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Colleen Stockdale, MD, MS

Director, Vulvar Vaginal Disease Clinic, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Introduction

Colleen Kennedy Stockdale, MD, MS is a Clinical Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is the Director of the Vulvar Vaginal Disease Clinic, and Colposcopy Clinics. Her clinical and research interest is diseases of the lower genital tract (vulvar, vaginal, and cervical).

Current Positions

  • Director, Vulvar Vaginal Disease Clinic
  • Director, Colposcopy Clinic
  • Co-Director, Ryan Family Planning Program (Director 2009-2011)
  • William C. Keettel Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology - General Obstetrics and Gynecology

Education

  • BS in Nursing, Eastern Washington University
  • Post Baccalaureate Pre-Med, University of Pennsylvania
  • MD in Medicine, Medical College of Pennsylvania
  • MS in Epidemiology, University of Iowa
  • Resident in Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa

Research Interests

  • Vulvovaginal Disease
  • Lower Genital Tract Disease
  • Vulvodynia
  • Medical Student/Resident Involvement

Licenses & Certifications

  • Fetal Monitoring Certification – Perinatal Quality, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
  • Board Certified, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (MOC updated annually)
  • Iowa Medical License (PERM), Iowa Board of Medicine, Iowa
  • Washington Medical License (expired 2007)

Selected Publications

  • Bornstein J, Vieira-Baptista P, Stockdale C, Preti M, Joura E, Schejter E. The challenging approach to the management of male partners of HPV-positive women. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2025 Dec;21(1):2515753. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2025.2515753. Epub 2025 Jun 13. PMID: 40511955; PMCID: PMC12169029. https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2025.2515753
  • Bornstein J, Vieira-Baptista P, Stockdale C, Preti M, Joura E, Schejter E. The challenging approach to the management of male partners of HPV-positive women. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2025 Dec;21(1):2515753. Epub 2025 Jun 13. PMID: 40511955. https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2025.2515753
  • Whitis AA, Lipinski SW, Bradley CS, Stockdale CK. Association of Vulvar Symptoms with Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Urinary Incontinence. J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2017 Oct;21(4):315-318. doi: 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000339.PMID: 28953125
  • Preti M, Lewis F, Carcopino X, Bevilacqua F, Ellis LB, Halonen P, Hemida R, Jach R, Kesic V, Kyrgiou M, Maggino T, Pedro A, Querleu D, Stockdale C, Taumberger N, Temiz BE, Vieira-Baptista P, Gultekin M. Vulvar inspection at the time of cervical cancer screening: European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO), International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD), European College for the Study of Vulval Disease (ECSVD), and European Federation for Colposcopy (EFC) consensus statements. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2025 Jan;35(1):100007. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgc.2024.100007. Epub 2024 Dec 18. PMID: 39878267. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgc.2024.100007. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1048891X24000331?via%3Dihub
  • Stockdale CK, Bartolo-Costello AA, Vieira-Baptista P. What Are Consumers Looking for With Boric Acid? J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2025 Jan 1;29(1):93-95. doi: 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000855. PMID: 39704442. https://oce.ovid.com/article/00128360-202501000-00016/PDF
  • Preti M, Lewis F, Carcopino X, Bevilacqua F, Ellis LB, Halonen P, Hemida R, Jach R, Kesic V, Kyrgiou M, Maggino T, Pedro A, Querleu D, Stockdale C, Taumberger N, Temiz BE, Bieira-Baptista P, Gultekin M. Vulvar inspection at the time of cervical cancer screening: European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO), International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD), European College for the Study of Vulval Disease (ECSVD), and European Federation for Colposcopy (EFC) consensus statements. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2025 Jan;35(1):100007. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgc.2024.100007. Epub 2024 Dec 18. PMID: 39878267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgc.2024.100007
  • Stockdale CK, Bartolo-Costello A, Vieira Baptista P. What Are Consumers Looking For With Boric Acid? Presented at ISSVD World Congress, Slovenia
  • Bornstein J, Sacinti KG, Preti M, Billan S, Razeghian H, Stockdale CK. Changing the paradigm: Elimination - Not only of cervical cancer. Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2024 Jul 3;54:101445. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2024.101445. PMID: 39045263; PMCID: PMC11263942.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2024.101445
  • Stockdale CK, Elas DE. DermDx: Painful Vulvar Cyst. Clinical Advisor June 27, 2024. DermDx: Painful Vulvar Cysts - Clinical Advisor
  • Elas DE, Stockdale CK. Verrucous Keratosis of the Vulva: Clinical Image. Clin Image Case Rep J. 2024; 6(6): 403.