If you’re an Ob/Gyn resident interested in a urogynecology fellowship, apply for a two month-long visiting residency positions at UNM. You will observe clinical care and reconstructive surgery, with no requirement for obstetrical call.
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Get a broad range of clinical, surgical and research experience while serving a diverse variety of patients performing a fellowship in urogynecology. We can help you become a well-rounded subspecialist in female pelvic surgical anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology – get started today!
Urogynecology research at UNM focuses on supporting women who take part in clinical trials for pelvic organ prolapse, urinary and fecal incontinence, and other pelvic floor issues. Team members include research coordinators and facilitators, and the urogynecology faculty and fellows. Our goal is to provide the best care possible for current patients while improving treatment for future patients.
The Urogynecology Division has received funding from the National Institutes of Health and various other funding organizations. We’ve also worked with industry partners on research. Email the research team.
Kate Meriwether, MD, Associate Professor, received a degree in Biomedical Sciences from Michigan Technological University in 2004. After her MD degree in 2008 Michigan State with extensive work in global medicine in Hispanic America and Africa, she knew she wanted to to work with underserved minority women and sought a residency in Washington, DC. As she wanted to work in an ethnically diverse, less dense population to complete her training, she completed a fellowship in Female Pelvic Surgery at the University of New Mexico in 2015. After 4 years practicing in Kentucky, she returned to New Mexico to renew her lifetime goal of serving this diverse community and learning about how health beliefs affect patient choice of therapy in the delicate personal problems of incontinence, prolapse, sexual dysfunction, and pelvic pain.
Tasha Serna-Gallegos, MD, Assistant Professor, graduated from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 2015. She is a a subspecialist in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery is a physician in Urology or Obstetrics and Gynecology who, by virtue of education and training, is prepared to provide consultation and comprehensive management of women with complex benign pelvic conditions, lower urinary tract disorders, and pelvic floor dysfunction. Comprehensive management includes those diagnostic and therapeutic procedures necessary for the total care of the patient with these conditions and complications resulting from them.
Sarah Jeney, MD, Assistant Professor, is an Obstetrics / Gynecology Specialist in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She graduated with honors from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 2014. Having more than 8 years of diverse experiences, especially in OB/GYN.
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
2211 Lomas Blvd. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
505-272-4051
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Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
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1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001