DeborahRKarpMD, FPMRS, FACOG

Obstetrics & Gynecology • Smyrna, GA

Urogynecology & Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery

Urogynecology/ Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery in Metro Atlanta, Georgia

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Office
4441 Atlanta Road SE
Suite 319
Smyrna, GA 30080
Phone+1 470-956-4050

Fax+1 770-505-4101
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Education & Training

University of ChicagoResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2001 - 2005
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2008 - 2026
GA State Medical License 2011 - 2024
IN State Medical License 2005 - 2021
IL State Medical License 2001 - 2005
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Health Care-Seeking Characteristics of Women With Pelvic Floor Disorders After Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury.
Jon F. Pennycuff, Deborah R. Karp, Julia K. Shinnick, Catherine O. Hudson, Gina M. Northington> ;Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery. 2019 Sep 1
15 citations
Urinary neurotrophic peptides in postmenopausal women with and without overactive bladder
Jon F. Pennycuff, Stacey C. Schutte, Catherine O. Hudson, Deborah R. Karp, Anna P. Malykhina, Gina M. Northington> ;Neurourology and Urodynamics. 2017 Mar 1
13 citations
Indications and Complications Associated with the Removal of 506 Pieces of Vaginal Mesh Used in Pelvic Floor Reconstruction: A Multicenter Study.
John R. Miklos, Orawee Chinthakanan, Robert D. Moore, Deborah R. Karp, Gladys M Nogueiras, G. Willy Davila> ;Surgical Technology International. 2016 Oct 26
5 citations
The Indication and Surgical Treatment of 286 Midurethral Synthetic Sling Complications: A Multicenter Study.
Orawee Chinthakanan, John R. Miklos, Robert D. Moore, Deborah R. Karp, Gladys M Nogueiras, G. Willy Davila> ;Surgical Technology International. 2016 Oct 26
34 citations
The IUGA/ICS classification of synthetic mesh complications in female pelvic floor reconstructive surgery: a multicenter study.
John R. Miklos, Orawee Chinthakanan, Robert D. Moore, G.K. Mitchell, Sheena Favors, Deborah R. Karp, Gina M. Northington, Gladys M Nogueiras, G. Willy Davila> ;International Urogynecology Journal. 2016 Jun 1
8 citations
Concomitant apical suspensory procedures in women with anterior vaginal wall prolapse in the United States in 2011.
Gina M. Northington, Catherine O. Hudson, Deborah R. Karp, Sarah A. Huber> ;International Urogynecology Journal. 2016 Apr 1
3 citations
Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury as a Quality Metric: 16-Year Experience at a Single Institution.
Jon F. Pennycuff, Gina M. Northington, Tammy L. Loucks, Gabriel P. Suciu, Deborah R. Karp> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2016 Mar 1
1 citations
Apical Suspension at the Time of Hysterectomy for Uterovaginal Prolapse: A Comparative Analysis of 2001 and 2011.
Catherine O. Hudson, Deborah R. Karp, Tammy L. Loucks, Gina M. Northington> ;Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery. 2015 Nov 1
17 citations
Bowel and bladder dysfunction following surgery within the presacral space: an overview of neuroanatomy, function, and dysfunction
Sarah A. Huber, Gina M. Northington, Deborah R. Karp> ;International Urogynecology Journal. 2015 Jul 1
41 citations
Outcomes of robotic sacrocolpopexy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Catherine O. Hudson, Gina M. Northington, Robert H. Lyles, Deborah R. Karp> ;Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery. 2014 Sep 1
4 citations
Iatrogenic lower urinary tract injury at the time of pelvic reconstructive surgery: does previous pelvic surgery increase the risk?
