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Pamela A. Moalli, MD, PhD

Professor
Magee-Womens Research Institute
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Dr. Moalli is a Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh with secondary appointments in the Department of Bioengineering, the McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine, and the Clinical and Translational Institute at the University of Pittsburgh; and Adjunct Professor of Bioengineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Moalli serves as the Division Director for Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery and is a senior scientist at the Magee-Womens Research Institute. In 2022, Dr. Moalli was selected to serve as the Vice Chair of Translational Research Development for the Department.

After completing her undergraduate degree at Brown University, Dr. Moalli received a combined MD/PhD from Northwestern University. She served her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Magee-Womens Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh and then completed a fellowship in Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery at the same institution. Dr. Moalli has been funded by the NIH since entering medical school in 1986.

Dr. Moalli co-directs the Translational Research Laboratories in Urogynecology – an interdisciplinary group that studies mechanisms that contribute to the development of pelvic organ prolapse and the development of biomaterials for improving outcomes of Urogynecologic procedures. Over the last decade, her major research focus has been on understanding the pathogenesis of synthetic mesh complications which cause significant morbidity in affected women and have been the target of litigation world-wide. More recently, her group has been working on the development of novel regenerative materials that can be used to repair pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence. Additional research interests include mechanisms of maternal birth injury and improving outcomes in women injured during childbirth.

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