Dr. Karyn Eilber

Dr. Eilber specializes in urogynecology, a subspecialty that combines her training in urology with fellowship training in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery. She treats the full range of pelvic floor disorders that affect women, including leakage, urgency, incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, painful sex, recurrent infections, and ongoing issues such as pelvic pain and interstitial cystitis, a chronic bladder condition. Because many of these conditions surface around menopause, Dr. Eilber also became a certified menopause practitioner and takes a holistic approach, incorporating hormone therapy into her care when appropriate.

Dr. Eilber did not always know she wanted to be a doctor. She was initially drawn to art and fashion as a teenager, but after she realized that wasn’t the career for her, her parents suggested she try an accelerated pre-med program at the University of California, Riverside. She agreed—and discovered she loved it.

She went on to earn her medical degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Urology drew her in because of its breadth, encompassing conditions treated with both medicine and surgery. She also appreciated that urology was on the leading edge of new technology, as one of the first specialties to adopt lasers and robotic-assisted surgery. She completed two years of general surgical training, four years of urology residency, and a fellowship in urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery, all at UCLA.

After her fellowship, Dr. Eilber joined Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, where she focused on reconstructive urology for cancer patients, treated breast cancer survivors with pelvic floor complications, and served as a professor at Weill Cornell Medical College.

She returned to Los Angeles with her husband, a surgical oncologist and fellow Southern Californian, in 2005. Dr. Eilber spent several years in private practice before joining Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in 2010, where she helped lead the urology residency program and the fellowship in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery. She went on to become Chair of the Department of Surgery for the Cedars-Sinai Medical Group. Dr. Eilber started her own private practice in early 2026 and remains a Professor of Urology and Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Cedars-Sinai, as well as Site Director for the University of Southern California Fellowship Training Program at Cedars.

“I feel very fortunate that I got excellent training, and I feel like I owe it back to the field to help pass on what I have learned,” Dr. Eilber says. “It’s so satisfying to help the next generation of urogynecologists and gynecologists.” Teaching has also sharpened the way she communicates with patients, since translating medical jargon for trainees pushes her to explain the latest evidence in plainer terms and find new answers to interesting questions.

At her own practice and at Atria, Dr. Eilber appreciates the opportunity to take a proactive approach to pelvic and hormonal health, and is constantly incorporating cutting-edge information and diagnostics into her work. “It’s called the ‘practice’ of medicine, and there aren’t always hard and fast rules to science,” Dr. Eilber says. “When I have to think outside the box, I want to bring patients along with me.”

Dr. Eilber has special expertise in treating patients with chronic conditions, who often come to her after being dismissed or told their pain is simply something to endure. She helped develop Femetry, a supplement line for patients managing interstitial cystitis symptoms, so that women seeking over-the-counter support would have access to options grounded in research.

Whenever she meets with a new patient, Dr. Eilber focuses on getting to know them and their story. “I try to make people feel like it’s a normal conversation, which it should be,” she says. “I take my time with patients and listen to them. These are often issues that are really impacting their relationships and the way they feel, so I reassure them that I’m going to work with them to address their concerns.”

These conversations are what led Dr. Eilber to her additional focus on menopause. Many patients reported vague symptoms after being told to stop hormone therapy, even when the evidence did not support doing so. She pursued the Menopause Society’s certification as a menopause practitioner to make sure she was offering the most current guidance, noting that fewer than a third of obstetrics and gynecology residencies include dedicated menopause education. “I truly believe that I can’t help your pelvic floor or anything else until everything else is working too,” she says.

When she’s not working, Dr. Eilber loves to stay active and take advantage of her Los Angeles surroundings. She is an avid tennis player, and enjoys yoga, running, and spending time with her husband and three children.