Docile Saguan, Gina M. Northington, Orawee Chinthakanan, Catherine O. Hudson, Deborah R. Karp> ;International Urogynecology Journal. 2014 Mar 6
Vulvar Mass in a Patient with Type 1 Neurofibromatosis
D. Austin Schirmer, Pardeep Mittal, Deborah R. Karp> ;Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. 2014 Mar 1
3 citations
Complete transvaginal surgical management of multiple bladder calculi and obstructed uterine procidentia.
Catherine O. Hudson, Abdulrahman K. Sinno, Gina M. Northington, Niall T.M. Galloway, Deborah R. Karp> ;Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery. 2014 Jan 1
2 citations
Predictive factors for voiding dysfunction after transobturator slings
Lucas Schreiner, Thais V. Peterson, Deborah R. Karp, G.W. Davila> ;Revista Brasileira De Ginecologia e Obstetricia. 2013 Jul 1
6 citations
The outcome of transobturator anterior vaginal wall prolapse repair using porcine dermis graft: intermediate term follow-up.
Ayman Mahdy, Deborah R. Karp, G Willy Davila, Gamal M. Ghoniem> ;International Braz j Urol. 2013 Jul 1
24 citations
Spanish translation and validation of four short pelvic floor disorders questionnaires.
Alejandro D. Treszezamsky, Deborah R. Karp, Madeline A. Dick-Biascoechea, Nazanin Ehsani, Christina E. Dancz, T. Ignacio Montoya, Cedric K. Olivera, Aimee L. Smith, Ro...> ;International Urogynecology Journal. 2013 Apr 1
21 citations
Repeat versus primary slings in patients with intrinsic sphincter deficiency
Aimee L. Smith, Deborah R. Karp, Vivian C. Aguilar, G. Willy Davila> ;International Urogynecology Journal. 2013 Jan 1
34 citations
A randomized clinical trial of the impact of local estrogen on postoperative tissue quality after vaginal reconstructive surgery.
Deborah R. Karp, Marjorie Jean-Michel, Yasmin Johnston, Gabriel P. Suciu, Vivian C. Aguilar, G. Willy Davila> ;Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery. 2012 Jan 1
Did drug therapy contribute? Severe pelvic organ prolapse followed initiation of high-dose glucocorticoid treatment
Emily S. Zoulek, Deborah R. Karp, G. Willy Davila> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2012 Mar 1
12 citations
Predictors of Successful Salpingo-Oophorectomy at the Time of Vaginal Hysterectomy
Deborah R. Karp, Marium Mukati, Aimee L. Smith, Gabriel P. Suciu, Vivian C. Aguilar, G. Willy Davila> ;Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. 2011 Nov 1
5 citations
Rectovaginal fistula as a complication to a Bartholin gland excision.
Emily S. Zoulek, Deborah R. Karp, G. Willy Davila> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2011 Aug 1
17 citations
LeFort colpocleisis and stress incontinence: weighing the risk of voiding dysfunction with sling placement
Aimee L. Smith, Deborah R. Karp, Roger Lefevre, Vivian C. Aguilar, G. Willy Davila> ;International Urogynecology Journal. 2011 May 13
2 citations
Symptomatic vaginal enterocele associated with malfunctioning ventriculoperitoneal shunt and cerebrospinal ascites
Deborah R. Karp, Tazeen Z. Rizvi, G. Willy Davila> ;International Urogynecology Journal. 2011 Apr 13
5 citations
Biologic grafts for cystocele repair: does concomitant midline fascial plication improve surgical outcomes?
Deborah R. Karp, Thais V. Peterson, Ayman Mahdy, Gamal M. Ghoniem, Vivian C. Aguilar, G. Willy Davila> ;International Urogynecology Journal. 2011 Apr 12
41 citations
Validation of a global pelvic floor symptom bother questionnaire
Thais V. Peterson, Deborah R. Karp, Vivian C. Aguilar, G. Willy Davila> ;International Urogynecology Journal. 2010 May 11
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Professional Memberships

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Fellow

Hospital Affiliations

WellStar Paulding HospitalHiram, Georgia
WellStar Cobb HospitalAustell, Georgia