Dr. Shannon Wallace

Dr. Shannon Wallace is a Staff Physician at the Cleveland Clinic Women’s Institute in the Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Floor Disorders. She is also the Fellowship Program Director of the Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery Fellowship. She specializes in the minimally-invasive treatment of stress urinary incontinence, overactive bladder and pelvic organ prolapse, as well as complex pelvic health disorders like recurrent urinary tract infections, interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome, genitourinary syndrome of menopause and rectovaginal and vesicovaginal fistulas.

Dr. Wallace obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and Neuroscience at Princeton University. She then returned to her hometown of Denver, Colorado where she earned her medical degree at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. She completed her residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, New York followed by her fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at Stanford University Hospital in Palo Alto, California in the Department of Urology.

Dr. Wallace has a special passion and enthusiasm for pelvic floor disorder research. Specifically, she has previously received grant funding to study the neural innervation of the bladder at the basic science level. She has also been awarded multiple clinical grants to evaluate outcomes after treatment of pelvic floor disorders. Dr. Wallace devotes a significant portion of her research time to understanding and studying combined rectal and vaginal prolapse with her colorectal colleagues. She also has a special interest in the costs and benefits of healthcare and has received awards for this research. Dr. Wallace holds leadership positions in numerous urogynecologic societies including the International Continence Society as well as the American Urogynecologic Society.

Dr. Wallace sees patients and operates at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus as well as the Hillcrest Hospital. She has special skills in vaginal surgery, laparoscopic surgery and robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery. She is passionate about improving the quality of life of her patients as well as providing compassionate and evidence-based medical and surgical care.