Rose Khavari, MD

Ben and Wendy Moreland Distinguished Chair in Urology, Department of Urology
Professor of Urology, Academic Institute
Full Member, Research Institute
Residency Program Director, Department of Urology
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College


Urology Residency Program


Biography

With passion for medicine and surgery, Rose Khavari, MD received her Medical Doctorate degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas with highest honors and completed her residency in Urology at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Khavari has been an Alpha Omega Alpha member since her junior year of medical school. During that time she was awarded the American Federation of Research Award (AFAR) scholarship for a summer research grant at Harvard Medical School where she studied regional cerebral auto regulation during orthostatic changes. During Urology residency at Baylor College of Medicine she was awarded multiple research awards such as the Department of Urology Research Award and the Elisabeth Pickett Research Award by the Society of Women in Urology. Under the mentorship of Dr. Timothy Boone, Dr. Khavari received advanced fellowship training in male and female continence, pelvic floor reconstructive surgery, and neurourology at Houston Methodist Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine. Training in voiding dysfunction, urinary tract and pelvic reconstruction with a focus on prosthetics, soft tissue reconstruction, bowel reconstruction and a supplemental experience in colorectal, gynecologic surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery has allowed her to become a well-rounded and highly skilled reconstructive surgeon in the growing field of Neurourology.

In October of 2012 she joined The Urology Associates at the Houston Methodist Hospital. She serves as director of research at the Center for Restorative Pelvic Medicine. She became a faculty member involved in clinical training of Urology, as well as Obstetrics and Gynecology residents affiliated with Houston Methodist Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine. In 2012, she and her team established the Neurourology and Transitional Urology Clinic and serves as clinic director. This clinic is devoted to the care of pediatric patients transitioning to adulthood with neurologic/congenital abnormalities of the urinary tract. Using her comprehensive and advanced training through residency and fellowship, combined with her interest in research and teaching, Dr. Khavari plans to build and lead a career in urogynecology, female urology, neurourology, and pelvic reconstruction.

Description of Research

Dr. Khavari serves as director of research at the Center for Restorative Pelvic Medicine, and firmly believes that medicine is lost without its backbone in research. Throughout her professional career, Dr. Khavari has participated in various research endeavors. Her research has included:

  1. A unique modification to augmentation cystoplasty with catheterizable stoma for neurogenic patients
  2. Impaired detrusor contractility and surgical treatment for stress urinary incontinence
  3. Nerve growth factor as a predictor biomarker in female patients with obstructive urinary symptoms, and
  4. fMRI imaging combined with concurrent urodynamic to study storage and voiding in neurogenic and idiopathic overactive bladder patients.

Areas Of Expertise

Neurourology Neurogenic Bladder Urinary Diversion and Urinary Reconstruction Urogynecology Female Urology Prolapse Male and Female Incontinence Botox Multiple Sclerosis Transitional Urology Reconstructive surgery Fistula
Education & Training

Residency, Baylor College of Medicine
Internship, Baylor College of Medicine
MD, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Clinical Fellowship, Houston Methodist
Publications

Conception and Implementation of an MRI-Compatible Device to Elicit the Bulbocavernosus Reflex for an Open Spinal Cord Study
Hoffman, KA, Mazeaud, C, Salazar, BH, Thompson, L, Stampas, A, Karmonik, C & Khavari, R 2023, , Neurourology and Urodynamics.

Novel site-specific neuromodulation of ventral spinal circuitry coordinating neural control of micturition after semi-chronic spinal cord injury
Salazar, BH, Hoffman, KA, Frazier, AM, Hogan, MK, Khavari, R, Sayenko, D & Horner, PJ 2023, , Scientific Reports.

Cerebellar functional connectivity relates to lower urinary tract function: a 7 tesla study
Mazeaud, C, Bernard, JA, Salazar, BH, Su, JS, Karmonik, C & Khavari, R 2023, , Neurourology and Urodynamics.

Evaluating Individualized, Noninvasive Brain Stimulation to Treat Overactive Bladder in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Salazar, BH, Hoffman, KA, Lincoln, JA, Karmonik, C, Rajab, H, Helekar, S & Khavari, R 2023, , BMC Urology.

Evaluating noninvasive brain stimulation to treat overactive bladder in individuals with multiple sclerosis: a randomized controlled trial protocol
Salazar, BH, Hoffman, KA, Lincoln, JA, Karmonik, C, Rajab, H, Helekar, SA & Khavari, R 2024, , BMC Urology, vol. 24, no. 1, 20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12894-023-01358-8

What clinical parameter strongly associates white matter tract alterations in a Multiple Sclerosis population with voiding dysfunction? A prospective pilot study.
Mazeaud, C, Choksi, D, Tran, K, Schott, B, Jang, Y, Salazar, BH, Karmonik, C & Khavari, R 2023, , JU Open Plus.

