AlisonWeidnerMD

Obstetrics & Gynecology • Raleigh, NC

Urogynecology & Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery

Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Duke University

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Office
2406 Blue Ridge Rd
#200
Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone+1 919-401-1000
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Education & Training

Duke University HospitalFellowship, Female Pelvic Medicine And Reconstructive Surgery (Obgyn), 1996 - 1999
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1992 - 1996
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1992

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 1996 - 2024
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
American Board of Preventive Medicine Clinical Informatics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Clinical Trials

Combined Treatment for Mixed Incontinence Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 28
Completed
Phase 3
Comparison of Combination Therapy vs Single Agent Therapy for Treatment of Urge Incontinence. Start of enrollment: 2014 Aug 01
Terminated
Phase 4

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Urinary basement membrane graft-augmented sacrospinous ligament suspension: a description of technique and short-term outcomes.
Douglas Luchristt, Alison C Weidner, Nazema Y Siddiqui> ;International Urogynecology Journal. 2022 May 1
1 citations
Characteristics Associated With Treatment Failure 1 Year After Midurethral Sling in Women With Mixed Urinary Incontinence.
Vivian W Sung, Holly E Richter, Pamela Moalli, Alison C Weidner, John N Nguyen, Ariana L Smith, Gena Dunivan, Beri Ridgeway, Diane Borello-France, Diane K Newman, Donn...> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2021 Aug 1
6 citations
Defining mechanisms of recurrence following apical prolapse repair based on imaging criteria
Shaniel T. Bowen, Pamela Moalli, Steven D. Abramowitch, Mark E. Lockhart, Alison C. Weidner, Cecile A. Ferrando, Charles W. Nager, Holly E. Richter, Charles R. Rardin,...> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2021 Jun 1
1 citations
Evaluation of Host Immune Cellular and Extracellular Matrix Responses to Prolapse Mesh With and Without Tension in a Rat Model.
Jennifer A. Bickhaus, Matthew O. Fraser, Alison C. Weidner, Friederike L. Jayes, Cindy L. Amundsen, Ken Gall, Frank C. Marini, Stanley J. Robboy, Nazema Y. Siddiqui> ;Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery. 2021 Feb 1
3 citations
Polycarbonate Urethane Mesh: A New Material for Pelvic Reconstruction.
Jennifer A. Bickhaus, Matthew O. Fraser, Alison C. Weidner, Friederike L. Jayes, Cindy L. Amundsen, Ken Gall, Andrew Miller, Frank C. Marini, Stanley J. Robboy, Nazema...> ;Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery. 2021 Feb 1
Do Women Who Self-report More Exercise Have Increased Rates of Symptomatic Stress Urinary Incontinence After Midurethral Slings?
Kimberly L. Ferrante, Marie G. Gantz, Amaanti Sridhar, Ariana L. Smith, David D. Rahn, David R. Ellington, Alison C. Weidner, Kyle Wohlrab, Donna Mazloomdoost, Pamela ...> ;Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery. 2021 Jan 1
Design of a Study to Measure Patient-Perspectives in Adverse Event Reporting (the PPAR Study): Supplementary Study to the ASPIRe Trial.
Vivian W. Sung, Shawn A. Menefee, Gena C. Dunivan, Holly E. Richter, Pamela Moalli, Alison C. Weidner, Uduak U. Andy, Eric Jelovsek, Donna Mazloomdoost, Ryan Whitworth...> ;Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery. 2021 Jan 1
Streamlining Postoperative Void Trials: A Study Comparing Standard Backfill Versus Backfill in the Operating Room.
A Rebecca Meekins, Cindy L. Amundsen, Alison C. Weidner> ;Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery. 2021 Jan 1
12 citations
Does Mesh Weight Affect Time to Failure After Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy?
Amy L. Askew, Anthony G. Visco, Alison C. Weidner, Tracy Truong, Nazema Y. Siddiqui, Megan S. Bradley> ;Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery. 2020 Sep 1
4 citations
Methods for the defining mechanisms of anterior vaginal wall descent (DEMAND) study.
Pamela Moalli, Shaniel T. Bowen, Steven D. Abramowitch, Mark E. Lockhart, Michael Ham, Michael Hahn, Alison C. Weidner, Holly E. Richter, Charles R. Rardin, Yuko M. Ko...> ;International Urogynecology Journal. 2021 Mar 31
3 citations
Characteristics Associated With Treatment Failure 1 Year After Midurethral Sling in Women With Mixed Urinary Incontinence.
Vivian W Sung, Holly E Richter, Pamela Moalli, Alison C Weidner, John N Nguyen, Ariana L Smith, Gena Dunivan, Beri Ridgeway, Diane Borello-France, Diane K Newman, Donn...> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2020 Sep 1
4 citations
