October 2014): 839-null. (Letter) Full Text
  - Siddiqui, NY, and Thomas, SM. "Validity and Reliability of the Robotic Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills Reply." Obstetrics and Gynecology 124, no. 4 (October 2014): 839-839. Full Text Link to Item
  - Dieter, AA, Edenfield, AL, Weidner, AC, Levin, PJ, and Siddiqui, NY. "Does concomitant anterior/apical repair during midurethral sling improve the overactive bladder component of mixed incontinence?." International Urogynecology Journal 25, no. 9 (September 2014): 1269-1275. Full Text
  - Levin, PJ, Siddiqui, NY, Wu, JM, and Amundsen, CL. "Psychosocial factors related to the use of InterStim® for the treatment of refractory overactive bladder." Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery 20, no. 5 (September 2014): 272-275. Full Text
  - Dieter, AA, Edenfield, AL, Weidner, AC, and Siddiqui, NY. "How does site of pelvic organ prolapse repair affect overactive bladder symptoms?." Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery 20, no. 4 (July 2014): 203-207. Full Text
  - Siddiqui, NY, Levin, PJ, Phadtare, A, Pietrobon, R, and Ammarell, N. "Perceptions about female urinary incontinence: a systematic review." International Urogynecology Journal 25, no. 7 (July 2014): 863-871. (Review) Full Text
  - Siddiqui, NY, Galloway, ML, Geller, EJ, Green, IC, Hur, H-C, Langston, K, Pitter, MC, Tarr, ME, and Martino, MA. "Validity and reliability of the robotic Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills." Obstetrics and Gynecology 123, no. 6 (June 2014): 1193-1199. Full Text
  - Siddiqui, NY, Galloway, ML, Geller, EJ, Green, IC, Hur, H-C, Langston, K, Pitter, MC, Tarr, ME, and Martino, MA. "Validity and Reliability of the Robotic Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills." Obstetrics & Gynecology 123, no. 6 (June 2014): 1193-1199. Full Text
  - Sung, VW, Rogers, RG, Bann, CM, Arya, L, Barber, MD, Lowder, J, Lukacz, ES, Markland, A, Siddiqui, N, Wilmot, A, Meikle, SF, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Symptom outcomes important to women with anal incontinence: a conceptual framework." Obstetrics and Gynecology 123, no. 5 (May 2014): 1023-1030. Full Text
  - Walter, PJ, Dieter, AA, Siddiqui, NY, Weidner, AC, and Wu, JM. "Perioperative anticholinergic medications and risk of catheterization after urogynecologic surgery." Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery 20, no. 3 (May 2014): 163-167. Full Text
  - Edenfield, AL, Levin, PJ, Dieter, AA, Wu, JM, and Siddiqui, NY. "Is postoperative bowel function related to posterior compartment prolapse repair?." Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery 20, no. 2 (March 2014): 90-94. Full Text
  - Zimmern, P, Litman, H, Nager, C, Sirls, L, Kraus, SR, Kenton, K, Wilson, T, Sutkin, G, Siddiqui, N, Vasavada, S, Norton, P, and Urinary Incontinence Treatment Network, . "Pre-operative urodynamics in women with stress urinary incontinence increases physician confidence, but does not improve outcomes." Neurourology and Urodynamics 33, no. 3 (March 2014): 302-306. Full Text
  - Jelovsek, JE, Chagin, K, Brubaker, L, Rogers, RG, Richter, HE, Arya, L, Barber, MD, Shepherd, JP, Nolen, TL, Norton, P, Sung, V, Menefee, S, Siddiqui, N, Meikle, SF, Kattan, MW, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "A model for predicting the risk of de novo stress urinary incontinence in women undergoing pelvic organ prolapse surgery." Obstetrics and Gynecology 123, no. 2 Pt 1 (February 2014): 279-287. Full Text
  - Siddiqui, NY, and Edenfield, AL. "Clinical challenges in the management of vaginal prolapse." International Journal of Women'S Health 6 (January 16, 2014): 83-94. (Review) Full Text
  - "Does concomitant anterior/apical repair during midurethral sling improve the overactive bladder component of mixed incontinence?." International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction 25, no. 9 (January 1, 2014): 1269-1275. Full Text
  - Dieter, AA, Amundsen, CL, Edenfield, AL, Kawasaki, A, Levin, PJ, Visco, AG, and Siddiqui, NY. "Oral antibiotics to prevent postoperative urinary tract infection: a randomized controlled trial." Obstetrics and Gynecology 123, no. 1 (January 2014): 96-103. Full Text
  - Siddiqui, NY, Levin, PJ, Phadtare, A, Pietrobon, R, and Ammarell, N. "Perceptions about female urinary incontinence: A systematic review." International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction 25, no. 7 (January 1, 2014): 863-871. (Review) Full Text
  - Siddiqui, NY. "Commentary on 'Sex after surgery-what should we tell our patients?'." Bjog: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 121, no. 1 (January 1, 2014): 101-null. Full Text
  - Kawasaki, A, Judd, JP, Siddiqui, NY, Wu, JM, and Amundsen, CL. "Impact of staged InterStim implantation on the postoperative activities of daily living and pain." International Urogynecology Journal 24, no. 7 (July 2013): 1205-1213. Full Text
