Alison Catherine Weidner

Alison Catherine Weidner
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

I am an active clinician/researcher treating women with various forms of pelvic floor dysfunction throughout my career. I maintain a busy clinical practice and particularly enjoy and excel at clinical and surgical training of Iearners at all levels in the medical setting.

Early in my career I designed and executed innovative clinical research with broad-reaching impact on our knowledge of the mechanism of neuromuscular injury to the pelvic floor and its ultimate contribution to pelvic floor dysfunction. Currently, my clinical research efforts are dedicated to designing and implementing innovative studies with other investigators within the NICHD-funded Pelvic Floor Disorders Network with direct influence on clinical management of common pelvic disorders.

I am completing a Duke masters' program in Clinical Informatics to inform my efforts to support my department's goals for building a Women's Health Data Sciences program.

Current Research Interests

My clinical research efforts are dedicated to designing and implementing innovative studies with other investigators within the NICHD-funded Pelvic Floor Disorders Network with direct influence on clinical management of common pelvic disorders.

Administratively, I am collaborating to establish a Women's Health Data Sciences program and seeking to build a research agenda around that effort focusing on clinical post graduate education, clinical operations, and quality of care.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urogynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2017

Contact Information

5324 McFarland Drive Suite 310, Box 3192, Durham, NC 27707
5324 McFarland Drive Suite 310, Box 3192, Durham, NC 27707
(919) 401-1000

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Resident, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Children's Hospital Boston 1992 - 1996
- M.D., Duke University 1992
Duke Appointment History
- Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urogynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2009 - 2017
- Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urogynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 1999 - 2009
- Chief, Division of Urogynecology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urogynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2000 - 2007
- Associate in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Benign Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 1996 - 1999
Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke
- 2016                         Academic Leadership, Innovation, and Collaborative Engagement (ALICE) program for mid-career women faculty at Duke
  
  2015-2017               Duke University Academic Council
  
  2013-2014                Chancellor’s Clinical Leadership in Academic Medicine Program
  
  2012-Nov 2017        Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of OBGYN
  
