A. Lenore Ackerman, MD

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Dr. A. Lenore Ackerman, M.D. Ph.D., is currently Assistant Professor of Urology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. Born in Los Angeles, CA, she grew up in cities throughout the U.S. from southern California to Maine. She settled in New Haven, CT, where she earned a degree in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University. She continued at Yale to complete a Ph.D. in Immunology, focusing on molecular mechanisms of antigen presentation in dendritic cells. After realizing a desire to pursue translational medicine, she joined the Medical Scientist Training Program at Yale, receiving an M.D. degree. She completed her internship in General Surgery and began residency in Urology at the University of California, Los Angeles. During residency, her research focused on central nervous system changes in an animal model of interstitial cystitis induced by psychological stress. After the completion of residency, she continued on at UCLA as a fellow in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, focusing on the role of host-microbe interactions in the etiology of benign lower urinary tract disorders. She now specializes in the treatment of men and women with incontinence, voiding dysfunction and pelvic floor disorders at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Presentation(s):

• Vaginal Laser Therapy in Today's Urologists' Practice: What Evidence Tells Us? What FDA Warns Patients About?

  Friday, May 3
  4:00 PM – 4:15 PM

• Second Opinion Cases (Ask the Guidelines!): Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection

  Sunday, May 5
  7:30 AM – 8:00 AM

• Female Pelvic Pain/Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

  Sunday, May 5
  11:05 AM – 11:45 AM