Kathleen A. Connell, MD

Professional Titles

• Division Chief, Urogynecology & Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery

Publications

• Erekson EA, Yip SO, Martin DK, Ciarleglio MM, Connell KA, Fried TR.Major postoperative complications after benign gynecologic surgery: a clinical prediction tool.Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2012 Sep-Oct;18(5):274-80.
• Mandimika CL, Murk W, Mühlhäuser McPencow A, Lake A, Wedderburn T, Collier CH, Connell KA, Guess MK. Knowledge of pelvic floor disorders in a population of community-dwelling women. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Feb;210(2):165.e1-9. PubMed PMID: 24126299
• Muffly TM, Calderwood CS, Davis KM, Connell KA, The Fate of Abstracts Presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Urogynecologic Society from 2007 to 2008, In Press, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery.
• Partin SN, Connell KA, Schrader SM, Guess MK. Les lanternes rouges: the race for information about cycling-related female sexual dysfunction. J Sex Med. 2014 Aug;11(8):2039-47. PubMed PMID: 24963841
• Muffly TM, Calderwood CS, Davis KM, Connell KA. The fate of abstracts presented at annual meetings of the american urogynecologic society from 2007 to 2008. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2014 May-Jun;20(3):137-40. PubMed PMID: 24763154
• Mandimika CL, Murk W, Mühlhäuser McPencow A, Lake A, Wedderburn T, Collier CH, Connell KA, Guess MK. Knowledge of pelvic floor disorders in a population of community-dwelling women. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Feb;210(2):165.e1-9. PubMed PMID: 24126299
• Mandimika CL, Murk W, Mcpencow AM, Lake AG, Miller D, Connell KA, Guess MK. Racial Disparities in Knowledge of Pelvic Floor Disorders Among Community-Dwelling Women. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2015 Sep-Oct;21(5):287-92. PubMed PMID: 26313495
• Chen Y, Johnson B, Li F, King WC, Connell KA, Guess MK. The Effect of Body Mass Index on Pelvic Floor Support 1 Year Postpartum. Reprod Sci. 2016 Feb;23(2):234-8. PubMed PMID: 26494698
• Guess MK, Connell KA, Chudnoff S, Adekoya O, Richmond C, Nixon KE, Freeman K, Melman A. The Effects of a Genital Vibratory Stimulation Device on Sexual Function and Genital Sensation. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2016 Dec 1. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27918337
• Iwanaga R, Orlicky DJ, Arnett J, Guess MK, Hurt KJ, Connell KA. Comparative histology of mouse, rat, and human pelvic ligaments. Int Urogynecol J. 2016 Nov;27(11):1697-1704. PubMed PMID: 27091643
• Guess MK, Connell KA, Chudnoff S, Adekoya O, Richmond C, Nixon KE, Freeman K, Melman A. The Effects of a Genital Vibratory Stimulation Device on Sexual Function and Genital Sensation. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2017 Jul Aug;23(4):256-262. PubMed PMID: 27918337
• Chen Y, Johnson B, Li F, King WC, Connell KA, Guess MK. The Effect of Body Mass Index on Pelvic Floor Support 1 Year Postpartum. Reprod Sci. 2016 Feb;23(2):234-8. PubMed PMID: 26494698
• Bordeianou LG, Anger JT, Boutros M, Birnbaum E, Carmichael JC, Connell KA, De EJB, Mellgren A, Staller K, Vogler SA, Weinstein MM, Yafi FA, Hull TL. Measuring Pelvic Floor Disorder Symptoms Using Patient-Reported Instruments: Proceedings of the Consensus Meeting of the Pelvic Floor Consortium of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the International Continence Society, the American Urogynecologic Society, and the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2020 Jan Feb;26(1):1-15. PubMed PMID: 31833996
• Bordeianou LG, Anger JT, Boutros M, Birnbaum E, Carmichael JC, Connell KA, De EJB, Mellgren A, Staller K, Vogler SA, Weinstein MM, Yafi FA, Hull TL. Measuring Pelvic Floor Disorder Symptoms Using Patient-Reported Instruments: Proceedings of the Consensus Meeting of the Pelvic Floor Consortium of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the International Continence Society, the American Urogynecologic Society, and the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction. Dis Colon Rectum. 2020 Jan;63(1):6-23. PubMed PMID: 31804265
• Diko S, Guiahi M, Nacht A, Connell KA, Reeves S, Bailey BA, Hurt KJ. Prevention and Management of Severe Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries (OASIs): a National Survey of Nurse- Midwives. Int Urogynecol J. 2019 Mar 15. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30877353
• Orlicky DJ, Guess MK, Bales ES, Rascoff LG, Arruda JS, Hutchinson-Colas JA, Johnson J, Connell KA. Using the Novel Pelvic Organ Prolapse Histology Quantification System to Identify Phenotypes in Uterosacral Ligaments in Women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Oct 29. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33130030
• Wakefield B, Diko S, Gilmer R, Connell KA, DeWitt PE, Hurt KJ. Accuracy of obstetric laceration diagnoses in the electronic medical record. Int Urogynecol J. 2020 Aug 13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32789812
• Orlicky DJ, Guess MK, Bales ES, Rascoff LG, Arruda JS, Hutchinson-Colas JA, Johnson J, Connell KA. Using the novel pelvic organ prolapse histologic quantification system to identify phenotypes in uterosacral ligaments in women with pelvic organ prolapse. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Jan;224(1):67.e1-67.e18. PubMed PMID: 33130030
