About me
"The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up. Make sure you’re very courageous: be strong, be extremely kind, and above all be humble.” – Serena Williams
Abigail Davenport, MD MS FACOG is a board-certified Ob/Gyn specializing in Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery as part of the National Center for Advanced Pelvic Surgery (NCAPS). NCAPS is a group of world-renowned gynecologic surgeons focusing in Urogynecology and Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery. Dr. Davenport is additionally faculty for the Georgetown University School of Medicine.
Dr. Davenport obtained a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Science from the University of Florida before attending medical school at Florida Atlantic University. From there, she traveled to Cleveland, OH where she completed her residency training in general Ob/Gyn at MetroHealth/Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Davenport then underwent fellowship training in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center/Georgetown University. She is very excited to have stayed on as part of the MedStar family!
Dr. Davenport feels that a person-centered approach is the most vital part of delivering effective healthcare and aims to establish a partnership with her patients. Her clinical focus primarily surrounds the treatment of pelvic floor disorders and she offers a variety of treatment options ranging from conservative management with physical therapy and medication to advanced pelvic surgeries. She has a particular interest in the surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse. However, Dr. Davenport offers a variety of services including the treatment of urinary and fecal incontinence, menopausal symptoms, vaginal dryness, pelvic organ prolapse, painful bladder, fistula, and birth trauma amongst many others.
Outside of her clinical duties, Dr. Davenport is actively involved in resident and fellow education and research. She regularly participates in lectures, runs simulations, and serves as a mentor for medical trainees from Georgetown University. She received three Outstanding Teacher Awards as a resident and received the distinction of Fellow of the Year in 2023 due to her commitment as a medical and surgical educator.
Dr. Davenport strongly believes in practicing evidence-based medicine and is actively involved in ongoing research in women’s health. Her research primarily centers around the patient experience and has been published in multiple journals including Obstetrics & Gynecology, Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Urogynecology, and Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. She’s won numerous research awards including Best Clinical Surgical Abstract at the combined American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS)/International Urogynecological Association Meeting in 2023, AUGS Award for Excellence in Urogynecology in 2020, Society for Gynecologic Surgeons Award for Resident Research in 2019, and the AUGS Resident Scholars Award in 2018.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bladder Prolapse
- Hematuria
- Interstitial Cystitis
- Lichen Sclerosus
- Mesh Removal
- Overactive Bladder
- Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
- Prolapse Of Urethra
- Rectocele
- Sling Procedure
- Urinary Incontinence
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Bladder Prolapse
- Colovaginal Fistula
- Complete Uterovaginal Prolapse
- Cystocele
- Cystodynia
- Detrusor Instability
- Enterocele
- Enterovaginal Fistula
- Fecal Incontinence
- Female Urinary Incontinence
- Frequent Urinary Tract Infections
- Hematuria
- Imperforate Hymen
- Incompetence Of Pubocervical Tissue
- Incompetence Of Rectovaginal Tissue
- Incomplete Uterovaginal Prolapse
- Interstitial Cystitis
- Intrinsic Sphincter Deficiency
- Lichen Sclerosus
- Neurogenic Urinary Bladder
- Overactive Bladder
- Overflow Incontinence Of Urine
- Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- Perineocele
- Prolapse Of Urethra
- Prolapse Of Vaginal Vault After Hysterectomy
- Rectocele
- Stress Incontinence
- Third Degree Uterine Prolapse
- Urethral Hypermobility
- Urethral Instability
- Urethrocele
- Urethrovaginal Fistula
- Urge Incontinence
- Urinary Incontinence
- Urinary Retention
- Urinary Tract Injury
- Uterine Prolapse
- Vaginal Fistula
- Vaginal Mesh Implant Complications
- Vaginal Prolapse
- Vesicocutaneous Fistula
- Vesicovaginal Fistula
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Sacrocolpopexy
- Anterior Posterior Repair
- Anterior Repair
- Bladder Training
- Closure Urethrovaginal Fistula
- Colpocleisis
- Colpopexy
- Colporrhaphy
- Colposuspension
- Electromyography Of Urethral Sphincter
- Hymenorrhaphy
- Labial Reduction
- Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy
- Laparoscopic Urethral Suspension
- Mesh Removal
- Needle Suspension
- Obliteration Of Vaginal Vault
- Pelvic Floor Exercise
- Pelvic Reconstruction
- Perineorrhaphy
- Periurethral Suspension
- Pessary
- Plastic Repair Of Urethrocele
- Pop Q Exam
- Posterior Repair
- Reconstruction Of Vagina
- Repair Of Colovaginal Fistula
- Repair Of Cystocele
- Repair Of Enterocele
- Repair Of Rectocele
- Repair Of Rectovaginal Fistula
- Repair Of Urinary Stress Incontinence
- Repair Of Vaginal Tear
- Repair Of Vaginoenteric Fistula
- Robotic Gynecological Surgery
- Robotic Sacral Colpopexy Fistula Repair
- Robotic Sacrocolpopexy
- Scheduled Voiding
- Sling Procedure
- Tension-Free Vaginal Tape
- Transurethral Cystoscopy
- Urethrocystopexy
- Urethromeatoplasty
- Urethropexy
- Urinary Bladder Reconstruction
- Urodynamics
- Vaginal Surgery
- Vaginal Suspension
- Vaginoplasty
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Tricare Prime
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- FIRST HEALTH
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Network OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CFBCBS EPO
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Open POS II
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Open EPO Plus
- Opoen HMO Option
- Open HMO
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Fellowship: Medstar Washington Hospital Center (2023)
Residency: Case Western Reserve University (2020)
Medical School: Florida Atlantic University Office of the Registrar (2016)
Awards
- 2022 AUGS/IUGA Best Clinical Surgical Abstract Awarded at the combined AUGS/IUGA Annual Meeting in Austin, TX
- 2020 Outstanding Resident Teacher Award MetroHealth Medical Center
- 2020 Excellence in Resident Research Award MetroHealth Medical Center
- 2019 Award for Excellence in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery MetroHealth Medical Center
- 2019 Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Resident Research Award Awarded at the SGS Annual Meeting in Tucson, AZ
- 2018 American Urogynecologic Society Resident Scholars Award Awarded at the AUGS Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL
- 2018 Outstanding Resident Teacher Award MetroHealth Medical Center
- 2017 Outstanding Resident Teacher Award MetroHealth Medical Center
- 2008 University Scholars Award University of Florida
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
1. Sholklapper T, Creswell M, Ringel N, Richter L, Davenport A. Exploring the patient perspective following ureteral injury during gynecologic surgery. Submitted to the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology October 2023.