  2000-2007                Chief, Division of GYN Specialties/Urogynecology
Recognition
Awards & Honors
Expertise
Subject Headings
Research
Selected Grants
- Duke University Medical Center (DUMC) Pelvic Floor Disorders Network (PFDN) Clinical Site awarded by National Institutes of Health 2007 - 2021
- Advancing the Measurement and Classification of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction awarded by National Institutes of Health 2012 - 2019
- LO BOT Study awarded by Allergan, Inc. 2017 - 2018
- Neuromuscular Injury and Recovery after Vaginal Delivery awarded by National Institutes of Health 1999 - 2005
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Rogers, RG, Nolen, TL, Weidner, AC, Richter, HE, Jelovsek, JE, Shepherd, JP, Harvie, HS, Brubaker, L, Menefee, SA, Myers, D, Hsu, Y, Schaffer, JI, Wallace, D, Meikle, SF, and NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Open sacrocolpopexy and vaginal apical repair: retrospective comparison of success and serious complications." International Urogynecology Journal 29, no. 8 (August 2018): 1101-1110. Full Text
  - Rogers, RG, Nolen, TL, Weidner, AC, Richter, HE, Jelovsek, JE, Shepherd, JP, Harvie, HS, Brubaker, L, Menefee, SA, Myers, D, Hsu, Y, Schaffer, JI, Wallace, D, and Meikle, SF. "Surgical Outcomes After Apical Repair for Vault Compared With Uterovaginal Prolapse." Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 73, no. 6 (June 2018): 347-348. 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
  - 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
  - Jelovsek, JE, Barber, MD, Brubaker, L, Norton, P, Gantz, M, Richter, HE, Weidner, A, Menefee, S, Schaffer, J, Pugh, N, Meikle, S, and NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Effect of Uterosacral Ligament Suspension vs Sacrospinous Ligament Fixation With or Without Perioperative Behavioral Therapy for Pelvic Organ Vaginal Prolapse on Surgical Outcomes and Prolapse Symptoms at 5 Years in the OPTIMAL Randomized Clinical Trial." Jama 319, no. 15 (April 2018): 1554-1565. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Rogers, RG, Nolen, TL, Weidner, AC, Richter, HE, Jelovsek, JE, Shepherd, JP, Harvie, HS, Brubaker, L, Menefee, SA, Myers, D, Hsu, Y, Schaffer, JI, Wallace, D, Meikle, SF, and Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Surgical Outcomes After Apical Repair for Vault Compared With Uterovaginal Prolapse." Obstetrics and Gynecology 131, no. 3 (March 2018): 475-483. 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
  - 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
  - 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
  - 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
  - Lukacz, ES, Warren, LK, Richter, HE, Brubaker, L, Barber, MD, Norton, P, Weidner, AC, Nguyen, JN, and Gantz, MG. "Quality of Life and Sexual Function 2 Years After Vaginal Surgery for Prolapse." Obstetrics and Gynecology 127, no. 6 (June 2016): 1071-1079. 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
  - Richter, HE, Nager, CW, Burgio, KL, Whitworth, R, Weidner, AC, Schaffer, J, Zyczynski, HM, Norton, P, Jelovsek, JE, Meikle, SF, Spino, C, Gantz, M, Graziano, S, Brubaker, L, and NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Incidence and Predictors of Anal Incontinence After Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury in Primiparous Women." Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery 21, no. 4 (July 2015): 182-189. Full Text
  - Lukacz, ES, Warren, LK, Richter, HE, Brubaker, L, Barber, MD, Norton, P, Weidner, AC, Nguyen, JN, Gantz, MG, and Meikle, SF. "LONG-TERM QUALITY OF LIFE AND SEXUAL FUNCTION AFTER VAGINAL SURGERY FOR APICAL PROLAPSE." INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL 26 (June 2015): S117-S118. Link to Item
  - Weidner, AC, Barber, MD, Markland, AD, Rahn, DD, Hsu, Y, Mueller, ER, Jakus-Waldman, S, Dyer, KY, Warren, LK, Gantz, M, and Meikle, S. "PERIOPERATIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY & PELVIC MUSCLE STRENGTHENING DOES NOT IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER APICAL PROLAPSE SURGERY: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL." INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL 26 (June 2015): S59-S61. Link to Item
  - Dieter, AA, Willis-Gray, MG, Weidner, AC, Visco, AG, and Myers, ER. "Vaginal native tissue repair versus transvaginal mesh repair for apical prolapse: how utilizing different methods of analysis affects the estimated trade-off between reoperation for mesh exposure/erosion and reoperation for recurrent prolapse." International urogynecology journal 26, no. 5 (May 2015): 721-727. Full Text
