Sarah Andiman, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive SciencesCards
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2025
Barriers to Effective Treatment of Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: A Qualitative Study on Patient Perspectives on Vaginal Estrogen
Zhang H, Andiman S, D’Ascanio A, Grimes C, Pape D. Barriers to Effective Treatment of Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: A Qualitative Study on Patient Perspectives on Vaginal Estrogen. International Urogynecology Journal 2025, 1-8. PMID: 40848144, DOI: 10.1007/s00192-025-06246-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQualitative studyVaginal estrogenThree-phase coding processResultsTwenty-two participantsMethodsA qualitative studyHealth care accessGenitourinary syndromeBarriers to effective treatmentPhysician-patient relationshipGrounded theory methodCare accessPhysician counselingPatient perspectivePatients' beliefsPatients' perceptionsPatient educationPhysician educationPatient confidenceSymptoms of genitourinary syndromeGenitourinary syndrome of menopauseSystemic hormone replacement therapyEffective treatmentSymptom InventoryHormone replacement therapyResultsTwenty-twoImpact of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization on Obstetrics and Gynecology Training One Year Later: Qualitative Analysis of Physician Perspectives
Andiman S, Beckham A, Halder G, DiCarlo-Meacham A, Winkelman W, Kim-Fine S, Rogers R, Iglesia C, Grimes C, Consortium S. Impact of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization on Obstetrics and Gynecology Training One Year Later: Qualitative Analysis of Physician Perspectives. Women's Health Issues 2025, 35: 253-260. PMID: 40480850, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2025.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient careQualitative studyReviewer resolved discrepanciesPatient care experiencesPatient-physician relationshipReproductive health careOnline focus groupsMoral distressCare experiencesDobbs v.Physicians' perspectivesHealth careFocus groupsGynecology physiciansMedical educationTraining programJackson Women’s Health OrganizationCareProtective statePhysiciansGynecology trainingGynecology traineesPhysician moraleHealth OrganizationObstetricsExpectations Versus Experience: A Qualitative Study on Patient Perspectives in Urogynecologic Surgery
Zhang H, Pape D, Glass M, Nussbaum O, D'ascanio A, Xu P, Robb C, Assefa B, Kasoff M, Villari R, Katz-Lichtenstein H, Friedman R, Andiman S. Expectations Versus Experience: A Qualitative Study on Patient Perspectives in Urogynecologic Surgery. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2025, 145: 36s-37s. DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005851.55.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Impact of Treatment of Pudendal Neuralgia on Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Andiman S, Maron J, Dandolu V, Drugge E, Cosgro R, Vasey M, Spaulding G, Ricciardi F, Yaskhi G, Toal C, Shatkin J, Loike-Weinstein D, Mahmood S, Glass M, Phillips D, Sciarrino M, Sacks A, Baruch D, Cohen M, Huang A, Pollack B, Grimes C. Impact of Treatment of Pudendal Neuralgia on Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Urogynecology Journal 2024, 36: 35-58. PMID: 39607531, DOI: 10.1007/s00192-024-06004-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPulsed radiofrequency treatmentPudendal neuralgiaPost-intervention pain scoresSystematic reviewPain measurement instrumentsPreferred Reporting ItemsRadiofrequency treatmentAdverse eventsPoor-quality studiesTreatment of pudendal neuralgiaMethodsFollowing Preferred Reporting ItemsShort-term follow-upTreatment approachesChronic pelvic painReporting ItemsAssess qualityHeterogeneous patient populationMeta-analysesEligibility criteriaConfidence intervalsStatistically significant differenceNon-standard treatmentMeta-analysisPelvic painPain scores
2023
The Variation of Chargemaster Price Listings for Urogynecologic Procedures
Baban S, Kasoff M, Kadesh A, Chaudhary R, Lui A, Shi J, Ahluwalia J, White M, Giles D, Petersen T, Andiman S, Grimes C. The Variation of Chargemaster Price Listings for Urogynecologic Procedures. Urogynecology 2023, 30: 511-518. PMID: 38113134, DOI: 10.1097/spv.0000000000001426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital characteristicsAssociated with hospital characteristicsDiversity of health systemsAssociated with qualityUrogynecologic proceduresQuality metrics dataCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services websiteCross-sectional studyMedicaid Services websiteRural hospitalsNo significant associationHealth systemCurrent Procedural Terminology codesUrban hospitalsProcedural Terminology codesPrice listSignificant associationSacrospinous ligament fixationChargemasterUrban settingsStandard price listsHospitalQuality measuresPopulation demographicsMedical procedures
2022
Surgical Complications and Hospital Costs in Robot-Assisted Versus Conventional Laparoscopic Hysterectomy With Concurrent Sacrocolpopexy: Analysis of the Nationwide Readmissions Database
