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Mark D. Walters

Mark D. Walters

🇺🇸 United States🏥 Cleveland Clinic (Emeritus)MD

Training and career​

  • Former position Professor and vice chair of gynecology, Cleveland Clinic (retired)1

Walters coedited Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery.1

Key Publications​

Walters's cited papers address pelvic organ prolapse surgery, including anterior and posterior vaginal repairs and apical suspension, as well as stress urinary incontinence procedures and pelvic floor questionnaires.P2P3P4P5P6

  1. Paraiso MFR, Barber MD, Muir TW, et al. "Rectocele repair: A randomized trial of three surgical techniques including graft augmentation." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2006;195(6):1762–1771. doi

    Rectocele repair and graft augmentation trial (2006). Senior-authored a randomized comparison of three rectocele repairs that found no anatomical benefit from porcine graft augmentation.

    Cited on: Posterior Colporrhaphy
  2. Barber MD, Walters MD, Bump RC. Short forms of two condition-specific quality-of-life questionnaires for women with pelvic floor disorders (PFDI-20 and PFIQ-7). Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005;193:103–113. doi
    Cited on: Assessment Tools & Questionnaires
  3. Hill AJ, Jallad K, Walters MD. Laparoscopic Burch colposuspension using a 3-trocar system: tips and tricks. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2017;24(3):344. doi
    Cited on: Burch Colposuspension
  4. Rogers RG, Lebküchner U, Kammerer-Doak DN, Thompson PK, Walters MD, Nygaard IE. Obesity and retropubic surgery for stress incontinence: is there really an increased risk of intraoperative complications? Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006;195(6):1794-1798. doi
    Cited on: Burch Colposuspension
  5. Chmielewski L, Walters MD, Weber AM, Barber MD. "Reanalysis of a Randomized Trial of 3 Techniques of Anterior Colporrhaphy Using Clinically Relevant Definitions of Success." Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011;205(1):69.e1-8. doi
    Cited on: Anterior Colporrhaphy
  6. Paraiso MF, Ballard LA, Walters MD, Lee JC, Mitchinson AR. "Pelvic Support Defects and Visceral and Sexual Function in Women Treated With Sacrospinous Ligament Suspension and Pelvic Reconstruction." Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1996;175(6):1423-30. doi
    Cited on: Michigan Four-Wall Sacrospinous Ligament Suspension

Other Publications Cited on WARWIKI

8 additional publications with Mark D. Walters 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. Walters MD. Laparoscopic Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence (Burch Colposuspension). In: Baggish MS, Karram MM, eds. Atlas of Pelvic Anatomy and Gynecologic Surgery. 5th ed. Elsevier; 2021:1313-1316.
    Cited on: Paravaginal Repair
  2. Ferrando CA, Walters MD. A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial on the effect of local analgesia on postoperative gluteal pain in patients undergoing sacrospinous ligament colpopexy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018;218(6):599.e1-599.e8. doi
    Cited on: Sacrospinous Hysteropexy
  3. Unger CA, Barber MD, Walters MD. Ultrasound Evaluation of the Urethra and Bladder Neck Before and After Transurethral Bulking. Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery. 2016;22(2):118-122. doi
    Cited on: Coaptite — Calcium Hydroxylapatite (CaHA)
  4. Unger CA, Walters MD, Ridgeway B, Jelovsek JE, Barber MD, Paraiso MF. "Incidence of Adverse Events After Uterosacral Colpopexy for Uterovaginal and Posthysterectomy Vault Prolapse." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2015;212(5):603.e1-603.e7. doi
    Cited on: Uterosacral Ligament Suspension (USLS)
  5. Unger CA, Walters MD. "Female clitoral priapism: an over-the-counter option for management." J Sex Med. 2014;11(9):2354-2356. doi
    Cited on: Clitoral Pain, Priapism and Enlargement
  6. Gustilo-Ashby AM, Jelovsek JE, Barber MD, Yoo EH, Paraiso MF, Walters MD. The incidence of ureteral obstruction and the value of intraoperative cystoscopy during vaginal surgery for pelvic organ prolapse. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006;194(5):1478-1485. doi
    Cited on: Colpocleisis (Le Fort and Total)
  7. Weber AM, Walters MD, Piedmonte MR. "Sexual Function and Vaginal Anatomy in Women Before and After Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Urinary Incontinence." Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2000;182(6):1610-5. doi
    Cited on: Posterior Colporrhaphy
  8. Weber AM, Walters MD. "Anterior Vaginal Prolapse: Review of Anatomy and Techniques of Surgical Repair." Obstet Gynecol. 1997;89(2):311-8. doi
    Cited on: Paravaginal Repair

Footnotes​

  1. A Look Back: Innovations in the Field of Urogynecology. Accessed October 2026. ↩ ↩2