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Peter Dwyer

🏥 Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Australia
Mentored by
Stuart Stanton
Trainees (34)
Marcus Carey · 1996 Anna Rosamilia · 1997Paul Moran · 1997Donna Gilmour · 1998 Chris Maher · 1999Steven Schraffordt · 2000Chris Chong · 2001Jane Manning · 2001Michelle Fynes · 2001Barry O’Reilly · 2002Chahin Achtari · 2002 Judith Goh · 2002PK Tan · 2004Yik Lim · 2004Brigitte Fatton · 2005Lore Schierlitz · 2006Kobi Stav · 2007Alison De Sousa · 2008Francesco Kaplan · 2008Gerry Agnew · 2009Joseph Lee · 2010Faye Chou · 2012Julio Alvarez · 2012Kristina Cvash · 2014Carly Walsh · 2016Lin Li Ow · 2016Nikki Dykes · 2017Payam Nikpoor · 2018Ariel Zilberlicht · 2020Debjyoti Karmakar · 2020Frida Carswell · 2021Mugdha Kulkarni · 2021James Alexander · 2022Barry O'Reilly

Biography​

Peter L. Dwyer is director of urogynecology at Mercy Hospital for Women in Melbourne and a clinical professor at the University of Melbourne.1 He trained with Stuart Stanton in urogynecology.2 He was president of the International Urogynecological Association from 2002 to 2004 and editor in chief of the International Urogynecology Journal from 2010 to 2017.1

Contributions​

His cited work covers surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence, including Burch colposuspension, midurethral slings, and pubovaginal slings. It also describes vaginal apical prolapse repairs, including iliococcygeus, sacrospinous, uterosacral, and modified McCall approaches.34567

Cited on WARWIKI

12 publications with Peter Dwyer as a listed author are cited on WARWIKI, ordered by the number of pages that cite them. Papers whose author list is shortened to "et al." before this name are not included.

  1. Dykes N, Dwyer P, Rosamilia A, Zilberlicht A. "Video and Review of the Surgical Management of Recurrent Urethral Diverticulum." Int Urogynecol J. 2020;31(12):2679–2681. doi
    Cited on: Martius Flap · Urethral Diverticulectomy
  2. Karmakar D, Dwyer PL. Vaginal approach to apical suspension. In: Cardozo L, Staskin D, eds. Textbook of Female Urology and Urogynecology. Vol 2: Surgical Perspectives. 5th ed. CRC Press; 2023:925-929.
    Cited on: McCall Culdoplasty
  3. Zilberlicht A, Karmakar D, Dwyer PL, Murray C, Kugelman N. Predictors of surgical failure of open Burch colposuspension versus retropubic midurethral sling for stress urinary incontinence. Urology. 2023;177:69-73. doi
    Cited on: Burch Colposuspension
  4. Karmakar D, Dwyer PL, Murray C, et al. Long-term effectiveness and safety of open Burch colposuspension vs retropubic midurethral sling for stress urinary incontinence — results from a large comparative study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021;224(6):593.e1-593.e8. doi
    Cited on: Burch Colposuspension
  5. Zilberlicht A, Dwyer PL, Karmakar D, Carswell F, Schierlitz L. Extraperitoneal high vaginal cuff suspension at the time of vaginal hysterectomy for advanced uterovaginal prolapse: results of a modified McCall technique from a longitudinal clinical study. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2021;61(2):258-262. doi
    Cited on: McCall Culdoplasty
  6. Karmakar D, Dwyer PL, Thomas E, Schierlitz L. "Extraperitoneal Uterosacral Suspension Technique for Post Hysterectomy Apical Prolapse in 472 Women: Results From a Longitudinal Clinical Study." BJOG. 2019;126(4):536-542. doi
    Cited on: Uterosacral Ligament Suspension (USLS)
  7. Walsh CE, Ow LL, Rajamaheswari N, Dwyer PL. The Manchester repair: an instructional video. Int Urogynecol J. 2017;28(9):1425-1427. doi
    Cited on: Manchester-Fothergill Procedure
  8. Ow LL, Walsh CE, Rajamaheswari N, Dwyer PL. "Technique of Extraperitoneal Uterosacral Ligament Suspension for Apical Suspension." International Urogynecology Journal. 2016;27(4):637-639. doi
    Cited on: Uterosacral Ligament Suspension (USLS)
  9. Kaplan F, Alvarez J, Dwyer P. "Nonsurgical separation of complete labial fusion using a Hegar dilator in postmenopausal women." Int Urogynecol J. 2015;26(2):297–8. doi
    Cited on: Hegar Dilators
  10. Schierlitz L, Dwyer PL, Rosamilia A, et al. "Three-year follow-up of tension-free vaginal tape compared with transobturator tape in women with stress urinary incontinence and intrinsic sphincter deficiency." Obstet Gynecol. 2012;119(2 Pt 1):321-327. doi
    Cited on: Retropubic Mid-Urethral Sling
  11. Maher CF, O'Reilly BA, Dwyer PL, Carey MP, Cornish A, Schluter P. Pubovaginal sling versus transurethral Macroplastique for stress urinary incontinence and intrinsic sphincter deficiency: a prospective randomised controlled trial. BJOG. 2005;112(6):797-801. doi
    Cited on: Urethral Bulking Agents
  12. Maher CF, Murray CJ, Carey MP, Dwyer PL, Ugoni AM. Iliococcygeus or sacrospinous fixation for vaginal vault prolapse. Obstet Gynecol. 2001;98(1):40-4. doi
    Cited on: Iliococcygeus Fascia Suspension

Footnotes​

  1. ICS. Prof Peter L Dwyer. Accessed October 2026. ↩ ↩2

  2. ICS News. In Memory of Stuart Stanton. Accessed October 2026. ↩

  3. Karmakar D, Dwyer PL, Murray C, et al. Long-term effectiveness and safety of open Burch colposuspension vs retropubic midurethral sling for stress urinary incontinence — results from a large comparative study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021;224(6):593.e1-593.e8. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2020.11.043 ↩

  4. Zilberlicht A, Karmakar D, Dwyer PL, Murray C, Kugelman N. Predictors of surgical failure of open Burch colposuspension versus retropubic midurethral sling for stress urinary incontinence. Urology. 2023;177:69-73. doi:10.1016/j.urology.2023.04.019 ↩

  5. Schierlitz L, Dwyer PL, Rosamilia A, et al. "Three-year follow-up of tension-free vaginal tape compared with transobturator tape in women with stress urinary incontinence and intrinsic sphincter deficiency." Obstet Gynecol. 2012;119(2 Pt 1):321-327. doi:10.1097/aog.0b013e31823dfc73 ↩

  6. Maher CF, O'Reilly BA, Dwyer PL, Carey MP, Cornish A, Schluter P. Pubovaginal sling versus transurethral Macroplastique for stress urinary incontinence and intrinsic sphincter deficiency: a prospective randomised controlled trial. BJOG. 2005;112(6):797-801. doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2005.00547.x ↩

  7. Maher CF, Murray CJ, Carey MP, Dwyer PL, Ugoni AM. Iliococcygeus or sacrospinous fixation for vaginal vault prolapse. Obstet Gynecol. 2001;98(1):40-4. doi:10.1016/s0029-7844(01)01378-301378-3)) ↩