Patrick Culligan MD FACOG, FACS

Obstetrics & Gynecology•Ridgewood, NJ

Urogynecology & Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery

Co-Director of Urogynecology Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ

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1200 E Ridgewood AveSte 205Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Phone+1 201-221-0504
Fax+1 201-389-6401

Summary

Dr. Culligan is well known for his skills in advanced minimally invasive surgical techniques and his high quality clinical research studies. In 2001, Dr. Culligan became one of the first Urogynecologists in the U.S. to regularly perform the sacrocolpopexy operation laparoscopically.
In 2004, Dr. Culligan moved to New Jersey where he founded the Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery for The Atlantic Health System where he established a Board-approved fellowship program and published over 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts regarding his clinical research - which is primarily focused on ways to improve and/or teach minimally invasive surgical techniques for the correction of prolapse and incontinence.
While in NJ, Dr. Culligan also developed a particular expertise in robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery, and he has become a world renowned teacher of those techniques.

Although he is widely known for his surgical techniques, Dr. Culligan always tries to find a non-surgical approach for his patients. In fact, he was selected by the prestigious journal Obstetrics & Gynecology to author a peer-reviewed manuscript entitled "Non-Surgical Management of Pelvic Organ Prolapse"which has since become required reading for all Board certified OB-Gyn doctors in the U.S.

Dr. Culligan sees female patients for evaluation and treatment of a wide variety of pelvic floor disorders and urogynecologic conditions conditions, including urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, fecal incontinence, frequent urinary tract infections, urinary urgency, fistulas, complications of vaginal mesh or slings requiring mesh removal, labial hypertrophy, and various complex gynecologic conditions. . Dr. Culligan’s clinical philosophy is centered around patient education and personalized treatment paths.

Clinical Expertise

Robotic gynecologic surgery, Urinary incontinence, Pelvic organ prolapse, Fecal incontinence, Urogynecology and pelvic reconstructive surgery

Education & Training

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Obgyn), 1997 - 1999
Prisma Health/University of South Carolina SOM Greenville (Greenville)Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1993 - 1997
Prisma Health/University of South Carolina SOM Greenville (Greenville)Internship, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1993 - 1994
Mercer University School of MedicineClass of 1993
Georgia Institute of TechnologyBS, Industrial Management, 1985 - 1989

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2016 - 2028
NJ State Medical License 2004 - 2027
KY State Medical License 1999 - 2005
IL State Medical License 1997 - 1999
SC State Medical License 1994 - 1997
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2009-2018
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2016-2017
Inside Jersey Magazine Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2016

Clinical Trials

Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Acellular Collagen Biomesh (Pelvisoft) to Polypropylene Mesh(Pelvitex) for Sacral Colpopexy Start of enrollment: 2005 Dec 01
Completed
Not Applicable
One Year Outcome After Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Sacral Colpopexy, a Case Series Review Start of enrollment: 2009 Feb 01
Completed
Male Sexual Experience and Its Impact on Quality of Life Before and After Their Sexual Partners Undergo Polypropylene Mesh Augmented Pelvic Floor Reconstruction Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
A prospective, nonrandomized clinical investigation of the da Vinci surgical system model IS5000.
Robert E Merritt, Andre Teixeira, Bradley Needleman, Michael Meara, Casey Cosgrove
Journal of Robotic Surgery. 2025-10-01
6 citations
Contemporary Use and Techniques of Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy With or Without Robotic Assistance for Pelvic Organ Prolapse.
Patrick J Culligan, Cristina M Saiz, Peter L Rosenblatt
Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2022-05-01
9 citations
Development and Validation of Urological and Appearance Domains of the Post-Affirming Surgery Form and Function Individual Reporting Measure (AFFIRM) for Transwomen fo...
Sarah H. Huber, Cecile A. Ferrando, Joshua D. Safer, John Henry Y. Pang, Carl G. Streed
The Journal of Urology. 2021-07-21

Journal Articles

Subjective and objective results 1 year after robotic sacrocolpopexy using a lightweight Y-mesh
Culligan PJ, Gurshumov E, Lewis C, Priestley JL, Shah NP, Komar J, Salamon C, Int J Urogyn, 1/1/2014
Cost-effectiveness analysis comparing robotic sacrocolpopexy to vaginal mesh hysteropexy for treatment of uterovaginal prolapse
Culligan PJ, Salamon CG, Lewis C, Abell TA, Open J Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2013
Gynecologic surgical site infections: Simple strategies for prevention
Lewis CM, Culligan PJ, The Female Patient, 1/1/2011

Books/Book Chapters

Textbook of Female Urology & Urogynecology
Chapter: Laparoscopic and robotic approaches to apical and vaginal vault suspensions
Patel VV, Culligan PJEditors: Cardozo L, Staskin D.CRC Press, Boca Raton, FloridaEdition 4th,2016
Atlas of Pelvic Anatomy & Gynecologic Surgery
Chapter: The use of vaginal mesh for treatment of pelvic organ prolapse
Lucente V, Culligan PJEditors: Baggish M, Karram M.Saunders, New York2012
Urogynecology in Primary Care
Editors: Culligan PJ, Goldberg RP.SpringerVerlag, London2006

Abstracts/Posters

Long-Term results of robotic sacrocolpopexy using lightweight Y mesh
N Mushonga, C Salamon, C Lewis, J Pagnillo, S St.Louis, PJ Culligan., AUGS 36th Annual Scientific Meeting, Seattle, WA, 1/1/2015
Prevalence of occult pathology within morcellated uteri removed during concomitant sacrocolpopexy
V Vallabh-Patel, CM Saiz, A Francis, J Pagnillo, C Salamon, PJ Culligan, AUGS 36th Annual Scientific Meeting, Seattle, WA, 1/1/2015
Potential Genetic Basis for Failure of Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy: a missense mutation in the ZFYVE16 gene
St. Louis, P. Culligan, C. Lewis, J. Komar, J. Pagnillo, C. Salamon, N. Treff, D. Taylor, C. Bohrer, R. Scott., AAGL 43rd Global Congress, Vancouver, BC, 1/1/2014

Lectures

Hands-on Cadaveric Workshop on Urogynecologic Surgery
Las Vegas, NV - 1/1/2015
FPMRS Update 2013
American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS), Austin, Texas - 5/2/2013
Robotic and Traditional Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy
Las Vegas, NV - 1/1/2013

Other

Live Telesurgery broadcast from NJ to Seattle, "Robotic Sacrocolpopexy with minimal need for assistance"
AUGS Annual Scientific Meeting
Seattle, WA - 1/1/2015
Interactive Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification System (POP-Q) Program
Apps for iPad & iPhone
1/1/2011
POP-Q Application Tutorial - Overview (Part 1 of 6)
YouTube
https://youtu.be/LplpznnhDmU
1/1/2011