  - Kawasaki, A, Corey, EG, Laskey, RA, Weidner, AC, Siddiqui, NY, and Wu, JM. "Obesity as a risk for the recurrence of anterior vaginal wall prolapse after anterior colporrhaphy." The Journal of Reproductive Medicine 58, no. 5-6 (May 2013): 195-199.
  - Kawasaki, A, Edenfield, AL, Visco, AG, Wu, JM, Westreich, D, and Siddiqui, NY. "Comparing the risk of urethrolysis for the treatment of voiding dysfunction between two retropubic mesh slings: a case-control study." International Urogynecology Journal 24, no. 4 (April 2013): 589-594. Full Text
  - Edenfield, AL, Amundsen, CL, Weidner, AC, Wu, JM, George, A, and Siddiqui, NY. "Vaginal prolapse recurrence after uterosacral ligament suspension in normal-weight compared with overweight and obese women." Obstetrics and Gynecology 121, no. 3 (March 2013): 554-559. Full Text
  - Matteson, KA, Rahn, DD, Wheeler, TL, Casiano, E, Siddiqui, NY, Harvie, HS, Mamik, MM, Balk, EM, Sung, VW, and Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Systematic Review Group, . "Nonsurgical management of heavy menstrual bleeding: a systematic review." Obstetrics and Gynecology 121, no. 3 (March 2013): 632-643. (Review) Full Text
  - Murphy, M, Olivera, C, Wheeler, T, Casiano, E, Siddiqui, N, Gala, R, Gamble, T, Balk, EM, and Sung, VW. "Postoperative management and restrictions for female pelvic surgery: a systematic review." International Urogynecology Journal 24, no. 2 (February 2013): 185-193. (Review) Full Text
  - Jonsson Funk, M, Siddiqui, NY, Pate, V, Amundsen, CL, and Wu, JM. "Sling revision/removal for mesh erosion and urinary retention: long-term risk and predictors." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 208, no. 1 (January 2013): 73.e1-73.e7. Full Text
  - Jonsson Funk, M, Siddiqui, NY, Kawasaki, A, and Wu, JM. "Long-term outcomes after stress urinary incontinence surgery." Obstetrics and Gynecology 120, no. 1 (July 2012): 83-90. Full Text
  - Kawasaki, A, Wu, JM, Amundsen, CL, Weidner, AC, Judd, JP, Balk, EM, and Siddiqui, NY. "Do urodynamic parameters predict persistent postoperative stress incontinence after midurethral sling? A systematic review." International Urogynecology Journal 23, no. 7 (July 2012): 813-822. (Review) Full Text
  - Levin, PJ, Wu, JM, Siddiqui, NY, and Amundsen, CL. "Does obesity impact the success of an InterStim test phase for the treatment of refractory urge urinary incontinence in female patients?." Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery 18, no. 4 (July 2012): 243-246. Full Text
  - Siddiqui, NY, Fulton, RG, Kuchibhatla, M, and Wu, JM. "Sexual function after vaginal versus nonvaginal prolapse surgery." Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery 18, no. 4 (July 2012): 239-242. Full Text
  - Dieter, AA, Amundsen, CL, Visco, AG, and Siddiqui, NY. "Treatment for urinary tract infection after midurethral sling: a retrospective study comparing patients who receive short-term postoperative catheterization and patients who pass a void trial on the day of surgery." Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery 18, no. 3 (May 2012): 175-178. Full Text
  - Siddiqui, NY, Geller, EJ, and Visco, AG. "Symptomatic and anatomic 1-year outcomes after robotic and abdominal sacrocolpopexy." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 206, no. 5 (May 2012): 435.e1-435.e5. Full Text
  - Bradley, SL, Weidner, AC, Siddiqui, NY, Gandhi, MP, and Wu, JM. "Shifts in national rates of inpatient prolapse surgery emphasize current coding inadequacies." Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery 17, no. 4 (July 2011): 204-208. Full Text
  - Siddiqui, NY, Amundsen, CL, Corey, EG, and Wu, JM. "Lead migration after sacral neuromodulation: surgical revision in fascial versus tined anchoring systems." International Urogynecology Journal 22, no. 4 (April 2011): 419-423. Full Text
  - Kane, SM, Siddiqui, NY, Bailit, J, and Blanchard, MH. "Duty hour restrictions, ambulatory experience, and surgical procedural volume in obstetrics and gynecology." Journal of Graduate Medical Education 2, no. 4 (December 2010): 530-535. Full Text
  - Siddiqui, NY, Mitchell, TRT, Bentley, RC, and Weidner, AC. "Neural entrapment during uterosacral ligament suspension: an anatomic study of female cadavers." Obstetrics and Gynecology 116, no. 3 (September 2010): 708-713. Full Text
  - Judd, JP, Siddiqui, NY, Barnett, JC, Visco, AG, Havrilesky, LJ, and Wu, JM. "Cost-minimization analysis of robotic-assisted, laparoscopic, and abdominal sacrocolpopexy." Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 17, no. 4 (July 2010): 493-499. Full Text
  - Bradley, CS, Rahn, DD, Nygaard, IE, Barber, MD, Nager, CW, Kenton, KS, Siddiqui, NY, Abel, RB, Spino, C, and Richter, HE. "The questionnaire for urinary incontinence diagnosis (QUID): validity and responsiveness to change in women undergoing non-surgical therapies for treatment of stress predominant urinary incontinence." Neurourology and Urodynamics 29, no. 5 (June 1, 2010): 727-734.
