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Nazema Yusuf Siddiqui

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urogynecology
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27617
5324 McFarland Drive Suite 310, Box 3912, Durham, NC 27617
Office hours 8:00AM - 4:30PM Mon-Fri  

Selected Presentations & Appearances


The Urinary Microbiome in Menopausal Women with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections - 15. Washington University Center for Reproductive Health Sciences/P20 Benign Urology Symposium Determinants of Urogenital Tract Homeostasis in Aging · January 28, 2021 - January 29, 2021 Invited Talk Washington University, Remote (COVID-19)
Decision-making regarding apical suspension procedures - 14. AUGS Fundamentals of Urogynecology Course · January 21, 2021 - January 22, 2021 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium American Urogynecologic Society, Remote (COVID-19)

Speaker for “Decision-making regarding apical suspension procedures” and breakout session leader for “Recurrent urinary tract infections”

Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Older Women - Duke Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Grand Rounds · May 6, 2020 - May 6, 2020 Lecture Duke Department of OB/GYN, Durham, NC
Continuing the Dialogue to Advance Patient-Reported Outcomes - AUGS Consensus Conference · March 27, 2020 - March 28, 2020 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium American Urogynecologic Society, Remote (COVID-19)

Speaker and Chair, Conference Planning Committee

Urobiome Core Metadata Elements - 13. 2020 CMI International Microbiome Meeting (Urobiome Meeting) · March 5, 2020 - March 5, 2020 International Meeting or Conference CMI, San Diego, California

Panelist “Core Metadata Elements” and speaker in Emerging Investigators – “Prophylactic Antibiotics and the Urinary Microbiome in Menopausal Women with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections”

Study Design - Biostatistics Course · February 28, 2020 - February 28, 2020 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction, Scottsdale, Arizona
Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Older Women - Duke Division of Geriatrics Grand Rounds · January 6, 2020 - January 6, 2020 Lecture Duke Division of Geriatrics, Durham, NC
Aetiology of OAB - Microbiological - Under the Microscope – Aetiology of OAB · September 28, 2019 - September 28, 2019 International Meeting or Conference American Urogynecologic Society/International Urogynecological Association Joint Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee

Panelist for “Under the Microscope – Aetiology of OAB” session with Tamara Bavendam, Rufus Cartwright, Vik Khullar

Deciding our Future: Consensus Conference on Prolapse Outcomes and Best Practices for Mesh Complications - AUGS Consensus Conference · September 23, 2019 - September 23, 2019 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium American Urogynecologic Society, Nashville, Tennessee

