Gina M. Northington, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor
Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery
Academic & Clinical Office Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics Emory University School of Medicine
The Emory Clinic Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics 1635 Clifton Road, N.E., 4th Floor Atlanta, GA 30322 Patient Appointments · 404-778-3401 E-mail: gina.northington@emoryhealthcare.org
Education
Medical school: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ
Residency: Hutzel Hospital, Detroit Medical Center / Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Fellowship: Urogynecology & Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Florida
Graduate Training: PhD, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey and University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ
Board Certification
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Professional Societies and Memberships
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American Urogynecologic Society
The Gerontological Society of American
Selected Publications
de Vries HF, Northington GM, Bogner HR. Urinary incontinence (UI) and new psychological distress among community dwelling older adults. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2011 May 20. [Epub ahead of print]
Northington GM. Fibulin-5: two for the price of one maintaining pelvic support. J Clin Invest. 2011 May 2;121(5):1688-91. doi: 10.1172/JCI57438. Epub 2011 Apr 25.
Asfaw TS, Hypolite J, Northington GM, Arya LA, Wein AJ, Malykhina AP. Acute colonic inflammation triggers detrusor instability via activation of TRPV1 receptors in a rat model of pelvic organ cross-sensitization. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2011:Jun;300(6):R1392-400. Epub 2011 Apr 6.
Arya LA, Heidi H, Cory L, Segal S, Northington GM. Construct validity of a questionnaire to measure the type of fluid intake and type of urinary incontinence. Neurourol Urodyn. 2011 Apr 1. doi: 10.1002/nau.21091. [Epub ahead of print]
Asfaw TS, Saks EK, Northington GM, Arya LA. Is pelvic pain associated with defecatory symptoms in women with pelvic organ prolapse? Neurourol Urodyn. 2011 Mar 10. doi: 10.1002/nau.21059. [Epub ahead of print]
Northington GM, Basha M, Arya LA, Wein AJ, Chacko S. Contractile response of human anterior vaginal muscularis in women with and without pelvic organ prolapse. Reprod Sci. 2011 Mar;18(3):296-303. Epub 2010 Dec 30.
Bogner HR, O'Donnell AJ, de Vries HF, Northington GM, Joo JH. The temporal relationship between anxiety disorders and urinary incontinence among community-dwelling adults. J Anxiety Disord. 2011 Mar;25(2):203-8. Epub 2010 Sep 17.
Basha M, Labelle EF, Northington GM, Wang T, Wein AJ, Chacko S. Functional significance of muscarinic receptor expression within the proximal and distal rat vagina. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2009 Nov;297(5):R1486-93. Epub 2009 Sep 9.