  - Bradley, CS, Rahn, DD, Nygaard, IE, Barber, MD, Nager, CW, Kenton, KS, Siddiqui, NY, Abel, RB, Spino, C, and Richter, HE. "The questionnaire for urinary incontinence diagnosis (QUID): validity and responsiveness to change in women undergoing non-surgical therapies for treatment of stress predominant urinary incontinence." Neurourology and Urodynamics 29, no. 5 (June 2010): 727-734. Full Text
  - Bradley, CS, Rahn, DD, Nygaard, IE, Barber, MD, Nager, CW, Kenton, KS, Siddiqui, NY, Abel, RB, Spino, C, and Richter, HE. "The questionnaire for urinary incontinence diagnosis (QUID): Validity and responsiveness to change in women undergoing non-surgical therapies for treatment of stress predominant urinary incontinence." Neurourology and Urodynamics 29, no. 5 (2010): 726-733. Full Text
  - Siddiqui, NY, Wu, JM, and Amundsen, CL. "Efficacy and adverse events of sacral nerve stimulation for overactive bladder: A systematic review." Neurourology and Urodynamics 29 Suppl 1 (January 2010): S18-S23. (Review) Full Text
  - Siddiqui, NY, Amundsen, CL, Visco, AG, Myers, ER, and Wu, JM. "Cost-effectiveness of sacral neuromodulation versus intravesical botulinum A toxin for treatment of refractory urge incontinence." The Journal of Urology 182, no. 6 (December 2009): 2799-2804. Full Text
  - Wu, JM, Siddiqui, NY, Amundsen, CL, Myers, ER, Havrilesky, LJ, and Visco, AG. "Cost-effectiveness of botulinum toxin a versus anticholinergic medications for idiopathic urge incontinence." The Journal of Urology 181, no. 5 (May 2009): 2181-2186. Full Text
  - Geller, EJ, Siddiqui, NY, Wu, JM, and Visco, AG. "Short-term outcomes of robotic sacrocolpopexy compared with abdominal sacrocolpopexy." Obstetrics and Gynecology 112, no. 6 (December 2008): 1201-1206. Full Text
  - Siddiqui, NY, Stepp, KJ, Lasch, SJ, Mangel, JM, and Wu, JM. "Objective structured assessment of technical skills for repair of fourth-degree perineal lacerations." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 199, no. 6 (December 2008): 676.e1-676.e6. Full Text
  - Tilburt, JC, Mangrulkar, RS, Goold, SD, Siddiqui, NY, and Carrese, JA. "Do we practice what we preach? A qualitative assessment of resident-preceptor interactions for adherence to evidence-based practice." Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 14, no. 5 (October 2008): 780-784. Full Text
  - Tilburt, JC, Goold, SD, Siddiqui, N, and Mangrulkar, RS. "How do doctors use information in real-time? A qualitative study of internal medicine resident precepting." Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 13, no. 5 (October 2007): 772-780. Full Text
  - Siddiqui, NY, and Paraiso, MFR. "Vesicovaginal fistula due to an unreported foreign body in an adolescent." Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology 20, no. 4 (August 2007): 253-255. Full Text
  - Stepp, KJ, Siddiqui, NY, Emery, SP, and Barber, MD. "Textbook recommendations for preventing and treating perineal injury at vaginal delivery." Obstetrics and Gynecology 107, no. 2 Pt 1 (February 2006): 361-366. Full Text
  - Bachman, NJ, Riggs, PK, Siddiqui, N, Makris, GJ, Womack, JE, and Lomax, MI. "Structure of the human gene (COX6A2) for the heart/muscle isoform of cytochrome c oxidase subunit VIa and its chromosomal location in humans, mice, and cattle." Genomics 42, no. 1 (May 1997): 146-151. Full Text
- Conference Papers
  - Vaughan, MH, Kim-Fine, S, Hullfish, KL, Smith, TM, Siddiqui, NY, and Trowbridge, ER. "Validation of the Simulated Vaginal Hysterectomy Trainer." September 2018. Full Text
  - Bradley, MS, Boudreau, M-H, Grenier, C, Huang, Z, Murphy, S, and Siddiqui, NY. "STANDARDIZATION OF RNA PROCESSING FROM URINE SEDIMENT IN A CLINICAL SETTING." Winter Meeting of the Society-of-Urodynamics-Female-Pelvic-Medicine-and-Urogenital-Reconstruction. Scottsdale, AZ. February 28, 2017 - March 4, 2017.: WILEY-BLACKWELL, February 1, 2017. Link to Item
  - Bradley, MS, Burke, E, Grenier, C, Amundsen, CL, Murphy, S, and Siddiqui, NY. "URINARY METHYLATION PATTERNS IN WOMEN WITH INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS/BLADDER PAIN SYNDROME." Winter Meeting of the Society-of-Urodynamics-Female-Pelvic-Medicine-and-Urogenital-Reconstruction. Scottsdale, AZ. February 28, 2017 - March 4, 2017.: WILEY-BLACKWELL, February 1, 2017. Link to Item
  - Siddiqui, NY, Dieter, AA, Amundsen, CL, Brooks, JM, Degoski, DJ, and Fraser, MO. "UNDERACTIVE BLADDER IN OBESE-PRONE RATS FED A HIGH FAT DIET." 44th Annual Meeting of the International-Continence-Society (ICS). Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL. October 20, 2014 - October 24, 2014.: WILEY-BLACKWELL, August 1, 2014. Link to Item
  - Dieter, AA, Wu, JM, Siddiqui, NY, Degoski, DJ, Brooks, JM, Dolber, PC, and Fraser, MO. "ADEQUATE COMPENSATION? THE RESPONSE OF BLADDER SMOOTH MUSCLE TO BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A IN A RAT MODEL." : SPRINGER LONDON LTD, July 1, 2014. Link to Item
Teaching & Mentoring
Advising & Mentoring
- Fellows, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
  