• Wakefield B, Diko S, Gilmer R, Connell KA, DeWitt PE, Hurt KJ. Accuracy of obstetric laceration diagnoses in the electronic medical record. Int Urogynecol J. 2021 Jul;32(7):1907-1915. PubMed PMID: 32789812
• Diko S, Sheeder J, Guiahi M, Nacht A, Reeves S, Connell KA, Hurt KJ. Identification of obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIs) and other lacerations: a national survey of nurse-midwives. Int Urogynecol J. 2021 Jul;32(7):1745-1753. PubMed PMID: 32399907
• Diko S, Sheeder J, Guiahi M, Nacht A, Reeves S, Connell KA, Hurt KJ. Identification of obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIs) and other lacerations: a national survey of nurse-midwives. Int Urogynecol J. 2020 May 12. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32399907
• Bordeianou LG, Anger JT, Boutros M, Birnbaum E, Carmichael JC, Connell KA, De EJB, Mellgren A, Staller K, Vogler SA, Weinstein MM, Yafi FA, Hull TL. Measuring Pelvic Floor Disorder Symptoms Using Patient-Reported Instruments: Proceedings of the Consensus Meeting of the Pelvic Floor Consortium of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the International Continence Society, the American Urogynecologic Society, and the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2020 Jan Feb;26(1):1-15. PubMed PMID: 31833996
• Bordeianou LG, Anger JT, Boutros M, Birnbaum E, Carmichael JC, Connell KA, De EJB, Mellgren A, Staller K, Vogler SA, Weinstein MM, Yafi FA, Hull TL. Measuring Pelvic Floor Disorder Symptoms Using Patient-Reported Instruments: Proceedings of the Consensus Meeting of the Pelvic Floor Consortium of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the International Continence Society, the American Urogynecologic Society, and the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction. Dis Colon Rectum. 2020 Jan;63(1):6-23. PubMed PMID: 31804265
• Diko S, Guiahi M, Nacht A, Connell KA, Reeves S, Bailey BA, Hurt KJ. Prevention and Management of Severe Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries (OASIs): a National Survey of Nurse- Midwives. Int Urogynecol J. 2020 Mar;31(3):591-604. PubMed PMID: 30877353
• Bunn JG, Sheeder J, Schulkin J, Diko S, Estin M, Connell KA, Hurt KJ. Obstetric anal sphincter injuries and other delivery trauma: a US national survey of obstetrician-gynecologists. Int Urogynecol J. 2022 Jun;33(6):1463-1472. PubMed PMID: 35113178
• Alperin M, Abramowitch S, Alarab M, Bortolini M, Brown B, Burnett LA, Connell KA, Damaser MS, de Vita R, Gargett CE, Guess MK, Guler Z, Jorge RN, Kelley RS, Kibschull M, Miller K, Moalli PA, Mysorekar IU, Routzong MR, Shynlova O, Swenson CW, Therriault MA, Northington GM. Foundational Science and Mechanistic Insights for a Shared Disease Model: An Expert Consensus. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2022 Jun 1;28(6):347-350. PubMed PMID: 35609252
• Alperin M, Abramowitch S, Alarab M, Bortolini M, Brown B, Burnett LA, Connell KA, Damaser M, de Vita R, Gargett CE, Guess MK, Guler Z, Jorge RN, Kelley RS, Kibschull M, Miller K, Moalli PA, Mysorekar IU, Routzong MR, Shynlova O, Swenson CW, Therriault MA, Northington GM. Foundational science and mechanistic insights for a shared disease model: an expert consensus : Developed by the AUGS Basic Science Subcommittee and IUGA Special Interest Group. Int Urogynecol J. 2022 Jun;33(6):1387-1392. PubMed PMID: 35674811
• Orlicky DJ, Smith EE, Bok R, Guess MK, Rascoff LG, Arruda JS, Hutchinson-Colas JA, Johnson J, Connell KA. Estrogen and Androgen Receptor Status in Uterosacral Ligaments of Women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse Stratified by the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Histology Quantification System. Reprod Sci. 2023 Dec;30(12):3495-3506. PubMed PMID: 37430099
• Orlicky DJ, Smith EE, Johnson J, Hilton AE, Guess MK, Rascoff LG, Arruda JS, Hutchinson-Colas JA, Yang I, Connell KA. Inflammatory Cells in Control and Prolapsed Uterosacral Ligament Tissue. Reprod Sci. 2024 Oct;31(10):3026-3038. PubMed PMID: 38907126
• Catalina S. Bastías, Lea M. Savard, Kathryn R. Jacobson, Kathleen A. Connell, Sarah Calve, Virginia L. Ferguson, Callan M. Luetkemeyer, Pregnancy and Age Differentially Affect Stiffness, Injury Susceptibility, and Composition of Murine Uterosacral Ligaments, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 2024, 106874, ISSN 1751-6161, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2024.106874. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175161612400506X)

Professional Memberships

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Diplomate
• American Urogynecologic Society, Member
• Society for Reproductive Investigation, Member
• International Urogynecology Association, Member

Practice Locations

• University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

• Obstetrics and Gynecology, Board Certification (2004)
• Urogynecology & Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Board Certification (2013)
• NICHD Women's Reproductive Health and Research Scholar-Yale University School of Medicine, Other (2004)

• Kidneys and Urinary System - Incontinence
• Kidneys and Urinary System - Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
• Kidneys and Urinary System - Reconstructive Urology
• Women's Health - Pelvic Organ Prolapse
• Women's Health - Fecal Incontinence
• Kidneys and Urinary System
• Women's Health