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L. Elaine Waetjen, M.D.

L. Elaine Waetjen

Clinical/Research Interests

Dr. Waetjen's current research interests include the epidemiology of urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse and menopausal symptoms. She has experience in international health, and has worked in Uganda, Niger and Jamaica.

Title:

Associate Professor

Specialty:

Urogynecology, Gynecology

Center/Program Affiliation:

Center for Healthcare Policy and Research , Women's Center for Health

Address:

Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
4860 Y St., Suite 2500
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

(916) 734-6900

Education:

Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois
M.D. 1995

UC Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
B.A. 1986

Internships:

University of Pittsburgh, Magee-Women's Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1995-1996
OB/GYN

Residency:

University of Pittsburgh, Magee-Women's Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1996-1999
OB/GYN

Fellowships:

UC San Francisco
San Francisco, California
1999-2001
Clinical Research/Women's Health/Urogynecology

Board Certifications:

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2001

Professional Memberships:

American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
American Urogynecologic Society
North American Menopause Society

Select Recent Publications:

Waetjen LE, Liao S, Johnson WO, Sampselle CM, Sternfield B, Harlow SD, Gold EB. Factors associated with prevalent and incident urinary incontinence in a cohort of mid-life women: A longitudinal analysis of data. Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. American Journal of Epidemiology, 165(3):309-18, February 2007.

Waetjen LE, Dwyer PL. Estrogen therapy and urinary incontinence: What is the evidence and what do we tell our patients? International Urogynecology Journal, 17(5):541-5, October 2006. Epub.

Paik CK, Waetjen LE, Xing G, Dai J, Sweet RL. Hospitalizations for pelvic inflammatory disease and tuboovarian abscess. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 107(3):611-616, March 2006.

Waetjen LE, Brown JS, Vittinghoff E, Ensrud K, Pinkerton J, Wallace R, Macer J, Grady D. The effect of ultralow-dose transdermal estradiol on urinary incontinence in postmenopausal women. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 105(5):946-952, November 2005.

Steinauer JE, Waetjen LE, Subak LL, Lin F, Vittinghoff E, Brown JS, Hulley SB, Grady D. Postmenopausal hormone therapy: Does it cause incontinence?, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 105(5):940-945, November 2005.

Waetjen LE, Modleska K, Blackwell T, Vittinghoff E, Brown JS, Cummings SR. Effects of raloxifene on urinary incontinence: Results from a randomized, controlled trial of raloxifene. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 103(2):261-266, February 2004.

Waetjen LE, Subak LL, Shen H, Lin F, Wang TH, Vittinghoff E, Brown JS. Stress urinary incontinence surgery in the United States. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 101(4):671-676, April 2003.

Brown JS, Waetjen LE, Subak LL, Thom DH, Van den Eeden S, Vittinghoff E. Pelvic organ prolapse surgery in the United States, 1997. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 186(4):712-716, April 2002.

Subak LL, Waetjen LE, Vittinghoff E, Thom DH, Van den Eeden S, Brown JS. Cost of pelvic organ prolapse surgery in the United States. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 98(4):646-651, October 2001.

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