PatrickCulliganMDFACOG, FACS

Obstetrics & Gynecology • Ridgewood, NJ

Urogynecology & Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery

Co-Director of Urogynecology Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ

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Office
1200 E Ridgewood Ave
Ste 205
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Phone+1 201-221-0504

Fax+1 201-389-6401

Summary

Dr. Culligan is well known for his skills in advanced minimally invasive surgical techniques and his high quality clinical research studies. In 2001, Dr. Culligan became one of the first Urogynecologists in the U.S. to regularly perform the sacrocolpopexy operation laparoscopically.
In 2004, Dr. Culligan moved to New Jersey where he founded the Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery for The Atlantic Health System where he established a Board-approved fellowship program and published over 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts regarding his clinical research - which is primarily focused on ways to improve and/or teach minimally invasive surgical techniques for the correction of prolapse and incontinence.
While in NJ, Dr. Culligan also developed a particular expertise in robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery, and he has become a world renowned teacher of those techniques.

Although he is widely known for his surgical techniques, Dr. Culligan always tries to find a non-surgical approach for his patients. In fact, he was selected by the prestigious journal Obstetrics & Gynecology to author a peer-reviewed manuscript entitled "Non-Surgical Management of Pelvic Organ Prolapse"which has since become required reading for all Board certified OB-Gyn doctors in the U.S.

Dr. Culligan sees female patients for evaluation and treatment of a wide variety of pelvic floor disorders and urogynecologic conditions conditions, including urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, fecal incontinence, frequent urinary tract infections, urinary urgency, fistulas, complications of vaginal mesh or slings requiring mesh removal, labial hypertrophy, and various complex gynecologic conditions. . Dr. Culligan’s clinical philosophy is centered around patient education and personalized treatment paths.

Clinical Expertise

Robotic gynecologic surgery, Urinary incontinence, Pelvic organ prolapse, Fecal incontinence, Urogynecology and pelvic reconstructive surgery

Education & Training

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Female Pelvic Medicine And Reconstructive Surgery (Obgyn), 1997 - 1999
Prisma Health/University of South Carolina SOM Greenville (Greenville)Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1993 - 1997
Prisma Health/University of South Carolina SOM Greenville (Greenville)Internship, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1993 - 1994
Mercer University School of MedicineClass of 1993
Georgia Institute of TechnologyBS, Industrial Management, 1985 - 1989

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2016 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 2004 - 2025
KY State Medical License 1999 - 2005
IL State Medical License 1997 - 1999
SC State Medical License 1994 - 1997
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2009-2018
Inside Jersey Magazine Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2016
Inside Jersey - Top Doctors for Women's Health Castle Connolly, 2008-2015
NJ.com Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2007-2015
Member Board of Directors American Urogynecologic Society, 2012-2014
New Jersey Life - Top Heart Doctors and OB-GYN Castle Connolly, 2009
Prize Paper for Outstanding Research in Gynecologic Surgery 2004
3M Research Award In Infectious Diseases ACOG, 1999
Thompson a Gailey Award for Academic Acheivement 1997
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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Clinical Trials

Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Acellular Collagen Biomesh (Pelvisoft) to Polypropylene Mesh(Pelvitex) for Sacral Colpopexy Start of enrollment: 2005 Dec 01
Completed
Not Applicable
One Year Outcome After Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Sacral Colpopexy, a Case Series Review Start of enrollment: 2009 Feb 01
Completed
Male Sexual Experience and Its Impact on Quality of Life Before and After Their Sexual Partners Undergo Polypropylene Mesh Augmented Pelvic Floor Reconstruction Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 01
Completed
A Study of Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Sacral Colpopexy Using Alyte Mesh Start of enrollment: 2010 Aug 01
Completed
Do Patients With Early Post Operative Recurrence of Pelvic Organ Prolapse Have a Genetic Predisposition? Start of enrollment: 2012 Mar 01
Completed
Cohort Study of Bowel Function Following Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy Start of enrollment: 2007 Jan 01
Completed
Validation Study for Robotic Surgery Simulator Start of enrollment: 2011 Apr 01
Completed
5-Year Objective and Subjective Results of a Mid-Urethral Sling Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 01
Completed
Exair® Versus Native Tissue Repair for Prolapse Start of enrollment: 2014 Aug 01
Terminated
A Clinical Evaluation of the Eclipse™ System, a Vaginal Bowel Control (VBC) Therapy for Fecal Incontinence in Women Start of enrollment: 2015 May 15
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

