

Dr. Alexandra Haessler
Urogynecologist
2 Podcasts on BackTable
Dr. Alexandra Haessler is a urogynecologist and pelvic surgeon in San Francisco, California and the founder of FemPulse.
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Episode # 166 • 07 May 2024
Innovating Urology: Surgeons Trailblazing Solutions
In this crossover episode of BackTable Urology and OBGYN, Dr. Suzette Sutherland interviews three urological/gynecologic innovators, Dr. Ali Haessler, Dr. Jay Shakuri-Rad, and Dr. Tova Weiss, who are all at different career stages and product development phases.
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About
Dr. Alexandra Haessler invented and continues to refine the technology underlying FemPulse. She is a fellowship trained Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgeon, who practices in San Francisco in a multi-specialty physician-run medical group, in a leadership role. Prior, Dr. Haessler founded and ran a successful private practice, San Francisco Urogynecology. Dr. Haessler has presented and written on various aspects of urogynecology and routinely provides educational lectures to OB/GYN departments regionally. Her professional memberships include the American Urogynecological Society (AUGS), the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG), the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL), the International Continence Society (ICS), the International Urogynecologic Society (IUGA), the Society for Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU), and the North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS). She has served as a consultant to leading companies in female urology, including Allergan, American Medical Systems (acquired by Boston Scientific), and Ethicon/Johnson & Johnson. Her training includes a 3-year accredited fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery at UCLA/Harbor LA County, following OB/GYN residency at UCLA. She earned her B.A. in Zoology summa cum laude at the University of California Santa Barbara and her medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School.
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