Design of a 3-Arm Randomized Trial for Posthysterectomy Vault Prolapse Involving Sacral Colpopexy, Transvaginal Mesh, and Native Tissue Apical Repair: The Apical Suspe...
Shawn A. Menefee, Holly E. Richter, Deborah L. Myers, Alison C. Weidner, Pamela Moalli, Heidi S. Harvie, David D. Rahn, Peter C. Jeppson, Marie Fidela R. Paraiso, Soni...> ;Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery. 2020 Jul 1
39 citations
Effect of Behavioral and Pelvic Floor Muscle Therapy Combined With Surgery vs Surgery Alone on Incontinence Symptoms Among Women With Mixed Urinary Incontinence: The E...
Vivian W. Sung, Diane Borello-France, Diane K. Newman, Holly E. Richter, Emily S. Lukacz, Pamela Moalli, Alison C. Weidner, Ariana L. Smith, Gena C. Dunivan, Beri Ridg...> ;JAMA. 2019 Sep 17
35 citations
Controlling faecal incontinence in women by performing anal exercises with biofeedback or loperamide: a randomised clinical trial
J. Eric Jelovsek, Alayne D. Markland, William E. Whitehead, Matthew D. Barber, Diane K. Newman, Rebecca G. Rogers, Keisha Y. Dyer, Anthony G. Visco, Gary Sutkin, Halin...> ;The Lancet. Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2019 Sep 1
6 citations
Recruitment and retention: A randomized controlled trial of video-enhanced versus standard consent processes within the E-OPTIMAL study.
Linda Brubaker, J. Eric Jelovsek, Emily S. Lukacz, Sunil Balgobin, Alicia Ballard, Alison C. Weidner, Marie G. Gantz, Ryan Whitworth, Donna Mazloomdoost> ;Clinical Trials. 2019 Jul 26
34 citations
Surgical Alteration of Genital Hiatus Size and Anatomic Failure After Vaginal Vault Suspension
Monique H. Vaughan, Nazema Y. Siddiqui, Laura K. Newcomb, Alison C. Weidner, Amie Kawasaki, Anthony G. Visco, Megan S. Bradley> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2018 Jun 1
9 citations
Open sacrocolpopexy and vaginal apical repair: retrospective comparison of success and serious complications
Rebecca G. Rogers, Tracy L. Nolen, Alison C. Weidner, Holly E. Richter, J. Eric Jelovsek, Jonathan P. Shepherd, Heidi S. Harvie, Linda Brubaker, Shawn A. Menefee, Debo...> ;International Urogynecology Journal. 2018 May 25
124 citations
Effect of Uterosacral Ligament Suspension vs Sacrospinous Ligament Fixation With or Without Perioperative Behavioral Therapy for Pelvic Organ Vaginal Prolapse on Surgi...
J. Eric Jelovsek, Matthew D. Barber, Linda Brubaker, Peggy Norton, Marie G. Gantz, Holly E. Richter, Alison C. Weidner, Shawn A. Menefee, Joseph I. Schaffer, Norma Pug...> ;JAMA. 2018 Apr 17
5 citations
Quality of Life and Sexual Function 2 Years After Vaginal Surgery for Prolapse: Second Correction.
Emily S. Lukacz, Lauren Klein Warren, Holly E. Richter, Linda Brubaker, Barber, Peggy Norton, Alison C. Weidner, John N. Nguyen, Marie G. Gantz> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2018 Jan 31
5 citations
Surgical Outcomes After Apical Repair for Vault Compared With Uterovaginal Prolapse
Rebecca G. Rogers, Tracy L. Nolen, Alison C. Weidner, Holly E. Richter, J. Eric Jelovsek, Jonathan P. Shepherd, Heidi S. Harvie, Linda Brubaker, Shawn A. Menefee, Debo...> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2018 Mar 1
21 citations
Refractory Urgency Urinary Incontinence Treatment in Women: Impact of Age on Outcomes and Complications
Yuko M. Komesu, Cindy L. Amundsen, Holly E. Richter, Stephen W. Erickson, Mary F Ackenbom, Uduak U. Andy, Vivian W. Sung, Michael E. Albo, W. Thomas Gregory, Marie Fid...> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2018 Jan 1
7 citations
Perioperative Behavioral Therapy and Pelvic Muscle Strengthening Do Not Enhance Quality of Life After Pelvic Surgery: Secondary Report of a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Alison C. Weidner, Matthew D. Barber, Alayne D. Markland, David D. Rahn, Yvonne Hsu, Elizabeth R. Mueller, Sharon Jakus-Waldman, Keisha Y. Dyer, Lauren Klein Warren, M...> ;Physical Therapy. 2017 Nov 1
3 citations
Do Mixed-Flora Preoperative Urine Cultures Matter?
Michael R Polin, Amie Kawasaki, Cindy L. Amundsen, Alison C. Weidner, Nazema Y. Siddiqui> ;Southern Medical Journal. 2017 Jun 1
15 citations
Vaginal Uterosacral Ligament Suspension: A Retrospective Cohort of Absorbable and Permanent Suture Groups.
Megan S. Bradley, Jennifer A. Bickhaus, Cindy L. Amundsen, Laura K. Newcomb, Tracy Truong, Alison C. Weidner, Nazema Y. Siddiqui> ;Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery. 2017 Jun 1
Breastfeeding Initiation Associated With Reduced Incidence of Diabetes in Mothers and Offspring: Correction.
Emily S. Lukacz, Lauren Klein Warren, Holly E. Richter, Linda Brubaker, Barber, Peggy Norton, Alison C. Weidner, John N. Nguyen, Marie G. Gantz> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2017 Feb 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Duke Raleigh HospitalRaleigh, North Carolina
Duke University HospitalDurham, North Carolina
Duke Regional HospitalDurham, North Carolina