  - Markland, A, Wang, L, Jelovsek, JE, Brubaker, L, Tuteja, A, Weidner, AC, LoSavio, A, Corton, M, Meikle, S, and Richter, HE. "Symptom improvement in women after fecal incontinence treatments: a multicenter cohort study of the pelvic floor disorders network." Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery 21, no. 1 (January 2015): 46-52. Full Text
  - Brubaker, L, Nager, CW, Richter, HE, Weidner, AC, Hsu, Y, Wai, CY, Paraiso, M, Nolen, TL, Wallace, D, Meikle, S, and NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Effectiveness of blinding: sham suprapubic incisions in a randomized trial of retropubic midurethral sling in women undergoing vaginal prolapse surgery." American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 211, no. 5 (November 2014): 554.e1-554.e7. Full Text
  - 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
  - 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
  - Dieter, AA, Weidner, AC, Willis-Gray, M, Visco, AG, and Myers, ER. "TRADITIONAL REPAIR VERSUS MESH AUGMENTATION: ESTIMATING THE TRADE-OFF BETWEEN REOPERATION FOR MESH EXPOSURE VS REOPERATION FOR RECURRENT PROLAPSE." INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL 25 (July 1, 2014): S29-S30. Link to Item
  - Polin, MR, Edenfield, AL, Dieter, AA, Amundsen, CL, Visco, AG, and Weidner, AC. "PREDICTORS OF POSITIVE PREOPERATIVE URINE CULTURES IN ASYMPTOMATIC WOMEN UNDERGOING UROGYNECOLOGIC SURGERY." INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL 25 (July 1, 2014): S146-S147. Link to Item
  - 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
  - Barber, MD, Brubaker, L, Burgio, KL, Richter, HE, Nygaard, I, Weidner, AC, Menefee, SA, Lukacz, ES, Norton, P, Schaffer, J, Nguyen, JN, Borello-France, D, Goode, PS, Jakus-Waldman, S, Spino, C, Warren, LK, Gantz, MG, Meikle, SF, and Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Comparison of 2 transvaginal surgical approaches and perioperative behavioral therapy for apical vaginal prolapse: the OPTIMAL randomized trial." Jama 311, no. 10 (March 2014): 1023-1034. Full Text
  - Adelowo, A, Hacker, MR, Shapiro, A, Modest, AM, and Elkadry, E. "Botulinum Toxin Type A (BOTOX) for Refractory Myofascial Pelvic Pain." Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 69, no. 1 (January 2014): 20-21. Full Text
  - 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 and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction 25, no. 9 (January 1, 2014): 1269-1275. Full Text
  - Hess, R, Huang, AJ, Richter, HE, Ghetti, CC, Sung, VW, Barrett-Connor, E, Gregory, WT, Pinkerton, JV, Bradley, CS, Kraus, SR, Rogers, RG, Subak, LL, Johnson, KC, Arya, LA, Schembri, M, and Brown, JS. "Long-term Efficacy and Safety of Questionnaire-Based Initiation of Urgency Urinary Incontinence Treatment." Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 69, no. 1 (January 2014): 22-24. Full Text
  - Funk, MJ, Visco, AG, Weidner, AC, Pate, V, and Wu, JM. "Long-Term Outcomes of Vaginal Mesh vs. Native Tissue Repair for Anterior Vaginal Wall Prolapse." PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY 22 (October 1, 2013): 12-13. Link to Item
  - Jonsson Funk, M, Visco, AG, Weidner, AC, Pate, V, and Wu, JM. "Long-term outcomes of vaginal mesh versus native tissue repair for anterior vaginal wall prolapse." International Urogynecology Journal 24, no. 8 (August 2013): 1279-1285. Full Text
  - Borello-France, D, Burgio, KL, Goode, PS, Ye, W, Weidner, AC, Lukacz, ES, Jelovsek, J-E, Bradley, CS, Schaffer, J, Hsu, Y, Kenton, K, Spino, C, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Adherence to behavioral interventions for stress incontinence: rates, barriers, and predictors." Physical Therapy 93, no. 6 (June 2013): 757-773. 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.
  - 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
  - Jonsson Funk, M, Edenfield, AL, Pate, V, Visco, AG, Weidner, AC, and Wu, JM. "Trends in use of surgical mesh for pelvic organ prolapse." Am J Obstet Gynecol 208, no. 1 (January 2013): 79.e1-79.e7. Full Text Link to Item
  - Sirls, LT, Richter, HE, Litman, HJ, Kenton, K, Lemack, GE, Lukacz, ES, Kraus, SR, Goldman, HB, Weidner, A, Rickey, L, Norton, P, Zyczynski, HM, and Kusek, JW. "The effect of urodynamic testing on clinical diagnosis, treatment plan and outcomes in women undergoing stress urinary incontinence surgery." Journal of Urology 189, no. 1 (2013): 204-209. Full Text
