Sawsan As-Sanie, MD, MPH

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Robert K Ferguson and Virginia A Ferguson Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Program Director and Section Head
Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Advanced Training Program
Gynecology
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Sawsan As-Sanie, MD, MPH
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      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
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      Opioid 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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    • Preprint
      Generalized Sensory Sensitivity for Prediction of Post-Surgical Analgesic Outcomes: An Observational Cohort Study of Total Hip Arthroplasty and Hysterectomy
      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; openRxiv, DOI:10.64898/2026.05.26.26354108
    • Journal Article
      Two-part Statistical Model for Identifying Baseline Predictors of Chronic Postsurgical Pain
      Frangakis SG, Meng X, Bicket MC, Gunaseelan V, As-Sanie S, Urquhart A, Li Y, Brummett CM. Anesthesiology, 2026 Apr 6; DOI:10.1097/aln.0000000000006080
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      104. Opioid use more commonly reported in adult pelvic pain patients with history of childhood pain
      Zubieta C, Fox V, Till S, Pena G, Tilea A, As-Sanie S. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 2026 Mar 13; 39 (2): 301 - 302. DOI:10.1016/j.jpag.2026.01.149
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      10 Functional Connectivity Differences Underly Variable Centralized Symptom Relief After Hysterectomy
      McLain N, Kaplan C, Harte S, Clauw D, As-Sanie S, Schrepf A. Journal of Pain, 2026 Mar 26; 41: 105657 DOI:10.1016/j.jpain.2025.105657
    • Journal Article
      Visual hypersensitivity as a transdiagnostic marker of surgical pain response in arthritis and chronic pain syndromes.
      Waller N, Harte SE, Harris RE, Schrepf A, Smith T, Ichesco E, Kaplan C, Sunzini F, Minhas D, Marder W, Till SR, Williams DA, Brummett CM, Basu N, As-Sanie S, Clauw DJ. Arthritis Rheumatol, 2025 Dec 26; DOI:10.1002/art.70042
      PMID: 41451525
    • Journal Article
      Data-driven diagnosis and clinical presentation of high tone pelvic floor dysfunction.
      Till SR, Schrepf A, Arewasikporn A, Kratz AL, Missmer SA, As-Sanie S. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 2025 Dec 17; DOI:10.1016/j.ajog.2025.12.036
      PMID: 41419153
    • Journal Article
      Female Dyspareunia and the Relationship to Neurophysiologic Mechanisms: A Scoping Review
      Cook E, Yunker A, Walden RL, Barrett-Chan E, Dhillon H, Gentles A, Sreya M, Zhu W, As-Sanie S, Yong PJ. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, 2025 Aug 21; DOI:10.1016/j.jmig.2025.07.018
    • Journal Article
      Cannabidiol use and perceptions of effectiveness in women with chronic pelvic pain.
      Till SR, Whitmore G, As-Sanie S, Matallana L, Boehnke KF. J Obstet Gynaecol Can, 2025 Apr 9; 102839 DOI:10.1016/j.jogc.2025.102839
      PMID: 40216330

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