Catherine A. Matthews
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Northwestern University, University of North Carolina System, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Wake Forest University
Papers
30
Total Citations
551
H-Index
13
About
Catherine A. Matthews is a prominent urogynecologist and pelvic surgeon whose research has significantly advanced understanding of robotic and minimally invasive surgical techniques for pelvic floor disorders. Her work centers on three interconnected areas: robotic-assisted surgery for pelvic organ prolapse, operative efficiency and financial viability of robotic technology, and complication management in minimally invasive gynecologic procedures. Matthews has made particularly influential contributions to the study of sacrocolpopexy and hysterectomy outcomes, with her comparative analyses of total versus supracervical hysterectomy approaches (52 citations) and robotic versus vaginal urogynecologic surgery (42 citations) providing clinicians with critical evidence to guide surgical decision-making. Her widely cited work on robotic performance times (66 citations) broke important ground by demonstrating how operative efficiency directly impacts institutional profitability—a practical insight that bridges clinical and administrative concerns. Her research on vaginal cuff evisceration (51 citations) has become an essential reference given rising rates of minimally invasive hysterectomy. Conducted largely through the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, her body of work—accumulating nearly 400 citations—has helped establish evidence-based protocols for managing apical pelvic support defects and shaped how surgical programs evaluate and adopt robotic technology responsibly.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Analysis of Robotic Performance Times to Improve Operative Efficiency66 citations · 2012
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- 3Treatment of Vaginal Cuff Evisceration51 citations · 2014
- 4Robotic Versus Vaginal Urogynecologic Surgery42 citations · 2013
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- 7Impact of robotic operative efficiency on profitability34 citations · 2013
- 8Preoperative Prolapse Stage as Predictor of Failure of Sacrocolpopexy28 citations · 2015
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