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Education:
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Residency:
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Certifications & Licensure:
American Board of Urology Board Eligible
Kentucky State Medical Board License

About:
Dr. Billingham is a general urologist who cares for men and women with a wide range of urologic conditions. She is originally from Phoenix, Arizona and received bachelor degrees in Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Arizona. Prior to medical school, she spent several years as a clinical researcher at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. She completed medical school at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine as well as a master’s degree in clinical investigation. Dr. Billingham completed residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, which is renowned for rigorous Urology training from world experts.

Dr. Billingham is dedicated to delivering high-quality, compassionate care to her patients. She understands the sensitive nature of many urologic conditions and is passionate about improving quality of life through medical and surgical treatments. She treats benign and malignant conditions such as kidney stones, enlarged prostates (BPH), voiding dysfunction, urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, urethral stricture disease, urologic prosthetics and malignancies of the kidney, ureter, bladder, prostate, penis and testicles. Dr. Billingham is a highly skilled robotic surgeon and is one of few urologic surgeons in Kentucky offering holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP).

Interests:
Dr. Billingham enjoys traveling, hiking, weight lifting, listening to podcasts and entertaining friends and family. She spends as much of her free time as possible with her husband, daughter and golden retriever.

Awards & Honors:
Alpha Omega Alpha
Gold Humanism Honor Society
Phi Beta Kappa

Professional Memberships:
American Urologic Association
American Medical Association

Publications:
Lu D, Reed A, Pace N, Luckenbaugh A, Pallauf M, Singla N, Oguz I, Kavoussi N. Automated Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma Tumor Segmentation During Ureteroscopy Using Computer Vision Techniques. J Endourology. Submitted Nov 2023. Under review

Shapiro K, Guo W, Armann K, Pace N, Shen B, Wang J, Beckel J, de Groat W, Tai C. Pudendal Nerve Block by Low-Frequency (≤1 kHz) Biphasic Electrical Stimulation. Neuromodulation. 2021 Aug. PMID 32762142.

Morgan T, Pace N, Mohapatra A, Ren D, TaylorA, ChermanskyC. Sacral Neuromodulation: Determining Predictors of Success. Urology 2021 July. PMID 32619594

Pace N, Artsen A, Baranski L, Palcsey S, Durst R, Meyn L, Moalli P. Symptomatic Improvement After Mesh Removal: A Prospective, Longitudinal Study of Women with Urogynaecological Mesh Complications. British J Obstetrics and Gynecology 2021 May. PMID 34047446

Jacobs B, Rogers D, Yabes J, Bandari J, Ayyash O, Maganty A, Armann K, Worku H, Pace N, Shah A, Pekala K, Yu M, Chelly J, Macleod L, Davies B. Large Reduction in Opioid Prescribing by Multipronged Behavioral Interventions After Major Urologic Surgery. Cancer 2021 Jan. PMID 33002197.

Wang Z, Pace N, Cai H, Shen B, Wang B, Roppolo JR, de Groat WC, Tai C. Post-Stimulation Block of Pudendal Nerve Conduction by High-Frequency (kHz) Biphasic Stimulation in Cats. Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface. 2020 August PMID 32840020

Guo W, Shapiro K, Wang Z, Pace N, Cai H, Shen B, Wang J, de Groat WC, Tai C, Beckel JM. Response of Hypogastric Afferent Fibers to Bladder Distension or Irritation in Cats. Exp Neurol. 2020 July. PMID 32251646.

Bandari J,Pace N, Lee A, Ayyash O, Yecies T, Jacobs B, Davies B. Strong Conflict of Interest Policies are Not Associated with Decreased Industry Payments In Academic Urology Departments. Urology. 2020 June. PMID 32165276

Pace N, Maganty A, Siripong N, Lee A, Huang D, Bandari J, Jacobs B, Davies B. Gender Gap in Industry Relationships and Scholarly Impact Among Academic Urologists. Urology. 2020 May. PMID 33002197

Shapiro K, Pace N, Morgan T, Cai H, Shen B, Wang J, Ropollo JR, de Groat WC, Tai C. Additive Inhibition of Reflex Bladder Activity Induced by Bilateral Pudendal Nerve Stimulation in Cats. Front Neurosci. 2020 Feb. PMID 32116523.

Zhang Y, Li S, Yecies T, Morgan T, Cai H, Pace N, Shen B, Wang J, Roppolo JR, de Groat WC, Tai C. Sympathetic Afferents in the Hypogastric Nerve Facilitate Nociceptive Bladder Activity in Cats. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol, 2019 April 1. PMID: 30672315.

Alam M, Roongpisuthipong W, Kim NA, Goyl A, Swary JH, Brindise RT, Iyengar S, Pace N, West DP, Polavarapu M, Yoo S. Utility of recorded guided imagery and relaxing music in reducing patient pain and anxiety, and surgery anxiety, during cutaneous surgical procedures: A single-blinded randomized controlled trial. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2016 September. PMID: 27125531.

Kisala PA, Tulsky DS, Pace N, Victorson D, Choi SW, Heinemann AW. Measuring stigma after spinal cord injury: Development and psychometric characteristics of SCI-QOL Stigma item bank and short form. J of Spinal Cord Med. 2015 May. PMID: 26010973.

Kisala PA, Victorson D, Pace N, Heinemann AW, Choi SW, Tulsky DS. Measuring psychological trauma after spinal cord injury: Development and psychometric characteristics of the SCI-QOL Psychological Trauma item bank and short form. J of Spinal Cord Med. 2015 May. PMID: 26010967.