The Pelvic Floor Investigation Group at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center is a research group working to improve the understanding and treatment of pelvic floor disorders. We have two major areas of focus:
discovering the basic mechanism underlying the problem of pelvic floor disorders and
putting the knowledge into practice with cutting-edge strategies for prevention and treatment of these common and distressing conditions
The PFIG is an interdisciplinary assemblage of providers and researchers. We focus on four research areas:
using advanced 3D Pelvic Floor imaging of the pelvic floor to study the details of pelvic floor injury in women with incontinence and prolapse
developing innovative technologies for improving the assessment of pelvic floor muscle strength and urethral function
Ricardo Saban, DVM, PhD Professor of Physiology, and Obstetrics / Gynecology Director of Basic Science Research for the section of FPMRS. Dr. Saban's lab information can be found at http://sabanlab.org. His current areas of research includes mechanism of bladder inflammation and lymphatic darainage.
Philip B. Miner, Jr., M.D. President and Medical Director Oklahoma foundation for Digestive Research Dr. Miner joined OFDR in 1996 as President and Medical Director and serves on the OFDR Board of Directors. He is also Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Oklahoma. Before joining OFDR, he was Professor of Medicine and Director of the Division of Gastroenterology at the University of Kansas for 19 years. Dr. Miner received special recognition awards for his service at the University of Kansas. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, the American College of Gastroenterology, and serves on the Professional Education Committee of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation. http://www.ofdr.org/
Dee Wu, PhD Associate Professor and Section Chief of Technology Application Development and Translational Research in Radiological Sciences, with adjunct appointments in neuroscience and radiation oncology. He received a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Case Western Reserve University and has 11 granted patents and over 20 publications/book chapters in both industrial and academic settings. The research activities in his lab may be summarized into 3 groups: 1) development of methods to increase the clinical efficiency of the medical facilities and the exchange of information; 2) identification, characterization and validation of imaging biomarkers; and 3) improvement to instrumentation and the corresponding physical understanding of underlying phenomenology in the progression of disease. Dr. Wu works closely with several bioinformatics groups at OUHSC Oklahoma City and OU Norman campuses. His section correlates anatomical, physiological, cellular, and molecular processes associated with the presence and severity of disease. This information is used to improve efficiency of imaging instrumentation and to develop databases and workflow structures to promote biomedical informatics standardization. Email: dee-wu@ouhsc.edu http://w3.ouhsc.edu/medical-physics/dwu
A. Rao Chimpiri,
Clinic: OU Physicians Building, 825 NE 10th street, Suite 3400, Oklahoma City, OK 73104 Tel: (405) 271-9493, Fax: (405) 271-4606 Administration: OUHSC, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Post Office Box 26901, Oklahoma City, OK 73104 Tel: (405) 271-2247, Fax: (405) 271-8762