Abbas Shobeiri, MD

Chief, Section of Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery/Urogynecology
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy

Dr. Shobeiri is Oklahoma’s first fellowship trained physician in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery/UROGYN.  He created a new section within the department of Ob/Gyn with a clinical operation that has grown to three fellowship trained physician, four nurses and support staff.  In addition, he has created  the Women’s Pelvic & Bladder Health brand at the OU Physicians and  The Pelvic Floor Research Laboratory at OU.  He has brought many multi-center clinical trials to OU, as well as other funding for original research.  He created a syllabus and an educational course for OKC and Tulsa residents.

1999 – 2002         Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA

                                Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship.

1995 – 1999         Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA.

                                Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency.

1994 – 1995         Tulane University,  New Orleans, Louisiana.     

                                Internal Medicine internship.

1990 – 1994         Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.       

                                Doctor of Medicine.

Clinical Interests - diagnosis and treatment of urinary, fecal incontinence and pelvicfloor disorders.             

Board certified -  American Board of Obstetrics and  Gynecology, 2004

TEACHING MATERIALS DEVELOPED

Workshop for the repair of Obstetric lacerations                                           2006

Black board for teaching Urogynecology                                                      2005-current

Teaching anatomy to 1st year Medical students                                             2002-current

Urogynecology teaching core curriculum                                                      2002-current

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

• S. Abbas Shobeiri, R. Gasser, R. R. Chesson.  The Internal Innervation and Morphology of the  Human Female Levator Ani  muscle.  (Submitted to AJOG).
• An algorithm for management of post-operative voiding dysfunction after a trans-vaginal tape procedure for urinary incontinence. S. A. Shobeiri, Spyros Marinis, Mikio Nihira. (Submitted to Obstetrics and Gynecology).
• S. Abbas Shobeiri, Ralph R. Chesson, Lennox Hoyte, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Characteristics of the Pelvic Floor Muscles in Fecal Incontinent Women Compared to Continent Patients. (Manuscript in Review JPS).
• S. Abbas Shobeiri, MD, Ralph R. Chesson, MD, Eileen C. West, MD, Susan Shott, PhD, Lennox Hoyte, MD, A Pilot Study of Extracorporeal Magnetic Stimulation of the Pelvic Floor for the Treatment of Women with Fecal Incontinence and Underactive Pelvic Floor Muscles. J Pelvic Med Surg 2007;13(1):19-26.
• S. Abbas Shobeiri, MD, Mikio Nihira, MD, Management of total vaginal prolapse complicated by squamous papilloma. J Pelvic Med Surg 2006;12:325-326.
• S. Abbas Shobeiri, MD, Management of pelvic abscess after a Le Fort colpocliesis..  Int Urogyn Journal and Pelvic Floor Dys 17:668-669, 2006.
• Babak Vakili, MD, Ralph R. Chesson, MD, Brooke Kyle, MD, S. Abbas Shobeiri, MD, Karolynn T. Echols, MD, Richard Gist, MD, Yong T Zheng, MD, Thomas Nolan, MD, MPH. The incidence of urinary tract injury during hysterectomy: A prospective analysis based on universal cystoscopy. Am J of Obstet Gynecol 192:1599-604, 2005.
• S. Abbas Shobeiri, MD, Karolynn T. Echols, MD, Nicholas Franco, MD.  Sinus formation after insertion of a silicone-coated suburethral aling.  International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction 14(5):356-357, 2003.
• S. Abbas Shobeiri, MD, Raymond F. Gasser, PhD, Ralph R. Chesson, MD, Karolynn T. Echols, MD. The Anatomy of Mid-Urethral Slings and Dynamics of Neurovascular Injury.   International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction 14(3):185-90, 2003
• S. Abbas Shobeiri, MD, Ralph R. Chesson, MD, Karolynn T. Echols.  Cystoscopic Fistulography: A Review.  Urology Review Journal 1:20-1, 2003.
• Nicholas Franco, MD, S. Abbas Shobeiri, MD, Karolynn T. Echols, MD.  Validated Simplified Urinary Incontinence Score for the Medium-term Evaluation of Transvaginal Pubovaginal Sling Procedure.  UROLOGY 60:607-10, 2002.
• S. Abbas Shobeiri, MD, Thomas E. Nolan, MD, MBA, Raul Yordan-Jovet, MD, Karolynn T. Echols, MD, Ralph R. Chesson, MD. Digital Examination Compared to Trans-Perineal Ultrasound for the Evaluation of Anal Sphincter Repair. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 78(1):31-36, 2002.
• S. Abbas Shobeiri, MD, Alan D. Garely, MD, Ralph R. Chesson, MD, Thomas E. Nolan, MD, MBA. Recognition of Occult Bladder Injury During The Tension-Free Vaginal Tape Procedure.  Obstetrics & Gynecology 99(6):1067-72, 2002.

