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Kathleen Anne Connell Kieran

TitleProfessor
InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
DepartmentSOM-OB/GYN FPMRS GENERAL OPS
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    InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
    DepartmentSOM-OB/GYN FPMRS GENERAL OPS

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    InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
    DepartmentSOM-OB/GYN FPMRS GENERAL OPS

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    InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
    DepartmentSOM-OB/GYN FPMRS GENERAL OPS


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    2022William B. Goddard Endowed Professorship

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    1. Orlicky DJ, Smith EE, Kuhn A, DuBois H, Hilton A, Grado L, Guess MK, Rascoff LG, Arruda JS, Hutchinson-Colas JA, Johnson J, Connell KA. Evidence of compensatory elastin remodeling in non-prolapsed uterosacral ligaments and its divergence in histopathological subtypes of pelvic organ prolapse. BMC Womens Health. 2026 Feb 04; 26(1):94. PMID: 41639871.
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    2. Savard LM, Bastías CS, Orlicky DJ, Johnson J, Connell KA, Calve S, Luetkemeyer CM, Ferguson VL. Effect of pregnancy, vaginal delivery, postpartum remodeling, and age on the tensile behavior and biochemical composition of the murine ulterosacral ligament (USL). Acta Biomater. 2025 Sep 01; 203:427-437. PMID: 40623465.
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    3. Bastías CS, Savard LM, Jacobson KR, Connell KA, Calve S, Ferguson VL, Luetkemeyer CM. Pregnancy and age differentially affect stiffness, injury susceptibility, and composition of murine uterosacral ligaments. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2025 Mar; 163:106874. PMID: 39709727.
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    4. Orlicky DJ, Smith EE, Johnson J, Hilton AE, Guess MK, Rascoff LG, Arruda JS, Hutchinson-Colas JA, Yang I, Connell KA. Inflammatory Cells in Control and Prolapsed Uterosacral Ligament Tissue. Reprod Sci. 2024 Oct; 31(10):3026-3038. PMID: 38907126.
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    5. Orlicky DJ, Smith EE, Bok R, Guess MK, Rascoff LG, Arruda JS, Hutchinson-Colas JA, Johnson J, Connell KA. Estrogen and Androgen Receptor Status in Uterosacral Ligaments of Women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse Stratified by the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Histology Quantification System. Reprod Sci. 2023 12; 30(12):3495-3506. PMID: 37430099.
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    6. Alperin M, Abramowitch S, Alarab M, Bortolini M, Brown B, Burnett LA, Connell KA, Damaser M, de Vita R, Gargett CE, Guess MK, Guler Z, Jorge RN, Kelley RS, Kibschull M, Miller K, Moalli PA, Mysorekar IU, Routzong MR, Shynlova O, Swenson CW, Therriault MA, Northington GM. Foundational science and mechanistic insights for a shared disease model: an expert consensus : Developed by the AUGS Basic Science Subcommittee and IUGA Special Interest Group. Int Urogynecol J. 2022 06; 33(6):1387-1392. PMID: 35674811.
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    7. Alperin M, Abramowitch S, Alarab M, Bortolini M, Brown B, Burnett LA, Connell KA, Damaser MS, de Vita R, Gargett CE, Guess MK, Guler Z, Jorge RN, Kelley RS, Kibschull M, Miller K, Moalli PA, Mysorekar IU, Routzong MR, Shynlova O, Swenson CW, Therriault MA, Northington GM. Foundational Science and Mechanistic Insights for a Shared Disease Model: An Expert Consensus. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2022 06 01; 28(6):347-350. PMID: 35609252.
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    8. Bunn JG, Sheeder J, Schulkin J, Diko S, Estin M, Connell KA, Hurt KJ. Obstetric anal sphincter injuries and other delivery trauma: a US national survey of obstetrician-gynecologists. Int Urogynecol J. 2022 06; 33(6):1463-1472. PMID: 35113178.
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    9. Orlicky DJ, Guess MK, Bales ES, Rascoff LG, Arruda JS, Hutchinson-Colas JA, Johnson J, Connell KA. Using the novel pelvic organ prolapse histologic quantification system to identify phenotypes in uterosacral ligaments in women with pelvic organ prolapse. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 01; 224(1):67.e1-67.e18. PMID: 33130030.
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    10. Wakefield B, Diko S, Gilmer R, Connell KA, DeWitt PE, Hurt KJ. Accuracy of obstetric laceration diagnoses in the electronic medical record. Int Urogynecol J. 2021 07; 32(7):1907-1915. PMID: 32789812.
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    11. Diko S, Sheeder J, Guiahi M, Nacht A, Reeves S, Connell KA, Hurt KJ. Identification of obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIs) and other lacerations: a national survey of nurse-midwives. Int Urogynecol J. 2021 07; 32(7):1745-1753. PMID: 32399907.
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    12. Bordeianou LG, Anger JT, Boutros M, Birnbaum E, Carmichael JC, Connell KA, De EJB, Mellgren A, Staller K, Vogler SA, Weinstein MM, Yafi FA, Hull TL. Measuring Pelvic Floor Disorder Symptoms Using Patient-Reported Instruments: Proceedings of the Consensus Meeting of the Pelvic Floor Consortium of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the International Continence Society, the American Urogynecologic Society, and the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2020 Jan/Feb; 26(1):1-15. PMID: 31833996.