2. Davenport A, Li E, Iglesia CB, Dieter AA. A retrospective cohort study of at-home catheter removal following urogynecologic surgery. Accepted to Urogynecology September 2023.
3. Maliakal C, Dieter A, Iglesia C, Davenport A. Tags for tears: The OASIS Ontology Project. Accepted to Urogynecology June 2023.
4. Patel N, Marantidis J, Davenport A, Casas Dias O, Markle M, Richter LA. Treatment of urethral and bladder condyloma acuminata. Urol Nephrol Open Access J. 2023;11(1):13-18. DOI: 10.15406/unoaj.2023.11.00322
5. Davenport A, Li Y, Melvin E, Arcaz A, Lefbom L, Iglesia CB, Dieter AA. Assessing Health Care Utilization and Feasibility of Transurethral Catheter Self-Discontinuation. Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Apr 1;141(4):773-781. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005105. Epub 2023 Mar 9. PMID: 36897148.
6. Davenport A, Brunn E, Creswell M, Sholklapper T, Ringel N, Gutman R. Exploring Patient Perspectives Surrounding Telemedicine Versus In-Person Preoperative Visits. Urogynecology (Hagerstown). 2022 Dec 23. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001310. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36701389.
7. Davenport A, Morello L, Arora KS. Decision-making regarding immediate vs. interval postpartum levonorgestrel intrauterine device insertion timing. Contracept Reprod Med. 2023 Mar 20;8(1):24. doi: 10.1186/s40834-023-00221-3. PMID: 36935510; PMCID: PMC10025049.
8. Davenport A and Dieter A. 2022 Update on Pelvic Floor Dysfunction. OBG Manag. 2022 November;34(11):18-20, 45 | doi: 10.12788/obgm.0236
9. Trieu E, Davenport AP, Kingsberg SA, Iglesia CB. #Menopause: the menopause ontology project. Menopause. 2022 Sep 1;29(9):1037-1039. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000002012. Epub 2022 Aug 2. PMID: 35917546.
10. Davenport A, Hoang E, Hazen N, Brunn E, Kho R, Truong MD, Iglesia CB. #MIGS: Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Tag Ontology Project. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2021 May 21:S1553-4650(21)00234-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2021.05.012. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34029744.
11. Davenport A, Hoang E, Jallad K, Iglesia C. #UTOPia: Urogynecology Tag Ontology Project. Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. 2021. Volume Publish Ahead of Print. Doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001053
12. Darvish R, Davenport A, Dao A, Slopnick E, Chapman G, Sheyn D. Evaluation of 30-day complication rates following vaginal anterior compartment repair with and without graft augmentation in a propensity score matched cohort. World Journal of Urology. 2020 July. Available online. doi: 10.1007/s00345-020-03360-3
13. Davenport A, Stark S, Quian A, Sheyn D, Mangel, J. A Patient-Centered Approach to Refractory Overactive Bladder and Barriers to Third-Line Therapy. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2019 July; 134(1): 141-148.
14. Sheyn D, Bretschneider CE, Mahajan ST, Ridgeway B, Davenport A,Pollard R.. Incidence and Risk Factors of Early Post-Operative Small Bowel Obstruction in Patients Undergoing Hysterectomy for Benign Indications. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2019 Mar; 220(3): 251.e1-251.e9.
15. Pennycuff JF, Davenport A, Ellis J, Patberg E, Cwiak C. Talcum Powder Toxicosis in Pregnancy. American Journal of Perinatology Reports.2018 Oct; 8(4): e384–e386.
16. Petrikovets A, Davenport A, Al-Nashar AS, et al. National survey of urogynecological practice patterns among Unites States OB/GYN oral board examinees in different practice settings. International Urogynecology Journal. 2018 Apr 13. doi 10.1007/s00192-018-3636-0
17. Davenport AP, Zimmerman CW, Hill BJ, Davis J. Symptomatic epidermoid cyst presenting as a paravaginal mass. Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. 2017 May/Jun; 23(3): e12-e13. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000000392