- Profile Image
- Name
- Elizabeth Mueller
- Degree
- M.D.
- FACS
- MS
- Rank
- Professor
- Primary Department
- Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
- Joint Department
- Urology
- Specialties
- Urogynecology
- Cystocele
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- Urinary Incontinence
- Fistulas
- Robotic Surgery
- Vaginal Hysterectomy
- Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
- Female Urology
- Locations
- Loyola Hospital
- Loyola Outpatient Center
- Loyola Center for Health at Burr Ridge
- Education
- Medical School
- Saint Louis University School of Medicine
- Residencies
- Loyola University Medical Center, Urology
- Fellowships
- Loyola University Medical Center, Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
- Hobbies
- Hiking
- Bicycling
- Family Time
- Marathon Running
- Triathlon
- Camping
- Publications
- Nwachokor, J; Rochlin, EK; Gevelinger, M; Yadav, M; Adams, W; Fitzgerald, C; Acevedo-Alvarez, M; Mueller, ER; Pham, TTPhysician awareness of patients' preferred level of involvement in decision-making at the initial urogynecology visit: a randomized trial. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2023 ;
- Perlow, A; Joyce, CJ; Bennis, S; Mueller, ER; Fitzgerald, CMToileting Behaviors and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Among Female Physicians and Medical Students. Urogynecology (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2023 ;29(8)
- Mueller, ER; Weiss, JP; Bosch, JLHR; Chughtai, B; Rosenberg, MT; Bacci, ED; Simeone, JC; Andersson, FL; Juul, K; Coyne, KS; Chapple, CRNocturnal polyuria in women: results from the EpiNP study. International Urogynecology Journal 2023 ;
- Chapple, CR; Rosenberg, MT; Mueller, ER; Chughtai, B; Weiss, JP; Juul, K; Brooks, AB; Bacci, ED; Andersson, FL; Coyne, KS; Bosch, JRThe patient burden of nocturnal polyuria in the United States: Results from the epidemiology of nocturnal polyuria (EpiNP) study. Neurourology and Urodynamics 2023 ;
- Lukacz, ES; Falke, C; Geynisman-Tan, J; Wyman, JF; Mueller, ER; Markland, AD; Rickey, L; Lowder, JL; Rudser, K; Kane Low, L; Newman, DKHealthy bladder storage and emptying functions in community-dwelling women measured by a 2-day bladder health diary. Neurourology and Urodynamics 2023 ;
- Halverson, T; Mueller, ER; Brubaker, L; Wolfe, AJUrobiome changes differ based on OAB treatment in adult females. International Urogynecology Journal 2022 ;
- Chen, YB; Lowe, C; Wozniak, A; Pham, TT; Fitzgerald, CM; Mueller, ER; Acevedo-Alvarez, MPessary Management Approach Affects Likelihood of Surgery. Urogynecology (Hagerstown, Md.) 2022 ;28(12)
- Smith, AL; Rudser, K; Harlow, BL; McGwin, G; Barthold, J; Brady, SS; Brubaker, L; Cunningham, SD; Griffith, JW; Kenton, K; Klusaritz, H; Lewis, CE; Lukacz, ES; Maki, J; Markland, AD; Mueller, ER; Newman, DK; Nodora, J; Rickey, LM; Rockwood, T; Simon, M; Wyman, JF; Sutcliffe, SRISE FOR HEALTH: Rationale and protocol for a prospective cohort study of bladder health in women. Neurourology and Urodynamics 2022 ;
- Constantine, ML; Rockwood, T; Rickey, L; Bavendam, T; Kane Low, L; Lowder, JL; Markland, AD; Mcgwinn, G; Mueller, ER; Newman, DK; Putnam, S; Rudser, K; Smith, A; Stapleton, A; Miller, J; Lukacz, ESValidation of Novel Bladder Health Scales and Function Indices for Women's Research. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2022 ;
