Stephanie Glass Clark, MD MSc

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Stephanie Glass Clark, MD MSc

Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences

Contact

Magee-Womens Research Institute
300 Halket Street, Suite 2324

Phone: 412-641-4876
Email: glassclarksm@upmc.edu

Administrative Contact
Diane McGrory
Email: mcgrorydl2@upmc.edu

Education

MD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

MSc, Clinical Research, University of Pittsburgh

Women come to urogynecologists' for durable repairs of their pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence. My goal is to understand which surgical options offer her the best outcome for the longest period possible in a cost-conscious manner.
Stephanie Glass Clark, MD MSc

Research in Brief

Current Projects

Impact of level three support procedures on enlarged genital hiatus after minimally

Invasive sacrocolpopexy - evaluating the role of posterior colporrhaphy and perineorrhaphy at the time of sacrocolpopexy for women with enlarged genital hiatus for risk reduction

Selected Publications

Glass Clark S, Bretschneider CE, Bradley MS, Rhodes S, Shoag J, Sheyn D. Risk of postoperative mesh exposure following sacrocolpopexy with supracervical versus total concomitant laparoscopic hysterectomy. Int Urogynecol J. 2024 Jan;35(1):207-213. doi: 10.1007/s00192-023-05658-3. Epub 2023 Dec 7. PMID: 38060029.
Glass Clark S, Dang R, Bonnet S, Zyczynski HM, Giugale L. Anatomic Variation of Sacral Mesh Attachment During Minimally Invasive Sacrocolpopexy. Urogynecology (Phila). 2023 Apr 1;29(4):404-409. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001273. Epub 2022 Nov 3. PMID: 36331917.
Glass Clark S, Shepherd JP, Sassani JC, Bonidie M. Surgical cost of robotic-assisted sacrocolpopexy: a comparison of two robotic platforms. Int Urogynecol J. 2023 Jan;34(1):87-91. doi: 10.1007/s00192-022-05391-3. Epub 2022 Oct 25. PMID: 36282303.
Burkett LS, Canavan TP, Glass Clark SM, Giugale LE, Artsen AM, Moalli PA. Reducing pelvic floor injury by induction of labor. Int Urogynecol J. 2022 Dec;33(12):3355-3364. doi: 10.1007/s00192-022-05296-1. Epub 2022 Aug 17. PMID: 35976420; PMCID: PMC9383672.
Melnyk AI, Toal C, Glass Clark S, Bradley M. Home urinary tract infection testing: patient experience and satisfaction with polymerase chain reaction kit. Int Urogynecol J. 2023 May;34(5):1055-1060. doi: 10.1007/s00192-022-05309-z. Epub 2022 Aug 9. PMID: 35943561; PMCID: PMC9361247.
Glass Clark S, Sassani JC, Zyczynski HM, Bradley MS. Preprocedure and Immediate Postoperative Changes to Genital Hiatus Following Minimally Invasive Sacrocolpopexy. Urogynecology (Phila). 2022 Aug 1;28(8):533-538. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001204. Epub 2022 May 30. PMID: 35703257.
Glass Clark S, Melnyk AI, Bonidie M, Giugale L, Bradley MS. Operative Time for Minimally Invasive Sacrocolpopexy: Comparison of Conventional Laparoscopy versus Robotic Platform. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2022 Sep;29(9):1063-1067. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2022.05.013. Epub 2022 May 21. PMID: 35605827.
Sassani JC, Glass Clark S, McGough CE, Shepherd JP, Bonidie M. Sacrocolpopexy experience with a novel robotic surgical platform. Int Urogynecol J. 2022 Nov;33(11):3255-3260. doi: 10.1007/s00192-022-05155-z. Epub 2022 Mar 21. PMID: 35312804.
Glass Clark SM, Shannon MB, Gill E, Clark MD, Lamb E, Carroll A. Complications After Reperitonealization of Mesh at Time of Sacrocolpopexy: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2020 Feb;26(2):116-119. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000000832. PMID: 31990799.
Glass Clark SM, Huang Q, Sima AP, Siff LN. Effect of Surgery for Stress Incontinence on Female Sexual Function. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Feb;135(2):352-360. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003648. Erratum in: Obstet Gynecol. 2020 May;135(5):1232-1233. PMID: 31923066.
Glass Clark S, Nagle AS, Bernardo R, Vinod N, Carucci L, Carroll A, Speich J, Klausner AP. Use of Ultrasound Urodynamics to Identify Differences in Bladder Shape Between Individuals With and Without Overactive Bladder. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2020 Oct;26(10):635-639. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000000638. PMID: 30256268; PMCID: PMC6538469.
Melnyk AI, Meckes N, Artsen A, Glass Clark S, Grosse PJ, Bonidie M. Surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence: comparison of robotic-assisted Burch urethropexy with retropubic midurethral sling. J Robot Surg. 2023 Aug;17(4):1645-1652. doi: 10.1007/s11701-023-01573-3. Epub 2023 Mar 22. PMID: 36947294; PMCID: PMC10031710.
Bradley MS, Cabrera C, Glass Clark S, Sassani J,Venuti K, Ackenbom MF. Sporadic compared to recurrent urinary tract infections:Considerations for urogynecologic patients. Neurourol Urodyn. 2020Nov;39(8):2186-2191. doi: 10.1002/nau.24471. Epub 2020 Aug 17. PMID: 32803912.
Bonocora RP, Decker PK,Glass S, Knipling L, Hinton DM. Bacteriophage T4 MotA activator and theβ-flap tip of RNA Polymerase target the same set of sigma70carboxyl-terminal residues. J Biol Chem, 2011 Nov 11; 286(45):39290-6. PMID: 21911499.
Sawyer JM, Glass S, Li T,Shemer G, White ND, Starostina NG, Kipreos ET, Jones CD, Goldstein B.Overcoming redundancy: an RNAi enhancer screen for morphogenesis genes in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics, 2011 Jul; 188(3): 549-64. PMID: 21527776