Alienor S. Gilchrist
Distinguished in Rectocele

Dr. Alienor S. Gilchrist

Urology
Piedmont Healthcare
Urology Of Greater Atlanta
755 Mount Vernon Highway Northeast, Suite 220, 
Atlanta, GA 
Accepting New Patients
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Distinguished in Rectocele
Piedmont Healthcare
Urology Of Greater Atlanta
755 Mount Vernon Highway Northeast, Suite 220, 
Atlanta, GA 
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Dr. Gilchrist was selected by her peers as an Atlanta Top Doctor in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Iowa State University and a Doctor of Medicine degree from Emory University School of Medicine. She is a recipient of the coveted Fulbright Scholarship. After her postgraduate residency training in Urology at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, TX, Dr. Gilchrist performed a Fellowship in Female Urology, Voiding Dysfunction and Urogynecology at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Gilchrist is board certified in Urology and is one of the only urologists in Georgia with additional board certification in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery.

Specializing in male and female urology, Dr. Gilchrist is well-trained in both surgical and alternative management of overactive bladder, incontinence, and voiding dysfunction. She has a particular interest in female pelvic medicine including pelvic organ prolapse and pelvic floor dysfunction and is experienced in robotic sacrocolpopexy. Dr. Gilchrist has authored several peer-reviewed publications and presented at national scientific meetings.

Dr. Gilchrist is fluent in French and has a working knowledge of Spanish. She is a member of the American Urological Association, American Medical Association, and the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction. Dr. Gilchrist is a sub-specialist in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, a physician in Urology or Obstetrics and Gynecology who, by virtue of education and training, is prepared to provide consultation and comprehensive management of women with complex benign pelvic conditions, lower urinary tract disorders, and pelvic floor dysfunction. Comprehensive management includes those diagnostic and therapeutic procedures necessary for the total care of the patient with these conditions.

Dr. Gilchrist is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rectocele. Her top areas of expertise are Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Stress Urinary Incontinence, and Ureteroscopy.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Emory University School Of Medicine, 2005
Residency
University of Texas SW Medical Center, 2006
Specialties
Urology
Licenses
Urology in GA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Urology
American Boardof Urology - Urogynecology And Reconstructive Pelvic Medicine
Fellowships
Medical University of South Carolina, Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive, 2011
Hospital Affiliations
Piedmont Hospital, Inc
Piedmont Henry Hospital
Northside Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Urology of Greater Atlanta
755 Mount Vernon Highway Northeast, Suite 220, Atlanta, GA 30328
Call: 770-474-5281

Clinical Research

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4 Total Publications

Renal deterioration in multiple sclerosis patients with neurovesical dysfunction.
Renal deterioration in multiple sclerosis patients with neurovesical dysfunction.
Journal: Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England)
Published: January 23, 2013
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