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David Rahn

🏥 UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Biography​

David D. Rahn is a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at UT Southwestern Medical Center.1 He earned his medical degree at UT Southwestern, where he completed an obstetrics and gynecology residency and a female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery fellowship.1 He is a member of the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons and the American Urogynecologic Society.1

Contributions​

His cited studies examine vaginal estrogen around prolapse repair, including preoperative tissue and symptom measures, a randomized trial, and three-year outcomes.23456

Cited on WARWIKI

9 publications with David Rahn 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. Rahn DD, Richter HE, Sung VW, et al. "Perioperative Vaginal Estrogen as Adjunct to Native Tissue Vaginal Apical Prolapse Repair: A Randomized Clinical Trial." JAMA. 2023;330:615–625. doi
    Cited on: The Adnexa · The Vagina · Preoperative Hormonal Priming
  2. Rahn DD, Richter HE, Sung VW, Pruszynski JE. "Three-Year Outcomes of a Randomized Clinical Trial of Perioperative Vaginal Estrogen as Adjunct to Native Tissue Vaginal Apical Prolapse Repair." Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024;231(2):263.e1–263.e10. doi
    Cited on: The Vagina · Preoperative Hormonal Priming
  3. Rahn DD, Richter HE, Sung VW, Hynan LS, Pruszynski JE. "Effects of preoperative intravaginal estrogen on pelvic floor disorder symptoms in postmenopausal women with pelvic organ prolapse." Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2023;229(3):309.e1–309.e10. doi
    Cited on: Preoperative Hormonal Priming · Vaginal and Topical Estrogen
  4. Pathi SD, Rahn DD, Sailors JL, et al. Utility of clinical parameters, cystourethroscopy, and magnetic resonance imaging in the preoperative diagnosis of urethral diverticula. Int Urogynecol J. 2013;24(2):319-323. doi
    Cited on: Female Urethral & Periurethral Masses · Urethral Diverticulum
  5. Rahn DD, Phelan JN, Roshanravan SM, White AB, Corton MM. "Anterior Abdominal Wall Nerve and Vessel Anatomy: Clinical Implications for Gynecologic Surgery." Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010;202(3):234.e1–234.e5. doi
    Cited on: The Abdominal Wall · Richardson Retractor
  6. Wieslander CK, Rahn DD, McIntire DD, et al. Vascular anatomy of the presacral space in unembalmed female cadavers. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006;195:1736–1741. doi
    Cited on: Pelvic Vascular Anatomy · The Presacral Space
  7. Wohlrab K, Robison K, Rahn DD, et al. Safety and feasibility of concomitant urogynecologic and gynecologic oncology surgical procedures. Urogynecology (Phila). 2026;32(2):76-89. doi
    Cited on: Cancer Survivorship
  8. Jeppson PC, Balgobin S, Rahn DD, et al. Comparison of vaginal hysterectomy techniques and interventions for benign indications: a systematic review. Obstet Gynecol. 2017;129(5):877-886. doi
    Cited on: Vaginal Hysterectomy
  9. Rahn DD, Good MM, Roshanravan SM, et al. "Effects of preoperative local estrogen in postmenopausal women with prolapse: a randomized trial." J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2014;99(10):3728–3736. doi
    Cited on: Preoperative Hormonal Priming

Footnotes​

  1. David Rahn, M.D.: Obstetrics and Gynecology. UT Southwestern Medical Center. Accessed October 2026. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  2. Rahn DD, Richter HE, Sung VW, Pruszynski JE, Hynan LS. "Perioperative Vaginal Estrogen as Adjunct to Native Tissue Vaginal Apical Prolapse Repair: A Randomized Clinical Trial." JAMA. 2023;330(7):615–625. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.12317 ↩

  3. Rahn DD, Richter HE, Sung VW, Pruszynski JE. "Three-Year Outcomes of a Randomized Clinical Trial of Perioperative Vaginal Estrogen as Adjunct to Native Tissue Vaginal Apical Prolapse Repair." Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024;231(2):263.e1–263.e10. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2024.04.042 ↩

  4. Rahn DD, Richter HE, Sung VW, Hynan LS, Pruszynski JE. "Effects of preoperative intravaginal estrogen on pelvic floor disorder symptoms in postmenopausal women with pelvic organ prolapse." Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2023;229(3):309.e1–309.e10. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2023.05.023 ↩

  5. Rahn DD, Richter HE, Sung VW, et al. "Perioperative Vaginal Estrogen as Adjunct to Native Tissue Vaginal Apical Prolapse Repair: A Randomized Clinical Trial." JAMA. 2023;330:615–625. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.12317 ↩

  6. Rahn DD, Good MM, Roshanravan SM, et al. "Effects of preoperative local estrogen in postmenopausal women with prolapse: a randomized trial." J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2014;99(10):3728–3736. doi:10.1210/jc.2014-1216 ↩