Patricia J. Mwesigwa, MD

Patti Mwesigwa, MD is a physician and surgeon with the Charlotte S. Benjamin Center for Women's Health.

Dr. Mwesigwa is a transplanted Texan who completed her OB-GYN residency at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington Hospital Center, and VHC Health. After residency, she completed a three-year fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery within the Department of Urology at UCLA.  Dr. Mwesigwa then joined a large urology private practice in California, honing her efficiency and management skills while providing personalized care. She is delighted to return to one of her favorite hospitals on the east coast and serve patients in the DMV.

She specializes in incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, and pelvic floor dysfunction. Dr. Mwesigwa is skilled in fistula repairs, managing complex voiding dysfunction, and performing both native-tissue and graft-augmented pelvic reconstruction. 

Dr. Mwesigwa is fellowship-trained in reconstructive pelvic surgical techniques, and is excited to offer uterine-sparing prolapse repairs. She offers minimally-invasive robotic surgeries and natural-orifice transvaginal repairs, along with traditional open and laparoscopic techniques. As an attending surgeon in California, she met the strict criteria for certification by Intuitive as a Console Surgeon on the Da Vinci Xi surgical system.   She is one of the few gynecologists nation-wide to have completed a truly integrated, cross-specialty fellowship within the Department of Urology. She is grateful for mentorship by remarkable gynecologists and urologists.

Dr. Mwesigwa tailors treatments to the individual goals of her patients focusing on delivering evidence-based care with a personalized touch. She invests time to ensure her patients are fully informed before making decisions on the appropriate course of action.

She served as Academic Chief Resident while at Georgetown, and was recognized with eleven teaching awards during her four years on the east coast. 

In her personal life, Dr. Mwesigwa is a proud U.S. Air Force spouse. She treasures spending time with her daughter, growing a wish list houseplant collection, embroidering, and hand-writing letters with fountain pens.