Dr.
Geoff Cundiff
MD, FACOG, FACS, FRCPSC
Biography
Professor Geoffrey Cundiff completed medical training and residency in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas Texas, and did Fellowships in both Urogynaecology and Minimally Invasive Gynaecology Surgery. He has been on the faculty at Duke University and then Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes before immigrating to Canada. Dr. Cundiff has been a professor at UBC since 2006. As a research scientist he has focused on pelvic floor disorders, reconstructive surgery, and obstetrics. His research interests are broad based including the epidemiology of pelvic floor disorders, surgical education, and prevention of maternal obstetrical trauma, although he is best known for outcomes research for pelvic floor disorders. He has been a pioneer in advocating patient-based outcomes measures and has worked to develop and validate such measures. Most recently, he has begun translational research in digital therapeutics for pelvic floor disorders. Dr. Cundiff has published 6 books, and more than 200 peer-reviewed publications, and has served in leadership positions for national and international professional societies.
Teaching
My primary educational mission is to provide education that maximizes the learners’ knowledge and skill base while fostering independence, without jeopardizing optimal patient care. I endeavour to use evidence-based educational techniques and have a special interest in surgical education. Within this larger task, I have focused on addressing two challenges to effective surgical education in gynaecology. The first relates to the evolution of Gynecology into a procedure based surgical specialty and the second is the challenge to practicing gynaecologists to maintain proficiency in new minimally invasive surgical techniques.
Within Graduate Education I was a founding member of the partnership between the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Paediatrics that developed and started the Woman+ and Children’s Health Sciences Graduate Progrm, a cross pillar interdisciplinary graduate program. The WACH Program has developed a competency based framework to ensure graduate education that provides skills to support graduates with many different types of jobs as scientists.
Research Interests/Skills
My research interests are broad-based including epidemiology of pelvic floor disorders, surgical education, and prevention of maternal obstetrical trauma, and patient centered outcomes, although he is best known for outcomes research for pelvic floor disorders.
Publications
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Grants
Since 2019
St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation Enhanced Patient Care Fund Patient Centred Outcomes for Labour and Birth: A qualitative Study C CA$6,315 July 2017 – June 2019 M. Sanaee GW Cundiff
UBC Faculty of Medicine-Strategic Investment Fund Faculty Wellness Program C CA $83,500 Nov 2017 -Dec 2018 GW Cundiff A Martin
UBC Faculty of Medicine-Strategic Investment Fund Developing an interdisciplinary umbrella program for graduate student training in Maternal and Child Health C CA $110,330 May 2018 -Sep 2020 Allison Eddy GW Cundiff
UBC Faculty of Medicine-Strategic Investment Fund Healthy Environments in Academic Research Teams (HEART) C CA $129,628 Jan 2022 -Dec 2023 Michal Hunt GW Cundiff
Government of Ireland, Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund RiSolve: A Digital Therapeutic Platform for the Treatment of Overactive Bladder
C EU ‘2,400,000 Jun 14, 2022 – May 30 2026 Emma Carr Geoff Cundiff, Brendan Staunton
St. Paul’s Foundation Enhanced Patient Care Fund DEpression and Anxiety RElated to Surgical Treatment II: Assessing the impact on prolonged opioid use after surgery
C CA $20,000 Jul 21 2023 -Jul 30, 2024 Meilissa Tigert Geoff Cundiffresearch interests are broad-based including epidemiology of pelvic floor disorders, surgical education, and prevention of maternal obstetrical trauma, and patient centered outcomes, although he is best known for outcomes research for pelvic floor disorders.
Projects
Current Projects:
The APPROVE Trial: A randomized controlled trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of a prescription digital therapeutic for treatment of overactive bladder in women
A Prospective Evaluation of a Prescription Digital Therapeutic (PDTx) for Treatment of Overactive Bladder in Women: The RiSolve Trial
Awards
Dr. Victor Gomel Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2014-2020.