- Brubaker, L; Barthold, J; Fitzgerald, CM; Kenton, K; Lewis, CE; Lowder, J; Lukacz, ES; Markland, A; Meister, M; Miller, J; Mueller, ER; Rudser, K; Smith, AL; Newman, DKThe RISE FOR HEALTH study: Methods for in-person assessment and biospecimen collection. Neurourology and Urodynamics 2022 ;
- Bosch, JR; Chapple, CR; Mueller, ER; Rosenberg, MT; Chughtai, B; Juul, K; Coyne, KS; Andersson, FL; Bacci, ED; Simeone, JC; Weiss, JPDifferences in the Prevalence of Nocturnal Polyuria in the U.S. byDefinition: Results from the Epidemiology of Nocturnal Polyuria Study. Reply. The Journal of urology 2022 ;
- Pahouja, G; Patel, P; Martinez, EB; Mueller, E; McVary, KTVoiding Time for the Evaluation of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Men - A Potential Option for Addressing Disparity Related Access to Urodynamic Testing. Urology 2022 ;
- Weiss, JP; Bosch, JLHR; Chapple, CR; Bacci, ED; Simeone, JC; Rosenberg, MT; Mueller, ER; Andersson, FL; Juul, K; Chughtai, B; Coyne, KSThe Prevalence of Nocturnal Polyuria in the United States: Results from the Epidemiology of Nocturnal Polyuria Study. European urology focus 2022 ;
- Westbay, LC; Adams, W; Barnes, HC; Gevelinger, M; McKee, D; Fitzgerald, CM; Acevedo-Alvarez, M; Mueller, ER; Pham, TTHow Involved Do Patients Want to Be in the Medical Decision-Making at the Initial Urogynecology Clinic Visit? Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery 2022 ;28(3)
- Bosch, JLHR; Chapple, CR; Mueller, ER; Rosenberg, MT; Chughtai, B; Juul, K; Coyne, KS; Andersson, FL; Bacci, ED; Simeone, JC; Weiss, JPDifferences in the Prevalence of Nocturnal Polyuria in the U.S. by Definition: Results from the Epidemiology of Nocturnal Polyuria Study. The Journal of urology 2022 ;
- Halverson, T; Mueller, ER; Brubaker, L; Wolfe, AJSymptom improvement with mirabegron treatment is associated with urobiome changes in adult women. International Urogynecology Journal 2022 ;
- Barnes, HC; Akl, A; Taege, SK; Brincat, C; Brubaker, L; Mueller, ERUsing clinical estimate or catheter measurement of urethral mid-point result in similar retropubic mid-urethral sling position: a randomized trial. International Urogynecology Journal 2022 ;
- Wolff, BJ; Hart, S; Joyce, CJ; Eubanks, RB; Mueller, ER; Pham, TTUrinary retention is rare after colpocleisis and concomitant midurethral sling: a 10-year experience. International Urogynecology Journal 2021 ;
- Chen, YB; Barnes, H; Westbay, L; Wolff, B; Shannon, M; Adams, W; Acevedo-Alvarez, M; Mueller, ER; Pham, TTPreoperative Music Listening in Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery: A Randomized Trial. Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery 2021 ;27(8)
- Meister, MR; Zhou, J; Chu, H; Coyne-Beasley, T; Gahagan, S; Yvette LaCoursiere, D; Mueller, ER; Scal, P; Simon, L; Stapleton, AE; Stoll, CRT; Sutcliffe, S; Berry, A; Wyman, JFNon-invasive bladder function measures in healthy, asymptomatic female children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of pediatric urology 2021 ;
- Barnes, HC; Wolff, B; Abdul-Rahim, O; Harrington, A; Hilt, EE; Price, TK; Halverson, T; Hochstedler, BR; Pham, T; Acevedo-Alvarez, M; Joyce, C; Fitzgerald, CM; Schreckenberger, PC; Brubaker, L; Wolfe, AJ; Mueller, ERA Randomized Clinical Trial of Standard Versus Expanded Cultures to Diagnose Urinary Tract Infections in Women. The Journal of urology 2021 ;
