Christopher K. Payne, MD
Academic Appointments
- Professor - Med Center Line, Urology
- Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Urology Clinic 1000 Welch Road Suite 100 Palo Alto, CA 94304 Tel Work (650) 723-3391 Fax (650) 724-9608
- Academic Offices
Alternate Contact Ramona Herrera Aministrative Assistant Email Tel Work 650.723.3391Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Urinary Incontinence
- Pelvic organ prolapse
- Chronic Interstitial Cystitis
- Urinary Fistula
- Urology
Honors and Awards
- America's Top Doctors, Castle-Connolly, Ltd. (2001 to 2012)
Professional Education
| Internship: | Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania PA (1987) |
| Residency: | Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania PA (1992) |
| Board Certification: | Urology, American Board of Urology (1995) |
| Fellowship: | UCLA School of Medicine CA (1993) |
| Medical Education: | Vanderbilt University Medical Center TN (1986) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Community and International Work
- Research and treatment of vesicovaginal fistula, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
Industry Relationships
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Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Obstetric Fistula Projects:
1. Preoperative ultrasound evaluation to detect ureteric involvement in vesicovaginal fistulas
2. Patient narrative study to identify key medical, social and economic factors that lead to fistula formation
3. Study of urinary continence after fistula repair
Pelvic pain: investigation into role of pelvic floor in chronic pelvic pain
Publications
- Randomized multicenter feasibility trial of myofascial physical therapy for the treatment of urological chronic pelvic pain syndromes. J Urol. 2013; (1 Suppl): S75-85
- Cyclosporine A for refractory interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome: experience of 3 tertiary centers. J Urol. 2012; (4): 1186-91
- Interstitial cystitis and the overlap with overactive bladder. Curr Urol Rep. 2012; (5): 319-26
- Randomized multicenter clinical trial of myofascial physical therapy in women with interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome and pelvic floor tenderness. J Urol. 2012; (6): 2113-8
- Robot-assisted versus open sacrocolpopexy: a cost-minimization analysis. J Urol. 2012; (2): 638-43
- Urologic chronic pelvic pain. Pain. 2012; (4): 755-8
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