Tarek Khalife, M.D.

Every patient will have ample time to explain her condition and shed light on what matters to her most, as we navigate her treatment options. It is very imperative that the patient understands our partnership in managing her condition and identifies us as her support team to focus on her treatment and recovery.

The most rewarding aspect of my time with the patient is when I get to educate them about their body and how disease affects its balance. It is my goal to allow my patient to graduate from her care with enough knowledge that she would use to teach and advocate for herself and to other women in her community. This way touches the patient’s life and the communities' lives at large.

Outside of work, I do enjoy biking, swimming and camping. I am also a remote-control plane hobbyist, and I love grilling and cooking Lebanese cuisine.

Education

• Beirut Arab University

Residencies

• Obstetrics and Gynecology, Henry Ford Health System-Wayne State University
• Obstetrics and Gynecology, American University of Beirut Medical Center

Certifications

• Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Fellow, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Memberships

• American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
• American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health

Academic Appointment

• Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

• Adenomyosis
• Endometriosis
• Female sexual dysfunction, pain and vulvar disease, such as lichen sclerosus and lichen planus
• Fibroid treatment
• Heavy or irregular menstrual bleeding
• In-office treatment, including LEEP procedures, colposcopy and hysteroscopy
• Minimally invasive surgery for treatment of gynecologic disorders, such as laparoscopy and hysteroscopy
• Obstetric and advanced gynecologic 3D ultrasound
• Pelvic pain
• Robotic surgery
• Urine incontinence
• Uterovaginal prolapse
• Vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (VNOTES)

• Retroperitoneal causes of genitourinary pain syndromes: Systemic approach to evaluation and management, October 2022.
• Pregnancy with IUD in place, May 2021.
• Intraoperative genitourinary injuries during a hysterectomy: Risks, management, and mitigation strategies, May 2021.
• The endogenous opioid system: Role and dysfunction caused by opioid therapy, March 2019.
• The K-technique: A novel technique for laparoscopic apical suspension using barbed sutures, April 2017.