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Mickey Karram

Mickey Karram

🇺🇸 United States🏥 The Christ Hospital, CincinnatiMD
Role
Founder, Karram School (Cincinnati)
Trainees (1)
🇺🇸 Rachel N. Pauls · 2006

Training and career​

  • Current position Director, urogynecology and reconstructive surgery, The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati1
  • Medical school University of Cairo Faculty of Medicine2
  • Residency Obstetrics and gynecology, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati2
  • Fellowship Urogynecology, Harbor-UCLA School of Medicine3
  • Leadership President, American Urogynecologic Society (1998–1999)4

Key Publications​

Karram's cited work covers pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence surgery, including native tissue repairs, slings, urethral bulking, and mesh complications. His cited chapters and case reports also address urethral and vaginal reconstruction and fistula repair.P1P2P3P4P5

  1. Sokol ER, Karram MM, Dmochowski R. Efficacy and Safety of Polyacrylamide Hydrogel for the Treatment of Female Stress Incontinence: A Randomized, Prospective, Multicenter North American Study. The Journal of Urology. 2014;192(3):843-849. doi
    Cited on: Bulkamid — Polyacrylamide Hydrogel · Contigen — Glutaraldehyde Cross-Linked Bovine Collagen · Urethral Bulking Agents
  2. Gebhart JB, Karram MM. Iatrogenic Vaginal Constriction. In: Baggish MS, Karram MM, eds. Atlas of Pelvic Anatomy and Gynecologic Surgery. 5th ed. Elsevier; 2021:813–828.
    Cited on: Full-Thickness Skin Graft (FTSG) · Acquired Vaginal Stenosis and Constriction Repair
  3. Karram MM, Gebhart JB. Repair of Advertent and Inadvertent Cystotomy. In: Baggish MS, Karram MM, eds. Atlas of Pelvic Anatomy and Gynecologic Surgery. 5th ed. Elsevier; 2021:1071–1078.
    Cited on: Intraoperative Urologic Consultation · Hysterectomy
  4. Karram MM. Native Tissue Vaginal Repair of Cystocele, Rectocele, and Enterocele. In: Baggish MS, Karram MM, eds. Atlas of Pelvic Anatomy and Gynecologic Surgery. 5th ed. Elsevier; 2021:623-670.
    Cited on: Anterior Colporrhaphy · Posterior Colporrhaphy
  5. Karram MM. Pubovaginal Slings for the Correction of Stress Incontinence. In: Baggish MS, Karram MM, eds. Atlas of Pelvic Anatomy and Gynecologic Surgery. 5th ed. Elsevier; 2021:763-778.
    Cited on: Autologous Fascial Pubovaginal Sling (PVS) · Urethrolysis

Other Publications Cited on WARWIKI

32 additional publications with Mickey Karram 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. Karram MM, Bhatia NN. "Transvaginal needle bladder neck suspension procedures for stress urinary incontinence: a comprehensive review." Obstet Gynecol. 1989;73(5 Pt 2):906–14. PMID 2649835.
    Cited on: Raz-Pereyra Trocar · Stamey Needle · Needle Suspensions and In Situ Slings (Historical)
  2. Karram MM. Vaginal Native Tissue Suture Repair of Vaginal Vault Prolapse. In: Baggish MS, Karram MM, eds. Atlas of Pelvic Anatomy and Gynecologic Surgery. 5th ed. Elsevier; 2021:671-704.
    Cited on: Sacrospinous Ligament Fixation (SSLF) · Uterosacral Ligament Suspension (USLS)
  3. Ansari S, Karram M. "Two Cases of Female Urethral Reconstruction With Acellular Porcine Urinary Bladder Matrix." Int Urogynecol J. 2017;28(8):1257–60. doi
    Cited on: Tissue-Engineered Grafts & Bioscaffolds · Porcine Acellular Collagen Matrix
  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. Vassallo BJ, Karram MM. "Management of Iatrogenic Vaginal Constriction." Obstet Gynecol. 2003;102(3):512–520. doi
    Cited on: Z-Plasty · Acquired Vaginal Stenosis and Constriction Repair
  6. Karram M, Abdelaziz A. Single-incision mini-slings. In: Cardozo L, Staskin D, eds. Textbook of Female Urology and Urogynecology. Vol 2: Surgical Perspectives. 5th ed. CRC Press; 2023:817-821. doi
    Cited on: Single-Incision Mini-Sling
  7. Raju R, Abdelaziz A, Karram M, Gebhart JB. Complications of synthetic mesh used to repair pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence. In: Cardozo L, Staskin D, eds. Textbook of Female Urology and Urogynecology. Vol 2: Surgical Perspectives. 5th ed. CRC Press; 2023:990–999. doi
    Cited on: Mesh Complications & Removal — POP and SUI Mesh
  8. Karram MM, Baggish MS. Anatomy and Surgical Exposure of the Retropubic Space. In: Baggish MS, Karram MM, eds. Atlas of Pelvic Anatomy and Gynecologic Surgery. 5th ed. Elsevier; 2021:401–418.
    Cited on: The Retropubic Space
  9. Karram MM, Baggish MS. Cervical Stump Excision (Trachelectomy). In: Baggish MS, Karram MM, eds. Atlas of Pelvic Anatomy and Gynecologic Surgery. 5th ed. Elsevier; 2021:557-563.
    Cited on: Supracervical Hysterectomy at Sacrocolpopexy
  10. Karram MM, Mahdy A. Repair of Suburethral Diverticulum. In: Baggish MS, Karram MM, eds. Atlas of Pelvic Anatomy and Gynecologic Surgery. 5th ed. Elsevier; 2021:1037-1048.
    Cited on: Urethral Diverticulectomy
  11. Karram MM. Abdominal Repair of Vesicovaginal and Vesicouterine Fistula. In: Baggish MS, Karram MM, eds. Atlas of Pelvic Anatomy and Gynecologic Surgery. 5th ed. Elsevier; 2021:1079-1090.
    Cited on: O'Conor (Transabdominal Transvesical) VVF Repair
  12. Karram MM. Anal Sphincter Repair and Perineal Reconstruction. In: Baggish MS, Karram MM, eds. Atlas of Pelvic Anatomy and Gynecologic Surgery. 5th ed. Elsevier; 2021:1169-1180.
    Cited on: Anal Sphincteroplasty

Footnotes​

  1. Expert Profile: Mickey Karram. Research Directory. Accessed October 2026. ↩

  2. Microsoft Word. CV-Mickey-Karram-MD.doc. Accessed October 2026. ↩ ↩2

  3. About Mickey Dr. Mickey Karram Urogynecologist and Pelvic Surgeon. Accessed October 2026. ↩

  4. Past Presidents. AUGS. Accessed October 2026. ↩