Is the Brainstem Activation Different Between Healthy Young Male and Female Volunteers at Initiation of Voiding? A High Definition 7-Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
Schott, B, Choksi, D, Tran, K, Karmonik, C, Salazar, B, Boone, T & Khavari, R 2023, , International Neurourology Journal, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 174-181. https://doi.org/10.5213/inj.2346104.052

39 - CEREBELLAR STRUCTURAL CONNECTIVITY RELATES TO LOWER URINARY TRACT FUNCTION: A 7T STUDY
Mazeaud, C, Salazar, BH, Khavari, R, Karmonik, C, Rajab, H & Braun, M 2023, , 53rd Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society, Toronto, Canada, 9/27/23 - 9/29/23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cont.2023.100757

38 - FUNCTIONAL NEURAL ACTIVITY OF THE LUMBOSACRAL SPINAL CORD BY BULBOCAVERNOSUS REFLEX STIMULATION: A PILOT FUNCTIONAL MRI STUDY
Mazeaud, C, Salazar, BH, Hoffman, KA, Rajab, H, Karmonik, C & Khavari, R 2023, , 53rd Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society, Toronto, Canada, 9/27/23 - 9/29/23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cont.2023.100756

Reflections on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Medical Publishing: The Journal of Urology ®HEAD Table
Avulova, S, Enemchukwu, E, Kaufman, M, Khavari, R, Mir, C, Moses, K, Pierorazio, P, Samplaski, M, Seideman, C, Siemens, DR & Suskind, A 2023, , Journal of Urology, vol. 209, no. 5, pp. 830-832. https://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000003376

Classification of multiple sclerosis women with voiding dysfunction using machine learning: Is functional connectivity or structural connectivity a better predictor?
Tran, K, Salazar, BH, Boone, TB, Khavari, R & Karmonik, C 2023, , BJUI Compass, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 277-284. https://doi.org/10.1002/bco2.217

MP03-12 FUNCTIONAL MRI EXPLORATION OF THE SACRAL SPINAL CORD: A BULBOCAVERNOSUS REFLEX TASK-BASED STIMULATION
Mazeaud, C, Salazar, BH, Hoffman, KA, Karmonik, C & Khavari, R 2023, , 2023 American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, United States, 4/28/23 - 5/1/23 pp. e26. https://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000003214.12

PD23-12 A CLOSER LOOK AT CEREBELLAR REGIONS INVOLVED IN LOWER URINARY TRACT CONTROL IN MEN AND WOMEN: A 7T FUNCTIONAL MRI RESTING-STATE STUDY
Mazeaud, C, Bernard, JA, Salazar, BH, Rajab, H, Karmonik, C & Khavari, R 2023, , 2023 American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, United States, 4/28/23 - 5/1/23 pp. e677. https://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000003296.12

Central Nervous Stimulation for Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: Current Application and Emergent Therapies
Su, JS, Mazeaud, C & Khavari, R 2023, , Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 193-199. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11884-023-00696-5

Functional MRI in neuro-urology: A narrative review
Mazeaud, C, Salazar, BH, Braun, M, Hossu, G & Khavari, R 2023, , Progres en Urologie, vol. 33, no. 7, pp. 349-356. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.purol.2023.03.002

Noninvasive brain stimulation in the treatment of functional urological and pelvic floor disorders: A scoping review
Mazeaud, C, Salazar, BH & Khavari, R 2023, , Neurourology and Urodynamics, vol. 42, no. 6, pp. 1318-1328. https://doi.org/10.1002/nau.25205

Predictors for outcomes of noninvasive, individualized transcranial magnetic neuromodulation in multiple sclerosis women with neurogenic voiding dysfunction
Jang, Y, Tran, K, Shi, Z, Christof, K, Choksi, D, Salazar, BH, Lincoln, JA & Khavari, R 2022, , Continence, vol. 4, 100517. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cont.2022.100517

Supraspinal Neural Changes in Men With Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Undergoing Bladder Outlet Procedures: A Pilot Functional MRI Study
Hubbard, LC, Shi, Z, Gonzalez, RR, Tran, K, Karmonik, C, Jang, Y & Khavari, R 2022, , Urology, vol. 169, pp. 173-179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2022.07.004

Is a "urology Intern Boot Camp" Needed?
Khavari, R, Donalisio Da Silva, R, Peters, CA & Stratton, K 2022, , Urology Practice, vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 606-612. https://doi.org/10.1097/UPJ.0000000000000343

Predictors for outcomes of noninvasive, individualized transcranial magnetic neuromodulation in multiple sclerosis women with neurogenic voiding dysfunction
Tran, K, Yongchang, J, Shi, Z, Karmonik, C, Choksi, D, Salazar, BH, Lincoln, JA & Khavari, R 2022, , Continence, vol. 4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cont.2022.100517