JosephIraSchafferMD
Obstetrics & Gynecology • Dallas, TXUrogynecology & Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery
Chief of Gynecology & Urogynecology UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Texas
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Office
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75390Phone+1 214-645-3848Fax+1 214-645-3849
Education & Training
Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Female Pelvic Medicine And Reconstructive Surgery (Obgyn), 1989 - 1992
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1987 - 1991
University of Cincinnati College of MedicineClass of 1987
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 1997 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2019 - 2021
PA State Medical License 1990 - 1991
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2012
- Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Clinical Trials
- Post Market Study Of Single Incision Sling Versus Transobturator Sling for Stress Urinary Incontinence Start of enrollment: 2013 Jun 01
- Sacrospinous Ligament Fixation With Conventional Surgical Instruments in Chinese Apical Prolapse Female Patients Start of enrollment: 2018 Nov 23
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Impact of Bowel Diary Completion and Education on Fecal Incontinence Severity.Uduak U Andy, Benjamin Carper, Halina Zyczynski, Abhishek Sripad, Keisha Y Dyer
Urogynecology. 2025-02-26 - The Pelvic Floor Disorders Network: Evolution Over Two Decades of Female Pelvic Floor Research.Holly E Richter, Anthony Visco, Linda Brubaker, Vivian Sung, Ingrid Nygaard
Urogynecology. 2024-10-01 - 6 citationsSurgical Outcomes in Benign Gynecologic Surgery Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic (SOCOVID study).Rosanne M. Kho, Olivia H. Chang, Adam M. Hare, Joseph I. Schaffer, Jen Hamner
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. 2021-08-23
Press Mentions
Out of Africa: UT Southwestern Cardiologist Gets to the Heart of Zambia’s No. 1 Health ThreatNovember 4th, 2024
Basic Gynecologic Surgical Instruments and TechniqueNovember 6th, 2017
Grant Support
- Nichd Pelvic Floor Disorders Network Clinical Sites (U10)Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2011
- Nichd Pelvic Floor Disorders NetworkEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2006–2010
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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