Department / Division:
Obstetrics and Gynecology / Urogynecology

Address:
DUMC 3192
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
919-684-2471

Office Telephone:
919-684-4647

Fax Telephone:
919-681-5929

• MD, Duke University School of Medicine, 1992

• OB/GYN, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University (Massachusetts), 1992-1996

• Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, 1996-1999

Clinical Interests:
Pelvic organ prolapse, urinary and fecal incontinence, reconstructive pelvic surgery, gynecologic surgery, robotic surgery

Research Interests:
Childbirth related maternal pelvic floor injury and recovery.

Application of quantitative electromyographic techniques to the diagnosis of pelvic floor dysfunction and assessment of pelvic floor neuropathy; surgical and  non-surgical outcomes relative to neuromuscular function.

Magnetic resonance imaging of the female pelvic floor.

Instruments for objective description of prolapse and prediction of prevalence, quality of life, and prediction of success of surgical repair.

Allograft and xenograft materials in pelvic reconstructive surgery.

Representative Publications:
FIGUERS C, BOYLE K, CAPRIO K, WEIDNER AC. Pelvic floor muscle activity and urinary incontinence in weight-bearing female athletes vs. non-athletes.   Journal of Women’s Health Physical Therapy, Spring 2008, 32(1): 7-10. (2008)

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

South MM, Foster RT, Webster GD, Weidner AC, Amundsen CL. Surgical excision of eroded mesh after prior abdominal sacrocolpopexy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Dec;197(6):615.e1-5. (2007) Abstract

SOUTH MT, JAMISON MG, WEIDNER AC.  Outcomes after combined perineoplasty with overlapping anal sphincteroplasty for fecal incontinence.  J Pelvic Med Surg. Nov/Dec 2007; 13(6): 345-349. (2007)

Jamison MG, Weidner AC, Romero AA, Amundsen CL. Lack of psychological resilience: an important correlate for urinary incontinence. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2007 Oct;18(10):1127-32. (2007) Abstract

Foster RT Sr, Borawski KM, South MM, Weidner AC, Webster GD, Amundsen CL. A randomized, controlled trial evaluating 2 techniques of postoperative bladder testing after transvaginal surgery. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Dec;197(6):627.e1-4. (2007) Abstract

Foster RT Sr, Barber MD, Parasio MF, Walters MD, Weidner AC, Amundsen CL. A prospective assessment of overactive bladder symptoms in a cohort of elderly women who underwent transvaginal surgery for advanced pelvic organ prolapse. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Jul;197(1):82.e1-4. (2007) Abstract

Downing KT, Hoyte LP, Warfield SK, Weidner AC. Racial differences in pelvic floor muscle thickness in asymptomatic nulliparas as seen on magnetic resonance imaging-based three-dimensional color thickness mapping. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Dec;197(6):625.e1-4. (2007) Abstract

BRANHAM V, THOMAS J, JAFFE T, CROCKETT M, SOUTH M, JAMISON M, WEIDNER AC.   Levator ani abnormality 6 weeks after delivery persists at 6 months. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2007;197:65 e1-6. (2007)

Weidner AC, Jamison MG, Branham V, South MM, Borawski KM, Romero AA. Neuropathic injury to the levator ani occurs in 1 in 4 primiparous women. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Dec;195(6):1851-6. (2006) Abstract

Flynn MK, Weidner AC, Amundsen CL. Sensory nerve injury after uterosacral ligament suspension. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Dec;195(6):1869-72. (2006) Abstract

Barber MD, Amundsen CL, Paraiso MF, Weidner AC, Romero A, Walters MD. Quality of life after surgery for genital prolapse in elderly women: obliterative and reconstructive surgery. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2006 Nov 17. (2006) Abstract

Hoyte L, Thomas J, Foster RT, Shott S, Jakab M, Weidner AC. Racial differences in pelvic morphology among asymptomatic nulliparous women as seen on three-dimensional magnetic resonance images. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Dec;193(6):2035-40. (2005) Abstract

Flynn MK, Romero AA, Amundsen CL, Weidner AC. Vascular anatomy of the presacral space: a fresh tissue cadaver dissection. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005 May;192(5):1501-5. (2005) Abstract

Drake NL, Weidner AC, Webster GD, Amundsen CL. Patient characteristics and management of dermal allograft extrusions. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2005 Sep-Oct;16(5):375-7. (2005) Abstract

