FredMHowardMD

General Gynecology

Associate Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director of the Division of Gynecologic Specialties, and Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecolog - University of Rochester

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Office
500 Red Creek Dr
Suite 110
Rochester, NY 14623
Phone+1 585-487-3420

Fax+1 585-334-1264
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Education & Training

Fitzsimons Army Medical CenterResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1976 - 1980
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 1976

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1991 - 2016
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Clinical Trials

Medical Treatment of Endometriosis-Associated Pelvic Pain Start of enrollment: 2004 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
WITHDRAWN: Interventions for treating chronic pelvic pain in women.
William Stones, Ying Cheong, Fred M. Howard, Shipra Singh> ;The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2015 Mar 26
8 citations
The efficacy of laparoscopic surgical treatment of ovarian remnant and ovarian retention syndromes.
Anjali Martinez, Fred M. Howard> ;Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. 2015 Feb 1
13 citations
Functional somatic syndromes as risk factors for hysterectomy in early bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis.
John W. Warren, Daniel J. Clauw, Ursula Wesselmann, Fred M. Howard, Lisa Gallicchio, Vadim Morozov> ;Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 2014 Nov 1
18 citations
Before the onset of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome, the presence of multiple non-bladder syndromes is strongly associated with a history of multiple surge...
John W. Warren, Vadim Morozov, Fred M. Howard, Ursula Wesselmann, Lisa Gallicchio, Patricia Langenberg, Daniel J. Clauw> ;Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 2014 Jan 1
8 citations
Is there a high incidence of hysterectomy and other nonbladder surgeries before and after onset of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome?
John W. Warren, Fred M. Howard, Vadim Morozov> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2013 Jan 1
39 citations
Abdominal Wall Nerve Injury During Laparoscopic Gynecologic Surgery: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Treatment Outcomes
Ja Hyun Shin, Fred M. Howard> ;Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. 2012 Jul 1
12 citations
Surgical treatment of endometriosis.
Fred M. Howard> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America. 2011 Dec 1
15 citations
Management of chronic pelvic pain.
Ja Hyun Shin, Fred M Howard> ;Current Pain and Headache Reports. 2011 Oct 1
17 citations
Could chronic pelvic pain be a functional somatic syndrome
John W. Warren, Vadim Morozov, Fred M. Howard> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2011 Sep 1
24 citations
Use of the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire as a Diagnostic Tool in Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain
Jennifer Droz, Fred M. Howard> ;Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. 2009 Nov 1
24 citations
Sexuality and reproductive risk factors for interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome in women.
John W. Warren, Daniel J. Clauw, Ursula Wesselmann, Patricia Langenberg, Fred M. Howard, Vadim Morozov> ;Urology. 2011 Mar 1
3 citations
Is uterine retroversion and retroflexion a disease that requires surgical correction
Fred M. Howard> ;Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. 2010 Nov 1
Management of chronic pelvic pain.
A R Benjamin-Pratt, F M Howard> ;Minerva Ginecologica. 2010 Oct 1
96 citations
Oral desipramine and topical lidocaine for vulvodynia: a randomized controlled trial.
David C. Foster, Merrill Beth Kotok, Li-Shan Huang, Arthur Watts, David Oakes, Fred M. Howard, Ellen L. Poleshuck, Christopher J. Stodgell, Robert H. Dworkin> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2010 Sep 1
17 citations
Diagnosis and treatment of interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome: a review.
Charles W. Butrick, Fred M. Howard, Peter K. Sand> ;Journal of Women's Health. 2010 Jun 14
26 citations
Pelvic pain and surgeries in women before interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome
Patricia Langenberg, Edward E. Wallach, Daniel J. Clauw, Fred M. Howard, Christina Diggs, Ursula Wesselmann, Patty Greenberg, John W. Warren> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2010 Mar 1
121 citations
Endometriosis and Mechanisms of Pelvic Pain
Fred M. Howard> ;Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. 2009 Sep 1
56 citations
The tampon test for vulvodynia treatment outcomes research: reliability, construct validity, and responsiveness
David C. Foster, Merrill Beth Kotok, Li-Shan Huang, Arthur Watts, David Oakes, Fred M. Howard, Christopher J. Stodgell, Robert H. Dworkin> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2009 Apr 1
114 citations
Antecedent nonbladder syndromes in case-control study of interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome.
John W. Warren, Fred M. Howard, Raymond K. Cross, Janine L. Good, Myrna M. Weissman, Ursula Wesselmann, Patricia Langenberg, Patty Greenberg, Daniel J. Clauw> ;Urology. 2009 Jan 1
25 citations
Sacral nerve stimulation: neuromodulation for voiding dysfunction and pain.
Robert D. Mayer, Fred M. Howard> ;Neurotherapeutics. 2008 Jan 1
31 citations
Contributions of Physical and Sexual Abuse to Women's Experiences With Chronic Pelvic Pain
Ellen L. Poleshuck, Robert H. Dworkin, Fred M. Howard, David C. Foster, Cleveland G Shields, Donna E. Giles, Xin Tu> ;The Journal of Reproductive Medicine. 2005 Feb 1
Management of breastfeeding when the mother is ill
Cynthia R. Howard, Fred M. Howard> ;Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2004 Sep 1
41 citations
The role of laparoscopy in the chronic pelvic pain patient.
Fred M. Howard> ;Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2003 Dec 1
1 citations
Chronic pelvic pain.
James G M Weyand> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2003 Sep 1
226 citations
Chronic pelvic pain.
Fred M Howard> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2003 Mar 1
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