Overview
Whitney L. Clearwater, MD, MPH, FACOG, is Associate Program Director, Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Urology and Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women’s Health at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Clearwater specializes in collaborating with patients to develop treatment plans tailored to their lifestyles for women experiencing pelvic floor disorders, including pelvic organ prolapse, overactive bladder, urinary incontinence, accidental bowel leakage, painful bladder syndrome, mesh complications and vesicovaginal fistula. Depending on the condition, she offers exercises, dietary modifications, medications, office-based treatments and minimally invasive surgical techniques, including vaginal and robotic approaches.
Dr. Clearwater is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Urinary Incontinence. Her top areas of expertise are Frequent or Urgent Urination, Urinary Incontinence, Bowel Incontinence, and Stress Urinary Incontinence.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 8 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 5 articles in the study of Urinary Incontinence.
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Locations
1695 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10461
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Montefiore At 1250 Waters Place
Nitya Abraham, MD, Professor of Urology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, joined Montefiore in 2015 as a specialist in female pelvic medicine and lower urinary tract reconstruction. Upon graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Connecticut, Dr. Abraham completed her medical degree as well as her urology residency training at New York University. She completed her fellowship training in pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery at Cleveland Clinic. At Montefiore, she established the pelvic floor program in collaboration with colleagues in the Ob/Gyn department, which offers state of the art treatment for pelvic floor disorders. She is an active member of the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU). She is also focused on medical education and was urology residency program director from 2020-2025 and chair of the MD curriculum committee from 2022-2025. She now serves as Vice Chair of the urology department. She has over 65 peer-reviewed publications and has been funded by research grants from the Department of Defense and SUFU. She specializes in treating urinary incontinence, vaginal prolapse, urethral reconstruction, urinary fistula, mesh complications, and more, using robotic, open, or vaginal approaches depending on what is best suited for her patients. Dr. Abraham is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Urinary Incontinence. Her top areas of expertise are Urinary Incontinence, Stress Urinary Incontinence, Neurogenic Bladder, Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy.
Montefiore At 1250 Waters Place
Melissa Laudano, MD is an Associate Professor of Urology at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Laudano specializes in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery, as well as minimally invasive and robotic surgery. Dr. Laudano is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Urinary Incontinence. Her top areas of expertise are Urinary Incontinence, Stress Urinary Incontinence, Frequent or Urgent Urination, Lithotripsy, and Sacral Nerve Stimulation.
Obstetrics And Gynecology (156 William Street, 7th Floor)
Saya Segal is a General Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Segal is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Urinary Incontinence. Her top areas of expertise are Urinary Incontinence, Stress Urinary Incontinence, Uterine Prolapse, Rectocele, and Hysterectomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Frequent or Urgent UrinationDr. Clearwater isAdvanced. Learn about Frequent or Urgent Urination.
- Urinary IncontinenceDr. Clearwater isAdvanced. Learn about Urinary Incontinence.
- Experienced
- Bowel IncontinenceDr. Clearwater isExperienced. Learn about Bowel Incontinence.
- Stress Urinary IncontinenceDr. Clearwater isExperienced. Learn about Stress Urinary Incontinence.