His lecture, "What Is Urogynecology?" will be held Friday, Aug. 16, at the USA Health Strada Patient Care Center. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m., and the presentation begins at noon.
Hanes will discuss his subspecialty of urogynecology, which is devoted to the treatment of pelvic floor disorders. Reasons for visiting a urogynecologist include urinary or fecal incontinence, overactive bladder, vaginal pain or pain during intercourse, and pelvic organ prolapse.
Hanes earned his medical degree from Tulane University Medical School in New Orleans. He completed postgraduate training in general surgery at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and his residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at Emory University in Atlanta.
Hanes is a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology and member of the American Urogynecology Society and the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons. His research in obstetrics, gynecology and urogynecology has been published and presented extensively.
The Med School Café lecture and lunch are provided free of charge, but reservations are required. For more information or to make reservations, contact Kim Partridge at (251) 460-7770 or email kepartridge@health.southalabama.edu.
Med School Café is a free community lecture series sponsored by USA Health. Each month, faculty and physicians share their expertise on a specific medical condition, providing insight on the latest treatment available.
The USA Health Strada Patient Care Center is located at 1601 Center St. in Mobile.
