
Overview
Dr. Winkler is the System Chief, of the Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery: Urogynecology at Northwell Health and Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. He is in active clinician, as well as and academician. Clinically he manages patients with all types of pelvic floor dysfunction and specifically, patients with pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence. Dr. Winkler is a skilled surgeon and performs pelvic reconstructive procedures laparoscopically/robotically, abdominally, and vaginally. This ability to perform pelvic floor reconstructive procedures through various routes allows Dr. Winkler the ability to individually tailor treatment options for each patientDr. Winkler is a mentor and trains medical students, residents and fellows and was awarded the APGO Excellence in Teaching Award for Excellence in Resident Education in June of 2012. He is the program director of the ACGME approved Fellowship Program in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at North Shore-LIJ. Dr. Winkler is committed to clinical research and has authored and published dozens of peer reviewed articles and has presented his research at national annual scientific meetings.
Dr. Winkler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Reconstructive Urology Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Uterine Prolapse, Stress Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Incontinence, Hysterectomy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 33 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Reconstructive Urology Surgery.
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Locations
865 Northern Boulevard, Suite 202, Great Neck, NY 11021
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Winkler has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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.
1 Clinical Trials
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Mskcc Surgery Group
Samuel Singer is a General Surgeon and a Surgical Oncologist in New York, New York. Dr. Singer has been practicing medicine for over 43 years and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Reconstructive Urology Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Liposarcoma, Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Reconstructive Urology Surgery, and Nephrectomy.
Northwell Health Physician Partners Smith Institute For Urology At Lake Success
Doreen Chung is a General Surgeon and an Urologist in Lake Success, New York. Dr. Chung is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Reconstructive Urology Surgery. Her top areas of expertise are Urinary Incontinence, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Stress Urinary Incontinence, Prostatectomy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.
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
- Distinguished
- RectoceleDr. Winkler isDistinguished. Learn about Rectocele.
- Stress Urinary IncontinenceDr. Winkler isDistinguished. Learn about Stress Urinary Incontinence.
- Urinary IncontinenceDr. Winkler isDistinguished. Learn about Urinary Incontinence.
- Uterine ProlapseDr. Winkler isDistinguished. Learn about Uterine Prolapse.
- Advanced
- AngiomyomaDr. Winkler isAdvanced. Learn about Angiomyoma.
- Frequent or Urgent UrinationDr. Winkler isAdvanced. Learn about Frequent or Urgent Urination.
- Pelvic Inflammatory DiseaseDr. Winkler isAdvanced. Learn about Pelvic Inflammatory Disease.
- Uterine FibroidsDr. Winkler isAdvanced. Learn about Uterine Fibroids.
- VulvovaginitisDr. Winkler isAdvanced. Learn about Vulvovaginitis.
- Experienced
- AdenomyosisDr. Winkler isExperienced. Learn about Adenomyosis.
- Bartholin Cyst or AbscessDr. Winkler isExperienced. Learn about Bartholin Cyst or Abscess.
- Bowel IncontinenceDr. Winkler isExperienced. Learn about Bowel Incontinence.
- Endometrial PolypsDr. Winkler isExperienced. Learn about Endometrial Polyps.
- EndometriosisDr. Winkler isExperienced. Learn about Endometriosis.
- HydroceleDr. Winkler isExperienced. Learn about Hydrocele.