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    13. Bordeianou LG, Anger JT, Boutros M, Birnbaum E, Carmichael JC, Connell KA, De EJB, Mellgren A, Staller K, Vogler SA, Weinstein MM, Yafi FA, Hull TL. Measuring Pelvic Floor Disorder Symptoms Using Patient-Reported Instruments: Proceedings of the Consensus Meeting of the Pelvic Floor Consortium of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the International Continence Society, the American Urogynecologic Society, and the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction. Dis Colon Rectum. 2020 01; 63(1):6-23. PMID: 31804265.
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    14. Diko S, Guiahi M, Nacht A, Connell KA, Reeves S, Bailey BA, Hurt KJ. Prevention and Management of Severe Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries (OASIs): a National Survey of Nurse- Midwives. Int Urogynecol J. 2020 03; 31(3):591-604. PMID: 30877353.
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    15. Guess MK, Connell KA, Chudnoff S, Adekoya O, Richmond C, Nixon KE, Freeman K, Melman A. The Effects of a Genital Vibratory Stimulation Device on Sexual Function and Genital Sensation. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2017 Jul-Aug; 23(4):256-262. PMID: 27918337.
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    16. Iwanaga R, Orlicky DJ, Arnett J, Guess MK, Hurt KJ, Connell KA. Comparative histology of mouse, rat, and human pelvic ligaments. Int Urogynecol J. 2016 Nov; 27(11):1697-1704. PMID: 27091643.
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    17. Chen Y, Johnson B, Li F, King WC, Connell KA, Guess MK. The Effect of Body Mass Index on Pelvic Floor Support 1 Year Postpartum. Reprod Sci. 2016 Feb; 23(2):234-8. PMID: 26494698.
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    18. Mandimika CL, Murk W, Mcpencow AM, Lake AG, Miller D, Connell KA, Guess MK. Racial Disparities in Knowledge of Pelvic Floor Disorders Among Community-Dwelling Women. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2015 Sep-Oct; 21(5):287-92. PMID: 26313495.
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    19. Partin SN, Connell KA, Schrader SM, Guess MK. Les lanternes rouges: the race for information about cycling-related female sexual dysfunction. J Sex Med. 2014 Aug; 11(8):2039-47. PMID: 24963841.
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    20. Muffly TM, Calderwood CS, Davis KM, Connell KA. The fate of abstracts presented at annual meetings of the american urogynecologic society from 2007 to 2008. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2014 May-Jun; 20(3):137-40. PMID: 24763154.
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    21. Mandimika CL, Murk W, Mühlhäuser McPencow A, Lake A, Wedderburn T, Collier CH, Connell KA, Guess MK. Knowledge of pelvic floor disorders in a population of community-dwelling women. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Feb; 210(2):165.e1-9. PMID: 24126299.
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    22. Ma Y, Guess M, Datar A, Hennessey A, Cardenas I, Johnson J, Connell KA. Knockdown of Hoxa11 in vivo in the uterosacral ligament and uterus of mice results in altered collagen and matrix metalloproteinase activity. Biol Reprod. 2012 Apr; 86(4):100. PMID: 22190701.
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    23. Partin SN, Connell KA, Schrader S, LaCombe J, Lowe B, Sweeney A, Reutman S, Wang A, Toennis C, Melman A, Mikhail M, Guess MK. The bar sinister: does handlebar level damage the pelvic floor in female cyclists? J Sex Med. 2012 May; 9(5):1367-73. PMID: 22390173.
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    24. Erekson EA, Yip SO, Martin DK, Ciarleglio MM, Connell KA, Fried TR. Major postoperative complications after benign gynecologic surgery: a clinical prediction tool. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2012; 18(5):274-80. PMID: 22983270.
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    25. Guess MK, Partin SN, Schrader S, Lowe B, LaCombe J, Reutman S, Wang A, Toennis C, Melman A, Mikhail M, Connell KA. Women's bike seats: a pressing matter for competitive female cyclists. J Sex Med. 2011 Nov; 8(11):3144-53. PMID: 21834869.
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    26. Connell KA. Elastogenesis in the vaginal wall and pelvic-organ prolapse. N Engl J Med. 2011 Jun 16; 364(24):2356-8. PMID: 21675895.
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    27. Chen HW, Guess MK, Connell KA, Bercik RS. Ischiorectal abscess and ischiorectal-vaginal fistula as delayed complications of posterior intravaginal slingplasty: a case report. J Reprod Med. 2009 Oct; 54(10):645-8. PMID: 20677486.
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    28. Connell KA, Guess MK, Tate A, Andikyan V, Bercik R, Taylor HS. Diminished vaginal HOXA13 expression in women with pelvic organ prolapse. Menopause. 2009 May-Jun; 16(3):529-33. PMID: 19423998.
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    29. Connell KA, Guess MK, Chen HW, Lynch T, Bercik R, Taylor HS. HOXA11 promotes fibroblast proliferation and regulates p53 in uterosacral ligaments. Reprod Sci. 2009 Jul; 16(7):694-700. PMID: 19372592.
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    30. Connell KA, Guess MK, Chen H, Andikyan V, Bercik R, Taylor HS. HOXA11 is critical for development and maintenance of uterosacral ligaments and deficient in pelvic prolapse. J Clin Invest. 2008 Mar; 118(3):1050-5. PMID: 18274672.
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