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Office
1090 Amsterdam Ave
Ste 7G
New York, NY 10025Phone+1 212-523-3340Fax+1 212-523-2922
Summary
- Specializes in general urology and women's health/female urology. Areas of expertise include overactive bladder (OAB), recurrent UTI, genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM), male and female incontinence, male and female voiding dysfunction, BPH.
Procedures include prostate biopsies, cystoscopy, ureteroscopy for stone disease, midurethral sling surgery (MUS), bulking agents for incontinence (Bulkamid), BOTOX for overactive bladder (OAB), sacral neuromodulation (SNS).
As an Associate Professor and Associate Residency Program Director, she trains Urology residents and medical students from Icahn School of Medicine.
Completed 6-year residency training from the USC Institute of Urology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, California. Completed fellowship training in Female Urology and Voiding Dysfunction at NYP-Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC).
Co-authored and published several peer-reviewed articles and chapters in urology journals and books. Presented research at regional and national meetings. Member of the American Urological Association (AUA), New York Section of the AUA (NYSAUA), the Society of Women in Urology (SWIU), the Society for Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU), and Society of Academic Urologists (SAU).
Education & Training
- Brandeis UniversityMBA, 2022 - 2023
- University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Urology, 2008 - 2013
- University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Internship, Urology, 2007 - 2008
- Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 2006
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2008 - 2026
- NY State Medical License 2013 - 2025
- American Board of Urology Urology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 8 citationsDoes Gender Matter in Academic Surgery? Author and Mentor Gender Impact Publication Citations in Surgical Research.Devki Shukla, Vannita Simma-Chiang, Natasha Kyprianou, Ashutosh K. Tewari, Dara Lundon
Urology. 2021-06-14 - 27 citationsModern best practice in the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia in the elderly.Eric Bortnick, Conner Brown, Vannita Simma-Chiang, Steven A. Kaplan
Therapeutic Advances in Urology. 2020-05-27 - 2 citationsFactors that influence preference for male or female urologist among underserved patients in New York City.Shirin Razdan, Patrick Ho, Christine Bieber, Michaela Sljivich, Harry Anastos
BJUI Compass. 2023-03-01
Press Mentions
- Everything You Should Know About UTIs, Including How to Get Rid of Them for GoodApril 26th, 2022
- Pilot study highlights disparities, lack of diversity in OAB dataFebruary 4th, 2022
- MOUNT SINAI’S PROSTATE CANCER EXPERT, DR. SIMMA-CHIANG, URGES MEN OVER 55 TO GET TESTEDSeptember 21st, 2021
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Professional Memberships
- American Urological AssociationMember
External Links
- LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/vannita-simma-chiang-md-mba-2808bb71/
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