- Mores, CR; Price, TK; Wolff, B; Halverson, T; Limeira, R; Brubaker, L; Mueller, ER; Putonti, C; Wolfe, AJGenomic relatedness and clinical significance of strains isolated from the urogenital tract of sexual partners. Microbial genomics 2021 ;
- Lukacz, ES; Constantine, ML; Kane Low, L; Lowder, JL; Markland, AD; Mueller, ER; Newman, DK; Rickey, LM; Rockwood, T; Rudser, KRationale and design of the validation of bladder health instrument for evaluation in women (VIEW) protocol. BMC women's health 2021 ;21(1)
- Mueller, EREDITORIAL COMMENT. Urology 2021 ;150
- Thomas-White, Krystal; Taege, Susanne; Limeira, Roberto; Brincat, Cynthia; Joyce, Cara; Hilt, Evann E.; Mac-Daniel, Laura; Radek, Katherine A.; Brubaker, Linda; Mueller, Elizabeth R.; Wolfe, Alan J.Vaginal Estrogen Therapy Is Associated With Increased Lactobacillus in the Urine of Postmenopausal Women With Overactive Bladder Symptoms. OBSTETRICAL & GYNECOLOGICAL SURVEY 2021 ;76(2)
- Chen, YB; Hochstedler, B; Pham, TT; Alvarez, MA; Mueller, ER; Wolfe, AJThe Urethral Microbiota: A Missing Link in the Female Urinary Microbiota. The Journal of urology 2020 ;
- Baldea, KG; Patel, PM; Delos Santos, G; Ellimoottil, C; Farooq, A; Mueller, ER; Byram, S; Turk, TMTParavertebral block for percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a prospective, randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled study. World journal of urology 2020 ;
- Wyman, JF; Zhou, J; Yvette LaCoursiere, D; Markland, AD; Mueller, ER; Simon, L; Stapleton, A; Stoll, CRT; Chu, H; Sutcliffe, SNormative noninvasive bladder function measurements in healthy women: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neurourology and Urodynamics 2020 ;39(2)
- Daugirdas, SP; Markossian, T; Mueller, ER; Durazo-Arvizu, R; Cao, G; Kramer, HUrinary incontinence and chronic conditions in the US population age 50 years and older. International Urogynecology Journal 2020 ;31(5)
- Dune, TJ; Kliethermes, S; Mueller, ER; Fitzgerald, CM; Brubaker, L; Brincat, CAScreening for Microscopic Hematuria in a Urogynecologic Population. Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery 2020 ;26(6)
- Burgio, KL; James, AS; LaCoursiere, DY; Mueller, ER; Newman, DK; Low, LK; Weinfurt, KP; Wyman, JF; Cunningham, SD; Vargo, K; Connett, J; Williams, BRViews of Normal Bladder Function among Women Experiencing Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms. Urology 2020 ;
- Price, TK; Lin, H; Gao, X; Thomas-White, KJ; Hilt, EE; Mueller, ER; Wolfe, AJ; Dong, Q; Brubaker, LBladder bacterial diversity differs in continent and incontinent women: a cross-sectional study. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2020 ;
- Price, TK; Wolff, B; Halverson, T; Limeira, R; Brubaker, L; Dong, Q; Mueller, ER; Wolfe, AJTemporal Dynamics of the Adult Female Lower Urinary Tract Microbiota. mBio 2020 ;11(2)
- Thomas-White, K; Taege, S; Limeira, R; Brincat, C; Joyce, C; Hilt, EE; Mac-Daniel, L; Radek, KA; Brubaker, L; Mueller, ER; Wolfe, AJVaginal Estrogen Therapy Is Associated with Increased Lactobacillus in the Urine of Post-Menopausal Women with Overactive Bladder Symptoms. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2020 ;
