Kerrie Adams

Oregon Health & Science University, Naval Medical Center San Diego, Legacy Health

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Kerrie Adams is a clinician-researcher specializing in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery, with a focused expertise in minimally invasive surgical techniques for pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence. Her work centers on robotic sacrocolpopexy — a technically demanding procedure used to restore pelvic floor anatomy — and the outcomes associated with its application in complex clinical scenarios. Adams's most influential contribution, her 2012 study on mesh erosion in robotic sacrocolpopexy, has garnered 64 citations and addressed a critical clinical question: whether the type of concurrent hysterectomy — total versus supracervical — affects the risk of mesh erosion, a significant postoperative complication. This retrospective cohort study provided surgeons with practical, evidence-based guidance for operative decision-making. Her subsequent research investigated the outcomes of combining robotic sacrocolpopexy with tension-free vaginal tape for women presenting with both prolapse and stress urinary incontinence simultaneously — a common but understudied clinical pairing. These studies, cited across multiple publications, highlight gaps in evidence and advocate for more rigorous investigation into combined surgical treatments. Overall, Adams's research meaningfully informs surgical strategy for women facing complex pelvic floor dysfunction.