Lily A Arya

Lily A Arya

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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
Chief, Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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
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.
Post-Graduate Training
Senior Resident – Community Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Res, Chandigarh, India, 1990-1991.
Graduate Cancer Research Fellowship Division of Gynecologic Oncology & Epidemiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1992-1993.
Resident in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, Harlem Hospital Center, New York, NY, 1993-1997.
Clinical Instructor and Fellow Urogynecology & Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery , Women & Infants’ Hospital, Brown University, Providence, RI, 1997-2000.
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Description of Research Expertise

brain mechanisms of urinary incontinence, graft material, fecal incontinence, urinary tract infections, pelvic organ prolapse

Description of Clinical Expertise

urinary incontinence, graft material, fecal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse

Description of Other Expertise

neuroimaging, epidemiology

Selected Publications

Arya LA, Agrawal S, Ikpeama N, Harvie H, Feldman RH, Dutcher L.: Implementing a Digital Platform for Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections. Urogynecology (Phila). 2025 Mar 1;31(3):183-193. 2025.

Richter HE, Visco A, Brubaker L, Sung V, Nygaard I, Arya L, Menefee S, Zyczynski HM, Schaffer J, Rogers RG, Kenton K, Paraiso MFR, Fine P, Mazloomdoost D, Gantz MG. : The Pelvic Floor Disorders Network: Evolution Over Two Decades of Female Pelvic Floor Research. Urogynecology (Phila). 2024 Oct 1;30(10):854-869. 2025.

Kim EK, Brown LA, Hartzell-Leggin D, Andy UU, Harvie CE, Whitmore KE, Newman DK, Hamm RF, Arya LA.: Reply by Authors. In response to Editorial comment on 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. 2025 Urol Pract. 2025 Mar;12(2):212-213. 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. 2025 Mar;12(2):203-213. 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. 2025 Apr 29. 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. J. AMA. 2025 Jun 3;333(21):1887-1896. 2025.

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. 2025 Mar 10:S0002-9378(25)00152-8. 2025.

Kuzma A, Critchlow E, Koelper N, Agrawal S, Dutcher L, Arya L. : Symptom Documentation Before Antibiotics for Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections. Urogynecology (Phila). 2025 Apr 1;31(4):369-376. 2025.

Andy UU, Newman DK, Wyman JF, Klusaritz H, Walsh W, Shou H, Koepler N, Schmitz KH, Reaves S, Arya L, Brown RT. : The Mobility and Voiding Exercises in Older Women with Urinary Incontinence (MoVEonUp) randomized controlled trial: study protocol and rationale. BMC Geriatr. 2024 Dec 4;24(1):994. 2024.

Kreines FM, Cox CK, Mumford SL, Harvie HS, Arya LA, Andy UU. : Validation of Lower Urinary Tract Symptom Questionnaire in the Transmasculine Population. Int Urogynecol J. 2024 Sep;35(9):1881-1887. 2024.

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Last updated: 06/04/2025
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