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Richard Bump

🇺🇸 United States

Known for​

  • POP-Q prolapse measurement system (1996). Chaired the committee that published a standardized system for measuring and staging female pelvic organ prolapse.1 Cited on WARWIKI: POP Overview.
  • Duke urogynecology fellowship. Co-founded Duke University’s urogynecology fellowship with W. Allen Addison.2

Training and career​

  • Current position Volunteer clinical professor emeritus of obstetrics and gynecology, Indiana University School of Medicine3
  • Medical school Ohio State University3
  • Leadership Co-founder, Duke University urogynecology fellowship program34; president, American Urogynecologic Society (1997–1998)5

Contributions​

Bump's cited work covers standardized terminology and staging for female pelvic organ prolapse and the PFDI-20 and PFIQ-7 short-form pelvic floor questionnaires.678

Cited on WARWIKI

2 publications with Richard Bump 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. Bump RC, Mattiasson A, Bø K, et al. The standardization of terminology of female pelvic organ prolapse and pelvic floor dysfunction. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1996;175:10–17. doi
    Cited on: Female Pelvic Examination & POP-Q Staging · Anterior Compartment Prolapse · POP Overview
  2. Barber MD, Walters MD, Bump RC. Short forms of two condition-specific quality-of-life questionnaires for women with pelvic floor disorders (PFDI-20 and PFIQ-7). Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005;193:103–113. doi
    Cited on: Assessment Tools & Questionnaires

Footnotes​

  1. Bump RC, Mattiasson A, Bø K, et al. "The standardization of terminology of female pelvic organ prolapse and pelvic floor dysfunction." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1996;175(1):10–17. doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(96)70243-0 ↩

  2. Passing of W. Allen Addison, MD, Professor Emeritus | Duke Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Accessed October 2026. ↩

  3. Richard C. Bump, MD. Accessed October 2026. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  4. Passing of W. Allen Addison, MD, Professor Emeritus. Duke Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Accessed October 2026. ↩

  5. Past Presidents. AUGS. Accessed October 2026. ↩

  6. Bump RC, Mattiasson A, Bo K, et al. "The Standardization of Terminology of Female Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction." Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1996;175(1):10-17. PMID:8694033. ↩

  7. Bump RC, Mattiasson A, Bø K, et al. The standardization of terminology of female pelvic organ prolapse and pelvic floor dysfunction. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1996;175:10–17. doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(96)70243-0 ↩

  8. Barber MD, Walters MD, Bump RC. Short forms of two condition-specific quality-of-life questionnaires for women with pelvic floor disorders (PFDI-20 and PFIQ-7). Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005;193:103–113. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2004.12.025 ↩