Eric S. Rovner MD
Professor of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
Eric S. Rovner, M.D., is the director of the section of voiding dysfunction, female urology, and urodynamics in the Department of Urology at MUSC. He has a highly specialized clinical practice within urology and sees mostly patients with complex voiding problems including urinary incontinence, vaginal prolapse, urinary fistulae and neurogenic bladder dysfunction.
Dr. Rovner is a board-certified member of the American Urological Association, fellow of the American College of Surgeons, as well as a member of the American Association of GU Surgeons, Society of Pelvic Surgeons, Society of University Urologists, Societe Internationale D’Urologie, and the Society for Urodynamics, Female Urology, and Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU), among others. Dr. Rovner has served on several committees for the WHO international consultation on incontinence, and served as a member of the American Urological Association’s stress incontinence surgery guidelines committee. He is a past president of SUFU, past chair of the young urologists committee of the AUA and past member of the AUA education council as well as the ABU/AUA written and oral examination committees.
Dr. Rovner’s research interests include the study of voiding dysfunction, incontinence, overactive bladder, neurourology, and urodynamics. He has held several visiting professorships nationally and internationally, and is the author of over 130 peer-reviewed scientific articles, monographs, and book chapters on these topics as well as a books on urinary incontinence and urodynamics. He has been an invited speaker on numerous occasions throughout the United States and the world and has been the principal or co-investigator on multiple grants.
Dr. Rovner is a board-certified member of the American Urological Association, fellow of the American College of Surgeons, as well as a member of the American Association of GU Surgeons, Society of Pelvic Surgeons, Society of University Urologists, Societe Internationale D’Urologie, and the Society for Urodynamics, Female Urology, and Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU), among others. Dr. Rovner has served on several committees for the WHO international consultation on incontinence, and served as a member of the American Urological Association’s stress incontinence surgery guidelines committee. He is a past president of SUFU, past chair of the young urologists committee of the AUA and past member of the AUA education council as well as the ABU/AUA written and oral examination committees.
Dr. Rovner’s research interests include the study of voiding dysfunction, incontinence, overactive bladder, neurourology, and urodynamics. He has held several visiting professorships nationally and internationally, and is the author of over 130 peer-reviewed scientific articles, monographs, and book chapters on these topics as well as a books on urinary incontinence and urodynamics. He has been an invited speaker on numerous occasions throughout the United States and the world and has been the principal or co-investigator on multiple grants.
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Obesity as a Risk Factor for Poor Outcomes After Sling Surgery in Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence
- Transcutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation to Treat Overactive Bladder and Neurogenic Bladder
- Reoperation Rates for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repairs With Biologic and Synthetic Grafts
- Early Ureteroneocystostomy After Iatrogenic Ureteral Injury
- Low Risk for Reoperation After Midurethral Sling Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence
- Antimuscarinic Add-On Therapy Is Safe and Effective for Patients With Overactive Bladder
- AbobotulinumtoxinA for Idiopathic Overactive Bladder: 300 vs 500 Units
- Factors Influencing Long-Term Urinary Symptoms After Prostate Brachytherapy
- Persistence and Adherence With Mirabegron vs Antimuscarinic Agents in Patients With Overactive Bladder