Drake NL, Flynn MK, Romero AA, Weidner AC, Amundsen CL. Nocturnal polyuria in women with overactive bladder symptoms and nocturia. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005 May;192(5):1682-6. (2005) Abstract

Weber AM, Buchsbaum GM, Chen B, Clark AL, Damaser MS, Daneshgari F, Davis G, DeLancey J, Kenton K, Weidner AC, Word RA. Basic science and translational research in female pelvic floor disorders: proceedings of an NIH-sponsored meeting. Neurourol Urodyn. 2004;23(4):288-301. (2004) Abstract

Romero AA, Amundsen CL, Weidner AC, Webster GD. Transvaginal endoscopic removal of eroded mesh after abdominal sacral colpopexy. Obstet Gynecol. 2004 May;103(5 Pt 2):1040-2. (2004) Abstract

Weidner AC, Myers ER, Visco AG, Cundiff GW, Bump RC. Which women with stress incontinence require urodynamic evaluation? Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2001 Jan;184(2):20-7. (2001) Abstract

Weber AM, Abrams P, Brubaker L, Cundiff G, Davis G, Dmochowski RR, Fischer J, Hull T, Nygaard I, Weidner AC. The standardization of terminology for researchers in female pelvic floor disorders. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2001;12(3):178-86. (2001) Abstract

Visco AG, Weidner AC, Barber MD, Myers ER, Cundiff GW, Bump RC, Addison WA. Vaginal mesh erosion after abdominal sacral colpopexy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2001 Feb;184(3):297-302. (2001) Abstract

Visco AG, Taber KH, Weidner AC, Barber MD, Myers ER. Cost-effectiveness of universal cystoscopy to identify ureteral injury at hysterectomy. Obstet Gynecol. 2001 May;97(5 Pt 1):685-92. (2001) Abstract

Cundiff GW, Weidner AC, Visco AG. Effectiveness of laparoscopic cadaveric dissection in enhancing resident comprehension of pelvic anatomy. J Am Coll Surg. 2001 Apr;192(4):492-7. (2001) Abstract

Weidner AC, Sanders DB, Nandedkar SD, Bump RC. Quantitative electromyographic analysis of levator ani and external anal sphincter muscles of nulliparous women. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2000 Nov;183(5):1249-56. (2000) Abstract

Weidner AC, Barber MD, Visco AG, Bump RC, Sanders DB. Pelvic muscle electromyography of levator ani and external anal sphincter in nulliparous women and women with pelvic floor dysfunction. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2000 Dec;183(6):1390-9; discussion 1399-401. (2000) Abstract

Barber MD, Visco AG, Weidner AC, Amundsen CL, Bump RC. Bilateral uterosacral ligament vaginal vault suspension with site-specific endopelvic fascia defect repair for treatment of pelvic organ prolapse. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2000 Dec;183(6):1402-10; discussion 1410-1. (2000) Abstract

Visco AG, Weidner AC, Cundiff GW, Bump RC. Observed patient compliance with a structured outpatient bladder retraining program. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1999 Dec;181(6):1392-4. (1999) Abstract

Barber MD, Cundiff GW, Weidner AC, Coates KW, Bump RC, Addison WA. Accuracy of clinical assessment of paravaginal defects in women with anterior vaginal wall prolapse. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1999 Jul;181(1):87-90. (1999) Abstract

Weidner AC, Low VH. Imaging studies of the pelvic floor. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 1998 Dec;25(4):825-48, vii. (1998) Abstract

Cundiff GW, Weidner AC, Visco AG, Addison WA, Bump RC. An anatomic and functional assessment of the discrete defect rectocele repair. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1998 Dec;179(6 Pt 1):1451-6; discussion 1456-7. (1998) Abstract

Cundiff G, Weidner AC, Hammond CB. A comprehensive resident training program in operative endoscopy. Obstet Gynecol. 1998 Nov;92(5):891. (1998) Abstract

Weidner AC, Cundiff GW, Harris RL, Addison WA. Sacral osteomyelitis: an unusual complication of abdominal sacral colpopexy. Obstet Gynecol. 1997 Oct;90(4 Pt 2):689-91. (1997) Abstract

Weidner AC, Bump RC. Terminology of pelvic organ prolapse. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 1997 Oct;9(5):309-12. (1997) Abstract

Bump RC, Coates KW, Cundiff GW, Harris RL, Weidner AC. Diagnosing intrinsic sphincteric deficiency: comparing urethral closure pressure, urethral axis, and Valsalva leak point pressures. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1997 Aug;177(2):303-10. (1997) Abstract