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Dr. Craig Vance Comiter, MD

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Specializes in: Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery and Urology (Urinary Tract Disease)

Harvard Medical School (1992)

1000 Welch Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304

(650) 723-3391

Dr. Craig Vance Comiter, MD is a female pelvic medicine specialist in Palo Alto, CA specializing in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery and urology (urinary tract disease). He graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1992 and has 32 years of experience. Dr. Craig Vance Comiter, MD is affiliated with Brown and Toland Physicians, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford and Stanford Health Care.

Office Locations

Address:

1000 Welch Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304

Address:

300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305

Address:

450 Broadway Street
Redwood City, CA 94063

In The News

“E. coli is an often-harmless bacteria that's "part of the normal bacterial environment in the intestines in humans and animals," said Dr. Craig Comiter, a professor of urology and obstetrics and...”—"Bacteria from meat could be causing more than half a million UTIs in the US every year, study estimates", CNN, March 2023

ablation	26
anorectal procedures	134
diagnostic procedures	134
doctor visit	614
minimally invasive procedures	96
neurostimulator lead placement	17
potassium test	137
urologic procedures	656

**Gender**
Male	387
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	407
Black	0
Hispanic	64
Asian	92
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	245
From 75 to 84	195
85 and over	74
Less than 65	100

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	21

**Gender**
Male	440
Female	315

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	524
Black	0
Hispanic	72
Asian	114
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	323
From 75 to 84	233
85 and over	83
Less than 65	116

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	19

ablation	30
anorectal procedures	157
diagnostic procedures	157
doctor visit	655
incontinence surgery	9
minimally invasive procedures	157
neurostimulator lead placement	15
potassium test	112
stent placement (stenting)	14
urologic procedures	791

**Gender**
Male	976
Female	572

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1038
Black	0
Hispanic	176
Asian	228
Other	56
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	608
From 75 to 84	524
85 and over	200
Less than 65	216

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	20

ablation	22
anorectal procedures	135
bladder distention	10
diagnostic procedures	135
doctor visit	586
gastrointestinal procedures	10
implant surgery	21
incontinence surgery	10
minimally invasive procedures	186
neurostimulator lead placement	13
neurostimulator replacement	10
peripheral nerve stimulator replacement	10
potassium test	25
urologic procedures	670

**Gender**
Male	504
Female	265

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	501
Black	0
Hispanic	100
Asian	115
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	335
From 75 to 84	256
85 and over	83
Less than 65	95

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	19

ablation	15
anorectal procedures	143
diagnostic procedures	143
doctor visit	638
foreign body removal	16
gastrointestinal procedures	12
implant surgery	25
incontinence surgery	23
minimally invasive procedures	192
neurostimulator lead placement	16
neurostimulator replacement	12
peripheral nerve stimulator replacement	12
potassium test	18
urologic procedures	687

**Gender**
Male	531
Female	292

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	541
Black	0
Hispanic	90
Asian	112
Other	46
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	362
From 75 to 84	266
85 and over	102
Less than 65	93

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	21

ablation	39
anorectal procedures	150
diagnostic procedures	150
doctor visit	626
foreign body removal	14
gastrointestinal procedures	10
implant surgery	26
incontinence surgery	28
minimally invasive procedures	199
neurostimulator lead placement	13
neurostimulator replacement	10
peripheral nerve stimulator replacement	10
potassium test	24
stent placement (stenting)	11
urologic procedures	725

**Gender**
Male	554
Female	277

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	547
Black	0
Hispanic	107
Asian	105
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	351
From 75 to 84	290
85 and over	101
Less than 65	89

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	30
Dementia	13
Cancer	21

ablation	16
anorectal procedures	110
bladder distention	12
diagnostic procedures	110
doctor visit	551
implant surgery	13
incontinence surgery	13
minimally invasive procedures	155
potassium test	16
urologic procedures	530

**Gender**
Male	515
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	468
Black	0
Hispanic	89
Asian	113
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	297
From 75 to 84	269
85 and over	86
Less than 65	79

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	23

ablation	32
anorectal procedures	108
diagnostic procedures	108
doctor visit	657
gastrointestinal procedures	11
implant surgery	21
incontinence surgery	9
laser treatment	14
minimally invasive procedures	184
neurostimulator lead placement	10
neurostimulator replacement	11
peripheral nerve stimulator replacement	11
potassium test	26
stent placement (stenting)	13
urologic procedures	571

**Gender**
Male	547
Female	247

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	526
Black	0
Hispanic	93
Asian	97
Other	54
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	344
From 75 to 84	276
85 and over	83
Less than 65	91

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	30
Dementia	14
Cancer	20

ablation	13
anorectal procedures	251
diagnostic procedures	251
doctor visit	1354
hospital care	14
implant surgery	12
incontinence surgery	24
inpatient care	14
minimally invasive procedures	235
neurostimulator lead placement	11
potassium test	36
urologic procedures	1091

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig Vance Comiter, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Craig Vance Comiter, MD treated as a female pelvic medicine specialist in Palo Alto, CA were urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures, anorectal procedures and diagnostic procedures.

ablation	25
anorectal procedures	151
bladder distention	11
diagnostic procedures	151
doctor visit	701
foreign body removal	15
gastrointestinal procedures	10
hospital care	14
implant surgery	19
incontinence surgery	19
injections	12
inpatient care	14
laser treatment	14
minimally invasive procedures	179
neurostimulator lead placement	13
neurostimulator replacement	10
peripheral nerve stimulator replacement	10
potassium test	63
stent placement (stenting)	12
urologic procedures	741

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Vance Comiter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	445
Female	241

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	97
Non-Hispanic White	455
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	79
Other	30

**Age**
75 to 84	230
85 and over	81
Less than 65	87
65 to 74	286

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Vance Comiter, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Craig Vance Comiter, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	16
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. Craig Vance Comiter, MD graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1992. He completed residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Harvard Medical School (1992)

Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital

Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Craig Vance Comiter, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Brown and Toland Physicians

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

Stanford Health Care

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Craig Vance Comiter, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Coloplast Corp	$48,743 PENILE RECONSTRUCTION $27,598	MALE INCONTINENCE $7,342	TITAN $2,700	VIRTUE $250	ALTIS $133	Other $10,720
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation	$19,856 AquaBeam Robotic System $19,856
Boston Scientific Corporation	$4,507 CLINICAL TRIAL PRODUCT $1,575	GENERAL BPH $1,054	GENERAL - THERAPIES $78	rezum Generator $33	$1,767
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.	$2,375 Evoke SCS $2,375
Shionogi Inc	$2,100 $2,100
Other	$8,345 NOCDURNA $1,950	Sacral Nerve Stimulation - Neuro $1,008	Axonics r-SNM System $1,000	INTERSTIM $956	BOTOX $772	Other $2,660

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$53,263
Travel and Lodging	$18,378
Education	$6,762
Food and Beverage	$4,467
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$3,054

Research Payments

Dr. Craig Vance Comiter, MD has received 44 research payments totaling $117,569.

Biography

Dr. Craig Comiter is a specialist in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery and urology (urinary tract disease). After attending Harvard Medical School, he completed his residency training at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He is professionally affiliated with Brown and Toland Physicians and Stanford Health Care.