Andrew Ian Sokol, MD| Urogynecology | MedStar Health (2024)

Yurteri-Kaplan L, Zhu X, Iglesia CB, Gutman RE, Sokol AI, Paquet V, Park AJ. Differences in postural loading between primary and assisting surgeons during vagin*l surgery. Int J Industrial Ergonomics. 2018; 65:60-7.

Yurteri-Kaplan LA, Andriani L, Saunders PA, Sokol AI. Minimally Invasive Surgery Survey (MISS): a survey of surgical team members’ perceptions for successful minimally invasive surgery (MIS). J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2017 Nov - Dec;24(7):1152-1157.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2017.06.025.

Nosti PA, Gutman RE, Iglesia CB, Park AJ, Sokol AI. Defining cervical elongation: a prospective cohort study. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2017 Apr;39(4):223-228. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2016.10.012.

Zhu X, Yurteri-Kaplan L, Cavuoto LA, Sokol AI, Iglesia CB, Gutman RE, Park AJ, Paquet V. ErgoPART: A computerized observational tool to quantify postural loading in real-time during surgery. IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors. 2017; 5(1):23-38. doi:10.1080/24725838.2016.1276032.

Gutman RE, Rardin CR, Sokol ER, Matthews C, Park AJ, Iglesia CB, Geoffrion R, Sokol AI, Karram M, Cundiff GW, Blomquist JL, Barber MD. vagin*l and laparoscopic mesh hysteropexy for uterovagin*l prolapse: a parallel cohort study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Jan; 216(1):38.e1-38.e11. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.08.035.

Miranne JM, Gutman RE, Sokol AI, Park AJ, Iglesia CB. Effect of a new risk calculator on patient satisfaction with the decision for concomitant midurethral sling during prolapse surgery: a randomized controlled trial. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2017 Jan/Feb; 23(1):17-22. PMID: 27682745.

Sussman RD, Richter LA, Tefera E, Park AJ, Sokol AI, Gutman RE, Iglesia CB. Utilizing technology in assessment of lower urinary tract symptoms: a randomized trial of electronic versus paper voiding diaries. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 2016 May-Jun; 22(3):151-5.

Richter LA, Sokol AI. Pelvic organ prolapse – vagin*l and laparoscopic mesh: the evidence. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2016 Mar; 43(1):83-92.

Nosti PA, Carter CM, Sokol AI, Tefera E, Iglesia CB, Park AJ, Gutman RE. Transvagin*l versus transabdominal placement of synthetic mesh at the time of sacrocolpopexy. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 2016 May-Jun; 22(3):151-5.

Yurteri-Kaplan L, Marshall DD, Iglesia CB, Sokol AI, Shveiky D, Gutman RE. Significance of cystoscopic bladder trabeculations in women undergoing midurethral sling. Canadian J Urol 2015 Aug 22;(4):7890-5.

Miranne J, Dominguez A, Sokol AI, Gutman RE, Iglesia C. Foley catheter guide use during mid-urethral slings: does it make a difference? Canadian J Urol 2015 Jun; 22(3):7811-6.

Shveiky D, Kudish BI, Iglesia CB, Park AJ, Sokol AI, Lehman A, Shara N, Howard BV. Effects of bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy at the time of hysterectomy on pelvic organ prolapse: results from the Women's Health Initiative trial. Menopause 2015 May;22(5):483-8.

Kudish BI, Shveiky D, Gutman RE, Jacoby V, Sokol AI, Rodabough R, P, Howard B, Blanchette, Iglesia C. Hysterectomy and urinary incontinence in postmenopausal women. Int Urogynecol J. 2014 Nov;25, 2014(11):1523-31.

Gutman RE, Nosti PA, Sokol AI, MD, Sokol, ER, Peterson JL, Wang H, Iglesia, CB. Three-year outcomes of a randomized clinical trial of vagin*l mesh for prolapse. Obstet Gynecol 2013 Oct;122(4):770-7.

Nosti P, Stahl T, Sokol AI. Surgical repair of rectovagin*l fistulas in patients with Crohn's disease. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2013 Nov;171(1):166-70.

Antosh DD, Gutman RE, Park AJ, Sokol AI, Peterson J, Kingsberg S, Iglesia CB. vagin*l dilators for prevention of dyspareunia after prolapse surgery: a randomized clinical trial. Obstet Gynecol 2013 Jun;121(6):1273-81.

Antosh DD, Auguste T, George EA, Sokol AI, Gutman RE, Iglesia CB, Desale SY, Park AJ. Blinded assessment of operative performance after fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery in gynecology training. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2013 May-Jun; 20(3);353-60.

Antosh DD, Whyte T, Ezzell A, Chen BA, Sokol AI, Park AJ. Incidence of corneal abrasions during pelvic floor reconstructive surgery. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2013 Feb; 166(2):226-8.

Shveiky D, Sokol AI, Gutman RE, Kudish BI, Iglesia CB. Patient goal attainment in vagin*l prolapse repair with and without mesh. Int Urogynecol J; 2012 Nov;23(11):1541-6.

