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Melissa R. Kaufman

🏥 Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Mentored by
Roger R. Dmochowski

Biography​

Melissa R. Kaufman is the Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Urologic Surgery and chief of the Division of Reconstructive Urology and Pelvic Health at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.12 She earned her medical degree from the University of Arkansas College of Medicine and completed urology residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.3 She completed a female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery fellowship at Vanderbilt under Roger Dmochowski.23 She is a past president of the Society of Women in Urology.3

Contributions​

Kaufman's cited work addresses urinary incontinence treatments, including artificial urinary sphincter outcomes, autologous cell therapy, and sling surgery. Her cited guideline work also addresses genitourinary syndrome of menopause.45678

Cited on WARWIKI

18 publications with Melissa R. Kaufman 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. Kaufman MR, Ackerman AL, Amin KA, et al. "The AUA/SUFU/AUGS Guideline on Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause." J Urol. 2025;214(3):242–250. doi
    Cited on: Preoperative Hormonal Priming · Vaginal DHEA (Prasterone) · Urgency Incontinence & OAB
  2. Kaufman MR, Wood HM, Terlecki R, et al. The Artificial Urinary Sphincter Clinical Outcomes Trial: Primary Results. J Urol. 2026;215(2):194-202. Published online October 3, 2025. doi
    Cited on: Artificial Urinary Sphincter (Device) · Artificial Urinary Sphincter (Procedure)
  3. Fremion E, Kaufman M, Mukherjee S, et al. "2023 updates to the spina bifida transition to adult care guidelines." J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2023;16(4):583-593. doi
    Cited on: Spina Bifida · Transitional Urology
  4. Osborn DJ, Dmochowski RR, Kaufman MR, et al. "Cystectomy With Urinary Diversion for Benign Disease: Indications and Outcomes." Urology. 2014;83(6):1433-7. doi
    Cited on: Supratrigonal Cystectomy with Augmentation Cystoplasty · Simple Cystectomy for Benign Disease
  5. Kaufman MR, Ackerman AL, Amin KA, et al. "Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: AUA/SUFU/AUGS Guideline." American Urological Association; 2025.
    Cited on: Geriatric Urogynecology & Reconstructive Urology
  6. Sebesta EM, Cohn JA, Brown ET, Reynolds WS, Kaufman MR, Dmochowski RR. Rectocele repair. In: Smith JA Jr, Dmochowski RR, Thomas JC, Preminger GM, eds. Hinman's Atlas of Urologic Surgery. 5th ed. Elsevier; 2025:706-710.
    Cited on: Posterior Colporrhaphy
  7. Kaufman MR, Goldman HB, Chermansky CJ, et al. Iltamiocel Autologous Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Stratified, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Neurourol Urodyn. 2024;43:2290–2299. doi
    Cited on: Autologous Fat Injection — Historical Bulking Agent
  8. Rourke EA, Reynolds WS, Brothers A, Osborn DJ, Dmochowski RR, Kaufman MR. Fascial slings. In: Cardozo L, Staskin D, eds. Textbook of Female Urology and Urogynecology. Vol 2: Surgical Perspectives. 5th ed. CRC Press; 2023:787-794.
    Cited on: Urethrolysis
  9. Sebesta EM, Kaufman MR, Reynolds WS, Mock S, Dmochowski RR. Diagnosis and treatment of obstruction following incontinence surgery. In: Cardozo L, Staskin D, eds. Textbook of Female Urology and Urogynecology. Vol 2: Surgical Perspectives. 5th ed. CRC Press; 2023:847-859.
    Cited on: Urethrolysis
  10. Koch GE, Kaufman MR. "Male Stress Urinary Incontinence." Urol Clin North Am. 2022;49(3):403-418. doi
    Cited on: Stress Urinary Incontinence (Male)
  11. Dropkin BM, Chisholm LP, Dallmer JD, Johnsen NV, Milam DF, Kaufman MR. Penile prosthesis insertion in the era of antibiotic stewardship — are postoperative antibiotics necessary? J Urol. 2020;203(3):611–614. doi
    Cited on: Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis
  12. Moser DC, Kaufman MR, Milam DF, et al. Impact of radiation and transcorporeal artificial sphincter placement in patients with prior urethral cuff erosion: results from a retrospective multicenter analysis. J Urol. 2018;200(6):1338–1343. doi
    Cited on: Artificial Urinary Sphincter (Procedure)

Footnotes​

  1. Melissa R. Kaufman, MD, PhD, FACS. Vanderbilt Health Nashville, TN. Accessed October 2026. ↩

  2. Melissa Kaufman MD, PhD, FACS. Department of Urology. Accessed October 2026. ↩ ↩2

  3. Urology association honors Kaufman. Vanderbilt Health News. Accessed October 2026. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  4. Kaufman MR, Ackerman AL, Amin KA, et al. "The AUA/SUFU/AUGS Guideline on Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause." J Urol. 2025;214(3):242–250. doi:10.1097/ju.0000000000004589 ↩

  5. Kaufman MR, Goldman HB, Chermansky CJ, et al. Iltamiocel Autologous Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Stratified, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Neurourol Urodyn. 2024;43:2290–2299. doi:10.1002/nau.25588 ↩

  6. Kaufman MR, Wood HM, Terlecki R, et al. The Artificial Urinary Sphincter Clinical Outcomes Trial: Primary Results. J Urol. 2026;215(2):194-202. Published online October 3, 2025. doi:10.1097/ju.0000000000004796 ↩

  7. Kaufman MR, Wood HM, Terlecki R, et al. The Artificial Urinary Sphincter Clinical Outcomes (AUSCO) trial: primary results. J Urol. 2026;215(2):194-202. Published online October 3, 2025. doi:10.1097/ju.0000000000004796 ↩

  8. Brown ET, Cohn JA, Kaufman MR, Reynolds WS, Dmochowski RR. Synthetic midurethral slings: urinary tract sequelae. In: Goldman HB, ed. Complications of Female Incontinence and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery. 2nd ed. Springer (Humana Press); 2017:165-176. ↩