Andiman SE, Bui A, Ascher-Walsh C, Wright J, Xu X. Surgical Complications and Hospital Costs in Robot-Assisted Versus Conventional Laparoscopic Hysterectomy With Concurrent Sacrocolpopexy: Analysis of the Nationwide Readmissions Database. Urogynecology 2022, 28: e142-e148. PMID: 35113048, DOI: 10.1097/spv.0000000000001133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConventional laparoscopic procedureConventional laparoscopic hysterectomyNationwide Readmissions DatabasePerioperative complicationsLaparoscopic hysterectomyLaparoscopic proceduresHospital costsMajor perioperative complicationsConventional laparoscopic approachMultivariable regression analysisRobot-assisted approachLarge national databaseProcedure codesSurgical complicationsInvasive hysterectomyLaparoscopic approachHysterectomyLower riskComplicationsReadmissionSacrocolpopexyPatient linkageNational databaseWeighted samplePatients
2021
Success of Concomitant Versus Interval Slings for Prevention and Treatment of Bothersome de Novo Stress Urinary Incontinence
Fitzgerald J, Soriano A, Panza J, Hoke T, Desai S, Artsen A, Andiman S, Antosh D, Gutman R. Success of Concomitant Versus Interval Slings for Prevention and Treatment of Bothersome de Novo Stress Urinary Incontinence. Urogynecology 2021, 28: 194-200. PMID: 35443255, PMCID: PMC9021539, DOI: 10.1097/spv.0000000000001092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBothersome stress urinary incontinenceStress urinary incontinence symptomsStress urinary incontinencePelvic organ prolapseUrogenital Distress Inventory Short-Form 6Pelvic organ prolapse repairConcomitant slingSling groupUrinary incontinenceTime of pelvic organ prolapseHigher pelvic organ prolapseTime of POP surgeryIntrinsic sphincter deficiencyMulticenter retrospective cohortPatient Global ImpressionProportion of patientsProspective Follow-upApical surgerySling placementSphincter deficiencyPOP surgeryProlapse repairOrgan prolapseContinence proceduresPostoperative visit
2020
Unanticipated Uterine and Cervical Malignancy in Women Undergoing Hysterectomy for Uterovaginal Prolapse.
Andiman SE, Bui AH, Hardart A, Xu X. Unanticipated Uterine and Cervical Malignancy in Women Undergoing Hysterectomy for Uterovaginal Prolapse. Urogynecology 2020, 27: e549-e554. PMID: 33208657, DOI: 10.1097/spv.0000000000000990.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivariable logistic regressionUterovaginal prolapseUterine cancerCervical cancerSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramLogistic regressionUnexpected uterine malignancyQuality Improvement ProgramSample eligibility criteriaPathology-confirmed diagnosisUterine malignanciesRadical hysterectomyTotal hysterectomyPatient characteristicsUterine weightCervical malignancyGynecologic cancerOutcome measuresHysterectomyAmerican CollegeEligibility criteriaBivariate statistical testsConcurrent proceduresVirtual Interviews During COVID-19: Perspectives of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Program Directors
Menhaji K, Gaigbe-Togbe B, Hardart A, Bui A, Andiman SE, Ascher-Walsh C, Dabney L, Do Tran A. Virtual Interviews During COVID-19: Perspectives of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Program Directors. Urogynecology 2020, 27: 575-580. PMID: 33086259, PMCID: PMC8407288, DOI: 10.1097/spv.0000000000000982.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale pelvic medicinePelvic medicineProgram directorsCross-sectional online surveySurgery program directorsPrimary outcomeProgram directors' opinionsMost program directorsVirtual interview processFellowship interviewsVirtual interviewsPerson interviewsCOVID-19TotalDirectors' opinionsMedicineOnline surveyInterview processGynecologyObstetricsFuture interviews
2019
Obstetric Fistula Repair in Sub-Saharan Africa: Partnering to Create Sustainable Impact for Patients and Trainees.
Kulkarni A, Madsen A, Andiman SE, Nishimwe A, Hampton B. Obstetric Fistula Repair in Sub-Saharan Africa: Partnering to Create Sustainable Impact for Patients and Trainees. Rhode Island Medical Journal 2019, 102: 21-24. PMID: 31480814.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFistula repairGenital tractWomen genital tractUrinary catheter carePost-operative careObstetric fistula repairSustainable surgical careLow-resource settingsKibagabaga HospitalCatheter carePain managementInfant HospitalInvolvement of traineesUrinary tractFistula surgeryObstetric fistulaAbnormal connectionSurgical careHealth teamsWound carePatientsSurgical tripsCareFistulaHospital
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Dr. Sarah Andiman is a urogynecologist who diagnoses and treats women with pelvic floor disorders including urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse (uncomfortable or painful vaginal bulge), fecal incontinence, bladder pain, and genital tract fistulas.
Dr. Andiman is skilled in minimally invasive surgery, including vaginal, laparoscopic and robotic surgical approaches. She is aware that urogynecologic issues are often very personal and upsetting, and can be uncomfortable to discuss. She believes that her role is to provide patients with thorough information and expert and compassionate care so that they are supported and empowered to make the choices that are best for them.
She is an active member of the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons and the American Urogynecologic Society. Her ongoing research interests include female pelvic anatomy, patient education and solutions to improve surgical quality and outcomes.
Sarah Andiman, MD is an Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at Yale School of Medicine. She is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and in Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery.
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