  - Weidner, AC, Wu, JM, Kawasaki, A, and Myers, ER. "Computer modeling informs study design: Vaginal estrogen to prevent mesh erosion after different routes of prolapse surgery." International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction 24, no. 3 (2013): 441-445. Full Text
  - Levin, PJ, Wu, JM, Kawasaki, A, Weidner, AC, and Amundsen, CL. "The efficacy of posterior tibial nerve stimulation for the treatment of overactive bladder in women: a systematic review." International Urogynecology Journal 23, no. 11 (November 2012): 1591-1597. Full Text
  - Wu, JM, Visco, AG, Grass, EA, Craig, DM, Fulton, RG, Haynes, C, Weidner, AC, and Shah, SH. "Matrix metalloproteinase-9 genetic polymorphisms and the risk for advanced pelvic organ prolapse." Obstetrics and Gynecology 120, no. 3 (September 2012): 587-593. 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
  - Barber, MD, Weidner, AC, Sokol, AI, Amundsen, CL, Jelovsek, JE, Karram, MM, Ellerkmann, M, Rardin, CR, Iglesia, CB, Toglia, M, and Foundation for Female Health Awareness Research Network, . "Single-incision mini-sling compared with tension-free vaginal tape for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence: a randomized controlled trial." Obstetrics and Gynecology 119, no. 2 Pt 1 (February 2012): 328-337. Full Text
  - Wu, JM, Gandhi, MP, Shah, AD, Shah, JY, Fulton, RG, and Weidner, AC. "Trends in inpatient urinary incontinence surgery in the USA, 1998-2007." Int Urogynecol J 22, no. 11 (November 2011): 1437-1443. Full Text Link to Item
  - 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
  - Barber, MD, Chen, Z, Lukacz, E, Markland, A, Wai, C, Brubaker, L, Nygaard, I, Weidner, A, Janz, NK, and Spino, C. "Further validation of the short form versions of the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI) and Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ)." Neurourology and Urodynamics 30, no. 4 (April 2011): 541-546. Full Text
  - Handa, VL, Whitcomb, E, Weidner, AC, Nygaard, I, Brubaker, L, Bradley, CS, Paraiso, MFR, Schaffer, J, Zyczynski, HM, Zhang, M, and Richter, HE. "Sexual function before and after non-surgical treatment for stress urinary incontinence." Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery 17, no. 1 (January 2011): 30-35. Full Text
  - Siddiqui, NY, Mitchell, TRT, Bentley, RC, and Weidner, AC. "Neural entrapment during uterosacral ligament suspension: an anatomic study of female cadavers." Obstet Gynecol 116, no. 3 (September 2010): 708-713. Full Text Link to Item
  - Heilbrun, ME, Nygaard, IE, Lockhart, ME, Richter, HE, Brown, MB, Kenton, KS, Rahn, DD, Thomas, JV, Weidner, AC, Nager, CW, and Delancey, JO. "Correlation between levator ani muscle injuries on magnetic resonance imaging and fecal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, and urinary incontinence in primiparous women." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 202, no. 5 (May 2010): 488.e1-488.e6. Full Text
  - Richter, HE, Burgio, KL, Brubaker, L, Nygaard, IE, Ye, W, Weidner, A, Bradley, CS, Handa, VL, Borello-France, D, Goode, PS, Zyczynski, H, Lukacz, ES, Schaffer, J, Barber, M, Meikle, S, and Spino, C. "Continence pessary compared with behavioral therapy or combined therapy for stress incontinence: A randomized controlled trial." Obstetrics and Gynecology 115, no. 3 (2010): 609-617. Full Text
  - Weidner, AC, South, MMT, Sanders, DB, and Stinnett, SS. "Change in urethral sphincter neuromuscular function during pregnancy persists after delivery." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 201, no. 5 (November 2009): 529.e1-529.e6. Full Text
  - Whitehead, WE, Borrud, L, Goode, PS, Meikle, S, Mueller, ER, Tuteja, A, Weidner, A, Weinstein, M, Ye, W, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Fecal incontinence in US adults: epidemiology and risk factors." Gastroenterology 137, no. 2 (August 2009): 512-517.e2. Full Text
  - South, MMT, Stinnett, SS, Sanders, DB, and Weidner, AC. "Levator ani denervation and reinnervation 6 months after childbirth." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 200, no. 5 (May 2009): 519.e1-519.e7. Full Text
  - South, MMT, Wu, JM, Webster, GD, Weidner, AC, Roelands, JJ, and Amundsen, CL. "Early vs late midline sling lysis results in greater improvement in lower urinary tract symptoms." Am J Obstet Gynecol 200, no. 5 (May 2009): 564.e1-564.e5. Full Text Link to Item