268 citations
Patient Satisfaction With Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Retrospective Cohort Study.
Ashwin Ramaswamy, Miko Yu, Siri Drangsholt, Eric Ng, Patrick J. Culligan
Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2020-09-09
27 citations
Effect of anesthesia on voiding function after tension-free vaginal tape procedure
Miles Murphy, Michael Heit, L. Fouts, Carol A. Graham, Linda Blackwell
Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2003-04-01
25 citations
Is the cough-stress test necessary when placing the tension-free vaginal tape?
Miles Murphy, Patrick J. Culligan, Cristina M. Arce, Carol A. Graham, Linda Blackwell
Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2005-02-01

Journal Articles

Subjective and objective results 1 year after robotic sacrocolpopexy using a lightweight Y-mesh
Culligan PJ, Gurshumov E, Lewis C, Priestley JL, Shah NP, Komar J, Salamon C, Int J Urogyn, 1/1/2014
Cost-effectiveness analysis comparing robotic sacrocolpopexy to vaginal mesh hysteropexy for treatment of uterovaginal prolapse
Culligan PJ, Salamon CG, Lewis C, Abell TA, Open J Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2013
Gynecologic surgical site infections: Simple strategies for prevention
Lewis CM, Culligan PJ, The Female Patient, 1/1/2011
The rapid evolution of vaginal mesh delivery systems for the correction of pelvic organ prolapse, Part 1: Clinical Data
Littman P, Culligan PJ, The Female Patient, 1/1/2009
The rapid evolution of vaginal mesh delivery systems for the correction of pelvic organ prolapse, Part 2: Clinical Recommendations
Littman P, Culligan PJ, The Female Patient, 1/1/2009
Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy
Shariati A, Culligan PJ, The Female Patient, 1/1/2008
Preoperative vaginal preps with chlorhexidine gluconate solution (reply - letter to editor
Culligan PJ, AJOG, 1/1/2006
4 Steps to evaluation of asymptomatic microscopic hematuria
Culligan PJ, Contemporary OB/GYN, 1/1/2006
TVT prevented stress incontinence after prolapse surgery better than endopelvic fascia plication
Culligan P, Evidence-based obstetrics and gynecology, 1/1/2005
Reply by authors,"Technique of urethral retro-resistance pressure measurements"
Slack M, Culligan PJ, Tracey M, Hunsicker K, Patel B, Sumeray M, Neurourol Urodyn, 1/1/2005
TVT prevented stress incontinence after prolapse surgery better than endopelvic fascia plication
Culligan PJ, Evidence-based Obstet gynecol, 1/1/2005
Evaluation and treatment of female urinary incontinence
Murphy M, Heit MH, Culligan PJ., Am J Med & Sports, 1/1/2004
Bacterial colony counts during vaginal surgery
Culligan PJ, Heit MH, Blackwell L, Graham CA, Snyder J, Infectious Disease OB-GYN, 1/1/2003
Poor agreement between the microtip and double-lumen perfusion catheters for urethral pressure profilometry
Culligan PJ, Evidence-based Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2002
Phase II trial of a valved urethral insert
Winkler HA, Sand PK, Culligan PJ, Middleton AW, J Pelvic Surg, 1/1/1999
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Books/Book Chapters

Textbook of Female Urology & Urogynecology
Chapter: Laparoscopic and robotic approaches to apical and vaginal vault suspensions
Patel VV, Culligan PJEditors: Cardozo L, Staskin D.CRC Press, Boca Raton, FloridaEdition 4th,2016
Atlas of Pelvic Anatomy & Gynecologic Surgery
Chapter: The use of vaginal mesh for treatment of pelvic organ prolapse
Lucente V, Culligan PJEditors: Baggish M, Karram M.Saunders, New York2012
Urogynecology in Primary Care
Editors: Culligan PJ, Goldberg RP.SpringerVerlag, London2006
Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
Chapter: Cystoscopy, Urethroscopy and Dynamic Cystourethroscopy
Culligan PJ, Sand PKEditors: Drutz HP, Herschorn S, Diamant NE.Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany2002
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Abstracts/Posters

