Assistant Professor, Urologic Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Urology

Dr. Melissa R. Kaufman works in the field of Urology. He graduated from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine has a rank of 83 in research and a 35 in primary care He has 1 awards "Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification". Melissa R. Kaufman, MD is also a published doctor. He has 28 paper published. The most recent paper is: Overactive bladder and autonomic dysfunction: Lower urinary tract symptoms in females with postural tachycardia syndrome.

Publications

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• Evaluating the Role of Operative Repair of Extraperitoneal Bladder Rupture Following Blunt Pelvic Trauma.
• Overactive Bladder and autonomic dysfunction: Lower urinary tract symptoms in females with postural tachycardia syndrome.
• Patient perception of transvaginal mesh and the media.
• Analysis of patient and technical factors associated with midUrethral sling mesh exposure and perforation.
• Urinary retention rates after intravesical onabotulinumtoxinA injection for idiopathic overactive Bladder in clinical practice and predictors of this outcome.
• Trends in urodynamics in U.S. feMale medicare beneficiaries, 2000-2010.
• Autologous Muscle Derived Cells for Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women.
• Difference between Urethral Circumference and Artificial Urinary Sphincter Cuff Size, and its Effect on Postoperative Incontinence.
• Comparative revision rates of inflatable Penile prostheses using woven dacron® fabric cylinders.
• Interobserver variability when employing the IUGA/ICS classification system for complications related to prostheses and grafts in feMale pelvic floor surgery.
• Mirabegron for Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms.
• Immediate effects of the initial FDA notification on the use of surgical mesh for pelvic organ prolapse surgery in medicare beneficiaries.
• Approach to management of iatrogenic foreign bodies of the lower urinary tract following reconstructive pelvic surgery.
• Safety and efficacy of sling for persistent stress urinary incontinence after bulking injection.
• Mixed incontinence and cystocele: postoperative urge symptoms are not predicted by preoperative urodynamics.
• The effects of isolated posterior compartment defects on lower urinary tract symptoms and urodynamic findings.
• High yield of urodynamics performed for refractory nonneurogenic Dysfunctional voiding in the pediatric population.
• Case reports: periUrethral bulking agents and presumed Urethral diverticula.
• The evolution of obstruction induced overactive Bladder symptoms following urethrolysis for female Bladder outlet obstruction.
• Refractory overactive Bladder after urethrolysis for Bladder outlet obstruction: management with sacral neuromodulation.
• Diagnosis and management of outlet obstruction in the feMale.
• Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the urinary Bladder in a 27-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus.
• Open Renal biopsy: comorbidities and complications in a contemporary series.
• Positive influence of robotically assisted laparoscopic Prostatectomy on the collaborative-care pathway for open radical Prostatectomy.
• The evidence-based pathway for peri-operative management of open and robotically assisted laparoscopic radical Prostatectomy.
• Comparison of length of hospital stay between radical retropubic Prostatectomy and robotic assisted laparoscopic Prostatectomy.
• Short- and long-term complications of therapy for testicular Cancer.

Schools

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• University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences

Procedures Preformed

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• Cystectomy
• Cystometry
• Cystourethroscopy and TransUrethral Resection of Bladder Neck
• Incontinence Sling Procedure
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Conditions Treated

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• Atrophic Vaginitis
• Bladder Atony
• Bladder Cancer
• Bladder Infection
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Doctors Specialties

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• Urology

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification

Education

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• Vanderbilt University
• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine

Hospital

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• Vanderbilt Hospital and Clinics

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1376690255
NPPES Provider LastName		KAUFMAN
NPPES Provider FirstName		MELISSA
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		372320001
NPPES Provider State		TN
Specialty Description		Urology
Total Claim Count		348.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1376690255
Last Name Of The Provider	KAUFMAN
First Name Of The Provider	MELISSA
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