  - Barber, MD, Brubaker, L, Menefee, S, Norton, P, Borello-France, D, Varner, E, Schaffer, J, Weidner, A, Xu, X, Spino, C, and Weber, A. "Operations and pelvic muscle training in the management of apical support loss (OPTIMAL) trial: Design and methods." Contemporary Clinical Trials 30, no. 2 (2009): 178-189. Full Text
  - Romero, AA, Jamison, MG, and Weidner, AC. "Are single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with pelvic organ prolapse?." Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery 14, no. 1 (2008): 37-43. Full Text
  - Downing, KT, Hoyte, LP, Warfield, SK, and Weidner, AC. "Racial differences in pelvic floor muscle thickness in asymptomatic nulliparas as seen on magnetic resonance imaging-based three-dimensional color thickness mapping." Am J Obstet Gynecol 197, no. 6 (December 2007): 625.e1-625.e4. Full Text Link to Item
  - Foster, RT, Borawski, KM, South, MM, Weidner, AC, Webster, GD, and Amundsen, CL. "A randomized, controlled trial evaluating 2 techniques of postoperative bladder testing after transvaginal surgery." Am J Obstet Gynecol 197, no. 6 (December 2007): 627.e1-627.e4. Full Text Link to Item
  - South, MMT, Foster, RT, Webster, GD, Weidner, AC, and Amundsen, CL. "Surgical excision of eroded mesh after prior abdominal sacrocolpopexy." Am J Obstet Gynecol 197, no. 6 (December 2007): 615.e1-615.e5. Full Text Link to Item
  - Jamison, MG, Weidner, AC, Romero, AA, and Amundsen, CL. "Lack of psychological resilience: an important correlate for urinary incontinence." Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 18, no. 10 (October 2007): 1127-1132. Full Text Link to Item
  - Barber, MD, Amundsen, CL, Paraiso, MFR, Weidner, AC, Romero, A, and Walters, MD. "Quality of life after surgery for genital prolapse in elderly women: obliterative and reconstructive surgery." Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 18, no. 7 (July 2007): 799-806. Full Text Link to Item
  - Foster, RT, Barber, MD, Parasio, MFR, Walters, MD, Weidner, AC, and Amundsen, CL. "A prospective assessment of overactive bladder symptoms in a cohort of elderly women who underwent transvaginal surgery for advanced pelvic organ prolapse." Am J Obstet Gynecol 197, no. 1 (July 2007): 82.e1-82.e4. Full Text Link to Item
  - Wu, JM, Visco, AG, Weidner, AC, and Myers, ER. "Is Burch colposuspension ever cost-effective compared with tension-free vaginal tape for stress incontinence?." Am J Obstet Gynecol 197, no. 1 (July 2007): 62.e1-62.e5. Full Text Link to Item
  - Branham, V, Thomas, J, Jaffe, T, Crockett, M, South, M, Jamison, M, and Weidner, A. "Levator ani abnormality 6 weeks after delivery persists at 6 months." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 197, no. 1 (2007): 65.e1-65.e6. Full Text
  - South, MMT, Jamison, MG, and Weidner, AC. "Outcomes after combined perineoplasty with overlapping anal sphincteroplasty for fecal incontinence." Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery 13, no. 6 (2007): 345-349. Full Text
  - Flynn, MK, Weidner, AC, and Amundsen, CL. "Sensory nerve injury after uterosacral ligament suspension." Am J Obstet Gynecol 195, no. 6 (December 2006): 1869-1872. Full Text Link to Item
  - Weidner, AC, Jamison, MG, Branham, V, South, MM, Borawski, KM, and Romero, AA. "Neuropathic injury to the levator ani occurs in 1 in 4 primiparous women." Am J Obstet Gynecol 195, no. 6 (December 2006): 1851-1856. Full Text Link to Item
  - Hoyte, L, Thomas, J, Foster, RT, Shott, S, Jakab, M, and Weidner, AC. "Racial differences in pelvic morphology among asymptomatic nulliparous women as seen on three-dimensional magnetic resonance images." Am J Obstet Gynecol 193, no. 6 (December 2005): 2035-2040. Full Text Link to Item
  - Drake, NL, Weidner, AC, Webster, GD, and Amundsen, CL. "Patient characteristics and management of dermal allograft extrusions." Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 16, no. 5 (September 2005): 375-377. Full Text Link to Item
  - Drake, NL, Flynn, MK, Romero, AA, Weidner, AC, and Amundsen, CL. "Nocturnal polyuria in women with overactive bladder symptoms and nocturia." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 192, no. 5 (May 2005): 1682-1686. Full Text
  - Flynn, MK, Romero, AA, Amundsen, CL, and Weidner, AC. "Vascular anatomy of the presacral space: a fresh tissue cadaver dissection." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 192, no. 5 (May 2005): 1501-1505. Full Text
