Michael Hibner
| Michael Hibner | |
|---|---|
| Born | Michal Hibner April 29, 1968 Otwock, Poland |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Polish-American |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | United States |
| 🏫 Education | Medical University of Warsaw (MD, 1992; PhD, 2001) |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Medical University of Warsaw Cook County Hospital (residency) Mayo Clinic (fellowship) |
| 💼 Occupation | Gynecologic surgeon, academic physician |
| Known for | Chronic pelvic pain surgery, pudendal nerve decompression, robotic gynecologic surgery |
| Title | President, AAGL |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Aleksandra "Ola" Hibner (m. 2022) |
| 👶 Children | 2 |
| 🏅 Awards | Honorary Member, Polish-American Medical Society (2014) |
| 🌐 Website | azccpp |
Michael Hibner (born April 29, 1968) is a Polish-American urogynecological surgeon and academic physician. On January 1, 2026, he assumed the presidency of AAGL (formerly the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists), an international medical society for minimally invasive gynecology.[1] Hibner is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Creighton University School of Medicine and the founder of the Arizona Center for Chronic Pelvic Pain (AZCCPP) in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Hibner is the lead editor of the textbook Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Practical Manual, published by Cambridge University Press in 2021.[2]
Early life and education
Michael Hibner was born on April 29, 1968, in Otwock, Poland. His mother was an ENT surgeon at the Medical University of Warsaw and his father was an engineer. He spent a portion of his childhood in Nigeria before returning to Poland to complete his medical studies.[3]
Hibner earned his medical degree (MD) from the Medical University of Warsaw in 1992 and a PhD in 2001. His doctoral thesis applied chaos theory to medicine, specifically the non-linear dynamics analysis of fetal heart rate variability.[4] He moved to the United States in 1994, completing a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County (1995–2000) and a fellowship in Advanced Gynecologic Surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale (2000–2003).
Career
From 2005 to 2020, Hibner served as the Director of the Division of Gynecologic Surgery at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix. During his tenure, the division received national recognition from U.S. News & World Report, which ranked St. Joseph's gynecology program #19 in the nation in 2018.[5] In 2020, he established the Arizona Center for Chronic Pelvic Pain.
ABOG scope-of-practice controversy
In 2013, the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) issued a policy restricting gynecologists from treating male patients, with limited exceptions. Hibner, who had been treating men with pelvic pain at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, stopped accepting male patients in response to the ruling, stating that men had comprised approximately 10 to 15 percent of his practice. The policy was reported on by The New York Times in December 2013, which described the impact on roughly 100 male patients whom Hibner's staff sought to refer to other physicians. The International Pelvic Pain Society petitioned ABOG to permit gynecologists to continue treating men for pelvic pain, but the board declined.[6]
Surgical research and methodology
Hibner's clinical research focuses on surgical management for pudendal neuralgia and complications related to pelvic mesh implants.[7]
Pudendal nerve decompression
Pudendal nerve decompression is a specialized procedure with a limited number of practitioners in the United States. Following clinical training in France under Professor Roger Robert in 2005, Hibner became an early provider of transgluteal pudendal neurolysis in North America.[3] He has since documented modifications to the surgical technique, including the use of a neurosurgical microscope and specialized ENT instruments to facilitate higher magnification during neurolysis.[8] In a 2012 article in The Daily Beast on persistent genital arousal disorder (PGAD), Hibner was quoted as a specialist linking the condition to compression of the pudendal nerve.[9] In a 2012 article in the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, Hibner and colleagues described a modified transgluteal approach to release the nerve from pelvic entrapment points.[10]
Robotic surgery
Hibner was an early adopter of gynecologic robotic surgery (2002), performing procedures on the Zeus Robotic Surgical System and later the Da Vinci Surgical System. He has published review articles on the evolution of robotic platforms in complex benign gynecology.[11]
Personal life
Hibner has two children, Jack and Annika. His wife Aleksandra (Ola) Hibner is a Polish-born physician and neonatologist. As of 2026, she is a neonatal-perinatal medicine fellow at the University of California, San Diego.[12]
References
- ↑ "2026 Board of Directors". AAGL. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
- ↑ Hibner, Michael (2021). Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Practical Manual. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108819886. Search this book on
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Michael Hibner M.D." AZCCPP. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Michael Hibner, MD". HonorHealth. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
- ↑ "U.S. News & World Report Names St. Joseph's one of the Nation's Best Hospitals". St. Joseph's Foundation. August 14, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
- ↑ Grady, Denise (December 10, 2013). "Men With Pelvic Pain Find a Path to Treatment Blocked by a Gynecology Board". The New York Times. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
- ↑ Cutchin, Carli (March 7, 2024). "No, That Persistent Pain Is Not in Your Head". Dame Magazine. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
- ↑ Hibner, M. (October 20, 2020). Chronic pelvic pain and pudendal neuralgia: A technical Q&A (Video). Hernia Talk Live. Interviewed by S. Towfigh. Beverly Hills Hernia Center.
- ↑ Crocker, Lizzie (August 20, 2012). "Suicide Spotlights Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder". The Daily Beast. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
- ↑ Hibner, M; Castellanos, ME; Drachman, D; Balducci, J (2012). "Repeat Operation for Treatment of Persistent Pudendal Nerve Entrapment After Pudendal Neurolysis". Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. 19 (3): 325–330. doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2011.12.022.
- ↑ Hibner, M (2024). "Robotic surgery – past, present and future". Wiadomości Lekarskie. 77 (8): 1775–1778. doi:10.36740/wlek202408223.
- ↑ "Current Fellows - Aleksandra Hibner, MD". UC San Diego Health. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
External links
Category:1968 births Category:Living people Category:American surgeons Category:American gynecologists Category:Creighton University faculty Category:Medical University of Warsaw alumni Category:Mayo Clinic people
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