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Sandip P. Vasavada

Sandip P. Vasavada

🇺🇸 United States🏥 Cleveland ClinicMD
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Training and career​

  • Current position Urologic director, Center for Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic; professor of surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine1
  • Medical school Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine12
  • Residency Urology, Cleveland Clinic12
  • Other training Female urology, neuro-urology, and reconstruction, UCLA, under Shlomo Raz12
  • Leadership Past president, Society for Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine, and Urogenital Reconstruction1

Key Publications​

His confirmed cited work covers female stress urinary incontinence guidance and reconstructive procedures for urethral diverticula, urethral prolapse, vaginal stenosis, and vesicovaginal fistula.P3P4P5P6P7

  1. Gormley EA, Lightner DJ, Burgio KL, et al. "Diagnosis and Treatment of Overactive Bladder (Non-Neurogenic) in Adults: AUA/SUFU Guideline." Journal of Urology. 2012;188(6S):2455–2463. doi

    AUA/SUFU overactive bladder guideline (2012). Served on the panel that authored the AUA/SUFU guideline for diagnosis and treatment of nonneurogenic overactive bladder.

  2. Kobashi KC, Albo ME, Dmochowski RR, et al. "Surgical Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: AUA/SUFU Guideline." Journal of Urology. 2017;198(4):875–883. doi

    AUA/SUFU female stress urinary incontinence surgery guideline (2017). Served on the panel that authored surgical treatment guidance for female stress urinary incontinence.

  3. Kobashi KC, Vasavada S, Bloschichak A, et al. Updates to Surgical Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI): AUA/SUFU Guideline (2023). J Urol. 2023;209:1091–1098. doi
    Cited on: Porcine Acellular Collagen Matrix · Porcine Small Intestinal Submucosa (SIS) · Tutoplast-Processed Allografts
  4. Clifton MM, Gurunluoglu R, Pizarro-Berdichevsky J, Baker T, Vasavada SP. Treatment of vaginal stenosis with fasciocutaneous Singapore flap. Int Urogynecol J. 2017;28(3):493–5. doi
    Cited on: Singapore Flap (Pudendal Thigh Fasciocutaneous Flap) · V-Y Advancement Flap · Pelvic Fracture Urethral Injury (PFUI)
  5. Ingber MS, Firoozi F, Vasavada SP, et al. "Surgically corrected urethral diverticula: long-term voiding dysfunction and reoperation rates." Urology. 2011;77(1):65-69. doi
    Cited on: Urethral Diverticulum
  6. Hill AJ, Siff L, Vasavada SP, Paraiso MFR. "Surgical excision of urethral prolapse." International Urogynecology Journal. 2016;27(10):1601-1603. doi
    Cited on: Urethral Prolapse
  7. Vasavada SP. Urethral Diverticula. In: Montague DK, Gill IS, Angermeier KW, Ross JH, eds. Textbook of Reconstructive Urologic Surgery. Informa Healthcare; 2008:562-566.
    Cited on: Urethral Diverticulectomy

Other Publications Cited on WARWIKI

4 additional publications with Sandip P. Vasavada 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. Zillioux J, Vasavada SP. Transperitoneal Vesicovaginal Fistula Repair. In: Smith JA Jr, Dmochowski RR, Thomas JC, Preminger GM, eds. Hinman's Atlas of Urologic Surgery. 5th ed. Elsevier; 2025:450-453.
    Cited on: O'Conor (Transabdominal Transvesical) VVF Repair
  2. Sajadi KP, Vasavada SP. "Complications of transvaginal apical repairs: evaluation and management." In: Goldman HB, ed. Complications of Female Incontinence and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery. Springer; 2013:49–58. doi
    Cited on: Breisky-Navratil Retractor
  3. Mori R, Vasavada S, Baker D, Sabanegh E. Treatment of debilitating cremasteric synkinesia with intracremasteric botulinum-A toxin injections. Urology. 2011;78(1):214–216. doi
    Cited on: Scrotal Botulinum Toxin A Injection ("Scrotox")
  4. Thomas AA, Rackley RR, Lee U, Goldman HB, Vasavada SP, Hansel DE. "Urethral diverticula in 90 female patients: a study with emphasis on neoplastic alterations." J Urol. 2008;180(6):2463-2467. doi
    Cited on: Urethral Diverticulectomy

Footnotes​

  1. Dr. Sandip Vasavada, MD. Request Appointment. Accessed October 2026. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  2. Spring_2018_0.pdf. Accessed October 2026. ↩ ↩2 ↩3