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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
DR. ROGER GOLDBERG practices urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery in the Chicago area, at the Evanston Continence Center and the Continence Center at Lincoln Park. He is also a clinical instructor in obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University Medical School. He received his B.A. from Cornell University, his M.D. from Northwestern University, and a ma
ster’s of public health degree from Johns Hopkins University prior to his residency at Harvard University’s Beth Israel Hospital. His areas of special interest include the minimally invasive surgical and nonsurgical treatment of pelvic prolapse and incontinence, and the obstetrical risk factors leading to these disorders. Dr. Goldberg received the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons President’s Award in 2001 for outstanding research in gynecologic surgery; the 2002–2003 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists/Pharmacia Award for overactive bladder research; and the 2002 Central Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Young Investigator’s Award for the study of pelvic-floor disorders after multiple childbirth. He and his wife, Elena, live in Evanston, Illinois.
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Ever since I had my baby : understanding, treating, and preventing the most common physical aftereffects of pregnancy and childbirth / Roger P. Goldberg.
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