Keila Siomara Muniz, MD

Dr. Keila Muñiz has extensive training in urogynecology and reconstructive surgery. Her expertise includes diagnosing and treating pelvic floor disorders, stress and urinary incontinence and uterine prolapse. Dr. Muñiz’s research interests mirror her clinical practice and include identifying risk factors for pelvic floor dysfunction and creating interventions to improve knowledge of pelvic floor disorders. Dr. Muñiz is bilingual in English and Spanish and is passionate about global health, having participated in surgical gynecologic trips to El Salvador and the Dominican Republic. Dr. Muñiz strives to provide quality and compassionate care to women. She empowers patients to actively participate in their care in order to create an individualized treatment plan.
 

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Research & Publications

Muñiz KS, Wainger J, Diaz S, Mgboji GE, Yanek LR, Pandya PR, Kikuchi JY, Patterson D, Chen CCG, Blomquist J, Jacobs S, Handa VL. Obstructed defecation syndrome in the first week after pelvic reconstructive surgery. Int Urogynecol J. 2022 Jan 3. doi: 10.1007/s00192 021-04978-6. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34977953.

Muñiz KS, Cedeño K, Carson KA, Pandya PR, Kikuchi J, Patterson D, Blomquist J, Jacobs S, Chi Chiung GC. Validation of a Spanish Version of the Prolapse and Incontinence Knowledge Questionnaire. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2021 Nov 1;27(11):701-705. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001027. PMID: 34149019; PMCID: PMC8550994.

Kikuchi JY, Muñiz KS, Handa VL. Surgical Repair of the Genital Hiatus: A Narrative Review. Int Urogynecol J. 2021 Aug;32(8):2111-2117. doi: 10.1007/s00192-021-04680-7. Epub 2021 Feb 19. PMID: 33606054.

Muñiz KS, Pilkinton M, Winkler HA, Shalom DF. Prevalence of stress urinary incontinence and intrinsic sphincter deficiency in patients with stage IV pelvic organ prolapse. J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2021 Feb;47(2):640-644. doi: 10.1111/jog.14574. Epub 2020 Nov 17. PMID: 33205578.

Muñiz KS, Voegtline K, Olson S, Handa V. The role of the genital hiatus and prolapse symptom bother. Int Urogynecol J. 2021 Apr;32(4):829-834. doi: 10.1007/s00192-020-04569-x. Epub 2020 Oct 20. PMID: 33079211.

Manuelyan Z, Siomara Muñiz K, Stein E. Common Urinary and Bowel Disorders in the Geriatric Population. Med Clin North Am. 2020 Sep;104(5):827-842. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2020.06.009. PMID: 32773048.

Lin, JF, Muñiz, K, Sukumvanich, P, Gehrig, P, Beriwal, S, Kelley, JL, Edwards, RP, Olawaiye, AB. Survival advantage associated with multimodal therapy in women with node-positive (stage-IIIC) uterine papillary serous carcinoma: a National Cancer Database study. BJOG 2016; 123: 1846– 1852.