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Professor Christopher Maher

ATH - Professor

Royal Brisbane Clinical Unit
Faculty of Medicine
c.maher2@uq.edu.au

Overview

Associate Professor Christopher Maher is a tertiary-referral Urogynaecologist at the Wesley & Mater Private Hospitals and Royal Brisbane Women’s Hospital and active researcher and teacher at the University of Queensland. His long-term commitment to research and evidence based medicine has been rewarded with over 100 peer-review publications and many presentations at National and International conferences. He is the past president of the Queensland CFA (Continence Foundation of Australia), former Secretary of AGES, Chairman of IUGA Scientific Committee, Chair of Urogynaecology committee RANZCOG and is currently lead author of the Cochrane Review and International Collaboration on Incontinence on the surgical management of prolapse. Associate Professor Christopher Maher is the current Chairman of the Urogynaecological Society of Australia.

Research Interests

  • Surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse
    lead Cochrane review on the surgical management of prolapse Lead International Collaboration Incontinence (ICI) on Surgical management of prolapse
  • Surgeon Volume and outcomes
    Meta-analysis of gynaecology and urogynaecology outcomes based on surgeon volumes
  • Learning curve of Laparoscopic sacral colpopexy
    Structured education and skills program to reduce learning curve for laparoscopic sacral colpopexy
  • Tissue engineering for pelvic organ prolapse
    Animal studies to evaluate 3-D printed material as a matrix in pelvic organ prolapse and abdominal hernia in the sheep model

Research Impacts

My research has largely docused on female pelvic floor dysfunction and intially revolved aroud the assessemnt and safety of surgical interventions for the management of pelvic floor dysfunction including

  • Sacral nerve stimulator for female bladder overactivty
  • laparoscopic and vaginal surgery for primary and recurrent urinary stress incontinence including prospective reviews and randomised controlled trials
  • Laparoscopic, abdominal and vaginal surgery for uterine prolapse, rectocele and post-hysterectomy vault prolapse including retrospective audits, prospective evaluations and randomised controlled trials
  • Reporting of and management of complications assocaited with mesh interventions for urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse

More recently I have focused on completeing structured systematic reviews on the surgical management of prolapse including:

  • Leading Cochrane reviews on the surgical management of prolapse in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016
  • Leading committee International Collaboration on Incontinence on the surgical management of prolapse 2013, 2017 after being member since 2008
  • Review articles on the pathway forward regarding the evaluation of new medical interventions

This body of research has been important in evlauting the efficacy of new interventions for female pelvic organ prolapse and identifying complications associated with these intervention. The reseach has been important and contributed to public debate surrounding the suitability of transvaginal mesh for pelvic organ prolapse that is currently teh suject of Class actions worldwide and Govermant evaluations in New Zealand, Scotland and Australia.

Qualifications

  • Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
  • Postgraduate Diploma
  • Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, The University of Queensland

Publications

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  • Surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse

    Maher, C., Baessler, K., Cheong, C., Consten, E., Cooper, K., Deffieux, X., Dietz, V., Gutman, R., Ierserel, J., Sung, V. and DeTayrac, R. (2017). Surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse. Incontinence: 6th International Consultation on Incontinence. (pp. 1855-1992) edited by Paul Abrams, Linda Cardozo, Adrian Wagg and Alan Wein. London, United Kingdom: ICUD/ICS.

  • Prevention, recognition, and treatment of complications in laparoscopic pelvic floor surgery

    Maher, Christopher F. and Haya, Nir (2016). Prevention, recognition, and treatment of complications in laparoscopic pelvic floor surgery. Textbook of Female Urology and Urogynaecology. (pp. 1122-1131) edited by Linda Cardozo and David Staskin. Baton Rouge, Florida: CRC Press.

  • Pelvic organ prolapse surgery

    Maher, Christopher, Baessler, Kaven, Barber, Matthew, Cheon, Cecilia, Deitz, Vivianne, DeTayrac, Renaud, Gutman, Robert, Sentilhes, Loic and Karram, Mickey (2013). Pelvic organ prolapse surgery. Incontinence : 5th edition 2013 . (pp. 1379-1442) edited by Paul Abrams, Linda Cardozo, Saad Khoury and Alan Wein. Bristol, United Kingdom: International Consultation on Urological Diseases.

  • Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Avoiding and managing complications

    Karram, Mickey and Maher, Christopher F. (2013). Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Avoiding and managing complications. Surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse. (pp. 179-186) edited by Karram, Mickey and Maher, Christopher F.. Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders.

  • Surgical management of Anterior vaginal wall prolapse

    Maher, Christopher F. and Karram, Mickey (2013). Surgical management of Anterior vaginal wall prolapse. Surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse. (pp. 117-138) edited by Karram, Mickey and Maher, Christopher F.. Phildelphia: Elsevier Saunders.

  • Surgical management of Apical Vaginal Wall Prolapse

    Maher, Christopher F. and Karram, Mickey (2013). Surgical management of Apical Vaginal Wall Prolapse. Surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse. (pp. 89-116) edited by Karram, Mickey and Maher, Christopher F.. Phildelphia: Elsevier Saunders.

  • Surgical procedures to suspend a prolapsed Uterus

    Maher, Christopher F. and Karram, Mickey (2013). Surgical procedures to suspend a prolapsed Uterus. Surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse. (pp. 59-79) edited by Karram, Mickey and Maher, Christopher F.. Phildelphia, Pa.: Elsevier Saunders.

  • Prevention, Recognition and Treatment of Complications in Laparoscopic Pelvic Floor Surgery

    Maher, Christopher F. (2010). Prevention, Recognition and Treatment of Complications in Laparoscopic Pelvic Floor Surgery. Textbook of Female Urology and Urogynaecology. (pp. 935-941) edited by Linda Cardozo and David Staskin. Boca Raton Florida, USA: CRC Press. doi: 10.3109/9781439807217-97

  • Surgery for pelvic organ prolapse

    Brubaker, L., Glazener, C., Norton, P. and Maher, C. F. (2009). Surgery for pelvic organ prolapse. Incontinence. (pp. 1273-1320) edited by Paul Abrams, Linda Cardozo, Saad Khoury and Alan J. Wein. Paris France: Health Publication Ltd.

  • Laparoscopy in Urogynaecology

    Maher, Christopher F. and Maher, P. J. (2007). Laparoscopy in Urogynaecology. Atlas of Urogynaecology Endoscopy. (pp. 119-126) edited by Peter Dwyer. London, United Kingdom: Informa Healthcare.

  • Procidentia and uterine preservation

    Maher, Christopher F. (2007). Procidentia and uterine preservation. Urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery. (pp. 518-520) edited by Mark D. Walters and Mickey M. Karram. Philadelphia: Mosby Elsevier.

  • Prevention, Recognition and Treatment of Complications in Laparoscopic Pelvic Floor Surgery

    Maher, C. F. (2006). Prevention, Recognition and Treatment of Complications in Laparoscopic Pelvic Floor Surgery. Textbook of Female Urology and Urogynaecology. (pp. 1211-1220) edited by Linda Cardozo and David Staskin. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Informa HealthCare.

  • Alternative therapy for urinary tract infections

    Maher, C. F. and Gilmour, D. C. (2000). Alternative therapy for urinary tract infections. Urinary tract infections in the female. (pp. 82-87) edited by Stanton, S. L. and Wyer, P. L.. London, United Kingdom: Martin Dunitz Publishers.

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Female Pelvic floor dysfunction, Urinary incontinence, Pelvic organ Prolapse, Sexual dysfunction

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