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Michael Tahery, M.D.


Dr. Tahery is a board certified OB/GYN with subspecialty training in advanced pelvic surgery and Urogynecology from Mayo Clinic. Dr. Tahery has been a practicing OB/GYN in Los Angeles for the past 10 years and has devoted a significant portion of his practice to the study and treatment of urinary incontinence, vaginal prolapse, and sexual dysfunction.

  • Board certified, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Subspecialty training in Advanced pelvic surgery and Urogynecology
  • Founding member Cedars-Sinai Center for Woman's Continence and Pelvic Health
  • Member, American Urogynecology Society
  • Member, American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopy
  • Member, California Medical Association


  • Board Certification

      ACOG 1998


    Licensure

      California 1994


    Education

    July, 1994
    To June, 1995
    MAYO CLINIC, FELLOWSHIP IN ADVANCED GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY AND URO-GYNECOLOGY. Experience in laparoscopic, pelvic reconstructive, and vaginal surgery. Evaluation of female urologic problems, ie. Urodynamic testing and cystoscopic exam, with conservative and surgical management.
     
    July, 1990
    To June, 1994
    NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
    Four year residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Bellevue Hospital, Booth Memorial of Queens, and Tisch Medical Center.
     
    July, 1986
    To June, 1990
    UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
    General medical education.
     
    July, 1982
    To June, 1986
    UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
    Baccalaureate of Science from the school of Biological Sciences.


    Academic appoinments/research grants

    May, 2005
    To date
    Founding member Cedars-Sinai Center for Women's Continence and Pelvic Health
     
    August, 2000
    To date
    Assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at UCLA School of Medicine.
     
    August, 1998
    To date
    Multi-campus Uro-Gynecology consultant for the Jewish Home for the Aging, affiliated with UCLA School of Medicine.
     
    July, 1996
    To date
    Attending staff and surgical instructor in Pelvic Surgery and Uro-Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
     
    May, 1996
    To Nov, 1997

    Coordinator Urodynamic/Uro-Gynecology clinic at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

     
    July, 1992
    To June, 1994
    New York University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Full time teaching assistant.
     
    1984 & 1985 Presidential Research Fellowship.
     
    1984 & 1985 Deans Undergraduate Fellowship. Characterization and Purification of Pseudocholinestrase from the rat brain.


    Professional Experience

    April, 1997
    To date
    Director of the West Coast Continence Center, dedicated to research, teaching, evaluation, and surgical and nonsurgical treatment of female urinary incontinence.
     
    August, 1995 Private practice in Obstetrics and Gynecology practice with emphasis on Pelvic Surgery and Uro-Gynecology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and in the city of Glendale.
     
    1984 - 1986 Laboratory technologist, Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA.


    Presentations

    July, 1998 Grand rounds presentation: "stress urinary incontinence: Evolving concepts in anatomy and surgical treatment." Cedars-Sinai Hospital.
     
    May, 97 Grand rounds presentation: "Conservative treatment of urinary incontinence." Brotman Hospital.
     
    Jan, 97 Grand rounds presentation: "Minimally invasive surgical treatment of female urinary incontinence." Glendale memorial hospital.
     
    Sept, 96 Grand rounds presentation: "Urogynecology for the primary care providers." Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
     
    Nov, 94 Moderator at the 7th annual Techniques in Gynecological Surgery, Mayo clinic.


    Publications

    1) M. M. Tahery, D.A. Lee: Pharmacologic control of wound healing in glaucoma filtration surgery. Ocular Pharm 1989; 5(2):155-179.

    2) D. Bergman, S. S. Kadner, M. M. Tahery, B.K. Young, T.H. Finlay: Synthesis of @1-antichymotripsin and @1-antitrypsin by human trophoblast cells. Ped Res 1993; 34(3):312-7.

    3) M.M. Tahery, R.C. Wallach, K.R. Mittal: Eosinophilic endomyometritis; A new clinico pathological entity.
    -presented at Bellevue Hospital Resident Honors Day.
    -Published in the Journal of Bellevue Ob/Gyn Society, 1993.

    4) J.F. Magrina, M.M. Tahery, J. Heppell, J.L. Cornella: Femoral hernia: a complication of laparoscopic pelvic lymphadenectomy after groin node dissection. J. of Laparoendoscopic and advanced Surgical techniques. Part A. 7(3):191-3, 1997.


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