Sallie S. Oliphant
Assistant Professor
Also affiliated: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2008); University of Pittsburgh (2009–2017); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2016); Magee-Womens Research Institute (2010–2014); Magee-Womens Hospital (2009–2014); University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2012); Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (2008); University of Missouri–Kansas City (2017)
Faculty Researcher
Obstetrics & Gynecology, College of Medicine
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Dr. Sallie Oliphant's research focuses on maternal adaptations of the pelvic floor during pregnancy, birth injuries, and surgical outcomes in urogynecology. She is investigating the use of magnetomyography for assessing pelvic floor muscle strength, comparing this technique to ultrasound during pregnancy and to established clinical scores in urogynecology patients. Her work also includes evaluating health literacy among urogynecology patients and its impact on their ability to complete standardized questionnaires like the PFDI-20 and PFIQ-7.
Dr. Oliphant is a Co-Principal Investigator on a grant from the NIH/National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering for the "Development of Analysis Tools to Enhance Magnetomyographic Assessment of Pelvic Floor Muscles," totaling $335,160. She has made national presentations and published numerous articles in her specialty. Her professional affiliations include being a Fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a member of the American Urogynecologic Society. She also serves on the steering committee of the Collaborative Research in Pelvic Surgery Consortium.
With an h-index of 15, 41 total publications, and 1,058 total citations, Dr. Oliphant's research contributes to the understanding and improvement of pelvic floor health for women, particularly during and after pregnancy.
Research Overview
Dr. Sallie Oliphant completed her medical degree at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, NC. She then went on to complete both residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology and fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at The University of Pittsburgh, Magee-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. During her fellowship, she received a Master's in Clinical Research from the University of Pittsburgh.Dr. Oliphant's clinical interests include urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, and pelvic organ prolapse. She has made a number of national presentations and had numerous publications in her specialty area. She is an active researcher with special interest in maternal pelvic floor adaptions and birth injury and surgical outcomes in Urogynecology. She is a steering committee member of the Collaborative Research in Pelvic Surgery Consortium. She is a Fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a member of the American Urogynecologic Society.
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- h-index: 15
- Publications: 41
- Citations: 1,082
Selected Publications
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Magnetomyographic assessment of pelvic floor muscles compared to ultrasound during pregnancy (2025)
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Comparison of non-invasive magnetomyography to Brink score for assessment of pelvic floor muscle strength (2024)
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Health literacy and PFDI-20 and PFIQ-7 completion in urogynecology patients (2021)
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Prevalence and Predictors of Urinary Incontinence at 1 Year Postpartum (2020)
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Magnetomyographic Recordings of Pelvic Floor Activity During Pregnancy and Postpartum: A Novel Non-invasive Approach (2019)
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Correlation of Electronic (Web-Based and Smartphone) Administration of Measures of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: A Randomized Controlled Trial (2019)
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Assessing Readability: Are Urogynecologic Patient Education Materials at an Appropriate Reading Level? (2019)
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Considering Low Health Literacy: How Do the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory—Short Form 20 and Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire—Short Form 7 Measure Up? (2019)
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Characterizing pelvic floor muscles activities using magnetomyography (2018)
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Pregnancy and parturition negatively impact vaginal angle and alter expression of vaginal MMP-9 (2017)
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Feasibility of prophylactic salpingectomy during vaginal hysterectomy (2017)
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Teaching the Retropubic Midurethral Sling Using a Novel Cadaver and Model-Based Approach (2017)
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12: Prophylactic salpingectomy during vaginal hysterectomy: A feasibility study (2017)
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34: Magnetomyography of the levator muscle complex: A novel assessment tool (2016)
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Imaging of Pelvic Floor Reconstruction (2016)
Federal Grants 1 $335,160 total
Development of Analysis Tools to Enhance Magnetomyographic Assessment of Pelvic Floor Muscles
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As listed on this researcher's institutional profile. Federal awards with verified records are shown above.
- Magnetomyography of levator muscle complex in pregnancy and postpartum: Adaptation, injury, and recovery patterns NIH Principal Investigator
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- Comparison of non-invasive magnetomyography to Brink score for assessment of pelvic floor muscle strength
- Magnetomyographic assessment of pelvic floor muscles compared to ultrasound during pregnancy
- Comparison of non-invasive magnetomyography to Brink score for assessment of pelvic floor muscle strength
- Magnetomyographic assessment of pelvic floor muscles compared to ultrasound during pregnancy
- Comparison of non-invasive magnetomyography to Brink score for assessment of pelvic floor muscle strength
- Magnetomyographic assessment of pelvic floor muscles compared to ultrasound during pregnancy
- Comparison of non-invasive magnetomyography to Brink score for assessment of pelvic floor muscle strength
- Magnetomyographic assessment of pelvic floor muscles compared to ultrasound during pregnancy
- Comparison of non-invasive magnetomyography to Brink score for assessment of pelvic floor muscle strength
- Magnetomyographic assessment of pelvic floor muscles compared to ultrasound during pregnancy
- Health literacy and PFDI-20 and PFIQ-7 completion in urogynecology patients
- Health literacy and PFDI-20 and PFIQ-7 completion in urogynecology patients
- Magnetomyographic assessment of pelvic floor muscles compared to ultrasound during pregnancy
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