14.  Karolynn T. Echols, MD, Ralph R. Chesson, MD, Edward F. Breaux, MD, S. Abbas Shobeiri,  
        MD. Persistent Delayed Hypersensitivity Following Transurethral Collagen Injection for
Recurrent Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Case Report.  International Urogynecology & Pelvic
Floor Dysfunction Journal 13:52-54, 2002.

15.  S. Abbas Shobeiri, MD, Ralph R. Chesson, MD, Karolynn T. Echols. Cystoscopic
Fistulography: A New Technique for the Diagnosis of Vesicocervical Fistula.  Obstetrics &
Gynecology 98(6):1124-6, 2001.

16.  S. Abbas Shobeiri, MD, Eileen C. West, MD, Marc Kahn, MD, Thomas E. Nolan, MD.
Postpartum Acquired Hemophilia (Factor VIII Inhibitors): A Case Report and Review of the
Literature. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 12(55):729-37, 2000.

17.  S. Abbas Shobeiri, MD, Thomas Elkins, MD, Kevin A Thomas, PhD.  Comparison of
Sacrospinous Ligament, Sacrotuberous Ligament, and 0 Polypropylene Suture Tensile Strength.
Journal of Pelvic Surgery 6:261-7, 2000.

18.  Establishing Parameters for the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents’ Diagnostic Cystoscopy
Education. S. Abbas Shobeiri, Ralph R. Chesson, Mikio Nihira, (Pending).

19.  Short to Medium Term Follow-up of Tension-free Vaginal Tape Sling Procedure using the
Simplified Urinary Incontinence Outcome Score, S. A. Shobeiri, S. S. Usta, K. T. Echols, R. R.
Chesson, (Manuscript in progress)

20. 3-Dimensional Ultrasonography of  the Human Female pelvic floor muscles: Preliminary Results
from a New Technique.  S. Abbas Shobeiri, Ann Archer, Daniel O’Donohuge, Mikio Nihira,
Spyros Marinis. (Manuscript in progress).

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS

• IVS Tunneler Device for apical vaginal prolapse with and without suburethral slingplasty: Preliminary safety report. M. D. Vardy, H. Zhou, S. A. Shobeiri et al. J Pelvic Med & Surg 12(2):107, 2006.
• An algorithm for management of post-operative voiding dysfunction after a trans-vaginal tape procedure for urinary incontinence. S. Abbas Shobeiri, J Pelvic Med & Surg 12(2):98-9, 2006.

1. Three-Dimensional MRI Anatomy of Fecal Incontinent Female Patients Compared to Normal Individuals.  S. Abbas Shobeiri, R. R. Chesson, K. T. Echols, J of Pelvic Med & Surg  9(5): 222, 2003.
2. The Internal Innervation and Morphology of the Female Human Iliococcygeus and Pubococcygeus muscles: Preliminary Results from a New Technique.  S. Abbas Shobeiri, R. Gasser, R. R. Chesson, K. T. Echols, J of Pelvic Med & Surg 9(5): 209, 2003.
3. Establishing Competency Parameters for the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents’ Diagnostic Cystoscopy Education. S. Abbas Shobeiri, MD, Ralph R. Chesson, MD, Karolynn T. Echols, MD, Obstet Gynecol 101(Supp. 4): S113-114, 2003.
4. Magnetic Stimulator for the Treatment of Fecal Incontinence.  S. Abbas Shobeiri, MD, Ralph R. Chesson, MD, Int Urogyn J 12(Supp. 3):S100-101, 2001. Neurourology & Urodynamics 20(4), 2001
5. The Mid-Urethral Sling Anatomy.  S. Abbas Shobeiri, MD, Ralph R. Chesson, MD, International Urogynecology J 12(Supp. 3): S19-20, 2001.