Holly E. Richter, PhD, MD

She is the J Marion Sims Endowed Chair and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urology & Geriatrics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is Research Director of the Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, as well as Director of the Urogynecology Care and Genito-rectal Disorders Clinics and Ambulatory Clinics.

She is past President of the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons and President-elect of the American Urogynecologic Society. She currently serves as an Editor of International Urogynecology Journal. She was the Principal Investigator of the NIDDK-sponsored Urinary Incontinence Treatment Network and a PI of the NICHD-sponsored Pelvic Floor Disorders Network. She oversees other NIH and industry sponsored research. She was also the recipient of a 10-year mid-career award (K24-NIDDK) in patient oriented pelvic floor research and mentors many investigators.

Dr Richter has received numerous awards and is involved in didactic and research initiatives with residents, medical students, and fellows. She has authored over 300 peer-reviewed papers. Dr Richter has a strong interest in treating vesicovaginal fistulas and serves on the Board of Directors of the World-Wide Fistula Fund.

Milena Weinstein, MD

She is Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She is the Director of the Fellowship training program in the division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she has worked since 2008. She completed a fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine. She completed medical school and Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at University of California Los Angeles.

She is a co-chair of the Mass General Center for Pelvic Floor Disorders, a multidisciplinary group comprised of pelvic reconstructive surgeons, colorectal surgeons, urologists, gastroenterologists and physical therapists.

Dr. Weinstein has served on multiple national committees at American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS). She also has been trained in three-dimensional pelvic floor ultrasound. She teaches on pelvic floor ultrasound nationally and uses pelvic floor ultrasound for research and to assist with diagnosis and treatment.