Long-Term results of robotic sacrocolpopexy using lightweight Y mesh
N Mushonga, C Salamon, C Lewis, J Pagnillo, S St.Louis, PJ Culligan., AUGS 36th Annual Scientific Meeting, Seattle, WA, 1/1/2015
Prevalence of occult pathology within morcellated uteri removed during concomitant sacrocolpopexy
V Vallabh-Patel, CM Saiz, A Francis, J Pagnillo, C Salamon, PJ Culligan, AUGS 36th Annual Scientific Meeting, Seattle, WA, 1/1/2015
Potential Genetic Basis for Failure of Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy: a missense mutation in the ZFYVE16 gene
St. Louis, P. Culligan, C. Lewis, J. Komar, J. Pagnillo, C. Salamon, N. Treff, D. Taylor, C. Bohrer, R. Scott., AAGL 43rd Global Congress, Vancouver, BC, 1/1/2014
Potential Genetic Basis For Failure of Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy
P. Culligan, C. Lewis, S. St. Louis, J. Komar, J. Pagnillo, C. Salamon, N. Treff, D. Taylor, H. Garnsey, R. Scott, AUGS 35th Annual Scientific Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/1/2014
Cost-effectiveness comparison of the Uphold vaginal support systemversus robotic-assisted laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy
Culligan PJ, Salamon C, Lewis CM, Abell T, AAGL 40th Global Congress, Hollywood, FL, 1/1/2011
Prospective cohort study of robotic sacrocolpopexy using lightweight polypropylene Y-mesh
Salamon C, Lewis CM, Shariati A, Priestley JL, Gurshumov E, Culligan P, AAGL 40th Global Congress, Hollywood, FL, 1/1/2011
Bowel function and defecation before and one year after laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy
Shariati A, Salamon C, Culligan PJ, AUGS 31st annual Scientific Meeting, Long Beach, CA, 1/30/2010
Sexual function before and one year after laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy
Salamon C, Shariati A, Culligan PJ, AUGS 31st annual Scientific Meeting, Long Beach, CA, 1/30/2010
A blinded randomized clinical trial comparing synthetic mesh to porcine dermis for laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy
Culligan PJ, Scherer J, Salamon C, Priestley JL, Shariati A, AUGS 31st annual Scientific Meeting, Long Beach, CA, 1/30/2010
A randomized controlled trial comparing traditional pelvic floor muscle training to a Pilates exercise program
Culligan PJ, J Scherer, K Dyer, J Priestley, G Guingon-White, D DelVecchio, M Vangeli, AUGS 29th annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/4/2008
Can urethral retro resistance pressure predict success or failure following sub-urethral sling placement?
Culligan PJ, Priestley JL, Blackwell L, American Urogynecologic Society 27th Annual Scientific Meeting, Palm Springs, CA, 1/16/2006
Sexual satisfaction before and after sacral colpopexy.
Culligan PJ, Goldsmith LJ, Blackwell L, Tate SB, American Urogynecologic Society Meeting 26th Annual Scientific Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 1/15/2005
Prolapse symptom severity, defecation, urinary continence, pain and overall quality of life after sacral colpopexy
Culligan PJ, Goldsmith LJ, Blackwell L, Tate SB, American Urogynecologic Society Meeting 26th Annual Scientific Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 1/15/2005
Construct validity of the incontinence severity index
Murphy M, Culligan PJ, Arce CM, Graham CA, Blackwell L, Heit MH, The American Urogynecologic Society 25th Annual Scientific Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/27/2004
Is the cough stress test necessary when placing the tension free vaginal tape?
Murphy M, Culligan PJ, Arce CM, Graham CA, Blackwell L, Heit MH, The American Urogynecologic Society 25th Annual Scientific Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/27/2004
A double blind, randomized controlled trial comparing solvent dehydrated cadaveric fascia lata and polypropylene mesh for sacral colpopexy.
Culligan PJ, Blackwell L, Goldsmith LJ, Rogers A, Heit MH, The American Urogynecologic Society 25th Annual Scientific Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/27/2004
A blinded, sham-controlled trial of postpartum extracorporeal magnetic innervation to restore pelvic muscle strength in primiparous patients
Culligan PJ, Blackwell L, Murphy M, Ziegler C, Heit MH, The American Urogynecologic Society 25th Annual Scientific Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/27/2004
A randomized controlled trial comparing povidone-iodine and chlorhexidine to prepare the vaginal field for vaginal hysterectomy.
Culligan PJ, Kubik K, Murphy M, Blackwell L, Snyder J, The American Urogynecologic Society 25th Annual Scientific Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/27/2004
Is the leak point pressure alone always an accurate indicator of intrinsic sphincter deficiency?
Murphy M, Culligan PJ, Graham CA, Kubik K, Attum O, Heit MH, The American Urogynecologic Society 24th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hollywood, FL, 1/11/2003
Abell Elective Cesarean Section to Prevent Anal Incontinence among Women with a History of Anal Sphincter Disruption during a Prior Vaginal Delivery- A Decision Analysis
Culligan PJ, Habib F, Heit MH, Blackwell L, Murphy M, Kubik K, Graham CA, The American Urogynecologic Society 24th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hollywood, FL, 1/11/2003
Elective Cesarean Section to Prevent Anal Incontinence and Brachial Plexus Injuries Associated with Macrosomia - A Decision Analysis
Culligan PJ, Myers JA, Heit MH, Goldberg RP, Blackwell L, Gohmann SF, Murphy M, Graham CA, Abell TD, The American Urogynecologic Society 24th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hollywood, FL, 1/11/2003
Bacterial colony counts during vaginal surgery
Culligan PJ, Heit MH, Blackwell L, Murphy M, Graham CA, Snyder J, Society of Gynecologic Surgeons' 29th Annual Scientific Meeting, Anaheim, CA, 1/5/2003
Tensile strength of uterosacral ligament suturing: A comparison of the vaginal and laparoscopic techniques
Culligan PJ, Murphy M, Goldberg R, Graham C, Moore R, Hainer M, Heit M, Miklos J, American Urogynecologic Society 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/17/2002
The effect of anesthesia on voiding function following tension-free vaginal tape
Murphy M, Heit M, Fouts L, Graham C, Blackwell L, Culligan PJ, American Urogynecologic Society 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/17/2002
Long-term success of sacral colpopexy using synthetic mesh
Culligan PJ, Murphy M, Blackwell L, Hammons G, Graham C, Heit M, Society of Gynecologic Surgeons 28th Scientific Meeting, Dallas Texas, 1/4/2002
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Lectures