Yurteri-Kaplan L, Antosh DD, Sokol AI, Park AJ, Gutman RE, Kingsberg SA, Iglesia CB. Interest in cosmetic vulvar surgery and perception of vulvar appearance. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 2012 Nov; 207:407.e1-7.

Nosti P, Sokol AI. Unusual findings on cystoscopy in a patient with detrusor overactivity. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg, 2012 May-Jun; 18(3):186-67.

Antosh DD, George SA, McDonald MA, Shveiky D, Park AJ, Gutman RE, Sokol AI. Short-term outcomes of robotic versus conventional laparoscopic sacral colpopexy. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 2012 May-Jun; 18(3):158-61.

Sokol AI, Iglesia CB, Kudish BI, Gutman RE, Shveiky D, Bercik R, Sokol ER. 1-year objective and functional outcomes of a randomized clinical trial of vagin*l mesh for prolapse. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Jan; 206:86.e1-9.

Barber MD, Weidner A, Sokol AI, Amundsen CL, Jelovsek JE, Karram MM, Ellerkman M, Rardin C, Iglesia CB, Toglia M; Foundation for Female Health Awareness Research Network. Single-incision mini-sling compared with tension-free vagin*l tape for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence. Obstet Gynecol 2012 Feb; 119 (2 Pt 1):328-37.

Marshall DD, Gutman RE, Iglesia CB, Sokol AI, Park AJ. Resident opinions on vagin*l hysterectomy training. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg, 2011 Nov; 17(6):314-17.

Antosh DD, Iglesia CB, Vora S, Sokol AI. Outcome assessment with blinded vs unblinded POP-Q exams. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 2011 Nov; 205:489.e1-4.

Shveiky D, Sokol AI, Gutman RE, Iglesia CB. Treatment of concomitant full thickness rectal and pelvic organ prolapse - a case series. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol Jul 2011; 157:113-15.

Kudish BI, Iglesia CB, Gutman RE, Sokol AI, Rodgers AK, Gass M, O’Sullivan J, Larson J, Abu-Sitta M, Howard BV. Risk factors for prolapse development on white, black, and Hispanic women. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg, 2011 Mar; 17(2):80-90.

Iglesia CB, Sokol AI, Sokol ER, Kudish BI, Gutman RE, Peterson JL, Shott S. vagin*l mesh for prolapse: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol, 2010 Aug; 21(2 Pt 1):293-303.

Lee KJ, Tu FF, Nghiem HG, Sokol AI. Promises and pitfalls of the AAGL LISTSERV: a descriptive analysis. J Min Invas Gynecol, 2010 Jul-Aug; 17(4):407-10.

Shveiky D, Kudish BI, Sokol AI, Gutman RE, Iglesia CB. The effect of voiding mechanism on success rates of midurethral sling procedures for stress urinary incontinence. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg, 2010 May; 16(3):164-70.

Shveiky D, Sokol AI, Iglesia CB. A case report of antepartum bladder outlet obstruction following transobturator sling placement. Int Urogynecol J, 2010 Mar; 21(3):379-81.

Shveiky D, Iglesia CB, Sokol AI, Kudish BI, Gutman RE. Robotic sacrocolpopexy versus vagin*l colpopexy with mesh - choosing the right surgery for anterior and apical prolapse. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg, 2010 Mar; 16(2):121-27.

Kudish BI, Lee K, Shveiky D, Iglesia C, Gutman RE, Sokol AI. A comparison of transobturator versus retropubic mid-urethral slings for mixed urinary incontinence. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg, 2010 Mar; 16(2):113-20.

Sokol AI, Green IC. Laparoscopic Hysterectomy. Clin Obstet Gynecol, 2009 Sep; 52(3):304-12

Shveiky D, Blatt A, Sokol AI, Kudish B, Green IC, Iglesia CB. Pelvic reconstructive surgery in renal transplant recipients: a retrospective chart review. Int Urogynecol J, 2009 May; 20:551-55

Yeung P, Sokol AI, Walton B, Iglesia CB. Thigh abscess mistaken for sarcoma following trans-obturator tape. J Min Invas Gynecol, 2007 Sep-Oct; 14:657-69.

Jelovsek JE, Sokol AI, Walters MD, Barber MD. Anatomic relationships of infracoccygeal sacropexy (posterior intravagin*l slingplasty) trocar insertion. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 2005 Dec; 193:2099-104.

Sokol AI, Jelovsek JE, Walters MD, Paraiso MFR, Barber MD. Incidence and predictors of prolonged urinary retention after TVT with and without concurrent prolapse surgery. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 2005 May; 192(5):1537-43.

Sokol AI, Paraiso MFR, Cogan SL, Bedaiwy MA, Escobar PF, Barber MD. Prevention of vesicovagin*l fistulas in laparoscopic hysterectomy with electrosurgical cystotomy in female mongrel dogs. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 2004 Mar; 190(3):628-33.

