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John Occhino

🏥 Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Mentored by · fellowship 2010
John B. Gebhart
Trainees (8)
Jenifer Byrnes · 2018Erik Hokenstad · 2019Allan Leach Jr. · 2020Cassandra Kisby · 2021Rubin Raju · 2022Darlene Vargas Maldonado · 2023Jessica Selle · 2024Dani Westenberg · 2025

Biography​

John A. Occhino is chair of the Division of Urogynecology and professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.1 He earned his medical degree at the University of Cincinnati and completed an obstetrics and gynecology residency at Good Samaritan Hospital.2 He completed a female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery fellowship at Mayo Clinic; John B. Gebhart was among his mentors.13 He directed Mayo Clinic's urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery fellowship from 2015 to 2025.2

Contributions​

His cited papers describe surgical approaches to urogenital fistula repair, including robotic and endoscopic techniques. They also cover colpocleisis techniques and ureteral stent placement.45678

Cited on WARWIKI

9 publications with John Occhino 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. Linder BJ, Occhino JA. "Cystoscopic ureteral stent placement: techniques and tips." Int Urogynecol J. 2019;30(1):163–5. doi
    Cited on: Double-J (DJ) Ureteral Stent · Open-Ended Ureteral Catheters · Guidewires
  2. Baker MV, Kisby CK, Occhino JA. "Vesicouterine fistula: a robotic approach." Int Urogynecol J. 2022;33(6):1685–1687. doi
    Cited on: Vesicouterine Fistula
  3. Raju R, Occhino JA, Linder BJ. LeFort partial colpocleisis: tips and technique. Int Urogynecol J. 2020;31(8):1697-1699. doi
    Cited on: Colpocleisis (Le Fort and Total)
  4. Occhino JA, Hokenstad ED, Linder BJ. Robot-assisted vesicovaginal fistula repair via a transvesical approach. Int Urogynecol J. 2019;30(2):327–329. doi
    Cited on: Endoscopic Management of Vesicovaginal Fistula
  5. Linder BJ, Frank I, Occhino JA. "Extravesical robotic ureteral reimplantation for ureterovaginal fistula." Int Urogynecol J. 2018;29(4):595–597. doi
    Cited on: Ureterovaginal Fistula
  6. Linder BJ, Gebhart JB, Occhino JA. Total colpocleisis: technical considerations. Int Urogynecol J. 2016;27(11):1767-1769. doi
    Cited on: Colpocleisis (Le Fort and Total)
  7. Singh R, Schmitt JJ, Knoedler JJ, Occhino JA. Management of a vesicovaginal fistula using holmium laser ablation. Int Urogynecol J. 2016;27(6):969–971. doi
    Cited on: Endoscopic Management of Vesicovaginal Fistula
  8. Anand M, Stanhope TJ, Occhino JA. Female genital mutilation reversal: a general approach. Int Urogynecol J. 2014;25(7):985–986. doi
    Cited on: Defibulation (Deinfibulation) for Type III FGM/C
  9. Occhino JA, Trabuco EC, Heisler CA, Klingele CJ, Gebhart JB. Changes in vaginal anatomy and sexual function after vaginal surgery. Int Urogynecol J. 2011;22(7):799–804. doi
    Cited on: Transvaginal Latzko Repair (Partial Colpocleisis)

Footnotes​

  1. John A. Occhino, M.D., M.S.. Accessed October 2026. ↩ ↩2

  2. John A. Occhino, M.D., M.S.. Accessed October 2026. ↩ ↩2

  3. 2015%20final%20program.pdf. Accessed October 2026. ↩

  4. Linder BJ, Occhino JA. "Cystoscopic ureteral stent placement: techniques and tips." Int Urogynecol J. 2019;30(1):163–5. doi:10.1007/s00192-018-3762-8 ↩

  5. Linder BJ, Frank I, Occhino JA. "Extravesical robotic ureteral reimplantation for ureterovaginal fistula." Int Urogynecol J. 2018;29(4):595–597. doi:10.1007/s00192-017-3459-4 ↩

  6. Baker MV, Kisby CK, Occhino JA. "Vesicouterine fistula: a robotic approach." Int Urogynecol J. 2022;33(6):1685–1687. doi:10.1007/s00192-021-04940-6 ↩

  7. Linder BJ, Gebhart JB, Occhino JA. Total colpocleisis: technical considerations. Int Urogynecol J. 2016;27(11):1767-1769. doi:10.1007/s00192-016-3034-4 ↩

  8. Raju R, Occhino JA, Linder BJ. LeFort partial colpocleisis: tips and technique. Int Urogynecol J. 2020;31(8):1697-1699. doi:10.1007/s00192-019-04194-3 ↩