- Hardacker, CT; Baccellieri, A; Mueller, ER; Brubaker, L; Hutchins, G; Zhang, JLY; Hebert-Beirne, JReply to Comment on Hardacker, C.T.; Baccellieri, A.; Mueller, E.R.; Brubaker, L.; Hutchins, G.; Zhang, J.L.Y.; Hebert-Beirne, J. Bladder Health Experiences, Perceptions and Knowledge of Sexual and Gender Minorities. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 3170. International journal of environmental research and public health 2020 ;17(7)
- Smith, AL; Rickey, LM; Brady, SS; Fok, CS; Lowder, JL; Markland, AD; Mueller, ER; Sutcliffe, S; Bavendam, TG; Brubaker, LLaying the Foundation for Bladder Health Promotion in Women and Girls. Urology 2020 ;
- Lowder, JL; Bavendam, TG; Berry, A; Brady, SS; Fitzgerald, CM; Fok, CS; Goode, PS; Lewis, CE; Mueller, ER; Newman, DK; Palmer, MH; Rickey, L; Stapleton, A; Lukacz, ESTerminology for bladder health research in women and girls: Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms transdisciplinary consortium definitions. Neurourology and Urodynamics 2019 ;38(5)
- Mueller, ER; van Maanen, R; Chapple, C; Abrams, P; Herschorn, S; Robinson, D; Stoelzel, M; Yoon, SJ; Al-Shukri, S; Rechberger, T; Gratzke, CLong-term treatment of older patients with overactive bladder using a combination of mirabegron and solifenacin: a prespecified analysis from the randomized, phase III SYNERGY II study. Neurourology and Urodynamics 2019 ;38(2)
- Wolff, BJ; Joyce, CJ; McAlarnen, LA; Brincat, CA; Mueller, ER; Fitzgerald, CMConsideration of pelvic floor myofascial release for overactive bladder. Journal of bodywork and movement therapies 2019 ;24(2)
- Shannon, MB; Limeira, R; Johansen, D; Gao, X; Lin, H; Dong, Q; Wolfe, AJ; Mueller, ERBladder urinary oxygen tension is correlated with urinary microbiota composition. International Urogynecology Journal 2019 ;30(8)
- Wolff, BJ; Joyce, CJ; Brincat, CA; Mueller, ER; Fitzgerald, CMPelvic floor myofascial pain in patients with symptoms of urinary tract infection. International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 2019 ;145(2)
- Wolff, BJ; Price, TK; Joyce, CJ; Wolfe, AJ; Mueller, EROral probiotics and the female urinary microbiome: a double-blinded randomized placebo-controlled trial. International Urology and Nephrology 2019 ;51(12)
- Hardacker, CT; Baccellieri, A; Mueller, ER; Brubaker, L; Hutchins, G; Zhang, JLY; Hebert-Beirne, JBladder Health Experiences, Perceptions and Knowledge of Sexual and Gender Minorities. International journal of environmental research and public health 2019 ;16(17)
- Price, TK; Hilt, EE; Thomas-White, K; Mueller, ER; Wolfe, AJ; Brubaker, LThe urobiome of continent adult women: a cross-sectional study. BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology 2019 ;127(2)
- Gratzke, C; Chapple, C; Mueller, ER; Robinson, D; Rolland, C; Staskin, D; Stoelzel, M; Maanen, RV; Siddiqui, EEfficacy and Safety of Combination Pharmacotherapy for Patients with Overactive Bladder: A Rapid Evidence Assessment. European urology 2019 ;76(6)
- Sifuentes, R; Wolff, BJ; Barnes, HC; Wozniak, A; Mueller, ER; Pham, TTYou're How Old? Correlating Perioperative Complication Risk in Octogenarians Undergoing Colpocleisis for Pelvic Organ Prolapse. Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery 2019 ;
- Pham, TT; Chen, YB; Adams, W; Wolff, B; Shannon, M; Mueller, ERCharacterizing anxiety at the first encounter in women presenting to the clinic: the CAFÉ study. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2019 ;221(5)
