Dr. Cara L. Grimes is a Board Certified Urogynecologist. She completed her undergraduate studies at Johns Hopkins University. After college she pursued a love of teaching, and taught math and science at Castlemont High School in Oakland, California with Teach For America. Dr. Grimes earned her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College and finished her OB/GYN residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. She completed an accredited three-year fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (Urogynecology) at the University of California San Diego. From 2012-2017, she was an Assistant Professor, Section Director of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, and Director of Research for Gynecologic Specialty Surgery at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City. From 2017-2024 she was an Associate Professor at New York Medical College and the Chief of Urogynecology and Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at Westchester Medical Center. She was Associate Chair of Research in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
She is currently Vice Chair of Research and Faculty Development at Albany Medical College.
She is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology since 2010 and in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery since 2014.
Dr. Grimes is uniquely trained to provide specialty consultation and management of the full spectrum of Female Pelvic Floor Disorders including
the full spectrum of Female Pelvic Floor Disorders including:
• pelvic organ prolapse
• urinary incontinence
• overactive bladder
• incomplete bladder emptying
• accidental bowel leakage
• difficult defecation
• painful bladder syndrome
• recurrent urinary tract infections
• fistula
• urethral diverticulum
Dr. Grimes’ approach is to perform a comprehensive office evaluation and offer you a wide range of treatment options tailored to your specific problem ranging from conservative to medical or surgical management. She performs many office-based procedures including:
- cystoscopy
- bulking injections for urinary incontiennce
- botox bladder injections for urinary incontinence
- urodynamics
- endoanal ultrasound
- Eclipse system for fecal incontinence
- pessary fittings and care for prolapse
In addition to providing a wide spectrum of treatment options tailored to each patient, Dr. Grimes is very involved in teaching medical students and residents, conducting clinical research, and collaborating with her peers on a national level with the American Urogynecologic Society and Society for Gynecologic Surgeons. She is the Research Chair for the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons and helps run the Collaborative Research in Pelvic Surgery Consortium (CoRPS). https://www.sgsonline.org/corps-landing-page