Email

rotimi.nettey@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor

Urology
Baylor College of Medicine

Addresses

7200 CAMBRIDGE (Clinic)

10th Floor
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-4001
rotimi.nettey@bcm.edu
https://www.bcm.edu/departments/urology

7200 CAMBRIDGE (Office)

10th Floor
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-4001
rotimi.nettey@bcm.edu
https://www.bcm.edu/departments/urology

Education

BS from Harvard University

06/2007 - Cambridge, Massachusetts United States

Biomedical Sciences and Engineering

MD from Yale University

05/2014 - New Haven, Connecticut United States

MHSc from Yale University

05/2014 - New Haven, Connecticut United States

Residency at Northwestern University

06/2020 - Chicago, Illinois United States

Global Health, Urology

Fellowship at UCLA Medical Center

05/2022 - Los Angeles, California United States

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Professional Interests

• Male and female lower urinary tract dysfunction including overactive bladder, urinary incontinence, voiding dysfunction
• Neurogenic bladder
• Pelvic organ prolapse, uterine sparing approaches, vaginal reconstruction
• Genitourinary and vaginal fistulae
• Urethral stricture disease and urethral reconstruction
• Pelvic/bladder pain syndromes;
• Fecal incontinence;
• Robotic surgery, minimally invasive surgery
• Global urologic surgery

Professional Statement

Dr. Oluwarotimi (Rotimi) Nettey is an assistant professor at Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine. She graduated from Harvard University with a degree in biomedical engineering and attended Yale University School of Medicine where she was awarded a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Fellowship. She completed her urology residency at Northwestern University with a Certificate in Global Health and fellowship training in the Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at the department of urology at UCLA Medical Center under the leadership of Dr. Victor Nitti.

Her clinical and research interests are centered on reconstructive urology including: male and female voiding dysfunction and urinary incontinence, vaginal surgery, pelvic organ prolapse, urethral stricture, genitourinary fistula, and pelvic floor dysfunction. She has published extensively in these areas and has been invited to speak on these topics at several national and international conferences.

Selected Publications

• Nettey OS, Bowen DK, Santiago-Lastra Y, Metcalfe P, Kielb SJ. "Complications in adulthood for patients with paediatric genitourinary reconstruction." World J Urol. 2021 Apr;39(4):1029-1036. Pubmed PMID: 32529452
• Bosland MC, Nettey OS, Phillips AA, Anunobi CC, Akinloye O, Ekanem IA, Bassey IE, Mehta V, Macias V, van der Kwast TH, Murphy AB. "Prevalence of prostate cancer at autopsy in Nigeria-A preliminary report.." Prostate. 2021 Jun;81(9):553-559. Pubmed PMID: 33905137
• Babajide R, Carbunaru S, Nettey OS, Watson KS, Holloway-Beth A, McDowell T, Ben Levi J, Murray M, Stinson J, Hollowell CMP, Dalton DP, Moore L, Kittles RA, Gann PH, Schaeffer EM, Murphy AB. "Performance of Prostate Health Index in Biopsy Naïve Black Men.." J Urol. 2021 Mar;205(3):718-724. Pubmed PMID: 33103942
• Morrison CD, Shannon R, Rosoklija I, Nettey OS, Superina R, Cheng EY, Gong EM. "Ureteral Complications of Pediatric Renal Transplantation.." J Urol. 2019 Apr;201(4):810-814. Pubmed PMID: 30195847

Memberships

American Urological Association

Member

American Urogynecologic Surgery

Member

Skills

Research Interests

Underactive bladder; genitourinary fistula; healthcare disparities in surgical management of prolapse; access to subspecialty surgical care in under resourced settings

Clinical Interests

Male and female lower urinary tract dysfunction including overactive bladder, urinary incontinence, voiding dysfunction, neurogenic bladder; pelvic organ prolapse; genitourinary and vaginal fistula; urethral stricture disease; pelvic/bladder pain syndromes; fecal incontinence; global urologic surgery

Languages

Yoruba