Joint ISSM/ESSM Webinar on Integrating Sexual Health in Urologic and Gynecologic Surgery: From Incontinence to Prosthetics

Dr. Elisa Maseroli received her MD and Postgraduate Diploma in Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases from the University of Florence, School of Human Health Sciences, Italy, in 2016, under the supervision of Prof. Mario Maggi. She then earned a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio” at the same university in 2020.

Since 2017, Dr. Maseroli has been a clinician at the Andrology and Gender Endocrinology Unit (directed by Prof. Linda Vignozzi) at Careggi Hospital in Florence, Italy.

Dr. Maseroli holds several positions in the field of sexual medicine and endocrinology. She is:

Chair of the ESSM Female Ultrasound School (European Society for Sexual Medicine)

Member of the Ad Hoc Research Grants Committee and Nominating Committee of the International Society for Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH)

Board Member of the Italian Society of Andrology and Sexual Medicine (SIAMS)

Member of the International Consultation on Sexual Medicine (ICSM 2024) for the Clinical Evaluation and Treatment of Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder in Women

Co-Chair of the Women’s Endocrinology Committee of the Italian Society of Endocrinology (SIE)

Member of the ISSWSH/ISSM 2025 Scientific Committee

Chair of the Webinar Subcommittee of the International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM)

Associate Editor of Sexual Medicine Open Access

In 2024, Dr. Maseroli was honored with the ISSM Rising Star Award for her contributions to sexual medicine.

She is an active academic reviewer for several international journals and has co-authored over 80 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals. Additionally, she has contributed to multiple book chapters and invited reviews in the field of sexual medicine. She is also a frequent invited speaker and chair at international congresses.

Vice Chair of Urology

University Medical Center

Schleswig Holstein, Campus Lübeck

GERMANY

Dr. Osmonov is recognized European high-volume

implanter. He is an expert in the field of penile

reconstructive surgery, penile prosthesis, robotic assisted

surgery and laparoscopy. Over the years, Dr Osmonov

has been responsible for prostate cancer clinical

research with a major focus on the surgical treatment of

recurrent prostate cancer. He is an author and co-author

of over 200 scientific publications.

Doctor van Renterghem graduated from the Catholic University of Leuven as a doctor of medicine, surgery and obstetrics in 1987. He then trained as a urologist at the University Hospital of the Catholic University of Leuven, Saint Martin's Hospital in Kortrijk and the University Hospital of St. Radboud, which belongs to the Catholic University of Nijmegen. 

Alongside general urology, he has also covered research into adrology and impotence and urological prosthetic surgery. 

Professor Doctor Van Renterghem is a member of the Belgian Urology Association (BVU) and the European Association of Urology (EAU), a fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU), and a full member of the EORTC. He is a member of the Urology Approval Board. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the European Society of Sexual Medicine (ESSM), European Society of Genito Urinary Reconstructive Surgery (ESGURS). He is also a professor at the Hasselt University faculty of medicine and a consultant urologist at the University Hospitals in Leuven. 

Dr. Allison R. Polland, is a urologist with fellowship training in Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery. She is director of the Maimonides Pelvic Floor Center and Vice Chair in the Dr of Surgery. Dr. Polland completed her undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering at Yale University before going on to medical school at Columbia University. She completed her general surgery internship and urology residency at Mount Sinai Hospital, before going on to fellowship at Georgetown University. Dr. Polland performs reconstructive urologic surgery for both women and men, and treats all urologic and urogynecologic issues, including pelvic organ prolapse, urinary and fecal incontinence, pelvic floor disorders, urethral strictures, fistulas, hematuria and recurrent UTIs. Dr. Polland has a strong research background with a special interest in women's sexual health. She has received grants from the Sexual Medicine Society of North America and the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health.

Dr. Padoa's expertise encompasses the diagnosis and treatment of pelvic organ prolapse, female lower urinary tract symptoms, genito-pelvic pain disorders, and female sexual dysfunction. From 2015 to 2025, she directed the Urogynecology Service at Shamir-Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, and beginning in 2020, she established and directed Israel's first recognized fellowship program in urogynecology and pelvic floor reconstructive surgery.

Dr. Padoa is an active member of the European Society of Urogynecology (EUGA) and serves as chair of the EUGA Education Committee. Since 2023, she has been a Fellow of the Multidisciplinary Joint Committee of Sexual Medicine (MJCSM) and chairs the Female Sexual Dysfunction Subcommittee at the European Society for Sexual Medicine (ESSM).

Her scholarly contributions include numerous book chapters covering urogynecology, sexual medicine, and trauma-informed medical care. She co-edited "The Overactive Pelvic Floor," published by Springer Switzerland in December 2016, and has authored about 50 peer-reviewed articles in obstetrics and gynecology, pelvic floor medicine, and sexual medicine.

Dr. Padoa is co-founder and Secretary of the Israeli Healthcare Association for Sexual Trauma Treatment and Prevention (ISTT) and serves as a board member of the Israeli Society for Sexual Medicine (ILSSM).