Graduation Spotlight: Powell graduates from Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship

Jacqueline Powell, MD, is the 2026 graduate from the UW Department of Ob-Gyn Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship. Dr. Powell shared reflections on her time in fellowship, what’s next in her career, and how the program prepared her for a successful future. Congratulations, Dr. Powell! What’s next after fellowship? Joining the ... more

Graduation Spotlight: Logan Keding graduates from ERP Program

Congratulations to Logan Keding, PhD, who graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology program! Keding’s PhD thesis focused on Placental Insufficiency in the Macaque Model; his mentor was Aleks Stanic-Kostic, MD, PhD, professor and director of the Division of Reproductive Scienc... more

Congratulations, 2026 UW Department of Ob-Gyn award winners!

On June 18, 2026, the UW Department of Ob-Gyn held its annual awards ceremony, recognizing educational, research and administrative accomplishments throughout the year.Years of ServiceFive Years:Jasmin Barthel, Physician AssistantMichael Beninati, Assistant Professor (CHS)Emma Blazel, Medical Program AssistantCheryl Casey’Gra... more

Graduation Spotlight: Sejal Sharma graduates from ERP program

Congratulations to Sejal Sharma, who graduates from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology program this year! Sharma's PhD thesis focused on developing a combination therapy of OXPHOS inhibitors with cancer vaccines for treatment of ovarian cancer; her mentor was Manish Patankar, PhD, pr... more

Willging, former Abbott Lab mentee, receives Endocrine Society Outstanding Abstract Award

The Endocrine Society hosted ENDO 2026 in Chicago June 13-26, 2026. Molly Willging, PhD, former mentee in the lab of David Abbott, PhD, professor in the Division of Reproductive Sciences, earned an Outstanding Abstract Award at the conference.Willging, who is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of North... more

Zheng publishes study in Journal of Cellular Physiology

Jing Zheng, PhD, professor in the Division of Reproductive Sciences, recently published an article in the Journal of Cellular Physiology. Co-authors on the study include Si-yan Zhang, Colman Freel, and Chi Zhou, PhD.Sexually Dimorphic Regulation of MiR-29a/c-3p in Human Endothelial Cells: Cell Functions and Transcriptome buil... more

Porragas-Paseiro to become Grand Rounds program director

Santi Porragas-Pasiero, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn, will be the next UW Department of Ob-Gyn Grand Rounds program director. He will take on this role beginning September 1, 2026, following the departure of Dr. Jon Pennycuff. Please help us thank Dr. Pennycuff for his service to t... more

Celebrating 2025-26 faculty promotions

Congratulations to the amazing UW Department of Ob-Gyn faculty received promotions this academic year! Their promotions will be effective at the end of June 2026. Jacquelyn Adams, MD, MSCI, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, was promoted to Associate Professor (CHS). Adams joined the UW Department of Ob-Gyn as faculty in 20... more

Giles to become Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery interim fellowship program director

Dobie Giles, MD, MS, MBA, professor in the Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (URPS), will become the interim URPS fellowship program director, effective June 1, 2026. Giles will take over the program director position from Jon Pennycuff, MD, MSPH.Giles has held several leadership roles in the UW Depa... more
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