Speaker and Chair, Planning Committee

Study Design - Biostatistics Course · March 1, 2019 - March 1, 2019 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction, Miami, Florida
Update on Advanced Perineal Trauma: Strategies for Surgical Repair - 2018 Annual Meeting · April 20, 2018 - April 22, 2018 Invited Talk North Carolina Obstetrical and Gynecological Society , Asheville, North Carolina
Advanced Therapies for Fecal Incontinence - OB/GYN Grand Rounds · April 19, 2018 - April 19, 2018 Lecture WakeMed Medical Center , Raleigh, NC
Study Design - Biostatistics Course · March 2, 2018 - March 2, 2018 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium SUFU (Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction) 2018 Winter Meeting, Austin, Texas
Surgical Management of Fecal Incontinence - North Carolina Society of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting · February 17, 2018 - February 18, 2018 Invited Talk Pinehurst, North Carolina
Research Principles for the Busy Clinician - Department of OB/GYN Grand Rounds · December 1, 2017 - December 1, 2017 Invited Talk University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
Insights into Career Development Awards and Grants for Early Investigators - Pre-Conference Workshop · September 28, 2016 - September 28, 2016 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium AUGS (American Urogynecologic Society) 37th Annual Scientific Meeting, Denver, Colorado
Study Design and Statistics - Fellows' Day Pre-Conference Workshop · September 27, 2016 - September 27, 2016 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium AUGS (American Urogynecologic Society) 37th Annual Scientific Meeting, Denver, Colorado
Tips and Tricks for Robotic Sacrocolpopexy - OB/GYN Grand Rounds · September 15, 2016 - September 15, 2016 Lecture WakeMed Medical Center , Raleigh, NC
Robotic Surgical Training for Residents and Fellows - American Urogynecologic Society Webinar Series · August 17, 2016 - August 17, 2016 Broadcast Appearance
Live Surgery: Interactive Live Cadaveric Demonstration of Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy - World Robotic Gynecologic Congress 6th Meeting · August 5, 2016 - August 6, 2016 International Meeting or Conference New York, New York
Successful Training Programs for Residents and Fellows - World Robotic Gynecologic Congress 6th Meeting · August 5, 2016 - August 6, 2016 International Meeting or Conference New York, New York
Tips and Tricks for Robotic Sacrocolpopexy · June 10, 2016 - June 11, 2016 Invited Talk NYU Multi-Specialty Robotics Course , New York, New York
Refractory urgency urinary incontinence: what treatment options do my patients have?" - CME-certified webcast · December 22, 2015 - December 22, 2015 Broadcast Appearance Med-IQ/Duke Health ,
Study Design and Statistics - Fellows' Day Pre-Conference Workshop · October 14, 2015 - October 14, 2015 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium AUGS (American Urogynecologic Society) 36th Annual Scientific Meeting, Seattle, Washington
Etiology, evaluation, and current treatment options for pelvic pain, dyspareunia, and female sexual dysfunction related to PFDs - Allied Health SIG Pre-Conference Workshop: Pelvic pain and sexual dysfunction related to PFDs · October 13, 2015 - October 17, 2015 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium AUGS (American Urogynecologic Society) 36th Annual Scientific Meeting, Seattle, Washington
Urinary Microbiome: Importance for Health and Disease - Pelvic Medicine Research Consortium · June 3, 2015 - June 3, 2015 Lecture Duke University Medical Center , Durham, North Carolina
Urinary Microbiome: Importance for Health and Disease - OB/GYN Grand Rounds · April 15, 2015 - April 15, 2015 Lecture WakeMed Medical Center , Raleigh, NC
Vaginal Prolapse Repair: To Robot or Not - 2015 Annual Meeting · February 19, 2015 - February 22, 2015 National Scientific Meeting Society of Robotic Surgery, Orlando, Florida
Instituting Surgical Excellence Through the Robotic Training Network - 2015 Annual Meeting · February 19, 2015 - February 22, 2015 National Scientific Meeting Society of Robotic Surgery, Orlando, Florida
Advanced Urogynecology: Overcoming Challenges in the Patient with Pelvic Organ Prolapse - Post-graduate courses PG708 & 709 · November 17, 2014 - November 21, 2014 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium AAGL (American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists) 43rd Global Congress, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Chair, pre-conference workshop “Teaching and Training in Robotic Surgery”. - American Urogynecologic Society/International Urogynecological Association Joint Annual Meeting · July 22, 2014 - July 26, 2014 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Washington, DC, USA
The Road Less Traveled - MetroHealth Medical Center Leon Mann Annual Foundation Lecture and "Mann Rounds" · June 18, 2014 - June 18, 2014 Visiting Professorship Lecture
Evaluation and Management of Urinary Incontinence - OB/GYN Grand Rounds · January 16, 2014 - January 16, 2014 Lecture WakeMed Medical Center , Raleigh, NC
Surgical Training and Robotics - Urology Grand Rounds · September 25, 2013 - September 25, 2013 Lecture Duke University Medical Center , Durham, North Carolina
Managing Pre-Sacral Bleeding and Mesh Complications - World Robotic Gynecologic Congress 5th Meeting · August 21, 2013 - August 23, 2013 International Meeting or Conference Chicago, Illinois
Introduction of a Validated Residency/Fellow Training Curriculum for Robotics - World Robotic Gynecologic Congress 5th Meeting · August 21, 2013 - August 23, 2013 International Meeting or Conference Chicago, Illinois
Reconstructive Surgery and Mesh: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Understanding the Multidisciplinary Approach to Pelvic Dysfunction · June 7, 2013 - June 7, 2013 Invited Talk Duke Physical Therapy Continuing Education Program, Durham, North Carolina
Surgery for Apical Prolapse - OB/GYN Grand Rounds · March 21, 2013 - March 21, 2013 Lecture WakeMed Medical Center , Raleigh, NC
Reaching your learners: achieving milestones in robotic surgical training - Breakout Session, 2013 Annual Meeting · March 2013 - March 2013 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium The Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG) and the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO) , Pheonix, Arizona
Robotic Surgery in Gynecology: After the Learning Curve - Post-graduate course PG204 · November 5, 2012 - November 9, 2012 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium AAGL (American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists) 41st Global Congress, Las Vegas, Nevada
Integrating robotic surgery into your residency program - Roundtable Session, 2012 Annual Meeting · March 2012 - March 2012 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium The Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG) and the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO), Orlando, Florida
Slings and Things - 2011 F. Bayard Carter Society Meeting · September 23, 2011 - September 24, 2011 Invited Talk Durham, North Carolina
CME Satellite Symposium “Robotic Sacrocolpopexy” - American Urogynecologic Society 31st Annual Scientific Meeting · September 29, 2010 - October 2, 2010 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium
Pelvic Floor Disorders - Women’s Health Update · April 16, 2010 - April 16, 2010 Invited Talk University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing, Lifelong Learning Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Sexual Function after Pelvic Reconstructive Procedures - OB/GYN Grand Rounds · December 9, 2009 - December 9, 2009 Lecture Cape Fear Valley Medical Center , Fayetteville, North Carolina
The Elephant in the Room - OB/GYN Grand Rounds · September 30, 2009 - September 30, 2009 Lecture Duke Medical Center , Durham, North Carolina

