Sara Cichowski, M.D.

  • Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine
  • Vice Chair, Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Cichowski specializes in caring for women with pelvic floor disorders such as prolapse, urinary incontinence and accidental bowel leakage. She is equipped to offer patients comprehensive surgical and non-surgical options. Dr. Cichowski enjoys helping patients choose the option(s) that work best for them and that offer the highest quality of life. Her prior work experience includes several years working and teaching in rural Kenyan hospital and at the New Mexico Veteran’s health administration where she studied sexual trauma and pelvic pain.

“I am pleased to work with an amazing team ready and equipped to care for women with pelvic floor disorders.  Many patients come feeling embarrassed about their condition and I enjoy being able to provide education, treatment options and therapies that profoundly improve quality of life,” says Dr. Cichowski.

Outside of work, Dr. Cichowski enjoys trail running with her husband, cooking with her 3 children, and going on family outdoor adventures. She is an accomplished pianist and avid quilter.  

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.A., 1999, Wheaton College
    • M.D., 2003, University of Washington School of Medicine
  • Residency

    • Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cleveland Clinic Akron General, 2008
  • Fellowship

    • Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Albuquerque, NM, 2014
  • Certifications

    • American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, OB/GYN, 2010
    • American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, FPMRS, 2016

Memberships and associations:

  • American Urogynecologic Society
  • International Urogynecologic Association
  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Publications

Elsevier pure profile

Publications

  • Association of insurance type with unmet need for menopause care in Oregon

    Menopause
    1. Maria I. Rodriguez
    2. Haley Burns
    3. Kaitlin Schrote
    4. Sara Cichowski
    5. Karen Adams
  • Complete Bladder Eversion after Colpocleisis

    International Urogynecology Journal
    1. Lauren Nicola-Ducey
    2. W. Thomas Gregory
    3. Sara Cichowski
    4. Kamran P. Sajadi
  • Disparities Research for Pelvic Floor Disorders

    Urogynecology
    1. Tsung Mou
    2. Julia Shinnick
    3. Samantha DeAndrade
    4. Nicole Roselli
    5. Sarah Andebrhan
    6. Tracey Akanbi
    7. Mary Ackenbom
    8. Charelle Carter-Brooks
    9. Molly Beestrum
    10. Sara Cichowski
    11. Oluwateniola Brown
  • Geographic Access to Urogynecology Care in the United States

    Urogynecology
    1. Eleanor M. Schmidt
    2. Lucy Ward
    3. W. Thomas Gregory
    4. Sara B. Cichowski
  • Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Sacrocolpopexy Approach

    Urogynecology
    1. Lauren Nicola-Ducey
    2. Olivia Nolan
    3. Sara Cichowski
    4. Blake Osmundsen
  • Understanding the Pursuit of Third-Line Therapies for Overactive Bladder

    Urogynecology
    1. Javier D. Gonzalez
    2. Leigh Martin
    3. Blake Osmundsen
    4. Bharti Garg
    5. W. Thomas Gregory
    6. Sara Cichowski
  • Urethral Bulking

    Urogynecology
    1. Nicole Fleischmann
    2. Bilal Chughtai
    3. Andre Plair
    4. Eric Hurtado
    5. Nina Jacobson
    6. Saya Segal
    7. Joseph Panza
    8. Sara B. Cichowski
  • Adherence to Perioperative Behavioral Therapy With Pelvic Floor Muscle Training in Women Receiving Vaginal Reconstructive Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse

    Physical therapy
    1. Diane Borello-France
    2. Diane K. Newman
    3. Alayne D. Markland
    4. Katie Propst
    5. J. Eric Jelovsek
    6. Sara Cichowski
    7. Marie G. Gantz
    8. Sunil Balgobin
    9. Sharon Jakus-Waldman
    10. Nicole Korbly
    11. Donna Mazloomdoost
    12. Kathryn L. Burgio
  • An International Continence Society (ICS)/ International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) joint report on the terminology for the assessment and management of obstetric pelvic floor disorders

    International Urogynecology Journal
    1. Stergios K. Doumouchtsis
    2. Renaud de Tayrac
    3. Joseph Lee
    4. Oliver Daly
    5. Joan Melendez-Munoz
    6. Fiona M. Lindo
    7. Angela Cross
    8. Amanda White
    9. Sara Cichowski
    10. Gabriele Falconi
    11. Bernard Haylen
  • National Urogynecology Research Agenda

    Urogynecology
    1. Gena C. Dunivan
    2. Mary F. Ackenbom
    3. Marianna Alperin
    4. Jennifer T. Anger
    5. Danielle D. Antosh
    6. Adil E. Bharucha
    7. Lori A. Birder
    8. Sarah S. Boyd
    9. Megan S. Bradley
    10. Elizabeth H. Brehman
    11. Luiz G.O. Brito
    12. Heidi W. Brown
    13. Oluwateniola Brown
    14. Lindsey A. Burnett
    15. Lauren E. Caldwell
    16. Charelle M. Carter-Brooks
    17. Christopher J. Chermanksy
    18. Sara B. Cichowski
    19. Kathleen A. Connell
    20. John O.L. Delancey
    21. Margot S. Damaser
    22. Nicole J. De Nisco
    23. Alexandra Dubinskaya
    24. Dianne H. Glass
    25. Marsha K. Guess
    26. Douglass S. Hale
    27. Johanna L. Hannan
    28. Rachel A. High
    29. James A. Hokanson
    30. Kristin M. Jacobs
    31. Robert S. Kelley
    32. Cassandra K. Kisby
    33. Elizabeth Kravitz
    34. Jerry L. Lowder
    35. Alayne D. Markland
    36. Melanie R.L. Meister
    37. Isuzu Meyer
    38. Pamela A. Moalli
    39. Indira U. Mysorekar
    40. Candace Y. Parker-Autry
    41. Holly E. Richter
    42. Rebecca G. Rogers
    43. Renee Rolston
    44. Rachel S. Rubin
    45. David Sheyn
    46. Julia K. Shinnick
    47. Nazema Y. Siddiqui
    48. Julie A. Suyama
    49. Maria I. Uloko
    50. Jens Erik Walter
    51. Eva K. Welch
    52. Alan J. Wolfe
    53. Aldene Zeno
    54. Colleen D. McDermott
  • Web-Based Yoga-Pilates

