Fellowship Director

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, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, 1991

• OB/GYN, University of Texas, 1995

• Female Urology Fellowship, University of Texas, 1996

Clinical Interests:
Urinary incontinence, voiding dysfunction, urodynamics, pelvic organ prolapse, gynecologic surgery, reconstructive pelvic surgery, neural prosthesis for bladder control, nocturnal voiding

Research Interests:
- Application of nerve stimulation (Interstim therapy) for control of continence
- Evalaution of botox therapy for urinary urge incontinence
- Evaluation and treatment for nocturnal voiding
- Application of nerve stimulation for control of continence and enable proper voiding in individuals with Spinal cord injuries
- Application of nerve stimulation for urinary retention
- Minimally invasive prolapse surgery using graft material for enhancing pelvic organ prolapse repairs
-Treatment for stress urinary incontinence with minimally invasive techniques

Representative Publications:
Yoo PB, Klein SM, Grafstein NH, Horvath EE, Amundsen CL, Webster GD, Grill WM. Pudendal nerve stimulation evokes reflex bladder contractions in persons with chronic spinal cord injury. Neurourol Urodyn. 2007;26(7):1020-3. (2007) Abstract

South MM, Romero AA, Jamison MG, Webster GD, Amundsen CL. Detrusor overactivity does not predict outcome of sacral neuromodulation test stimulation. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2007 Mar 16. (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 M, Amundsen CL. Pelvic organ prolapse: a review of the current literature. Minerva Ginecol. 2007 Dec;59(6):601-12. (2007) Abstract

Sherman ND, Amundsen CL. Current and future techniques of neuromodulation for bladder dysfunction. Curr Urol Rep. 2007 Nov;8(6):448-54. (2007) Abstract

Parsons M, Tissot W, Cardozo L, Diokno A, Amundsen CL, Coats AC. Normative bladder diary measurements: Night versus day. Neurourol Urodyn. 2007 Mar 2. (2007) Abstract

Parsons M, Amundsen CL, Cardozo L, Vella M, Webster GD, Coats AC. Bladder diary patterns in detrusor overactivity and urodynamic stress incontinence. Neurourol Urodyn. 2007 Mar 2. (2007) Abstract

Lemack G, Amundsen CL, Griebling T, Badlani G, Peters K. Highlights from the Society of Urodynamics and Female Urology and International Society of Pelvic Neuromodulation Annual Meeeting. J Urol 2007 177 (2): 691-5.
(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 Mar 9. (2007) Abstract

Goldman HB, Amundsen CL, Mangel J, Grill J, Bennett M, Gustafson KJ, Grill WM. Dorsal genital nerve stimulation for the treatment of overactive bladder symptoms. Neurourol Urodyn. 2007 Dec 18. (2007) Abstract

Foster RT, Amundsen CL, Webster GD. The utility of magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosis and surgical planning before transvaginal periurethral diverticulectomy in women. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2007 Mar;18(3):315-319. (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

Foster RT Sr, Anoia EJ, Webster GD, Amundsen CL. In patients undergoing neuromodulation for intractable urge incontinence a reduction in 24-hr pad weight after the initial test stimulation best predicts long-term patient satisfaction. Neurourol Urodyn. 2007;26(2):213-7. (2007) Abstract

Dylewski DA, Jamison MG, Borawski KM, Sherman ND, Amundsen CL, Webster GD. A statistical comparison of pad numbers versus pad weights in the quantification of urinary incontinence. Neurourol Urodyn. 2007;26(1):3-7. (2007) Abstract

Cundiff GW, Amundsen CL, Bent AE, Coates KW, Schaffer JI, Strohbehn K, Handa VL. The PESSRI study: symptom relief outcomes of a randomized crossover trial of the ring and Gellhorn pessaries. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Apr;196(4):405.e1-8. (2007) Abstract

Borawski KM, Foster RT, Webster GD, Amundsen CL. Predicting implantation with a neuromodulator using two different test stimulation techniques: A prospective randomized study in urge incontinent women. Neurourol Urodyn. 2007;26(1):14-8. (2007) Abstract

Amundsen CL, Parsons M, Tissot B, Cardozo L, Diokno A, Coats AC. Bladder diary measurements in asymptomatic females: Functional bladder capacity, frequency, and 24-hr volume. Neurourol Urodyn. 2007 Feb 21. (2007) 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

Anger JT, Amundsen CL, Webster GD. Obstruction after Burch colposuspension: a return to retropubic urethrolysis. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2006 Sep;17(5):455-9. (2006) Abstract

Sherman ND, Jamison MG, Webster GD, Amundsen CL. Sacral neuromodulation for the treatment of refractory urinary urge incontinence after stress incontinence surgery. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Dec;193(6):2083-7. (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

Amundsen CL, Romero AA, Jamison MG, Webster GD. Sacral neuromodulation for intractable urge incontinence: are there factors associated with cure? Urology. 2005 Oct;66(4):746-50. (2005) Abstract

Flynn MK, Webster GD, Amundsen CL. The effect of botulinum-A toxin on patients with severe urge urinary incontinence. J Urol. 2004 Dec;172(6 Pt 1):2316-20. (2004) Abstract

Flynn MK, Amundsen CL. Delayed presentation and successful repair of a recurrent vesicovaginal fistula after hysterectomy and primary abdominal repair. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2004 Jan-Feb;15(1):53-5. (2004) Abstract

Amundsen CL, Flynn BJ, Webster GD. Anatomical correction of vaginal vault prolapse by uterosacral ligament fixation in women who also require a pubovaginal sling. J Urol. 2003 May;169(5):1770-4. (2003) Abstract

Amundsen CL, Webster GD. Sacral neuromodulation in an older, urge-incontinent population. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2002 Dec;187(6):1462-5; discussion 1465. (2002) Abstract