  - Romero, AA, Amundsen, CL, Weidner, AC, and Webster, GD. "Transvaginal endoscopic removal of eroded mesh after abdominal sacral colpopexy." Obstet Gynecol 103, no. 5 Pt 2 (May 2004): 1040-1042. Full Text Link to Item
  - Weber, AM, Buchsbaum, GM, Chen, B, Clark, AL, Damaser, MS, Daneshgari, F, Davis, G, DeLancey, J, Kenton, K, Weidner, AC, and Word, RA. "Basic science and translational research in female pelvic floor disorders: proceedings of an NIH-sponsored meeting." Neurourol Urodyn 23, no. 4 (2004): 288-301. Full Text Link to Item
  - Visco, AG, Taber, KH, Weidner, AC, Barber, MD, and Myers, ER. "Cost-effectiveness of universal cystoscopy to identify ureteral injury at hysterectomy." Obstet Gynecol 97, no. 5 Pt 1 (May 2001): 685-692. Link to Item
  - Visco, AG, Taber, KH, Weidner, AC, Barber, MD, and Myers, ER. "Cost-effectiveness of universal cystoscopy to identify ureteral injury at hysterectomy." OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 97, no. 5 (May 2001): 685-692. Full Text Link to Item
  - Cundiff, GW, Weidner, AC, and Visco, AG. "Effectiveness of laparoscopic cadaveric dissection in enhancing resident comprehension of pelvic anatomy." J Am Coll Surg 192, no. 4 (April 2001): 492-497. Link to Item
  - Visco, AG, Weidner, AC, Barber, MD, Myers, ER, Cundiff, GW, Bump, RC, and Addison, WA. "Vaginal mesh erosion after abdominal sacral colpopexy." Am J Obstet Gynecol 184, no. 3 (February 2001): 297-302. Full Text Link to Item
  - Weber, AM, Abrams, P, Brubaker, L, Cundiff, G, Davis, G, Dmochowski, RR, Fischer, J, Hull, T, Nygaard, I, and Weidner, AC. "The standardization of terminology for researchers in female pelvic floor disorders." International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction 12, no. 3 (January 2001): 178-186. Full Text
  - Weidner, AC, Myers, ER, Visco, AG, Cundiff, GW, and Bump, RC. "Which women with stress incontinence require urodynamic evaluation?." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 184, no. 2 (January 2001): 20-27. Full Text
  - Barber, MD, Visco, AG, Weidner, AC, Amundsen, CL, and Bump, RC. "Bilateral uterosacral ligament vaginal vault suspension with site-specific endopelvic fascia defect repair for treatment of pelvic organ prolapse." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 183, no. 6 (December 2000): 1402-1410. Full Text
  - Weidner, AC, Barber, MD, Visco, AG, Bump, RC, and Sanders, DB. "Pelvic muscle electromyography of levator ani and external anal sphincter in nulliparous women and women with pelvic floor dysfunction." Am J Obstet Gynecol 183, no. 6 (December 2000): 1390-1399. Full Text Link to Item
  - Weidner, AC, Sanders, DB, Nandedkar, SD, and Bump, RC. "Quantitative electromyographic analysis of levator ani and external anal sphincter muscles of nulliparous women." Am J Obstet Gynecol 183, no. 5 (November 2000): 1249-1256. Full Text Link to Item
  - Cundiff, GW, Weidner, AC, Visco, AG, Bump, RC, and Addison, WA. "A survey of pessary use by members of the American urogynecologic society." Obstetrics and Gynecology 95, no. 6 Pt 1 (June 2000): 931-935. Full Text
  - Cundiff, GW, Weidner, AC, Visco, AG, Bump, RC, and Addison, WA. "A survey of pessary use by members of the American Urogynecologic Society." OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 95, no. 6 (June 2000): 931-935. Full Text Link to Item
  - Cundiff, GW, Weidner, AC, Visco, AG, Addison, WA, and Bump, RC. "An anatomic and functional assessment of the discrete defect rectocele repair." International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction 11, no. 4 (2000): 230--.
  - Cundiff, GW, Weidner, AC, Visco, AG, Bump, RC, and Addison, WA. "A survey of pessary use by members of the AmerIcan Urogynecologic Society." Obstetrics and Gynecology 95, no. 6 I (2000): 931-935.
  - Visco, AG, Weidner, AC, Cundiff, GW, and Bump, RC. "Observed patient compliance with a structured outpatient bladder retraining program." Am J Obstet Gynecol 181, no. 6 (December 1999): 1392-1394. Link to Item
  - Barber, MD, Cundiff, GW, Weidner, AC, Coates, KW, Bump, RC, and Addison, WA. "Accuracy of clinical assessment of paravaginal defects in women with anterior vaginal wall prolapse." Am J Obstet Gynecol 181, no. 1 (July 1999): 87-90. Link to Item
  - Cundiff, GW, Weidner, AC, Visco, AG, Addison, WA, and Bump, RC. "An anatomic and functional assessment of the discrete defect rectocele repair." Am J Obstet Gynecol 179, no. 6 Pt 1 (December 1998): 1451-1456. Link to Item