Sokol AI, Chuang KR, Milad MP. Risk factors for conversion to laparotomy during gynecologic laparoscopy. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc, 2003 Nov; 10(4):469-73.

Paraiso MFR, Muir TW, Sokol A. Are midurethral slings the gold standard surgical treatment for primary genuine stress incontinence? J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc, 2002 Nov; 9(4):405-7.

Milad MP, Morrison K, Sokol A, Miller D, Kirkpatrick L. A comparison of laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy vs laparoscopically assisted vagin*l hysterectomy. Surg Endosc, 2001 Mar;15(3):286-8.

Sokol AI, Kramer RL, Yaron Y, O’Brien JE, Muller F, Johnson MP, Evans MI. Age-specific variation in aneuploidy incidence among biochemical screening programs. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1998 Oct; 179(4):971-3.

Muir T, Paraiso MF, Sokol AI. Laparoscopic transabdominal cerclage in a patient with bicornuate uterus. Video presentation: American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists 31st Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, FL, Oct 2002.

Whiteside J, Sokol AI, Falcone T. The retroperitoneal approach to ovarian remnant syndrome. Video presentation: American Society of Reproductive Medicine 60th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, Oct 2004. Video presentation: American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists 32nd Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, Nov 2003. (Golden Laparoscope Award for Best Surgical Video - 3rd Place).

Sokol AI, Stepp KJ, Falcone T, Goldberg JM. Laparoscopic myomectomy of large intramural fibroids. Video presentation: American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists 32nd Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, Nov 2003. Video presentation: American Society of Reproductive Medicine 60th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, Oct, 2004.

Jelovsek JE, Sokol AI, Walters MD, Paraiso MFR. Techniques to improve efficiency during laparoscopic sacral colpopexy. Video presentation: American Urogynecologic Society / Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Joint Scientific Meeting, San Diego, CA, July 2004. J Pelvic Surg 10(1):S42, 2004.

Sokol AI, Jelovsek JE, Falcone T. Presacral neurectomy revisited: surgical technique and literature review. Video presention: American Society of Reproductive Medicine 60th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, Oct, 2004. Video presentation: American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists 33rd Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Nov 2004. (Golden Laparoscope Award for Best Surgical Video - 1st Place).

Sokol AI, Falcone T. Criteria for choosing the optimal myometrial incision during laparoscopic myomectomy. Video presention: American Society of Reproductive Medicine 61st Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC, Oct, 2005. Fertil Steril 84(1):S477, 2005. Video presentation: American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists 34th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, Nov 2005. (Golden Laparoscope Award for Best Surgical Video - 2nd Place). J Min Invas Gynecol 12(5):S121, 2005. Video presentation: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 55th Annual Clinical Meeting, San Diego, CA, May 2007. (Best Surgical Video - 2nd Place).

Green IC, Sokol AI, Robinson-Walton B, Kudish B. Cystourethroscopy: a guide for the gynecologist. Video presentation: American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists 37th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, Oct 2008. Video presentation: American Society of Reproductive Medicine 65th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, Oct 2009. J Min Invas Gynecol 15(6):S76, 2008.

Sokol AI, Shveiky D, Nghiem H, Gutman RE, Paraiso MF, Iglesia, CB. Steps to improve efficiency of robotic sacral colpopexy. Video presentation: Society of Gynecologic Surgeons 36th Annual Meeting, Tucson, AZ, Apr 2010. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 16(2):S41, 2010. Video presentation: American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists 39th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, Nov 2010. J Min Invas Gynecol 17:S99, 2010.

Gutman RE, Nosti PA, Sokol AI, Marshall DD, Iglesia CB. Laparoscopic sacral colpopexy with vagin*l mesh attachment. Video presentation: Society of Gynecologic Surgeons 37th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, Apr 2011. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 17(2):S41, 2011. (Best Surgical Video)

Nosti PA, Sokol AI. RVF repair techniques. Video presentation: Society of Gynecologic Surgeons 38th Annual Meeting, Charleston, SC, Apr 2013. Video presentation: American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists 42nd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, Nov 2013. J Min Invas Gynecol 20(6):S21, 2013.

Richter LA, Sokol A. Tips and Tricks to vagin*l Hysterectomy: A Urologists’ Guide. Video presentation: Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine, and Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU), Scottsdale, AZ, Feb 2015.

Bradley SE, Truong M, Suarez-Quian C, Alam P, Sokol A. An Optimal Cadaveric Model for Laparoscopic Gynecologic Surgical Training. Video presentation: American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists 47th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, Nov 2018. J Min Invas Gynecol 25(7):S21, 2018.

Fitzgerald J, Hoang E, Sokol AI, Park AJ. Operate like a pro: an expert guide to TVH. Video presentation: Society of Gynecologic Surgeons 46th Annual Meeting, Virtual meeting July 2020. Am J Obstet Gynecol Mar 2020 Supplement; S852.