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FIALKOW, MD, MPH, Michael F

Assistant Professor
Director, Residency Surgical Skills Training
ISIS Faculty

Specialties:
Urogynecology:
• Complications from pelvic reconstructive surgery
• Pelvic organ prolapse
• Urinary incontinence
• Fecal incontinence
Licensure:
• Washington, 1999
Certification:
• Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2005
Joined UW:
7/1/01
Education:
• MD degree
  (University of Washington, 1997)
• Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  (University of Washington, 2001)
• Fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and
  Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
  (University of Washington, 2004)
• MPH in Epidemiology
  (University of Washington School of Public Health, 2006)
• Women's Reproductive Health Research Career
  Development Program
• Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Pelvic
  Surgery
  (University of Washington, July 2004–July 2007)
Research Interests:
• Pelvic organ prolapse
• Epidemiology of pelvic floor disorders
• Simulation and medical education
Professional Organizations:
• American Urogynecologic Society
• International Continence Society
Honors:
• President's Award for Resident/Fellow research paper,
  Society of Gynecologic Surgeons annual meeting,
  Dallas, TX, 2002
• Research Training Scholar Award, Women's Health
  Research Career Development Program, University of
  Washington, 2004-2007
Selected Publications:
Hoppe K, Fialkow M, Dighe M, Cheng E. Intrauterine Air Embolism Associated with a Rectovaginal Fistula in a Pregnant Woman. Obstet Gynecol.

Fialkow M, Benedetti T, Kim S (2011). Shoulder Dystocia. MedPortal

Fialkow MF, Goff BA. Training the next generation of minimally invasive surgeons. J Minim Invasvive Gynecol. 2009 Mar-Apr;16(2): 136-41

Fialkow MF, Newton K, Lentz G, Weiss N. Incidence of recurrent pelvic organ prolapse 10 years following primary surgical management: A corhort study. Int Urogynecol j Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2008 Nov;19(11): 1483-7.

Fialkow MF, Gaston Symons R, Flum DR. Reoperation for urinary incontinence. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Nov; 199(5): 546.e1-8.

Fialkow MF, Newton KM, Lentz GM, Weiss NS. Lifetime risk of surgical management for pelvic organ prolapse or urinary incontinence. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2008 Mar;19(3):437-40 Epub 2007 Sep 26.

Fialkow MF, Lentz GM, Miller EA, Miller JL. Complications from transvaginal pubovaginal slings using bone anchor fixation. Urology. 2004 Dec;64(6):1127-32.

Melville J, Miller EA, Fialkow MF, Lentz GM, Miller J, Fenner DE. Relationship between patient report and physician assessment of urinary incontinence severity. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2003;189(1):76–80.

Fialkow MF, Melville J, Lentz GM, Miller EA, Miller J, Fenner DE. The functional and psychosocial impact of fecal incontinence. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 2003;189(1):127–9.

Fialkow MF, Gardella C, Melville J, Lentz GM, Fenner DE. Posterior vaginal wall defects and their relation to measures of pelvic floor neuromuscular function and posterior compartment symptoms. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2002;187(6):1443–8.

Rubin SM, Strull WM, Fialkow MF, Weiss SJ, Lo B. Increasing the completion of the durable power of attorney for health care. A randomized, controlled trial. JAMA 1994;271:209–12.
Books:
Lentz GL, Fialkow MF. Lower Urinary Tract Disorders. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Clinical Updates in Women's Health Care. Vol 7, (4) Oct. 2008
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Contact Information

Clinic Appts
206-598-5960, Surgery Pavilion
Academic Phone
206-543-3045
Office
UW Dept of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Box Number
356460