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Dr. Anne Suskind on study of surgery for bladder/bowel dysfunction in older adults

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“We wanted to compare outcomes between nursing home residents and community-dwelling older adults undergoing surgery for bladder and bowel dysfunction,” explains Anne M. Suskind, MD.

Anne M. Suskind, MD, discusses the study, “Comparative outcomes for older adults undergoing surgery for bladder and bowel dysfunction.” Suskind is an associate professor of Urology and Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, and a chief of Neurourology and Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco.

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