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Deborah Lightner, MD, Urology, Rochester, MN, Mayo Clinic Hospital - Rochester

DeborahJLightnerMD

Urology • Rochester, MN

Female Urology/Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery

Professor of Urology, Mayo Medical School

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Education & Training

  • M Health Fairview
    M Health FairviewFellowship, Tumor Immunology, 1986 - 1988
  • M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center
    M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical CenterFemale Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, 1986 - 1988
  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterChief Residency, Urology, 1985 - 1986
  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Urology, 1981 - 1986
  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Urology, 1983 - 1985
  • Meath Hospital
    Meath HospitalMD, Senior House Officer, Urologic Unit, 1982 - 1983
  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Urology, 1981 - 1982
  • The Hospital of Central Connecticut
    The Hospital of Central ConnecticutInternship, Transitional Year, 1980 - 1981
  • The Hospital of Central Connecticut
    The Hospital of Central ConnecticutInternship, Surgical, 1980 - 1981
  • State University of New York at Buffalo
    State University of New York at BuffaloBA, Cellular and Microbiology, 1976 - 1980
  • Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
    Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 1987 - 2022

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
  • 2012 Outstanding Faculty Member Mayo School of Continuous Professional Development, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 2013
  • Distinguished Service Award American Urological Association, 2012
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Authored Content

  • Re: Austin Carlisle, Aaron Bowers, Cole Wayant, Chase Meyer, Matt Vassar. Financial Conflicts of Interest Among Authors of Urology Clinical Practice Guidelines. Eur Urol. In Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2018.04.023May 2018

Press Mentions

  • Mayo Clinic Q&A: Preventing Pertussis in Newborns; Controlling Urinary Incontinence
    Mayo Clinic Q&A: Preventing Pertussis in Newborns; Controlling Urinary IncontinenceAugust 24th, 2017
  • At Mayo Clinic, Researchers Burrow into Burnout
    At Mayo Clinic, Researchers Burrow into BurnoutSeptember 8th, 2016
  • Non-Neurogenic Chronic Urinary Retention: Consensus Definition, Management Strategies, and Future Opportunities
    Non-Neurogenic Chronic Urinary Retention: Consensus Definition, Management Strategies, and Future OpportunitiesMarch 16th, 2016

Professional Memberships

  • Society of Women in Urology
    Member
  • American Urogynecologic Society - AUGS
    Member
  • American Urological Association - AUA
    Practice Guidelines Committee Chair
  • Minnesota Urological Society
    Member
  • Society of University Urologists
    Member
  • National Association for Continence
    Editorial Reviewer
  • Society of Urodynamics and Female Urology
    Member
  • Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicne & Urogenital Reconstruction
    Member
  • Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Canby Robinson Society
    Member
  • Yale Surgical Society
    Member

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Deborah Lightner, Dr. Deborah Lightner, MD, Dr. D Lightner, Dr. Deborah J Lightner