ContinenceCenterStaff
Anthony Atala, M.D.
Anthony Atala, M.D., professor and chairman of the Department of Urology, is world renowned in the field of regenerative medicine and is head of the Pediatric Voiding Dysfunction Section of the ContinenceCenter. He established the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine which is recognized worldwide as a leader in its field.
Gopal Badlani, M.D.
Gopal Badlani, M.D., professor of urology, is a world expert in the field of urinary incontinence. He has been invited nationally and internationally as a visiting professor. He is managing editor of the Journal of Endourology, is editor of several textbooks and has published more than 200 manuscripts and book chapters.
Badlani completed his urology residency at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and a fellowship in neurourology at BaylorUniversity. He specializes in urinary incontinence in women and men and in minimally invasive treatments for pelvic organ prolapse and prostate obstruction. His lab has done basic research in the etiology of pelvic organ prolapse.
Steve Hodges, M.D.
Steve Hodges, M.D., is a pediatric urologist who specializes in voiding dysfunction and incontinence, reconstructive urologic surgery and minimally invasive surgery. He is an assistant professor of surgery (pediatric urology) who received his medical degree and completed a general surgery internship and urology residency at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
Hodges completed a pediatric urology fellowship at the Children's Hospital of San Diego and was awarded a two-year research scholarship from the American Urological Association Foundation. His research interests include preventing the scarring of bladder tissue. His work in this area was awarded a first prize at the American Urological Association annual meeting.
Gordon McLorie, M.D.
Gordon McLorie, M.D., chief of pediatric urology, specializes in incontinence and reconstructive urologic surgery in children. He earned his medical degree at the University of Toronto and completed his residency there. He completed a fellowship at both the University of Los Angeles and HarvardMedicalSchool in the diagnosis and treatment of bladder problems.
McLorie, a professor of urology, is also active in research and is currently a lead researcher of a study funded by the National Institutes of Health on the abnormal flow of urine from the bladder back into the ureters. He is also a lead investigator of a study of bladder replacement surgery. He is the author of more than 200 scientific articles and book chapters.
Jack Smith, M.D.
Jack Smith, M.D., is an internationally recognized expert specializing in incontinence, reconstructive bladder surgery and cancer. He was previously at St. Elizabeth's MedicalCenter in Boston, where he was the chief of urology and founder of the Center for Pelvic Health and Continence. Smith has been a faculty member at HarvardUniversity and TuftsUniversity.
Smith, a professor of urology, received a master's degree and a medical degree from GeorgetownUniversity. He completed his urology training at Lahey Clinic in Burlington, Mass. He has received numerous awards, including being named to Top Doctors in America and Top Doctors in Consumer's Guide. He has written more than 40 articles and book chapters.
Continence Nurse Specialists
The WFUPContinenceCenter is staffed by a team of dedicated and experienced continence nurse specialists.They provide expertise in the management of adult and pediatric patients with urinary incontinence and are essential in offering state-of-the-art comprehensive care.
Physiotherapists
Highly skilled physiotherapists offer expertise in the treatment of patients with urinary incontinence, pelvic floor dysfunction and pelvic pain.
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
The WFUPContinenceCenter is dedicated to academic research and to making a significant contribution to the field of reconstructive urology and urinary incontinence. We are leaders in both clinical and basic science research through our affiliation with the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine.New technologies for the treatment of incontinence developed at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine have been successfully used clinically, benefiting patients throughout the world.