  - Weidner, AC, and Low, VH. "Imaging studies of the pelvic floor." Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 25, no. 4 (December 1998): 825-vii. (Review) Link to Item
  - Cundiff, G, Weidner, AC, and Hammond, CB. "A comprehensive resident training program in operative endoscopy." Obstet Gynecol 92, no. 5 (November 1998): 891-. (Letter) Link to Item
  - Cundiff, G, Weidner, AC, Hammond, CB, and Milad, M. "A comprehensive resident training program in operative endoscopy [2] (multiple letters)." Obstetrics and Gynecology 92, no. 5 (1998): 891--.
  - Cundiff, GW, Weidner, AC, Visco, AG, Addison, WA, Bump, RC, and Ballard, L. "An anatomic and functional assessment of the discrete defect rectocele repair." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 179, no. 6 I (1998): 1451-1457. Full Text
  - Weidner, AC, Myers, ER, Visco, AG, Cundiff, GW, and Bump, RC. "Which women with stress urinary incontinence require urodynamic testing prior to surgical management?." MEDICAL DECISION MAKING 18, no. 4 (1998): 456-456. Link to Item
  - Weidner, AC, Cundiff, GW, Harris, RL, and Addison, WA. "Sacral osteomyelitis: an unusual complication of abdominal sacral colpopexy." Obstet Gynecol 90, no. 4 Pt 2 (October 1997): 689-691. Link to Item
  - Weidner, AC, and Bump, RC. "Terminology of pelvic organ prolapse." Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 9, no. 5 (October 1997): 309-312. (Review) Link to Item
  - Bump, RC, Coates, KW, Cundiff, GW, Harris, RL, and Weidner, AC. "Diagnosing intrinsic sphincteric deficiency: comparing urethral closure pressure, urethral axis, and Valsalva leak point pressures." Am J Obstet Gynecol 177, no. 2 (August 1997): 303-310. Link to Item
  - Weidner, AC, Cundiff, GW, Harris, RL, and Addison, WA. "Sacral osteomyelitis: An unusual complication of abdominal sacral colpopexy." Obstetrics and Gynecology 90, no. 4 II SUPPL. (January 1, 1997): 689-691. Full Text
  - Borowitz, MJ, Weidner, A, Olsen, EA, and Picker, LJ. "Abnormalities of circulating T-cell subpopulations in patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: cutaneous lymphocyte-associated antigen expression on T cells correlates with extent of disease." Leukemia 7, no. 6 (June 1993): 859-863. Link to Item
  - Barber, MD, Chen, Z, Lukacz, E, Markland, A, Wai, C, Brubaker, L, Nygaard, I, Weidner, A, Janz, NK, and Spino, C. "Further validation of the short form versions of the pelvic floor Distress Inventory (PFDI) and pelvic floor impact questionnaire (PFIQ)." Neurourology and Urodynamics . Full Text
- Conference Papers
  - Sirls, L, Richter, H, Litman, H, Kenton, K, Lemack, G, Lukacz, E, Kraus, SR, Goldman, H, Weidner, AC, Rickey, LM, Norton, P, and Zyczynski, HM. "THE EFFECT OF URODYNAMIC TESTING ON CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT PLAN AND OUTCOMES IN WOMEN UNDERGOING STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE SURGERY." August 2012. Link to Item
  - Markland, AD, Wang, L, Jelovsek, JE, Brubaker, L, Tuteja, AK, Wei, JT, Weidner, AC, LoSavio, A, Corton, M, Meikle, S, and Richter, HE. "Long-Term Symptom Improvement in Women After Fecal Incontinence Treatments: A Multicenter Cohort Study of the Pelvic Floor Disorders Network." Conference on Digestive Disease Week 2011. Chicago, IL. May 7, 2011 - May 10, 2011.: W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, May 1, 2011. Link to Item
  - Weidner, AC, Branham, V, South, MM, McKiernan-Borawski, KL, Jamison, MG, and Muir, HA. "Neuropathic injury to the levator ANI occurs in 1 in 4 primiparous women." April 2006. Link to Item
  - Freed, KS, Weidner, AC, Low, VH, Heneghan, JP, and Spritzer, CE. "Magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of the pelvic floor musculature in patients with and without pelvic floor dysfunction." November 2000. Link to Item
Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
- OBGYN 407C: Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Sub-Internship 2018
- OBGYN 449C: Clinical Urogynecology 2018
Teaching Activities
- I mentor three fellows in our board certified fellowship program in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, of which two years are clinical and one year is devoted to research. I supervise and actively train fellows in all facets of this practice, from complex pelvic reconstructive surgery to ambulatory medicine. I model a balanced approach of clinical care and clinical and translational research, and particularly excel at teaching fellows to support their own trainees in the surgical environment.
  
