A big THANK YOU to award-winning R&B artist, Monica, who had the courage to speak out about endometriosis to help women know they are not alone. Ceana Nezhat, MD, FACOG, FACS diagnosed the cause of her debilitating health issues and performed surgery on the singer to remove endometriosis, cysts, fibroids, and a hernia. After her surgery, [...]

Endometriosis affects approximately 11% of women; the disease can be categorized as pelvic endometriosis and extrapelvic endometriosis, based on anatomic presentation. It is estimated that about 12% of extrapelvic disease involves the diaphragm or thoracic cavity. While diaphragmatic endometriosis often is asymptomatic, patients who are symptomatic can experience progressive and incapacitating pain. A significant number of [...]

Dr. Ceana Nezhat at the 12th National Conference on Gynecological Minimally Invasive Surgery; 2017 National Conference of Gynecologic Endoscopy of Beijing Medical Association. Dr. Ceana Nezhat was a visiting professor and was honored for his mentorship by the President of the hospital, Prof. Yan SongBiao, and the Chairperson of the department and President of the [...]

Dr. Nezhat is pleased to announce that Camran Nezhat's publication "Pathophysiology and Management of Urinary Tract Endometriosis" was recently featured in Nature Reviews Urology magazine. To read the full article, please click here.

Woman with Endometriosis Says She No Longer Needs a Hysterectomy After Changing Her Diet. Gynecological surgeon Ceana Nezhat, MD, FACOG, FACS, fellowship director of the Atlanta Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Reproductive Medicine, says that improved diet can alleviate endometriosis symptoms for some women.

Dr. Ceana Nezhat performed Georgia’s first robotic myomectomy, hysterectomy and treatment of endometriosis at Northside Hospital. “Northside Hospital is world-recognized for having pioneers of minimally invasive surgery by conventional and robotic-assisted laparoscopy,” Dr. Nezhat added. “As more surgeons learn to perform these procedures by minimally invasive approach, we bridge the gap between laparotomy and laparoscopy.” [...]

Ceana Nezhat, M.D., editor of this month’s issue of Atlanta Medicine, contributes articles on topics such as "The Wide-Ranging Influence of Endoscopy" and "IDEAL Minimally Invasive Surgery." Click here to view the full issue!

NEW YORK – Power morcellation has been highly controversial since the Food and Drug Administration warned against its use in the majority of women undergoing myomectomy or hysterectomy for fibroid treatment last year. So where does that leave ob.gyns. who perform minimally invasive surgery? At the annual Minimally Invasive Surgery Week, experts from around the [...]

Ceana Nezhat, MD, an expert in reproductive surgery and complex pelvic pathology from Atlanta, gives an update on a multidisciplinary fellowship for advanced abdominal and pelvic surgery.

CASE: Patient opts for myomectomy A 41-year-old woman, G0, with symptomatic myomas wishes to preserve her reproductive organs rather than undergo hysterectomy. She chooses laparoscopic myomectomy. Preoperative imaging with transvaginal ultrasound reveals a 4-cm posterior pedunculated myoma and a 5-cm fundal intramural myoma. Preoperative videohysteroscopy reveals external compression of the anterior intramural myoma without intracavitary [...]