Marisa Clifton, MD
Urology
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Young Adult 18-25
- Adult 26-64
- Older Adult 65+
Languages
- English
In-Network Plans
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FemaleJohns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins Health System
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Marisa Clifton
Professional Titles
- Vice President, Medical Affairs at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- Chief Medical Officer, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Director, Women’s Health, Brady Urological Institute
- Director, Urology Residency Program
- Director, Urology Robotic Education
Primary Academic Title
Associate Professor of Clinical Urology
Johns Hopkins Physician
Background
Dr. Marisa Clifton is the Director of Women’s Health at the Brady Urological Institute. She is fellowship trained.
As a leader in the field of female urology, her clinical expertise includes surgical and nonsurgical treatment of pelvic organ prolapse, stress urinary incontinence, urgency urinary incontinence, urinary fistulas, genitourinary reconstruction and urethral diverticula.
Dr. Clifton is also an Assistant Professor of Urology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and serves as the Director of Robotic Education. In addition, she serves as Vice President of Medical Affairs at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. She also serves as Associate Chief Medical Officer of The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Her research interests include medical education and clinical outcomes after surgery.
Dr. Clifton received her medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and completed her residency in urology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She completed her fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at The Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Recent News Articles and Media Coverage
Selected Publications
Clifton MM, Gettman MT, Patterson DE, Rangel L, Krambeck AE. The change in upper tract urolithiasis composition, surgical treatments and outcomes of para and quadriplegic patients over time. Urolithiasis. 2014;42(5):415-9.
Clifton MM, Goldman HB. Decade in review-urinary incontinence: advances in female urology and voiding dysfunction. Nat Rev Urol. 2014;11(11):613-4.
Clifton MM, Linder BJ, Lightner DJ, Elliott DS. Risk of repeat anti-incontinence surgery following sling release: a review of 93 cases. J Urol. 2014;191(3):710-4.
Clifton MM, Pizarro-Berdichevsky J, Goldman HB. Robotic Female Pelvic Floor Reconstruction: A Review. Urology. Urology. 2016;91:33-40.
Clifton MM, Tollefson MK. Anatomic basis of radical cystectomy and orthotopic urinary diversion in female patients. Clin Anat. 2013;26(1):105-9.
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- 301 Mason Lord Drive, Suite 3200, Baltimore, MD 21224
- Get Directions
- phone: 410-955-6100
- fax: 410-550-8185
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic, Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, 2016
- Residency: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Urology, 2014
- Medical Education: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD, 2009
Board Certifications
- Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery: American Board of Urology, 2019
- Urology: American Board of Urology, 2018
Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)