Sawsan As-Sanie, MD, MPH
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Sawsan As-Sanie, MD, MPH is the Ferguson Endowed Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Co-Chief of Gynecology, and Director of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery and the Endometriosis and Chronic Pelvic Pain Program at the University of Michigan. As an NIH-funded clinician scientist, her research focuses on the neurobiology and mechanism-based treatment of endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain, with an emphasis on personalized approaches to selecting treatment options that improve pain, function, and enhance quality of life. She is Vice President of the AAGL Complex Benign Gynecology Fellowship Board of Directors, Past-President of the International Pelvic Pain Society, elected member of the American Gynecological & Obstetrical Society (AGOS), serves on the World Endometriosis Society Board, and is an Associate Editor for the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Center Memberships
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Center MemberInstitute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
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Center MemberOpioid Research Institute
Research Overview
Clinical and translational research in the epidemiology, physiology, and treatment of endometriosis and other pelvic pain disorders. I am particularly interested in elucidating the mechanisms involved in the initiation and maintenance of chronic pelvic pain and post-surgical pain, with a focus on endometriosis-associated pelvic pain.
Recent Publications
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As-Sanie S, Ross W, Till S. Obstet Gynecol, 2025 Dec 4; 147 (1): 21 - 43.Journal ArticleEvaluation and Treatment of Chronic Pelvic Pain
DOI:10.1097/AOG.0000000000006123 -
Millimet H, Lee A, Lim C, Allaire C, As-Sanie S. Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2026 Dec 1; 69 (4): 378 - 388.Journal ArticleEndometriosis Unveiled: Innovations in Diagnosis and Management of Endometriosis
DOI:10.1097/GRF.0000000000001045 PMID: 42442755 -
Gete DG, Evans D, Abbott J, Ribeiro LW, Zondervan KT, Giudice LC, Rombauts L, Leonardi M, Senanayake H, Adamson GD, Wandera E, Jansen F, Motlock S, Sison-Aguilar AG, As-Sanie S, Flores I, Koga K, Kvaskoff M, Maas JWM, Mecha EO, Oral E, Salamon A, Saridogan E, Yong PJ, Johnson NP, Missmer SA, Horne A, Narasimhan M, Mishra GD. Communications Medicine, 2026 Dec 1; 6 (1):Journal ArticleGlobal inequities and fragmentation in guidelines for endometriosis: a scoping review
DOI:10.1038/s43856-026-01907-w -
McLain N, Kaplan C, Harte S, Lenert M, Evanski J, Hidalgo-Lopez E, Egan M, Ichesco E, Harris RE, Kutch J, Clauw D, As-Sanie S, Schrepf A. 2026 Sep 30;PreprintFunctional Connectivity Differences Underly Variable Centralized Symptom Relief After Hysterectomy.
DOI:10.64898/2026.09.26.754679 PMID: 42856240 -
Frangakis SG, Meng X, Bicket MC, Gunaseelan V, As-Sanie S, Urquhart A, Li Y, Brummett CM. Anesthesiology, 2026 Jul 1; 145 (1): 120 - 134.Journal ArticleTwo-part Statistical Model for Identifying Baseline Predictors of Chronic Postsurgical Pain
DOI:10.1097/ALN.0000000000006080 PMID: 41941700 -
Schrepf A, Smith T, Waller N, Harris RE, Ichesco E, Kaplan CM, Till SR, Williams DA, As-Sanie S, Evanski JM, Urquhart A, Brummett CM, Clauw DJ, Harte SE. 2026 May 27;PreprintGeneralized Sensory Sensitivity for Prediction of Post-Surgical Analgesic Outcomes: An Observational Cohort Study of Total Hip Arthroplasty and Hysterectomy.
DOI:10.64898/2026.05.26.26354108 PMID: 42245048 -
Till SR, Schrepf A, Arewasikporn A, Kratz AL, Missmer SA, As-Sanie S. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2026 May 1; 234 (5): 1389 - 1401.Journal ArticleData-driven diagnosis and clinical presentation of high-tone pelvic floor dysfunction
DOI:10.1016/j.ajog.2025.12.036 PMID: 41419153 -
Zubieta C, Fox V, Till S, Pena G, Tilea A, As-Sanie S. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 2026 Apr 6; 39 (2): 301 - 302.Proceeding / Abstract / PosterOpioid use more commonly reported in adult pelvic pain patients with history of childhood pain
DOI:10.1016/j.jpag.2026.01.149
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