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THE DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY AT SOUTH NASSAU COMMUNITIES HOSPITAL OFFERS A COMPLETE RANGE OF UROGYNECOLOGY AND PELVIC RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY SERVICES TO THE WOMEN OF LONG ISL AND. UROGYNECOLOGY IS A relatively new subspecialty in the field of obstetrics and gynecology (OB-GYN). There were only eight urog ynecolog y training programs in the country when Alan Garely, MD, Chair of OB-GYN and Director of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery at South Nassau Communities Hospital, completed his OB-GYN residency at St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center in 1993. He completed his fellowship two years later at Louisiana State University Medical Center in New Orleans. "Now, female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery is a board-certified subspecialty," Dr. Garely says. "South Nassau has one of the largest divisions in the country for urogynecology." Urogynecologists specialize in the treatment of female pelvic disorders, such as prolapses of the uterus, vagina, bladder and rectum. Additionally, they treat disorders of the bladder such as urinary tract infections, overactive bladder, incontinence and complications from g ynecolog y procedures. They a lso address injuries of the pelvic area. " Within the specia lty of urog ynecolog y, South Nassau is distinguished as being the major tertiary referral center for complex mesh-related complications from transvaginal mesh procedures. People travel from all over the world to be treated here," Dr. Garely says. "We also specialize in treating complex fistulas, holes that develop between the bladder and the rectum, and are almost always a complication from surgery or radiation used to treat pelvic malignancies." W hile fistulas a nd surgica l complications a re exa mples of more complex conditions, South Nassau's Urog ynecolog y a nd Pelv ic Reconstr uctive Surger y Div ision treats other conditions, such as incontinence which often goes untreated for many reasons. "Even with all the information we now have regarding these conditions, a lot of women are still not seeking care or reaching out because they think incontinence is a normal part of aging and that there is no treatment for it," says Olga Liberman MD, Assistant Director of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive By Josh Garcia South Nassau Communities Hospital Offers University Care in a Community Setting Alan Garely, MD, Chair of OB-GYN and Director of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery at South Nassau Communities Hospital. 0 6❱❱❱❱❱ C O V E R S T O R Y

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