William Kobak, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director Urogynecology, Co-Director of Women’s Pelvic HealthBiographical Info
William Kobak, MD is an Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, and also serves as Co-Director of Women’s Pelvic Health at the Center for Women’s Health. Dr. Kobak specializes in the diagnosis and management of urinary incontinence and female pelvic floor disorders.
Dr. Kobak is Board-Certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology and Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery.
Dr. Kobak has advanced fellowship training in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (also known as ‘Urogynecology’). Dr. Kobak is skilled in minimally invasive surgery, including robotics, and has expertise in surgical approaches to the treatment of pelvic floor disorders.
Dr. Kobak has been awarded Castle Connolly’s Top Doctor® for 2016.
Recent Publications
Sugrue J, Kobak W. “Management of patients with rectocele”. Seminars in Colon & Rectal Surgery 2016, Mar;27(1):51-58.
Kim T, Sridharan I, Ma Y, Zhu B, Chi N, Kobak W, Rotmensch J, Schieber JD, Wang R. Identifying distinct nanoscopic features of native collagen fibrils towards early diagnosis of pelvic organ prolapse. Nanomedicine 2016;12(3):667-675.
Recent Abstracts & Presentations
Nimeh T, Kobak W, Halgrimson W, Kocjancic E. “Transvaginal Urethrolysis and Removal of Peri-Urethral Durasphere Collection”. Video presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction, Scottsdale, AZ, February 24 – 28, 2015.
Nimeh T, Kobak W, Halgrimson W, Kocjancic E. “Urethrolysis for Synthetic Peri-Urethral Bulking Agent Collection”. Video presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Urologic Association, New Orleans, LA, May 14-19, 2015.
The Annual Meeting of the American Urologic Association, Orlando, Fl, April, 2014.
Invited faculty, “A novel, minimally invasive, urodynamic assessment of urinary incontinence”
The Annual Meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Investigation, Florence IT, Mar 2014
Invited faculty, “Ultrasonic evaluation of pelvic floor defects: a preliminary report”