Lily A Arya, M.D., M.S.
William Goodell, M.D. Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Attending Physician, Division of Urogynecology & Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Ob/Gyn, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Director, Residency Research Program, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Contact information
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery
PMUC
3737 Market Street, 12th floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery
PMUC
3737 Market Street, 12th floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 267-785-8005
Education:
M.B.B.S. (B.A. in Medicine & Surgery)
Calcutta University India, 1987.
M.D. (Obstetrics and Gynecology)
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Res, Chandigarh, India, 1990.
M.S. (Epidemiology)
University of Arizona, 1993.
Permanent linkM.B.B.S. (B.A. in Medicine & Surgery)
Calcutta University India, 1987.
M.D. (Obstetrics and Gynecology)
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Res, Chandigarh, India, 1990.
M.S. (Epidemiology)
University of Arizona, 1993.
Description of Research Expertise
brain mechanisms of urinary incontinence, graft material, fecal incontinence, urinary tract infections, pelvic organ prolapseDescription of Clinical Expertise
urinary incontinence, graft material, fecal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapseDescription of Other Expertise
neuroimaging, epidemiologySelected Publications
Erekson E, Menefee SA, Whitworth R, Gizlice S, Zyczynski HM, Rahn DD, Amundsen CL, Sung VW, Arya LA, Ferrando CA, Mazloomdoost D, Thomas S, Richter HE; Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network: Outcomes by frailty and mobility in older patients undergoing major urogynecologic surgery: a planned supplementary study of the apical suspension repair for vault prolapse in a three-arm randomized (ASPIRe) trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol 234(3):689-729, Mar 2026Ramey-Collier K, Russell R, Agrawal S, Hamm RF, Arya L: Perspectives on Management of Recurrent UTIs Among Black Women. Urogynecology (Phila) 32(3):240-249, Mar 2026.
Agrawal S, Ikpeama N, Koelper N, Dokras A, Harvie H, Hamm RF, Dutcher L, Arya LA: A Randomized Trial of a Texting Platform for Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections. Urogynecology (Phila) 32(3):162-171, Mar 2026.
McKenzie CM, Woolfolk CL, Gregory WT, White AB, Tuuli MG, Tita ATN, Srinivas SK, Caughey AB, Arya LA, Lowder JL, Macones GA, Cahill AG, Richter HE: Three-Year Outcomes of Second-Stage Pushing Timing on Postpartum Pelvic Floor Morbidity. Obstet Gynecol 147(2):221-228, Feb 2026.
Septimus EJ, Arya LA, Crapanzano-Sigafoos R, Dmochowski R, Dy O, Emer-Seltun J, Engberg S, Garcia R, Gray M, Kennelly M, Krein S, Meddings J, Murthy R, Newman DK, Pettis A, Reese S, Sidlow E, Vollman K: Prevention Strategies for All Hospital-Onset Urinary Tract Infections: Best Practice Consensus Recommendations. Open Forum Infect Dis 13(2):ofag060, Feb 2026.
Florian-Rodriguez ME, Richter HE, Carnes MU, Zyczynski H, Lukacz ES, Visco A, Arya L, Sung V, Mazloomdoost D, Gantz MG; Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network: Association of catechol-O-methyltransferase genetic polymorphism with neuromodulation treatment response in women with fecal or urinary incontinence. Am J Obstet Gynecol 233(3):178.e1-178.e10, Sep 2025.
Harvie HS, Menefee SA, Richter HE, Sung VW, Chermansky CJ, Rahn DD, Amundsen CL, Arya LA, Rhodes E, Mazloomdoost D, Thomas S; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Pelvic Floor Disorders Network.: Midurethral Sling vs OnabotulinumtoxinA in Females With Urinary Incontinence: The MUSA Randomized Clinical Trial. AMA 333(21):1887-1896, Jun 2025.
Critchlow E, Kuzma A, Koelper N, Agrawal S, Dutcher L, Arya L: Unnecessary Antibiotics in Older Female Patients with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections. Int Urogynecol J 36(6):1319-1326, Jun 2025.
Kuzma A, Critchlow E, Koelper N, Agrawal S, Dutcher L, Arya L: Symptom Documentation Before Antibiotics for Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections. Urogynecology (Phila) 31(4):369-376, Apr 2025.
Kim EK, Brown LA, Hartzell-Leggin D, Andy UU, Harvie CE, Whitmore KE, Newman DK, Hamm RF, Arya LA: Algorithm-Based Mobile Texting Platform for the Self-Management of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome: Pilot Study Evaluating Feasibility, Usability, and Potential Utility. Urol Pract 12(2):203-213, Mar 2025.