Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
 
DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

Division of Urogynecology

Joseph M. Montella, M.D.  
Director, Division of Urogynecology
Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Joseph M. Montella, M. D. has been an attending physician at Jefferson Medical College and on staff at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital since 1989, when he started the Division of Urogynecology. He graduated summa cum laude and first in his graduating class from the University of Scranton with a B.S in Biology, then went on to receive his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College where he was elected as a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society. He completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital then went on to complete a fellowship in Urogynecology at the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Montella has been active in the American Urogynecologic Society since 1990, has been a member of its executive committee since 1997, and is currently President of the Society. He has written and spoken extensively on the topics of urinary incontinence and prolapse and serves as a reviewer for several gynecologic journals. He has also received numerous teaching awards from both the residents and medical students at Jefferson, culminating with the receipt of the Dean’s Citation for Significant Contributions to the Advancement of Education at Jefferson Medical College in 2005. He is also Medical Director of Women’s Medical Specialties, serving as liaison between the physician and non-physician staff at the practice office. Dr. Montella is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and is Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Carmen J. Sultana, M.D.
Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dr. Sultana received her B.A. Degree from The Johns Hopkins University in 1982, and her M.D. degree from New York University School of Medicine in 1986. She completed her residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in 1990, followed by a Fellowship in pelvic surgery at the Cleveland Clinic in 1991. She is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology (1993), and was in faculty practice at University Hospitals of Cleveland from 1991 through 1995. Dr. Sultana has held academic appointments at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and at University Hospitals of Cleveland. At Jefferson she is Associate Professor, Program Director of the Residency Program, and Head of Education in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology as well as Chief of Gynecology. She is a member of the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, the American Urogynecologic Society on whose Education Committee she served, and the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons.  She has published and spoken on the topics of urinary incontinence, menopause, general gynecology, and residency education and is a reviewer for several gynecologic journals.  Dr. Sultana has been an Examiner for the American Board of OB/GYN since 2001.