Victor W. Nitti, MD, is Professor of Urology and Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Shlomo Raz Chair in Urology as well as the Administrative Chief of the Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery (URPS) and is the fellowship director for that ACGME accredited program at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Prior to coming to UCLA, Dr. Nitti was Professor of Urology and Obstetrics and Gynecology and Vice Chairman of Urology at New York University Langone Medical Center where he was also the FPMRS fellowship director.
Dr. Nitti is a graduate of the University of Rochester and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. He completed urology residency at SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn, NY and then completed a fellowship in female urology, neurourology and reconstructive urology at UCLA. Dr. Nitti served on the faculty at SUNY Brooklyn before joining the faculty of NYU from 1995-2018.
He is an authority in urodynamic techniques, medical and surgical therapies for urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, female pelvic reconstructive surgery and voiding dysfunction. He has authored over 195 peer-reviewed articles as well 80 book chapters on these subjects. He is the editor of two textbooks: Practical Urodynamics, published by W. B. Saunders and Vaginal Surgery for the Urologist published by Elsevier. He has presented his research at national and international meetings and has been invited as a visiting professor and participated in postgraduate courses throughout the world. In 2015 he was the recipient of the AUA’s Victor Politano Award for expertise and contributions in urodynamics, medical and surgical therapies for urinary incontinence, female pelvic reconstruction and voiding dysfunction. In 2020, he received the Society for Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU) Lifetime Achievement Award.
Dr. Nitti is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Board of Urology (ABU) and a member of the American Urological Association (AUA), the Society for Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU), The American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS), the International Continence Society (ICS) and the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 7th International Consultation on Incontinence (ICI). He is a past president of SUFU (2010-2012) and the the SUFU Foundation (2017-2023). He served on the board of directors for the New York Section of the American Urological Association and was the organization’s Secretary from 2017-2018. Dr. Nitti held the position of Chair, American Urological Association Office of Education from 2015-2021. He is a member of the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons (AAGUS) and currently serves on the AAGUS Council. Dr. Nitti served on the combined FPMRS Committee of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology/American Board of Urology. Dr. Nitti has served on the editorial boards of Neurourology and Urodynamics, the Journal of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, and the International Urogynecology Journal.
