Prof. Holly Richter
Professor and The Endowed Chair of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA
United States
Areas of expertise
- Stress urinary incontinence
- Urgency urinary incontinence
- Mixed urinary incontinence (stress and urgency)
- Vesicovaginal and rectovaginal fistulas
- Pelvic organ prolapse
- Fecal incontinence
- Mesh complications
- Vaginal estrogen use
About the expert
Prof. Holly Richter is a Professor of OB/GYN, Urology, and Geriatrics, the current Research Director of the Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, in addition to the Associate Director of Gynecologic Research for the Center for Reproductive Health at the University of Alabama in Birmingham School of Medicine, USA. She has been the Principal Investigator of NIDDK and NICHD-sponsored research grants as well as industry-sponsored research for over 20 years. She has authored/co-authored and published over 385 publications in medical journals and is active in numerous national/international professional medical societies/associations, as well as holding elected positions.
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Prof. Holly Richter, PhD, MD, is The Endowed Chair in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), USA. She is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urology & Geriatrics, past Division Director, and current Research Director of the Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery. She is Associate Director of Gynecologic Research for the Center for Research in Women’s Health (CRWH) and past President of the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons and the American Urogynecologic Society.
Prof. Richter is the past Medical and Quality Officer of the Ambulatory OB/GYN Clinics. She serves as an Editor for the International Urogynecology Journal and Section Editor for Current Geriatrics Report and past Editor of Obstetrics & Gynecology. In 2019, Dr. Richter received the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Distinguished Surgeon Award.
Prof. Richter was the Principal Investigator of the NIDDK-sponsored Urinary Incontinence Treatment Network and the NICHD-sponsored Pelvic Floor Disorders Network since its inception in 2001. She oversees other NIH (R01, R03) and industry-sponsored research. She was also the recipient of a 10-year mid-career award (K24, NIDDK) in patient-oriented pelvic floor research and mentors many young investigators. More recently, she is the PI of 2 PCORI grants awarded to the division and holds a Sparkman Global Health Center grant exploring outcomes in vesicovaginal fistula and reintegration in women undergoing surgery at a country hospital versus a dedicated fistula center in Ougadougou, Burkina Faso.
Prof. Richter has 385 publications, many in top journals such as JAMA and NEJM. Prof. Richter is the ACOG representative to the Section for Enhancing Geriatric Understanding and Expertise among Surgical and Medical Specialists (SEGUE) council of the American Geriatrics Society/Hartford Foundation, USA.
Prior to medical school, Prof. Richter and her husband lived in Niger. It has always held a place in her heart. After becoming faculty at UAB, she started to go to Africa to surgically help women injured in childbirth. She has been to Zambia, Ghana, Liberia, Uganda, Sudan, and for the past few years has worked in Danja, Niger. She has a strong interest in treating vesicovaginal fistulas and has visited Africa regularly for nearly 20 years.
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President
2020 - 2021Society of Gynecologic Surgeons and the American Urogynecologic Society
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Chair
2019 - TodayThe Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA
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Associate Director of Gynecologic Research
2019 - TodayCenter for Women's Reproductive Health, University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA
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Medical and Quality Officer
2019 - TodayAmbulatory OB/GYN Clinics, University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA
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Research Director
2014 - TodayDivision of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA
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J Marion Sims Endowed Chair
2008 - 2019University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA
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Division Director
2005 - 2017University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA
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Professor
2004 - TodayDepartments of OB/GYN, Urology & Geriatrics, University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA
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Associate Professor
2001 - 2004Department of OB/GYN, University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA
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Assistant Professor
1985 - 1988Department of OB/GYN, University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA
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PhD, Molecular Biology
University of Virginia, Dept Microbiology
1981
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MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine
1992
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Society of Gynecologic Surgeons
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American Urogynecologic Society
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International Urogynecologic Association
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International Continence Society
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American Geriatrics Society
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