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Benjamin Pickus
Resident PGY-3
Resident



Office Address
Meriter Hospital, Room: 5E-UPH
202 S. Park (Meriter)
Madison, WI, 53715

UW Department of Ob-Gyn at 2024 ACOG Congressional Leadership Conference

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists hosted the 2024 Congressional Leadership Conference in Washington, DC, March 3-5. Many members of the UW Department of Ob-Gyn attended the conference to strengthen their advocacy skills and meet with Wisconsin legislators to discuss issues like Medicare payment and improving maternal mortality. 

Faculty:  

  • Amy Domeyer-Klenske, MD – Division of ASOG Director and associate professor 
  • Laura Hanks, MD – assistant professor, Division of ASOG 
  • Carley Zeal, MD – assistant professor, Division of ASOG 
  • Katie O’Brien, MD – soon-to-be assistant professor, Division of ASOG 
  • Doug Laube, MD – emeritus faculty 

Trainees: 

  • Jackie Powell, MD – Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellow 
  • Ben Pickus, MD - PGY-3 resident 
  • Margaret Williams, MD - PGY-3 resident 

Medical Students: 

  • Laurie Lapp 
  • Kaitlyn Landry 

The Wisconsin Section of ACOG also won the State Legislative Advocacy Award during the conference. Congratulations, all!  


Faculty and residents attend 2023 ACOG Congressional Leadership Conference

UW Ob-Gyn faculty and residents learned about effective engagement and visited members of the Wisconsin congressional delegation during the 2023 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Congressional Leadership Conference March 5-7 in Washington, D.C.

UW Ob-Gyn Residency Director and Associate Professor Ryan Spencer, MD, MS, Clerkship Coordinator and Assistant Professor Laura Jacques, MD, resident Benjamin Pickus, MD, PGY-2, and resident Margaret Harrison, MD, PGY-3 attended informational sessions about effective advocacy and met with Wisconsin legislators to discuss health care access and other key issues affecting reproductive health in Wisconsin. Their time in DC included a visit with Senator Tammy Baldwin.

Thank you all for bringing important health issues to Wisconsin legislators’ attention!