    Urogynecology
    1. Meagan S. Cramer
    2. Amanda Holland
    3. Emily R. Boniface
    4. W. Thomas Gregory
    5. Amanda Clark
    6. Sara Cichowski
  • An International Continence Society (ICS)/ International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) joint report on the terminology for the assessment and management of obstetric pelvic floor disorders

    Continence
    1. Stergios K. Doumouchtsis
    2. Renaud de Tayrac
    3. Joseph Lee
    4. Oliver Daly
    5. Joan Melendez-Munoz
    6. Fiona M. Lindo
    7. Angela Cross
    8. Amanda White
    9. Sara Cichowski
    10. Gabriele Falconi
    11. Bernard Haylen
  • A Randomized Trial of Social Media Versus Search Engine Advertising to Increase Awareness of Treatments for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence

    Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
    1. Alaina T. Bennett
    2. Emily R. Boniface
    3. Alaina Spiers
    4. W. Thomas Gregory
    5. Sara B. Cichowski
  • Barriers and Promotors to Health Service Utilization for Pelvic Floor Disorders in the United States

    Urogynecology
    1. Tsung Mou
    2. Javier Gonzalez
    3. Ankita Gupta
    4. Michele O'Shea
    5. Mary Duarte Thibault
    6. Elizabeth L. Gray
    7. Molly Beestrum
    8. Oluwateniola Brown
    9. Sara Cichowski
  • International Urogynecology Consultation

    International Urogynecology Journal
    1. Sara Cichowski
    2. Magdalena Emilia Grzybowska
    3. Gabriela E. Halder
    4. Sierra Jansen
    5. Daniela Gold
    6. Montserrat Espuña
    7. Swati Jha
    8. Ahmed Al-Badr
    9. Abdelmageed Abdelrahman
    10. Rebecca G. Rogers
  • Disparity of Racial/Ethnic Representation in Publications Contributing to Overactive Bladder Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines

    Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
    1. Oluwateniola Brown
    2. Moiuri Siddique
    3. Tsung Mou
    4. Emily R. Boniface
    5. Katherine A. Volpe
    6. Sara Cichowski
  • Home Biofeedback Versus Physical Therapy for Stress Urinary Incontinence

    Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
    1. Kara Lauren Barnes
    2. Sara Cichowski
    3. Yuko M. Komesu
    4. Peter C. Jeppson
    5. Brenna McGuire
    6. Cara S. Ninivaggio
    7. Gena C. Dunivan
  • Out of "site"

    Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
    1. Alaina T. Bennett
    2. W. Thomas Gregory
    3. Emily R. Boniface
    4. Sara B. Cichowski
  • Perineorrhaphy outcomes related to body imagery

    Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
    1. Cara S. Ninivaggio
    2. Yuko M. Komesu
    3. Peter C. Jeppson
    4. Sara B. Cichowski
    5. Clifford Qualls
    6. Fares Qeadan
    7. Rebecca G. Rogers
    8. Gena C. Dunivan
  • Postoperative Opioid Prescribing After Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

    Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
    1. Krista M.L. Reagan
    2. Sarah H. Boyles
    3. Taylor J. Brueseke
    4. Brian J. Linder
    5. Marcella G. Willis-Gray
    6. Sara B. Cichowski
    7. Jaime B. Long
  • Female Veterans with Diagnoses of Both Chronic Pelvic Pain and Overactive Bladder; How Do They Compare to Women Diagnosed with Interstitial Cystitis?

    Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
    1. Katherine A. Volpe
    2. Sara B. Cichowski
    3. Yuko K. Komesu
    4. Rebecca G. Rogers
    5. Allison Murata
    6. Glen Murata
  • Joint report on terminology for surgical procedures to treat pelvic organ prolapse

    International Urogynecology Journal
    1. Kate V. Meriwether
    2. Karen P. Gold
    3. Renaud de Tayrac
    4. Sara B. Cichowski
    5. Vatche A. Minassian
    6. Rufus Cartwright
    7. Pawel Miotla
    8. Cara L. Grimes
    9. Luiz G.O. Brito
    10. Tony M. Bazi
    11. Cassandra L. Carberry
    12. Lan Zhu
    13. Rebecca G. Rogers
  • Joint report on terminology for surgical procedures to treat pelvic organ prolapse

    Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
    1. Kate V. Meriwether
    2. Karen P. Gold
    3. Renaud De Tayrac
    4. Sara B. Cichowski
    5. Vatche A. Minassian
    6. Rufus Cartwright
    7. Pawel Miotla
    8. Cara L. Grimes
    9. Luiz G.O. Brito
    10. Tony M. Bazi
    11. Cassandra L. Carberry
    12. Lan Zhu
    13. Rebecca G. Rogers