  I include resident learners in every clinical activity, emphasizing mastery of vaginal and robotic assisted laparoscopic pelvic surgery.
  
  I am adept at including learners at the medical student level to participate fully in outpatient and surgical patient encounters. I am a preceptor for the OBGYN case-based learning program for medical students.
Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Service to the Profession
Service to Duke
Academic & Administrative Activities
- I am currently enrolled in Duke's Masters in Management and Clinical Informatics program, and will complete that degree in 2018, after which I will direct our department's informatics initiatives aimed at improving the display and usability of our clinical, educational, and research data.
Clinical Activities
- I have developed and maintain a 0.8FTE urogynecologic practice since joining the Duke faculty in 1999. I strive to provide patients the full breadth of surgical and non-surgical services in this subspecialty based on the highest quality clinical research. I operate at Duke North OR, the Ambulatory Surgical Center, and Duke Health Raleigh Hospital 1-3 days per week and see outpatients in Durham and Raleigh. I have built a large referral base among Duke and non-Duke gynecologists and primary care providers, and patients seek my care from all over the southeast US. I collaborate actively with Duke providers in a variety of specialties, particularly urology, colorectal surgery, and gynecologic oncology. The majority of my patients are women in midlife and older, but I see patients of all ages. For instance, I provide clinical expertise for (pediatric and older) patients of the Duke Spina Bifida Clinic and collaborate with providers to manage these complicated patients.

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