Specialty

Occupational therapy specializing in pelvic health therapy treating children to adults and all genders

Title/Affiliation

Pelvic Health Therapist
Clinical Director
Vita Fitness & Physical Therapy
3^rd ward location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Biography

Debbie is an occupational therapist specializing in pelvic health therapy since 1996. Debbie has started three successful private practice pelvic health programs and has owned a private practice pelvic health clinic as well. Debbie is currently the clinical director at Vita Fitness & Physical Therapy in Milwaukee, WI which has been recognized as Milwaukee's top physical therapy and personal training facility. In 2024 Debbie was named best OT from the Sheperd Express, a Milwaukee news publication. She is a co-chair of the Milwaukee Integrative Medicine group along with a MD and Naturopath.

The conditions Debbie treats include bladder and bowel dysfunction, abdominopelvic pain, prolapse, pregnancy & postpartum and prostate cancer pre and post-surgical & radiation treatments.

Debbie is a mentor to therapists in her community and has been invited to speak to several organizations including internationally.

She has served on the board of the International Pelvic Pain Society (IPPS) and currently is on the advisory board of the IPPS. Debbie was previously on the executive board of the Biofeedback Certification Alliance (BCIA).

Specialty Interest

Difficult pelvic pain and bowel and bladder cases

Specials skills

• Manual therapy
• Dry needling
• Visceral mobilization
• Biofeedback
• Physiological quieting techniques including breathwork, mindfulness, EFT/tapping and TRE (trauma and tension releasing exercises)
• Dietary counseling
• Life & health coaching
• Integrative medicine approaches

Certifications

• Heroic coaching: Level 3 advanced certification. Pending leadership workshop advanced certification January 2025
• Biofeedback Certification International Alliance (BCIA) Board certified biofeedback Pelvic muscle dysfunction
• Dry needling
• Trauma and tension releasing exercises (TRE)

Education

• University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
• Bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy

Mentorship/coaching strengths

• Clinical skills development
• Professional development
• Emotional support
• Work-life balance

Specialty

Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Surgery

Title/Affiliation

Gynecologic Surgeon and Pelvic Pain Specialist
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Veterans Affairs Orlando Medical Center
Orlando, Florida

Biography

I am an AAGL fellowship-trained minimally invasive gynecologic surgeon who specializes in the care and treatment of pelvic pain and complex gynecologic surgery. I currently provide care for Veterans at the Orlando VA Medical Center, treating conditions such as endometriosis, pain related to vaginal mesh procedures, myofascial pelvic floor pain, interstitial cystitis, and pelvic neuralgias and pudendal neuralgia.

Prior to working at the VA, I was part of a multidisciplinary chronic pelvic pain practice that specialized in treated pudendal neuralgia. My other interest include medical student education and I was the OBGYN clerkship director at Creighton University School of Medicine for 8 years. I also served as President of the International Pelvic Pain Society 2021 and Co-chair of the Membership and Marketing Committee and look forward to helping members engage with the society.

Specialty Interest

• Pelvic pain
• Pudendal neuralgia
• Medical education
• Pain related to pelvic mesh / slings
• Endometriosis
• Myofascial Pain
• Medical education

Specials skills

• Pudendal decompression surgery
• Botox injections
• Ultrasound guided nerve blocks

Education

• 2006-2010 University of Texas - Southwestern, Dallas, TX
• Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency
• 2010-2011 St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
• AAGL - Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery

Mentorship/coaching strength:

• Clinical skills development
• Professional development

Specialty

• Gynecology
• Pain management
• Minimally Invasive Surgery

Title/Affiliation

• Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• University of Central Florida College of Medicine
• MIGS Fellowship Director, VA Healthcare System, Orlando, FL

Biography

Dr. Lamvu is a Gynecologic Surgeon and Pelvic Pain Specialist who maintains an active educational role within the University of Central Florida as a Professor and Director of the Fellowship in Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery at the Orlando VA Healthcare System.

Dr. Lamvu's research includes randomized clinical trials focusing on vulvodynia, chronic pelvic pain, post-operative pain and other surgical outcomes in women living with chronic pain.

She is the recipient of several Teaching a academic excellence awards. In her educational role, Dr. Lamvu has mentored numerous medical students, residents, and fellows in research methodology and career development. Her impressive body of work includes over 60 peer-reviewed publications and more than 100 national and international presentations, posters, abstract, and videos, on the topic of pelvic pain. Her research is currently funded by the DoD and NIH.

She also serves as Chair of the Board for the International Pelvic Pain Society and has been a Past President of the organization.