- Hart, ST; Nelson, M; Kirshenbaum, E; Chen, Y; Mueller, ER; Gupta, GPost-hospital syndrome predicts poor postoperative outcomes and increased cost following transvaginal midurethral sling placement. International Urogynecology Journal 2019 ;31(7)
- Fok, CS; Gao, X; Lin, H; Thomas-White, KJ; Mueller, ER; Wolfe, AJ; Dong, Q; Brubaker, LUrinary symptoms are associated with certain urinary microbes in urogynecologic surgical patients. International Urogynecology Journal 2018 ;
- Gratzke, C; van Maanen, R; Chapple, C; Abrams, P; Herschorn, S; Robinson, D; Ridder, A; Stoelzel, M; Paireddy, A; Yoon, SJ; Al-Shukri, S; Rechberger, T; Mueller, ERLong-term Safety and Efficacy of Mirabegron and Solifenacin in Combination Compared with Monotherapy in Patients with Overactive Bladder: A Randomised, Multicentre Phase 3 Study (SYNERGY II). European urology 2018 ;
- Harlow, BL; Bavendam, TG; Palmer, MH; Brubaker, L; Burgio, KL; Lukacz, ES; Miller, JM; Mueller, ER; Newman, DK; Rickey, LM; Sutcliffe, S; Simons-Morton, DThe Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium: A Transdisciplinary Approach Toward Promoting Bladder Health and Preventing Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Women Across the Life Course. Journal of women's health (2002) 2018 ;27(3)
- Thomas-White, KJ; Gao, X; Lin, H; Fok, CS; Ghanayem, K; Mueller, ER; Dong, Q; Brubaker, L; Wolfe, AJUrinary microbes and postoperative urinary tract infection risk in urogynecologic surgical patients. International Urogynecology Journal 2018 ;
- Abelson, B; Sun, D; Que, L; Nebel, RA; Baker, D; Popiel, P; Amundsen, CL; Chai, T; Close, C; DiSanto, M; Fraser, MO; Kielb, SJ; Kuchel, G; Mueller, ER; Palmer, MH; Parker-Autry, C; Wolfe, AJ; Damaser, MSSex differences in lower urinary tract biology and physiology. Biology of sex differences 2018 ;9(1)
- Shannon, Megan B.; Genereux, Madeleine; Brincat, Cynthia; Adams, William; Brubaker, Linda; Mueller, Elizabeth R.; Fitzgerald, Colleen M.Attendance at Prescribed Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy in a Diverse, Urban Urogynecology Population. PM & R: Journal of Injury, Function & Rehabilitation 2018 ;10(4)
- Billquist, EJ; Michelfelder, A; Brincat, C; Brubaker, L; Fitzgerald, CM; Mueller, ERPre-operative guided imagery in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery: a randomized trial. International Urogynecology Journal 2017 ;29(8)
- Weidner, Alison C.; Barber, Matthew D.; Markland, Alayne; Rahn, David D.; Hsu, Yvonne; Mueller, Elizabeth R.; Jakus-Waldman, Sharon; Dyer, Keisha Y.; Warren, Lauren Klein; Gantz, Marie G.; Meikle, SusiePerioperative Behavioral Therapy and Pelvic Muscle Strengthening Do Not Enhance Quality of Life After Pelvic Surgery: Secondary Report of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Physical Therapy 2017 ;97(11)
- Zimmern, P; Litman, HJ; Nager, CW; Lemack, GE; Richter, HE; Sirls, L; Kraus, SR; Sutkin, G; Mueller, EREffect of aging on storage and voiding function in women with stress predominant urinary incontinence. The Journal of urology 2014 ;192(2)
- Norton, PA; Nager, CW; Chai, TC; Mueller, E; Stoddard, A; Lowder, J; Varner, E; Lemack, GRisk factors for incomplete bladder emptying after midurethral sling. Urology 2013 ;82(5)
- Williams, BR; Vargo, K; Newman, DK; Yvette Lacoursiere, D; Mueller, ER; Connett, J; Low, LK; James, AS; Smith, AL; Schmitz, KH; Burgio, KLIt's About Time: The Temporal Burden of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Among Women. Urologic Nursing ;40(6)