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Jennifer M. Wu, MD, MPH

Jennifer M. Wu, MD, MPH

Department / Division:
Obstetrics and Gynecology / Urogynecology

Address:
DUMC 3192
Durham, NC 27710

Duke Urogynecology Consultants of Raleigh
2406 Blue Ridge Road, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27607

Appointment Telephone:
(919) 684-2471or
(919) 783-4299

Office Telephone:
(919) 668-7356 or
(919) 783-4299

Fax Telephone:
(919) 681-5929 or (919) 571-4697

Training:
  • M.D., University of California, San Francisco, 1999

Residency:
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital, 2003

Fellowship:
  • Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007

Other Degrees:
  • Master of Public Health, Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007

Clinical Interests:
Urinary incontinence; pelvic organ prolapse; fecal incontinence; rectovaginal and vesicovaginal fistulas; minimally invasive surgery

Research Interests:
Pelvic floor disorders
Epidemiology
Cost-effectiveness analyses
Cesarean delivery on maternal request

Representative Publications:
Wu JM, Williams KS, Hundley AF, Connolly A, Visco AG. Occiput posterior fetal head position increases the risk of anal sphincter injury in vacuum-assisted deliveries. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Aug;193(2):525-8; discussion 528-9. (2005) Abstract

Viswanathan M, Visco AG, Hartmann K, Wechter ME, Gartlehner G, Wu JM, Palmieri R, Funk MJ, Lux L, Swinson T, Lohr KN. Cesarean delivery on maternal request. Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full Rep). 2006 Mar;(133):1-138. (2006) Abstract

Wu JM, Williams KS, Hundley AF, Jannelli ML, Visco AG. Microscopic hematuria as a predictive factor for detecting bladder cancer at cystoscopy in women with irritative voiding symptoms. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006 May;194(5):1423-6. (2006) Abstract

Wu JM, Wells EC, Hundley AF, Connolly A, Williams KS, Visco AG. Mesh erosion in abdominal sacral colpopexy with and without concomitant hysterectomy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006 May;194(5):1418-22. (2006) Abstract

Visco AG, Viswanathan M, Lohr KN, Wechter ME, Gartlehner G, Wu JM, Palmieri R, Funk MJ, Lux L, Swinson T, Hartmann K. Cesarean delivery on maternal request: maternal and neonatal outcomes. Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Dec;108(6):1517-29. (2006) Abstract

Wu JM, Wechter ME, Geller EJ, Nguyen TV, Visco AG. Hysterectomy rates in the United States, 2003. Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Nov;110(5):1091-5. (2007) Abstract

Benavides L, Wu JM, Hundley AF, Ivester TS, Visco AG. The impact of occiput posterior fetal head position on the risk of anal sphincter injury in forceps-assisted vaginal deliveries. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005 May;192(5):1702-6. (2005) Abstract

Wu JM, Visco AG, Weidner AC, Myers ER. Is Burch colposuspension ever cost-effective compared with tension-free vaginal tape for stress incontinence? Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Jul;197(1):62.e1-5. (2007) Abstract

Jannelli ML, Wu JM, Plunkett LW, Williams KS, Visco AG. A randomized controlled trial of clean intermittent self-catheterization versus suprapubic catheterization after urogynecologic surgery. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Jul;197(1):72.e1-4. (2007) Abstract

Hundley AF, Maygarden S, Wu JM, Visco AG, Connolly A. Adequacy of urine cytology specimens: an assessment of collection techniques. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2007 Sep;18(9):997-1001. (2007) Abstract

Wu JM, Hundley AF, Visco AG. Elective primary cesarean delivery: attitudes of urogynecology and maternal-fetal medicine specialists. Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Feb;105(2):301-6. (2005) Abstract

Hundley AF, Wu JM, Visco AG. A comparison of perineometer to brink score for assessment of pelvic floor muscle strength. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005 May;192(5):1583-91. (2005) Abstract