Dr. Elizabeth J Geller MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
101 Manning Dr Chapel Hill NC, 27599About
Dr. Elizabeth Geller is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Geller specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Geller can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Geller can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG- 2007
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Body mass index as a risk factor for cystotomy during suprapubic placement of mid-urethral slings.
- A novel approach to teaching the pelvic organ prolapse quantification (POP-Q) exam.
- Validation of web-based administration of the Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Function Questionnaire (PISQ-12).
- Bupivacaine injection during midurethral sling and postoperative pain: a randomized controlled trial.
- Complications of hysterectomy.
- Success rates of abdominal sacrocolpopexy decrease over time, but with improved continence rates with concomitant urethropexy.
- Successful use of sacral neuromodulation in a 12-year-old with cerebral palsy and neurogenic bladder.
- Vaginal hysterectomy: the original minimally invasive surgery.
- The effect of sacral neuromodulation on pudendal nerve function and female sexual function.
- Vaginal versus robotic hysterectomy and concomitant pelvic support surgery: a comparison of postoperative vaginal length and sexual function.
- Prevention and management of postoperative urinary retention after urogynecologic surgery.
- Impact of anticholinergic load on bladder function.
- Patient characteristics associated with treatment choice for pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence.
- Prevalence of pelvic floor disorders in women with suspected gynecological malignancy: a survey-based study.
- Evaluation and management of overactive bladder: strategies for optimizing care.
Awards
- Junior Faculty Development Award, 2009 University of North Carolina
- Teaching Award, 2004 University of North Carolina
Fellowships
- UNC-Chapel Hill, Urogynecology, NC, USA 2008
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, Urogynecology & Reconstructive Surgery 2008
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