An Assistant Professor, Dr. Tyagi is supported by an NIH-R01 and R21. Her research interests include lower urinary tract symptoms, especially nocturia, and insomnia: their causes, treatment, and impact, both on each other and on the risk of falls.
Dr. Tyagi currently sees patients at the Benedum Geriatric Clinic located in Montefiore Hospital where she provides primary care and consultative services for the geriatric population.
- MD, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun, India, 2002
- Residency, Internal Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, 2010
- Fellowship, Geriatric Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2011
- Postdoctoral Scholarship, Geriatric Incontinence Research Unit, Institute on Aging, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2013
Education & Training
Chancellor, D.D., Tyag,i S., Bazaco, M.C., Bacvinskas, S., Chancellor, M.B., Dato, V.M., de Miguel, F. Green onions: potential mechanism for hepatitis A contamination. Journal of Food Protection. 2006; 69 (6): 1468-72.
Tyagi, S., Tyagi, P., Van-le, S., Yoshimura, N., Chancellor, M.B., de Miguel, F. Qualitative and quantitative expression profile of muscarinic receptors in human urothelium and detrusor. Journal of Urology. 2006; 176: 1673-8.
Thomas, C.A., Tyagi, S., Yoshimura, N., Chancellor, M.B., Tyagi, P. Effect of hyperforin-enriched extract on pro-ejaculatory effect of 8-hydroxy-2-(di-N-propylamino)tetralin in anesthetized rats. Urology. 2007; 70 (4): 813-6.
Hayn, M.H., Ballesteros, I., de Miguel, F., Coyle, C.H., Tyagi, S., Yoshimura, N., Chancellor, M.B., Tyagi, P. Functional and immunohistochemical characterization of CB1 and CB2 receptors in rat bladder. Urology. 2008; 72 (5): 1174-8.
Chuang, Y.C., Thomas, C.A., Tyagi, S., Yoshimura, N., Tyagi, P., Chancellor, M.B. Human urine with solifenacin intake but not tolterodine or darifenacin intake blocks detrusor oveactivity. International Urogynecology Journal of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction. 2008; 19 (10): 1353-7.
Tyagi, S., Resnick, N.M., Perera, S., Monk, T.H., Hall, M.H., Buysse, D.J. Behavioral Treatment of Chronic Insomnia in Older Adults- Does Nocturia Matter?. SLEEP. 2014; 37 (4): 681-687.
Tyagi, S., Resnick, N.M., Perera, S., Monk, T.H., Hall, M.H., Buysse, D.J. Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia: Also Effective for Nocturia. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2014; 62 (1): 54-60.
- "Best Poster Award"- Hope and Awareness for Interstitial Cystitis’ meeting, 2006
- "Best Poster Award"- American Urological Association (AUA) annual meeting, 2006
- "Best Essay Award"- Clinical Category of the Society for Urodynamics and Female Urology, 2014
- Excellence in Patient Experience, Physician and Medical Staff, Wolf Center at UPMC, 2016
- Excellence in Patient Experience, Physician and Medical Staff, Wolf Center at UPMC, 2020
