Albany Medical Center Welcomes Urologist Dr. Elise De Back to the Capital Region

Elise De, MD has joined the Department of Urology at Albany Medical Center. An attending physician in Albany Medical Center’s Division of Urology from 2005 to 2017, she is returning after spending five years developing a pelvic health program at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Dr. De specializes in urogynecology, pelvic medicine, reconstructive surgery, neurourology and voiding dysfunction in all genders. She cares for patients with pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence, voiding dysfunction, neurogenic bladder (loss of bladder control resulting from a brain, spinal cord or nerve condition) and pelvic pain.

Board certified in urology, female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery/urogynecology, Dr. De completed a fellowship in neurourology and urinary tract reconstruction at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston and completed a residency in urologic surgery at Boston University Medical Center. She earned her medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester.

Dr. De has published and spoken widely on urinary tract reconstruction, neurogenic bladder, pelvic pain, urinary tract infection, diagnostic testing, and pelvic floor dysfunction. She is chair of the Education Committee of the International Continence Society and works closely with the Society of International Urology, American Urological Association, and the International Urogynecological Association. She edited the book Facing Pelvic Pain.

Dr. De is seeing adult patients at The Urological Institute of Northeastern New York, located at Albany Medical Center’s South Clinical Campus, 23 Hackett Blvd. in Albany, and at Albany Medical Center’s Route 146 office in Clifton Park (453 Route 146, Suite 204). She also conducts telehealth visits, including initial visits for patient planning and convenience. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call (518) 262-3341.