
Harry Johnson, M.D.
Dr. Johnson is director of the Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive
Surgery and an associate professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive
Sciences at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Board certified in
obstetrics and gynecology, Dr. Johnson received his medical degree from Wake
Forest University Medical Center. He completed a general surgery internship
at Wake Forest University Medical Center and his obstetric gynecology residency
at the University of Maryland. He also completed a fellowship in pelvic surgery
and urogynecology at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center. Prior to coming to
the University of Maryland Women's Health, he served as director of urogynecology
at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.
Leslie Rickey, M.D., M.P.H.
Dr.
Rickey is a urogynecologist/urologist who completed an accredited fellowship
in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery. She is an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery
(Urology/Urogynecology and Reconstructive Surgery). Dr. Rickey received her
medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine and went on to complete
a general surgery internship and urology residency at Loyola University Medical
Center. Her fellowship training in urogynecology took place in a unique program
that integrated highly skilled physicians from both Urology and Gynecology programs.
This experience has given her the expertise to provide the most advanced care
available for women with problems related to the lower urinary tract and the
pelvic floor (the group of muscles, ligaments, and nerves that support and help
control the vagina, uterus, bladder, and rectum). Her research interests include surgical outcomes and identifying causes of pelvic organ prolapse.
Dr. Rickey also specializes in minimally invasive surgery and techniques to treat pelvic floor disorders such as urinary incontinence, cystoceles, rectoceles, and uterine prolapse. These procedures can be performed vaginally or using the daVinci robot system, resulting in smaller incisions, less post-operative pain, and shorter recovery time. One of the procedures Dr. Rickey performs for vaginal or uterine prolapse is a robotic sacrocolpopexy, which offers patients an alternative to the traditional open procedure that requires a large abdominal incision.