Giulia Ippolito, MD, MS

 Giulia M. Ippolito
Assistant Professor of Urology, Medical School
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Giulia Ippolito, MD, MS
Giulia M. Ippolito
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    Giulia Ippolito, MD, MS, is a Urologist with fellowship training in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS) and a Health Services Researcher at the University of Michigan. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Texas at Dallas (B.S, 2009) and Medical School at Texas A&M University (M.D., 2013). She completed a General Surgery internship (2014), Urology residency training at the University of Minnesota (2018), and a subsequent fellowship in Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (URPS, formerly Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery) at the University of Michigan (2021). She also completed a master’s degree in Health and Healthcare Research at the University of Michigan in 2020

    Dr. Ippolito joined the University of Michigan, Department of Urology, Division of Neurourology and Pelvic Reconstruction in July 2021. Her clinical practice is at the University Hospital, West Ann Arbor Clinic, St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea Hospital, and the Lieutenant Colonel Charles S. Kettles VA Medical Center in Ann Arbor. Dr. Ippolito’s clinical focus and practice include evaluating and treating urinary incontinence, neurogenic bladder, female pelvic floor dysfunction (pelvic organ prolapse, urethral diverticuli, fistula), and reconstruction of the lower urinary tract, including ureteral obstruction. She performs transvaginal and transabdominal repair of pelvic organ prolapse, female incontinence surgery, such as urethral bulking, synthetic and autologous urethral slings, complex reconstruction, including urinary diversions, augmentation, and ureteral reconstruction using open and robotic approaches

    Dr. Ippolito is a NIDDK-funded surgeon scientist and a prior K-12 Scholar under the University of Michigan UroEPI Career Development Program. Her research is focused on understanding and improving decision-making between patients and clinicians, especially in the care of overactive bladder. She is a member of several research collaboratives with the University of Michigan and across the nation (Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction Research Network; Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network)

    Clinical Interests: Fellowship Trained in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Neurourology and Abdominal Reconstruction

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    Research Overview

    Neurourology and urodynamics, female urology, health services research, shared decision-making, and decision aid use

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    • Journal Article
      Factors Impacting Continuation of Onabotulinum Toxin Therapy for Idiopathic and Neurogenic Urgency Urinary Incontinence
      Sadeghi Z, Bethel EC, Daignault-Newton S, Ippolito GM, Rush A, Gelman J, Romo PGB, Cameron AP, Clemens JQ, Gupta P, Stoffel JT. Neurourology and Urodynamics, 2026 Jan 1; DOI:10.1002/nau.70516
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      Lived Experiences of Emotional Distress Among Patients With Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: A Mixed-Methods Study
      Bardwick GE, Fossa AJ, An H, Thomas J, Bieber B, Flynn KE, Ippolito GM, Marquez M, Taddeo M, Griffith JW, Amundsen C, Eric Jelovsek J, Flynn K, Hokanson J, Lentz A, Page D, Siddiqui N, Harshbarger T, Odom M, Gridley C, Foreman J, Morgan T, Sinha A, Bashi A, Arrington J, Guerrero M, Yu S, Bradley CS, Kreder K, Erickson BA, Fick D, Magnotta V, Polgreen P, Hollenbeck N, Emi Bretschneider C, Kenton K, Helfand B, Cella D, Geynisman-Tan J, Glaser A, Mueller M, Farina F, Fantus R, Boehm D, Marquez M, Antoniak M, Talaty P, John K, Shi J, Samsel T, Helfand B, Glaser A, Antoniak M, Cella D, Geynisman-Tan J, Boehm D, Marquez M, John K, Clemens JQ, DeLancey J, Fenner D, Harris R, Harte S, Cameron AP, Sarma A, Ippolito GM, Gupta P, Horner W, Thompson J, Schmidt P, Mowatt G, Richardson S, Mathai S, Mubeenah S, Yang C, Kirby A, Levendovszky SR, Gutta S, Vicars B, Covert H, Henry Lai H, Shimony J, Li F, Hayden P, Klim A, Graff J, Andreev V, Gillespie B, Durkin J, Sexton M, Nashif J, Bieber B, Goodrich N, Andrews C, Wiseman J, Fawaz N, Maryland B. Neurourology and Urodynamics, 2026 Jan 1; DOI:10.1002/nau.70448
      PMID: 42831270

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    Philanthropy News

    Ippolito family celebrates milestone and a transatlantic legacy

    Giulia Ippolito, M.D., and her siblings have created a fund to honor the 50th anniversary of their parents and promote urology learning partnerships between the U-M Medical School and the University of Palermo in Italy.
    Department News

    NIH Funds Dr. Giulia Ippolito’s 5-Year Study on Step Therapy in Overactive Bladder Care

    Dr. Giulia Ippolito has received a prestigious five-year R01 grant from the NIH for her project, "Consequences and Alternatives to Step Therapy in Overactive Bladder Care."
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    Health Lab

    How holding your pee can rewire your brain

    Could fighting the urge to pee cause health issues? A urologist discusses how it might rewire your brain and stretch your bladder.