Dee Ellen Fenner, MD
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Dee Fenner, MD, is the Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Bates Professor of Diseases of Women and Children at the University of Michigan. She holds a joint appointment as Professor of Urology. As a Missouri native, she attended undergraduate and medical school at the University of Missouri – Columbia. She completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan followed by a fellowship in Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery and Urogynecology at the Mayo Clinic-Scottsdale.
In 2001, Dr. Fenner returned to the University of Michigan where she continues her work in female pelvic floor dysfunction and medical education. She is nationally recognized as an expert in defecation disorders, surgical education, and reconstructive surgery.
She is the past President of the Association of Professors of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American Urogynecologic Society. As Director of the Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Board for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American Board of Urology, she was instrumental in obtaining official recognition of the Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery from the American Board of Medical Subspecialties.
Dr. Fenner has received numerous awards for her contributions as a physician surgeon, educator, and leader. Most notably, in 2011 she was awarded the “Continence Champion” by the National Association for Continence, and in 2014 she was given the Sarah Goddard Award by the University of Michigan for leadership in the advancement of women. In 2015 she was recognized with the Life Time Achievement Award by the American Urogynecologic Society and in 2017 she received the prestigious Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics Lifetime Achievement Award. Most recently, Dr. Fenner was recognized for her leadership in the advancement of women in academic medicine with the 2019 Rudi Ansbacher Leadership Award for Support of Women in Healthcare.
Areas of Practice
Dr. Fenner specializes in Pelvic Floor Disorders, Urinary and Fecal Incontinence, and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery.
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Women's Clinic | Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital 1540 E Hospital Dr
Floor 9
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-4276Get Directions
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University of Michigan Health participates with most health insurance plans.
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Research Overview
Dr. Fenner is nationally recognized as an expert in defecation disorders, surgical education, and reconstructive surgery. She has received research funds from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and has served on several NIH study sections, organizing, and oversight committees. In addition, her research has been supported by private donors and industry. Working with a multidisciplinary team, her major contributions have been on understanding how birth injuries impact pelvic floor disorders and developing new and novel treatments for accidental bowel leakage. She has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles and chapters.
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August 28, 2025 - "[...] I totally trust Dr. Fenner's expertise."
August 14, 2025 - "Dr. Fenner is a national treasure. She diagnosed a problem that had been elusive to my other providers and I could not be more grateful to her for giving me back my quality of life after a [...]. I truly appreciate her care and skills."
July 24, 2025 - "I commend Dr Fenner, honestly during this pain ordeal post surgery, I feel she was the only one that was willing to listen to my concerns. She took the time to talk with me and discuss possible solutions and quickly put them into action. I was fit to be tide and she calmed me with a soothing by tone and a slow and steady pace of examining me. [...] So appreciated!"
July 12, 2025 - "Dr Fenner is the best in my book . Have never had a doctor been this concerned with my health issues . When my daughter & I left appointment we felt very relieved and satisfied that our concerns were answered."
June 21, 2025 - "Dr. Fenner is a wonderful doctor. [...]"
June 19, 2025 - "Dr. Fenner is a very knowledgeable doctor who has a professional interest in her patients doing well. She often goes the extra mile. [...]"
May 17, 2025 - "Love Dr. Fenner! Hope she never retires"
May 10, 2025 - "I HAVE COMPLETE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN DR. DEE FENNER. SHE IS MY GO-TO DOCTOR FOR ANY FEMAILE CONCERNS."
March 25, 2025 - "Dr, Dee Fenner is one of the seldomly found Physician who Is perfect In knowledge, full of passion especially dealing with her patients. Makes you feel as e member of her closest family. We pray to God to give her the health and strength to continue treating the sick. And hope to create physicians and surgeons like her. Will continue to refer women In need of her services and hope she can be there for them as she was there for me. [...]"
February 6, 2025 - "Dr. Fenner is knowledgeable, caring and sensitive."
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