Cheryl Bernadette Iglesia
MD, FACOG.png "United States of America")
Biography :
Cheryl Iglesia, MD, is a leader in the field of female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery and is nationally recognized for advancing surgical techniques, clinical research, and medical education. She is an expert clinician renowned for her skills in diagnosing and treating pelvic floor disorders.
Among many roles, Dr. Iglesia is the current chair of the Advisory Board for the Pelvic Floor Disorders network at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and is the immediate past chair of the Committee for Gynecologic Practice at the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists(ACOG). She has served on the board of directors of the American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) and the AUGS Foundation and was appointed as the inaugural chair of the AUGS Guidelines committee. She currently serves as vice-chair on the Patient Education Board at ACOG and is an appointed special governmental employee for the ObGyn Devices Panel at the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Since 1999, Dr. Iglesia has been the director of the section of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS) at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She is a professor in the departments of Ob/Gyn and Urology at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. She is the founder of the accredited FPMRS fellowship program at MedStar Health and serves as director of the National Center for Advanced Pelvic Surgery (NCAPS) for MedStar Health.