Hands-on Cadaveric Workshop on Urogynecologic Surgery
Las Vegas, NV - 1/1/2015
FPMRS Update 2013
American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS), Austin, Texas - 5/2/2013
Robotic and Traditional Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy
Las Vegas, NV - 1/1/2013
Modern use of the pessary
Chicago, IL - 1/22/2012
The Business of Urogynecology
Chicago, IL - 1/22/2012
Robotic Sacrocolpopexy
Miami, FL - 1/16/2010
Applications of Robotics in Gynecologic Surgery
St Maarten - 1/24/2008
Postgraduate Course: Minimally invasive urogynecology: Robotic surgery, laparoscopy, and new mesh delivery systems
1/3/2008
Postgrad Course Faculty: Minimally Invasive Urogynecology
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2008
Robotics in Urogynecology
Washington, D.C. - 1/13/2007
Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Sacral Colpopexy
Las Vegas NV - 1/8/2006
"Advanced Workshop on Gynecologic Laparoscopic Anatomy and Surgery on Unembalmed Female Cadavers
Louisville, KY - 1/11/2000
Diagnosing Genuine Stress Incontinence: Urethral Pressure Profiles and Leak Point Pressures
Chicago, IL - 1/15/1999
What procedure should be done to correct GSI complicated by low pressure urethra?
Chicago, IL - 1/16/1998
Pills Patches, Creams…making sense of the various bladder drugs
Chicago, IL
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Other

Live Telesurgery broadcast from NJ to Seattle, "Robotic Sacrocolpopexy with minimal need for assistance"
AUGS Annual Scientific Meeting
Seattle, WA - 1/1/2015
Interactive Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification System (POP-Q) Program
Apps for iPad & iPhone
1/1/2011
POP-Q Application Tutorial - Overview (Part 1 of 6)
YouTube
https://youtu.be/LplpznnhDmU
1/1/2011
VIDEO - "Robotic-assisted laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy
Gurshumov E, Lewis CM, Culligan PJ, AAGL 40th Global Congress
Hollywood, FL - 1/1/2011
POP-Q: Pelvic Organ Prolapse - An Interactive Guide
Apps for iPad & iPhone
1/1/2008
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