Outreach & Engaged Scholarship


Fundamentals of Robotic Gynecologic Surgery Consensus Conference: Outcome Measures, Curriculum Development · July 14, 2013 - July 16, 2013 Event/Organization Administration , Celebration, Florida
Fundamentals of Robotic Surgery Consensus Conference III: Validation Study Design · November 17, 2012 - November 18, 2012 Event Participation , Houston, Texas
Exxcellence in Clinical Research Course - The Foundation for Exxcellence in Women's Health · 2010 - 2010 Professional Development

Service to the Profession


Vice Chair - Program Committee · October 2020 - October 2021 Committee Service American Urogynecologic Society,
Committee Member - Government Relations Task Force · 2020 - 2021 Committee Service American Urogynecologic Society,
Conference Grant PI and Chair, Planning Committee - Continuing the Dialogue to Advance Patient-Reported Outcomes · August 1, 2019 - July 31, 2021 Event/Organization Administration American Urogynecologic Society/AHRQ, Remote
Conference Grant PI and Chair, Planning Committee - Deciding our Future: Consensus Conference on Prolapse Outcomes and Best Practices for Mesh Complications · June 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019 Event/Organization Administration American Urogynecologic Society/NICHD, Nashville, Tennessee
Steering Committee Member - Women First Research Coalition (WFRC) · 2018 - 2021 Committee Service
Leader and Organizational Committee Member - American Urogynecologic Society Prolapse Consensus Conference · November 10, 2016 - November 11, 2016 Event/Organization Administration
Chair, Scientific Committee - American Urogynecologic Society · 2016 - 2019 Committee Service
Research Commitee Member - American Urogynecologic Society · 2015 - 2016 Committee Service
Board Member - Institute of Surgical Excellence · 2014 - 2016 Consulting
Co-director - Robotic Training Network · 2013 - 2016 Event/Organization Administration
Member, Systematic Review Group - Society of Gynecologic Surgeons · 2012 - 2015 Committee Service

Service to Duke


Institutional Review Board (Clinical Organization) · 2015 Committee Service Duke University Medical Center,

Academic & Administrative Activities


Director of Research, Division of Urogynecology & Reconstructive Surgery