  Amie Kawasaki, MD 2010 - 2012
  
  Pamela Levin, MD 2010 - 2013
  
  Autumn Edenfield, MD 2011 - 2014
  
  Alexis Dieter, MD 2012 - 2015
  
  Michael Polin, MD 2013 - 2016
  
  Megan Bradley, MD 2014 - 2017
  
  Jennifer Bickhaus, MD 2015 - present
  
  Monique Vaughan, MD 2016 - present
  
  Ana Rebecca Meekins, MD 2017- present
  
  Residents, Obstetrics and Gynecology
  
  Alexis Dieter, MD 2009 - 2012
  
  Marcella Willis-Gray, MD 2011 - 2015
  
  Ana Rebecca Meekins, MD 2013 - 2017
  
  Laura Newcomb, MD 2014 - present
  
  Amy Askew, MD 2015 - present
  
   
  
  T32 Trainee
  
  Rujin Ju, MD 2012 - 2015
  
  PhD Candidates
  
  Andrew R. Hutchins 2016 - present; PhD Student, Duke University Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
  
  Jialing Mao 2018 - present; PhD Student, Duke University Department of Statistical Science (co-Mentor for Duke FORGE scholar in health data sciences)
Teaching Activities
- 1. Duke OB/GYN Residency Simulation Activities (2008-present): Faculty for 4th degree perineal laceration repair workshop (annual simulation); Faculty director for Robotic Surgery simulation training
  
  2. Duke University Nurse Practitioner Program (2008-present): Course faculty for pelvic floor disorders; annual simulation training for pessary fitting and management
  
  3, Duke Robotic Training Curriculum (2011- present): Direct and oversee comprehensive curriculum including technical skill assessment and certification for OB/GYN and Urology trainees
  
  4. Preceptor, Duke Medical School Primary Care Leadership Track (2014 - present)
  
  5. Preceptor, Duke Medical School CAPSTONE Course (2016, 2017)
  
  6. Duke Urology Trainees Basic and Clinical Research Course; course faculty 2015 - present
  
  7. Durham VA Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC) Core Curriculum; Annual lecture on Urinary Incontinence 2014 - present
Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Presentations & Appearances
Outreach & Engaged Scholarship
Service to the Profession
Service to Duke
- Duke University Medical Center. Institutional Review Board. 2015 2015

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