FDA ban on transvaginal mesh: What does it mean for women facing pelvic organ prolapse?
October 17, 2022
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Maude Carmel, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Urology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in female urology, pelvic floor reconstructive surgery, pelvic organ prolapse, incontinence, and voiding dysfunction. She has been the Program Director of the Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship since 2019.
Dr. Carmel earned her medical degree in Canada at Université de Sherbrooke, Quebec. She completed her residency in urology at both Université de Sherbrooke and McGill University. She completed her fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.
Her research interests include robotic surgeries for pelvic organ prolapse, stress urinary incontinence surgeries, treatment of vaginal mesh complications, resident medical education, and surgical techniques for vesico-vaginal fistula repairs.
Dr. Carmel is board certified in both urology and female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery by the American Board of Urology. She is also board certified in urology by the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada.
She is a member of the American Urological Association and the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction. She is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada.
Dr. Carmel was selected by her peers to Texas Monthly's Super Doctors list for 2014 and 2015 and to the Texas Rising Stars list for three consecutive years (2015-2017).
Life can be very limited and isolating for people with moderate to severe urinary and bladder-related problems such as incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, neurogenic bladder, fistulas, and complications of transvaginal mesh.
Patients who suffer from conditions like these will be glad to know that urologist Maude Carmel, M.D., offers the most advanced therapies, technologies, and techniques to successfully treat them.
“I deliver therapies that make a difference in patients’ lives,” says Dr. Carmel.
A specialist in female urology and pelvic reconstructive surgery, Dr. Carmel is a member of the Female Urology team in UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Department of Urology.
“There are so many treatment options today for these conditions and many of them are relatively simple surgeries,” Dr. Carmel says. “It’s encouraging for our patients and rewarding for us to be able to give these patients their lives back.”
She performs all types of related surgeries – vaginal, robotically assisted, and abdominal.
Fellowship-trained in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery, Dr. Carmel is also able to treat complex cases such as patients with recurrent problems, failed previous repairs, and complications from previous treatments, including those from transvaginal mesh.
Because each person’s issues, anatomy, and treatment goals are unique, Dr. Carmel says she strives to educate patients about their options and lets them decide which option fits them best.
“I really try to personalize patient care, to talk with each patient and explain the different approaches, and to discuss the best options for them, their problem, and their lifestyle,” Dr. Carmel says. “At the end of the day, I want to provide the treatments that patients feel are best for them.”
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