Dr. Lori B. Lerner, MD

Expert Publications

• Profile of the veterans affairs urologist: results from a national survey.
• Birth trends and pregnancy complications among women urologists.
• Safety of holmium laser enucleation of the prostate in anticoagulated patients.
• Mentoring, fellowship training and academic careers of women urologists.
• Personal, professional and financial satisfaction among American women urologists.
• Trends and attitudes in surgical management of benign prostatic hyperplasia.
• Childbearing and pregnancy characteristics of female orthopaedic surgeons.
• Reducing urinary catheter days.
• Does a surgical career affect a woman's childbearing and fertility? A report on pregnancy and fertility trends among female surgeons.
• Bladder oxidative stress in sleep apnea contributes to detrusor instability and nocturia.
• Could nocturia be an indicator of an undiagnosed sleep disorder in male veterans?
• Structural modifications of the prostate in hypoxia, oxidative stress, and chronic ischemia.
• Office-Based HE-TUMT Costs Less than Medication over Four Years in Treating Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.
• Nocturia: Current Evaluation and Treatment for Urology.
• Laser prostate enucleation techniques.

Media Releases

Get to know Obstetrician-Gynecologist Dr. Carrie A. Grounds, who serves patients throughout the State of Kansas.

A devoted obstetrician-gynecologist, Dr. Grounds is affiliated with Women’s Clinic of Johnson County, seeing patients at their offices in Merriam, and Olathe, Kansas.

“My goal is to provide compassionate and comprehensive medical care to women at all stages of life. I want to educate women so they can make meaningful and intelligent decisions about their bodies. I plan to grow and learn from my patients so I can continue to provide innovative healthcare” expressed Dr. Grounds.

Throughout her academic career, she has graduated with her medical degree from the University of Missouri School of Medicine. She then completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology from the University of South Florida College of Medicine.

As a testament of her continued education, the doctor is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG). The mission of the ABOG is to define standards, certify obstetricians and gynecologists, and facilitate continuous learning to advance knowledge, practice, and professionalism in women’s health.

Among her other roles, Dr. Grounds can be found on staff at Olathe Medical Center, and AdventHealth Shawnee Mission.

Obstetrics and gynecology (OB-GYN) is the medical specialty that encompasses the two subspecialties of obstetrics (covering pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period) and gynecology (covering the health of the female reproductive system – vagina, uterus, ovaries, and breasts).

In practice since 2002, Dr. Grounds has been the recipient of the Resident Research Award: Spontaneous Reduction of Multiple Gestation with In Vitro Fertilization, University of South Florida College of Medicine (2001), Patients’ Choice Award (2011, 2010, 2009), and Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2011, 2010).

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