Dr. Jonathan Shaw, MD

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• Vesicovaginal fistula: an unexpected consequence of changing sexual practices?

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Get to know Urogynecologist Dr. Jonathan Shaw, who serves patients in Lebanon, New Hampshire.

An established urogynecologist, Dr. Shaw is affiliated with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire.

Academically, he received his medical degree from the Queen’s University Belfast Faculty of Medicine in Northern Ireland in 2008, and completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Case Western Reserve University in 2014. Finally, he completed his fellowship in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery at the Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island in 2016.

With an unwavering commitment to his specialty, the doctor is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology, and female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a non-profit organization that provides board certification for practicing obstetricians and gynecologists in the United States and Canada. 

Urogynecology is a subspecialty of gynecology, and in some countries is also known as female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery. A urogynecologist manages clinical problems associated with dysfunction of the pelvic floor and bladder. Pelvic floor disorders affect the bladder, reproductive organs, and bowels.

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