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Labib E. Riachi, MD, FACOG, Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Trinitas, has recevied subspecialty certification in pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery by the division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery of the American Board of Obstretrics and Gynecology and the American Board of Urology.

The robotic surgery team at Trinitas Regional Medical Center, led by Dr. Labib E. Riachi, was recently recognized by Intuitive Surgical as the busiest surgical center in New Jersey for robotic gynecological surgery.

Lebanon's MTV Alive Sante program interviews Dr. Labib Riachi, to discuss the taboo of urinary incontinence in women and the treatment options available, including advanced minimally invasive surgery and other therapies

Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth, has added the da Vinci SiT Surgical System to its already enhanced ability to perform less-invasive surgeries.

Submitted by Trinitas Regional Medical Center.<br />Labib E. Riachi, MD, FACOG, Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Trinitas Regional Medical Center and resident of Westfield, was recently awarded subspecialty certification in pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery by the Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American Board of Urology.

Dr. Riachi the Only Urogynecologist in New Jersey to make Nurses' Choice Elite List

If there’s a certain level of art that goes along with the science of surgery, the wave of advances taking place in robotics-assisted procedures could be considered its Minimalist movement. Less cutting. Less blood loss. Less pain. Less recovery time.<br />

“They said I’d have to have my cervix removed and give up running,” she recalls. “That didn’t feel right to me. That’s when I called Dr. Riachi.” Dr. Labib Riachi had treated O’Connor-McLellan for a separate condition in 2009, using a robotics-assisted procedure that she says resulted in a smoother-than-anticipated recuperation. The surgical scars were practically unnoticeable, and the discomfort was minimal. After a phone call to Dr. Riachi, she boarded a plane back to New Jersey, consulted with him at his office, and was scheduled for surgery the next day. Once again, the robotics-assisted procedure delivered results

Labib E. Riachi, MD, a urogynecologist on staff at Trinitas Regional Medical Center who has pioneered numerous innovative surgeries for the treatment of female incontinence and prolapse, has been identified as the only urogynecologist in the Nurses' Choice of Top Doctors in New Jersey.

In our modern world, with so many ways to share information, experiences and feelings, it sometimes seems as if there is nothing women can’t (or won’t) talk about. As Dr. Labib Riachi knows all too well, this is far from true. His waiting room at Trinitas Regional Medical Center is packed with women, young and old, who suffer from conditions ranging from advanced urinary incontinence to bladder, vaginal and rectal prolapse, which are caused by a weakening of the internal pelvic support structures

"The condition can be devastating socially," Dr. Riachi said. "Many women are afraid to face it and live with it for years. We want to make them aware this is not something they have to live with. There are many treatment techniques available, including minimally invasive surgery." Dr. Riachi was one of the first on the East Coast to perform the technique… He has traveled to the Middle East to teach in hospitals in the region, where there's even more of a taboo against talking about women’s personal problems than in the US, and has taught the technique to more than 100 doctors in the US so that the revolutionary technique can be brought to more women

A specialist in advanced pelvic surgery and female urinary incontinence. Labibi Edison Riachi, M.D., has established a private practice, joined the Women's Care Physician's Group, LLC and the Medial Staff of Trinitas Hospital in Elizabeth.