Specialty Interest

• Pelvic pain
• Research
• Clinical Education

Education

• Duke University: undergraduate and medical degree
• University of North Carolina (UNC): Ob/Gyn residency, Masters in Public Health, Epidemiology, AAGL fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopy

Mentorship/coaching strengths

• Clinical skills development
• Professional development
• Research/Scholarship

Specialty

Chronic pain and illness, trauma, and sexual health

Title/Affiliation

Private practice - www.dralexmilspaw.com

Biography

Alexandra T. Milspaw has been practicing counseling and providing educational seminars and trainings since 2007. Dr. Milspaw is a licensed professional counselor in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and an AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist. She earned a Master’s and Doctoral degree in Human Sexuality from Widener University and a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and Human Services from Lehigh University.

She is certified in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Consulting Hypnosis, and the Explain Pain educational program from the Neuro-Orthopeadic Institute of Australia. Dr. Milspaw is a Certified 4-D Wheel Practitioner and currently serves as the Vice-President of the 4-D Network (www.4-dnetwork.com).

The 4-D Wheel is a four-dimensional approach to understanding, exploring, and discovering all aspects of our human experience. The 4-D Wheel is specifically helpful when addressing not only the effect of chronic pain and trauma on our lives, but also highlights the need for a comprehensive, interdisciplinary treatment approach.

Dr. Milspaw has been in private practice since 2009, serving both individuals and relationships navigating trauma, chronic pain, and sexual dysfunction. She also serves as a Board Member and the Chair of the Clinical Foundations Training Course for the International Pelvic Pain Society.

She is a co-manager of the Pelvic Messenger Podcast, which provides evidence-based interviews with specialists around the world on chronic pelvic and sexual pain disorders. She also provides annual trainings for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and Pennsylvania County Bar Associations on the neurobiology of trauma and stress, how to foster resilience and reduce burnout, and how to support trauma victims in the courtroom.

Dr. Milspaw is passionate about bridging the gap between the psychological and medical worlds. She seeks to utilize evidence-based research to highlight the connection between the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual experiences as a way of empowering clinicians and clients alike to trust the healing potential within everyone.

Specialty Interest

the mind-body connection and the mind-soul connection; the effect of stress and trauma on the brain, and how to restore the brain’s hardware to return to optimal brain functioning.

Specials skills

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Emotional Freedom Techniques, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Hypnosis, pain science education, inspiring others!

Certifications

• AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist
• Certified in the 4-D Wheel Approach by Gina Ogden
• Certified in the “Explain Pain” patient education program from the Neuro-Orthopedic Institute of Australia.
• Board-Certified Hypnotist
• Certified in Emotional Freedom Techniques and Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming

Education

Dr. Milspaw earned a Master’s and Doctoral degree in Human Sexuality from Widener University and a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and Human Services from Lehigh University. Her Bachelors degree from Lehigh University is in Sociology and Anthropology with a minor in Women’s Studies.

Mentorship/coaching strengths

I am unconditionally compassionate and strength-based.

I believe that if you can dream it, you can do it!

Specialty

Gynecologic surgery and Chronic pelvic pain

Title / Affiliation

Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Endowed Chair Recipient
Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Activities
Division Chief, General Obstetrics & Gynecology
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of Utah Health

Biography

Howard Sharp MD he is a tenured professor and vice chair for clinical activities in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at University of Utah Health, where he has practiced since 1995. He has served as president of the International Pelvic Pain Society (2009), and has held positions as chair of the FDA, gynecology device panel, chair of AGOG’s Practice Bulletin and Clinical Document Review committees.

Dr. Sharp completed a pelvic and laparoscopic surgery fellowship in 1995. His areas of interest include myofascial pain, pelvic vascular pain, dyspareunia, and centralized pelvic pain management. He is performed over 500 vestibulectomies.

Special Skills

• Laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery
• Vestibulectomy for provoked vulvodynia / vestibulodynia
• Myofascial trigger point injection therapy
• Listening to, educating, and counseling patients
• EMR efficiency

Education

• 1986-1990: Tulane University School of Medicine, Medical School
• 1990-1994: University of Utah School of Medicine, OB/Gyn residency
• 1994-1995: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Fellowship Pelvic & Laparoscopic Surgery

Mentorship & Coaching Strengths

• Clinical Efficiency – How to get through a day without charting for hours.
• Patient Education – How to help patients understand complex problems with analogy. Vulvar Surgery – Having performed over 500 vestibulectomies, this can be taught. Avoiding Burnout – How to see pelvic pain patients for decades and still enjoy it.

