Department of OBGYN

Mary F. Ackenbom, MD, MSc

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Urogynecology & Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery

Education & Training

  • Masters in Clinical Research, Institute for Clinical Research Education, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Fellowship, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
  • MD, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Representative Publications

  • Ackenbom MF, Butters MA, Davis EM et al. Incidence of postoperative cognitive dysfunction in older women undergoing pelvic organ prolapse surgery. Int Urogynecol J (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-020-04495-y.
  • Ackenbom MF, Dong S, Romanova A, Baranski L, Davis EM, Butters MA, Zyczynski HM. Postoperative Opioid Utilization in Older Women Undergoing Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2020 Feb 5. doi:10.1097/SPV.0000000000000844. 
  • Ackenbom MF, Littleton EB, Mahmud F, Sutkin G. The Complexity of the Retropubic Midurethral Sling: A Cognitive Task Analysis. Female Pelvic Med Reconstruc Surg. 2019 May 6. Surgery. doi:10.1097/SPV.0000000000000736
  • Komesu YM, Amundsen CL, Richter HE, Erickson SW, Ackenbom MF, Andy UU, Sung VW, Albo M, Gregory WT, Paraiso MF, Wallace D for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Pelvic Floor Disorders Network. Refractory Urgency Urinary Incontinence Treatment in Women: Impact of Age on Outcomes and Complications. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Oct 12. pii: S0002-9378(17)31188-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.10.006
  • Ackenbom MF, Giugale LE, Wang Y, Shepherd JP. Incidence of Occult Uterine Pathology in Women Undergoing Hysterectomy with Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair. Female Pelvic Med Reconstruc Surg. 2016 Sep-Oct;22(5):332-5.

Clinical Interests/Research Interests

Urogynecology/gynecology in aging populations; perioperative neurocognitive disorders

Research Grants

Ongoing Research Support

1R03AG064378-01, National Institute On Aging of the National
Institutes of Health- Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Specialists' Transition to Aging Research (GEMSSTAR)
9/1/2019 - 5/31/2021
A Prospective Examination of Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorders in Older Women Undergoing Urogynecologic Surgery
Role: PI

Alzheimer’s Association Clinical Scientist Fellowship
1/3/2020 – 12/31/2023
AD Pathology and Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorders
Role: PI

Tamara Harris Foundation
1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021
Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorders in Older Women after Minor Urogynecologic Surgery
Role: PI

Tobacco PA Department of Health Grant
6/1/2021 – 5/31/2023
Longitudinal Nature of Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Older Women Undergoing Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery
Role: Co-PI

1K23AG073517-01, National Institute of Health, National Institute on Aging
9/30/2021 - 6/30/2024
Evaluating the Association Between Surgery and Subsequent Cognitive Function, Everyday Functioning, and Independence
Role: PI

Completed Research Support

Audrey Hillman Fisher Foundation Grant
10/01/16-10/01/18
Enhancing Awareness of Cognitive Impairment in Patients Planning Surgical Correction of Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Role: PI

5K12HD063087, NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Women's Reproductive Health Research K12 Scholar Program
08/01/17-06/30/20
Postoperative Cognitive Impairment in Older Women Undergoing Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery
Role: Scholar

PFD Research Faculty Award, American Urogynecologic Society Pelvic Floor Disorders Research Foundation
07/01/17-12/31/20
Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Older Women Undergoing Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery
Role: PI