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Chris Maher

Mentored by · fellowship 1999
Peter Dwyer

Biography​

Christopher F. Maher is a professor at the University of Queensland and a urogynecologist at the Wesley and Mater hospitals in Brisbane.1 He earned his medical degree at the University of Queensland in 1987.2 He has chaired the International Urogynecological Association's scientific committee and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' urogynecology committee.1

Contributions​

His cited work centers on surgical treatment of pelvic organ prolapse, including Cochrane reviews of apical and anterior compartment procedures and studies of vault and posterior vaginal wall repair. It also includes a trial comparing sling surgery with urethral bulking for stress urinary incontinence.34567

Cited on WARWIKI

9 publications with Chris Maher as a listed author are cited on WARWIKI, ordered by the number of pages that cite them. Papers whose author list is shortened to "et al." before this name are not included.

  1. Jelovsek JE, Maher C, Barber MD. "Pelvic Organ Prolapse." Lancet. 2007;369(9566):1027–1038. doi
    Cited on: The Perineum · Continence Pessary · Paravaginal Repair
  2. Maher C, Yeung E, Haya N, et al. Surgery for women with apical vaginal prolapse. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023;7:CD012376. doi
    Cited on: Apical Prolapse · POP Overview · Sacrohysteropexy
  3. Yeung E, Maher C. Prevention, Recognition and Treatment of Complications in Laparoscopic Pelvic Floor Surgery. In: Cardozo L, Staskin D, eds. Textbook of Female Urology and Urogynecology. Vol 2: Surgical Perspectives. 5th ed. CRC Press; 2023:1098–1108.
    Cited on: Laparoscopic Access · Sacrocolpopexy
  4. Karram M, Maher C. "Surgery for Posterior Vaginal Wall Prolapse." Int Urogynecol J. 2013;24(11):1835-1841. doi
    Cited on: Posterior Compartment Prolapse · Posterior Colporrhaphy
  5. Shahid U, Chen Z, Maher C. Sacrocolpopexy: the way I do it. Int Urogynecol J. 2024;35:2107-2123. doi
    Cited on: Sacrocolpopexy
  6. Haya N, Feiner B, Baessler K, Christmann-Schmid C, Maher C. "Perioperative interventions in pelvic organ prolapse surgery." Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018;8:CD013105. doi
    Cited on: Preoperative Hormonal Priming
  7. Maher C, Feiner B, Baessler K, et al. "Surgery for Women With Anterior Compartment Prolapse." Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016;11:CD004014. doi
    Cited on: Paravaginal Repair
  8. Maher CF, O'Reilly BA, Dwyer PL, Carey MP, Cornish A, Schluter P. Pubovaginal sling versus transurethral Macroplastique for stress urinary incontinence and intrinsic sphincter deficiency: a prospective randomised controlled trial. BJOG. 2005;112(6):797-801. doi
    Cited on: Urethral Bulking Agents
  9. Maher CF, Murray CJ, Carey MP, Dwyer PL, Ugoni AM. Iliococcygeus or sacrospinous fixation for vaginal vault prolapse. Obstet Gynecol. 2001;98(1):40-4. doi
    Cited on: Iliococcygeus Fascia Suspension

Footnotes​

  1. Professor Christopher Maher. UQ Experts. Accessed October 2026. ↩ ↩2

  2. Prof Chris Maher. Mater. Accessed October 2026. ↩

  3. Maher C, Yeung E, Haya N, et al. Surgery for women with apical vaginal prolapse. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023;7:CD012376. doi:10.1002/14651858.cd012376.pub2 ↩

  4. Jelovsek JE, Maher C, Barber MD. "Pelvic Organ Prolapse." Lancet. 2007;369(9566):1027-38. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(07)60462-060462-0)) ↩

  5. Jelovsek JE, Maher C, Barber MD. "Pelvic Organ Prolapse." Lancet. 2007;369(9566):1027–1038. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(07)60462-060462-0)) ↩

  6. Haya N, Feiner B, Baessler K, Christmann-Schmid C, Maher C. "Perioperative interventions in pelvic organ prolapse surgery." Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018;8:CD013105. doi:10.1002/14651858.cd013105 ↩

  7. Karram M, Maher C. "Surgery for Posterior Vaginal Wall Prolapse." Int Urogynecol J. 2013;24(11):1835-1841. doi:10.1007/s00192-013-2174-z ↩