## About

Padmasini (Padma) Kandadai, MD, MPH, is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist specializing in urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery at Boston Medical Center (BMC), and an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery) at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.

Dr. Kandadai earned her medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York. She completed ...  her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, followed by a fellowship in Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery at the UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Dr. Kandadai is the Director of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery at BMC. She treats a wide range of pelvic floor disorders, including pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence, bowel dysfunction, pelvic floor dysfunction, bladder pain, and recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs). She frequently collaborates with colleagues in urology, colorectal surgery, physical therapy, and geriatrics.

In addition, Dr. Kandadai is also the Clerkship Director for the OB/GYN clinical clerkship for third-year medical students at BU and directs medical student education for the department. Her interests include minimally invasive surgery and education of residents in vaginal surgical techniques.

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- ### Departments
    
    [Obstetrics and Gynecology](/departments/obstetrics-and-gynecology), [Gynecology](/departments/obstetrics-and-gynecology/gynecology), [Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery](/departments/obstetrics-and-gynecology/gynecology/urogynecology-and-reconstructive-pelvic-surgery)
- ### Specialties
    
    Bladder pain; bowel dysfunction; interstitial cystitis; minimally invasive surgery; pelvic floor dysfunction; pelvic organ prolapse; recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs); urogynecology; vaginal surgery
- ### Pronouns
    
    She/Her
 
 

- ### Contact
    
     [617.414.2000](tel:617.414.2000)
- ### Primary Location
    
    BMC, Yawkey Center  
    [850 Harrison Ave.  
    5th Floor  
    Boston, MA 02118](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?q=850+Harrison+Ave.%2C+Boston%2C+MA+02118)
 
 

 



 

 

- ### Administrative Title
    
    Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- ### Residency
    
    Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 2004–2008
- ### Fellowship
    
    Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (OB/GYN), UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, 2011–2014
- ### Education
    
    MD, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, 2004
    
    MPH, University of Massachusetts–Amherst, Amherst, MA, 2014
- ### Board Certifications
    
    Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    
    Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
 
 

 

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  ## Affiliations

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