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Victor W. Nitti, MD, is a Professor of Urology, Obstetrics, and Gynecology, and the Shlomo Raz Chair in Urology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. He also serves as the Chief of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS) and is the Fellowship Director for the ACGME Accredited Program there. Prior to coming to UCLA, Dr. Nitti was Professor of Urology, Obstetrics, and Gynecology, and Vice Chairman of Urology at New York University Langone Medical Center, where he also served as the FPMRS Fellowship Director. Dr. Nitti is a graduate of the University of Rochester and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. He completed his urology residency at SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn, New York, and then completed a fellowship in female urology, neurourology, and reconstructive urology at UCLA. Dr. Nitti served on the faculty at SUNY Brooklyn before joining the faculty of NYU from 1995-2018. He is an authority in urodynamic techniques, medical and surgical therapies for urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, female pelvic reconstructive surgery, and voiding dysfunction. He has authored over 170 peer-reviewed articles and over 70 book chapters on these subjects. He is the editor of two textbooks: Practical Urodynamics, published by W. B. Saunders; and Vaginal Surgery for the Urologist, published by Elsevier. He has presented his research at national and international meetings and has been invited as a visiting professor and participated in postgraduate courses throughout the world. In 2015, he was the recipient of the AUA’s Victor Politano Award for his expertise and contributions in urodynamics, medical and surgical therapies for urinary incontinence, female pelvic reconstruction, and voiding dysfunction. Dr. Nitti is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Board of Urology (ABU), and a member of the American Urological Association (AUA), the Society for Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU), the American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS), the International Continence Society (ICS), and the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th International Consultation on Incontinence (ICI). He is a past president of SUFU (2010-2012) and the current president of the SUFU Foundation. He served on the Board of Directors for the New York Section of the American Urological Association and was the organization’s Secretary from 2017-2018. Dr. Nitti has served as Chair of the American Urological Association Office of Education, and as Secretary of the New York Section of the AUA. He has served on the combined FPMRS Committee of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology/American Board of Urology. Dr. Nitti has served on the editorial boards of Neurourology and Urodynamics, the Journal of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, and the International Urogynecology Journal.