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Insiyyah Patanwala, MD

  • Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Clinical Interests: Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding, Adenomyosis, Adnexal Surgery, Adnexal Tumor Adnexal Mass, Alternatives to Hysterectomy, Complex Open Gynecologic Surgery, Complex Pelvic Surgery, Dermoid Cyst, Endometrial Ablation, Endometrial Biopsy, Endometrial Polyps, Endometriosis, Female Pelvic Pain, Female Sexual Dysfunction, Gynecologic Surgery, Hysteroscopic Myomectomy Fibroid Resection, Hysteroscopic Polypectomy Polyp Removal Surgery, Hysteroscopy, Intrauterine Device IUD Insertion, Intrauterine Device IUD Removal
  • Websites: Research Network Profile
  • Contact: ipatanwala@uchicago.edu

Vulvovaginal Pain-Difficult to Diagnose; Difficult to Treat.
Vulvovaginal Pain-Difficult to Diagnose; Difficult to Treat. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2026 Jul 23.
PMID: 42489324

Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks for prevention of postoperative pain in women undergoing laparoscopic and robotic gynaecological surgery.
Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks for prevention of postoperative pain in women undergoing laparoscopic and robotic gynaecological surgery. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025 04 03; 4:CD015145.
PMID: 40178137

Cochrane Review Summaries-January 2021.
Cochrane Review Summaries-January 2021. Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Jan 01; 137(1):173-175.
PMID: 33278276

Opioid Prescription Usage after Benign Gynecologic Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Opioid Prescription Usage after Benign Gynecologic Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2020 May - Jun; 27(4):860-867.
PMID: 31319172

Non-opioid pain management in benign minimally invasive hysterectomy: A systematic review.
Non-opioid pain management in benign minimally invasive hysterectomy: A systematic review. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 06; 216(6):557-567.
PMID: 28043841

Wound Infiltration With Extended-Release Versus Short-Acting Bupivacaine Before Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Wound Infiltration With Extended-Release Versus Short-Acting Bupivacaine Before Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2017 02; 24(2):286-292.
PMID: 27856385

Catechol-O-methyltransferase gene polymorphism and vulvar pain in women with vulvodynia.
Catechol-O-methyltransferase gene polymorphism and vulvar pain in women with vulvodynia. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Apr; 216(4):395.e1-395.e6.
PMID: 27780702

Multimodal nociceptive mechanisms underlying chronic pelvic pain.
Multimodal nociceptive mechanisms underlying chronic pelvic pain. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Dec; 213(6):827.e1-9.
PMID: 26299416

A systematic review of randomized trials assessing human papillomavirus testing in cervical cancer screening.
A systematic review of randomized trials assessing human papillomavirus testing in cervical cancer screening. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2013 May; 208(5):343-53.
PMID: 23159693

Saccharomyces cerevisiae septins: supramolecular organization of heterooligomers and the mechanism of filament assembly.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae septins: supramolecular organization of heterooligomers and the mechanism of filament assembly. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Jun 17; 105(24):8274-9.
PMID: 18550837

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