Mentorship Options.
Virtual; In person is available but limited.

Name
Amy Stein, DPT, BCB-PMD, IF

Specialty
Physical therapy specializing in pelvic health and orthopedic therapy treating children to adults and all genders

Title/Affiliation
Pelvic Health Therapist
Owner/Founder Beyond Basics Physical Therapy
Chair Past Presidents Committee of the International Pelvic Pain Society
Advisory Board of the International Pelvic Pain Society

Biography
Amy Stein, DPT, BCB-PMD, IF, author of the award-winning book, Heal Pelvic Pain and of Beating Endo: How to Reclaim Your Life from Endometriosis, and creator of the video, Healing Pelvic and Abdominal Pain: The ultimate home program for patients and a guide for practitioners, is a leading expert in pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic pain, women’s health, and functional manual therapy for men, women, and children.

She is the founder and owner of Beyond Basics Physical Therapy in New York City, with locations both in midtown and downtown, served as President and on the Board of the International Pelvic Pain Society, and now chairs that organization's Past Presidents Committee and sits on its Advisory Board.

Stein is a co-editor of Healing in Urology and has contributed to numerous medical textbooks, including Pelvic Pain Management, Female Sexual Pain Disorders: Evaluation and Management, Management of Sexual Dysfunction in Men and Women, and The Overactive Pelvic Floor.

She also lectures internationally, is featured in the Endo What? documentary, and has been interviewed in media outlets ranging from the medical segments of such popular TV shows as Dr. Oz and ABC’s 20/20, to the periodicals Elle, Prevention, Parents, Women’s Health, Runner’s World and More.

Amy Stein, PT, DPT, BCB-PMD, IF
110 E 42^nd St Suite #1504
NY, NY 10017
212-354-2622

www.beyondbasicsphysicaltherapy.com
www.wellnessxnature.com

Specialty Interest
Complex pelvic pain, endometriosis, bowel, bladder and sexual dysfunction

Specials skills
Manual therapy
Visceral mobilization
Orthopedic Considerations
Behavioral Modifications
Biofeedback
Biopsychosocial Recommendations

Certifications
ISSWSH Fellowship
Biofeedback Certification International Alliance (BCIA) Board certified biofeedback Pelvic muscle dysfunction

Education
Doctorate of Physical Therapy, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Spanish Literature, BA, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Mentorship/coaching strengths
Clinical skills development
Professional development
Work-life balance
Emotional Support

Specialty:

Gynecology and Integrative Women’s Health

Title/Affiliation:

Gynecologic Surgeon and Women’s Health
Grand River Health
Rifle, CO
Clinical Professor
University of Colorado, Dept of OBGYN

Biography:

Kathryn Witzeman, MD is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dr. Witzeman joined Grand River Health in 2023 after 19 years on faculty at Denver Health in Denver, CO.

Dr. Witzeman has served on the Board of Directors of the International Pelvic Pain Society since 2014, and currently serves on the Advisory Board and Past President’s Committee after 5 years on the Executive Board.

In 2008, Dr. Witzeman founded the Integrated Pelvic Health Program at Denver Health Medical Center and served as its director until 2023. Her clinical interests include vulvovaginal disorders, menstrual disorders, menopausal problems, pelvic pain, integrative medicine, and biomedical ethics as is applies to the field of OBGYN.

She speaks nationally and internationally on topics of pelvic pain and integrative medicine. Dr. Witzeman completed her medical degree at the University of Cincinnati SOM and subsequently completed her OBGYN residency training at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

She is board-certified and a Fellow of the American College of OBGYN. Dr. Witzeman completed the APGO Scholars and Leaders program in 2012 and graduated from the University of Arizona Integrative Medicine Fellowship in 2018.

Specialty interests:

• Vulvar pain
• Pelvic pain
• Menopause
• Integrative approaches to pain

Special Skills:

• Integrative medicine
• Trigger point injections
• Botulinum toxin A injections of pelvic floor
• Nerve blocks
• Medical Acupuncture for pain
• Mind-Body medicine approaches to pain

Education:

• 1996-2000: University of Cincinnati COM
• 2000-2004: UNC Chapel Hill, OBGYN Residency
• 2016-2018: University of Arizona, Fellowship in Integrative Medicine
• 2021-2022: AcuMed Integrated Structural Approach to Medical Acupuncture for Physicians (325 hrs)

Mentorship & Coaching Strengths:

• Understanding and developing an integrative approach to pelvic pain
• Developing an integrated or integrative pelvic health program (in a large healthcare organization)
• Professional development
• Emotional support
• Developing work/life balance