Lily A. Arya

William Goodell, M.D. Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Additional Appointment Titles

• Attending Physician, Division of Urogynecology & Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Ob/Gyn, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
• Chief, Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA\

Education

• M.B.B.S. (B.A. in Medicine & Surgery)
  Calcutta University India, 1987.
• M.D. (Obstetrics and Gynecology)
  Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Res, Chandigarh, India, 1990.
• M.S. (Epidemiology)
  University of Arizona, 1993.

Post-Graduate Training

• Senior Resident – Community Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Res, Chandigarh, India, 1990-1991.
• Graduate Cancer Research Fellowship Division of Gynecologic Oncology & Epidemiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1992-1993.
• Resident in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, Harlem Hospital Center, New York, NY, 1993-1997.
• Clinical Instructor and Fellow Urogynecology & Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery , Women & Infants’ Hospital, Brown University, Providence, RI, 1997-2000.

Description of Research Expertise

brain mechanisms of urinary incontinence, graft material, fecal incontinence, urinary tract infections, pelvic organ prolapse

Description of Clinical Expertise

urinary incontinence, graft material, fecal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse

Description of Other Expertise

neuroimaging, epidemiology

Selected Publications

Kravitz E, Thompson JJ, Christiansen T, Arya L, Andy U, Kim EK.: Dual Incontinence and Risk of Fall: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Urogynecology. Mar 1;30(3):280-285. 2024.

Harvie HS, Richter HE, Sung VW, Chermansky CJ, Menefee SA, Rahn DD, Amundsen CL, Arya LA, Huitema C, Mazloomdoost D, Thomas S; NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network.: Trial Design for Mixed Urinary Incontinence: Midurethral Sling Versus Botulinum Toxin A. Urogynecology (Phila). May 1;30(5):478-488. 2024.

Kim EK, Arya LA, Harvie HS.: Is the volume of Burch urethropexy sufficient for urogynecology fellows to meet the ACGME requirement? Int Urogynecol J. Jul;34(7):1465-1469. 2023.

Kim EK, Brown LA, Seltzer EK, Hartzell-Leggin D, Borodyanskaya YL, Andy UU, Rosin RM, Whitmore KE, Newman DK, Arya LA.: Development of a patient-centered text message-based platform for the self-management of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome symptoms. doi: 10.1002/nau.25115. Neurourol Urodyn. Feb;42(2):510-522. 2023.

Tuuli MG, Gregory WT, Arya LA, Lowder JL, Woolfolk C, Caughey AB, Srinivas SK, Tita ATN, Macones GA, Cahill AG, Richter HE.: Effect of Second-Stage Pushing Timing on Postpartum Pelvic Floor Morbidity: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obstet Gynecol.Feb 1;141(2):245-252. 2023 Notes: 2023 Roy M Pitkin Award for Best paper in Obstetrics and Gynecology Research (Awarded by the Green Journal).

Duncan JM, Hong CX, Harvie HS, Brown LA, Arya LA, Kim EK.: Relationship Between Opioid Prescriptions and Number of Chronic Pain Conditions in Women With Interstitial Cystitis. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. May 5 2022.

Hassani D, Flick L, Sangha H, Brown LA, Andy U, Arya L.: How do women with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome make treatment choices? 2022 Int Urogynecol J. Mar;33(3):583-593., 2022.

Richter HE, Carnes MU, Komesu YM, Lukacz ES, Arya L, Bradley M, Rogers RG, Sung VW, Siddiqui NY, Carper B, Mazloomdoost D, Dinwiddie D, Gantz MG; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Pelvic Floor Disorders Network.: Association between the urogenital microbiome and surgical treatment response in women undergoing midurethral sling operation for mixed urinary incontinence. Am J Obstet Gynecol.Jan;226(1):93.e1-93.e15. 2022.

Zyczynski HM, Richter HE, Sung VW, Lukacz ES, Arya LA, Rahn DD, Visco AG, Mazloomdoost D, Carper B, Gantz MG; NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network.: Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation vs Sham Stimulation for Fecal Incontinence in Women: NeurOmodulaTion for Accidental Bowel Leakage Randomized Clinical Trial. Am J Gastroenterol. Apr 1;117(4):654-667. 2022.

Zyczynski HM, Arya LA, Lukacz ES, Richter HE, Rahn DD, Sung VW, Visco AG, Shaffer A, Jelovsek JE, Rogers R, Mazloomdoost D, Gantz MG; Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network (PFDN).: Design of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Percutaneous Posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Refractory Fecal Incontinence in Women: The NeurOmodulaTion for Accidental Bowel Leakage Study. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 27(12): 726-734, Dec 2021.