The UW Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is incredibly pleased to announce that Bala Bhagavath, MD, will join us in early 2020 as director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and … more

We use smartphones for so many things throughout the day – they can be cameras, grocery lists, work stations, more. But…can they also be birth control?

Fertility tracking, or menstrual … more

Tickets are available for the 2019 Sparkle of Hope gala! Join us the evening of September 20 for an inspiring evening dedicated to the 80,000 women who face gynecologic cancers each year. Sparkle … more

Manish Patankar, PhD, became director of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences on August 1, 2019.

Patankar joined the UW Department of Ob-Gyn in 2004. Since then, he has conducted … more

On Wednesday, August 7, UW Ob-Gyn researcher Nicholas Schmuhl, PhD, of the Division of Reproductive and Population Health, sat on a panel at the eLUCID8 conference. Schmuhl’s panel, “Understanding … more

Our congratulations to UW Ob-Gyn resident Sierra Jansen, MD, PGY-4! Jansen just received the incredible news that she has matched into the urogynecology fellowship at the University of New Mexico … more

Congratulations to Sydney Nguyen, Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology student in the lab of Ted Golos, PhD! Nguyen is one of five outstanding scholars nominated for the Schmidt Science … more

UW Ob-Gyn’s resident Reproductive Scientist Development Program scholar Aleks Stanic, MD PhD, recently earned an additional grant from the program to support his research!

This latest RSDP … more

On Thursday, August 1, UW Ob-Gyn Vice Chair for Education Ellen Hartenbach, MD joined the Wisconsin Public Radio Morning Show for an in-depth discussion on maternal health care in rural Wisconsin. … more

US News and World Report released its hospital rankings, and we're proud to report that UW Health Gynecology ranked at #12 in the nation this year! Only 12 of 16 surgical categories at UW Health … more

Kara Hoppe, DO, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, recently published results from her pilot study of postpartum remote blood pressure monitoring for women at risk of severe … more

The agenda for the 2019 Innovations in Women’s Health conference, which brings you the latest developments in the field of women's reproductive and general health, is now available! 

Check out the … more

UW Ob-Gyn rural resident Laura McDowell, MD, PGY-3, joined 97.7 radio in Waupun to talk about her experiences working in Waupun Memorial Hospital as part of her rural residency rotation!

In the … more

Our sincere congratulations to Ellen Hartenbach, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Gynecologic Oncology! Hartenbach recently received a UW Health Patient and Family Experience Promise Recognition … more

In a July 2019 report, the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health outlines changes in rural access to obstetrical services in the last 10 years, and other important details about rural maternal health … more

Physicians and surgeons go through many years of training to hone their skills. But have you ever wondered what that training looks like? How do surgeons learn these extremely technical, hands-on … more

Congratulations to Bridget Kelly, MD, and Jackie Peebles, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn! Kelly and Peebles will begin their tenure as associate directors of the … more

Christine Heisler, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, led the PGY-2 ob-gyn residents in a cystoscopy sim lab on Thursday, July 11.

The cystoscopy … more

You don't want to miss the 2nd annual TEAL-riffic FUNdraiser! This event raises research funds for ovarian cancer that go to the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Gynecologic Oncology and the Wisconsin Ovarian … more

Please help us welcome Ping Xia, PhD, to the UW Department of Ob-Gyn’s Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility! Xia will join us September 1, 2019 as the Laboratory Director at … more

Black Women's Wellness Day is an annual health summit that aims to inform, inspire, and empower women and girls of African descent to build and sustain healthy, wellness-centered lives. 

The 11 … more

Did you know we have been the charity partner for the Madison Mini Marathon for 11 years, ever since the very earliest days of the race? This fantastic partnership has helped raise more than $140,00 … more

Diabetes can complicate pregnancy in some very important ways, including increased risk for high blood pressure and premature birth. And, pregnancy can complicate diabetes – whether it’s Type 1, … more

As part of a Wisconsin Partnership Program grant, the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health conducted surveys and assessments of contraceptive access in Wisconsin – reports from … more

Exciting news from David Kushner, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Gynecologic Oncology! Kushner was recently notified that he has completed his 500th robotic surgery case.

Our congratulations to … more

Resident wellness can take many forms. And sometimes, your rising PGY-2s just want to enjoy a soothing paddle on one of Madison’s beautiful lakes.

Residents Vienna Tran, MD, and Matt Wagar, MD,  … more

A few exciting updates from the always-prolific Aleks Stanic, MD PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Divisions of Reproductive Sciences and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, as well as others in his … more

For many LGBT people, past discrimination or concerns about discrimination from medical professionals can deter them from seeking health care.

On this episode of the Women’s Healthcast, UW Ob- … more

Since they arrived earlier this June, the UW Ob-Gyn Resident Class of 2023 has been swept up in a whirlwind of orientation and preparation to help them make the leap from medical students to … more

Every summer, the Badgers football team suits up in support of women’s cancer research with Football 101. UW Ob-Gyn Division of Gynecologic Oncology Director Stephen Rose, MD spoke with NBC-15 … more

Did you know we have been the charity partner for the Madison Mini Marathon for 11 years, ever since the very earliest days of the race? This fantastic partnership has helped raise more than $140,00 … more

The UW Ob-Gyn Rural Residency program (still the first and only in the nation) received tons of great coverage on WKOW-27 News last week!

First, UW Ob-Gyn resident PGY-2 Alexa Lowry, MD, spoke … more

On June 20, the UW Department of Ob-Gyn celebrated faculty, residents, staff and more at our annual department awards ceremony. Congratulations to the 2019 winners!

Residency Program Awards

Chief … more

Next week, the UW Ob-Gyn resident class of 2019 will graduate and depart for the next stages of their careers as women’s health providers. We’re so grateful for their commitment to excellent … more

On June 13, we received notification from the ACGME that both our Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Gynecologic Oncology fellowship programs received continued accreditation status with no citations or … more

Ryan Spencer, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Gynecologic Oncology, appeared at the New Approaches to Accelerating Biomedical Innovation: Ovarian CanceRx conference in Los Angeles, hosted by the … more

Our sincere congratulations to David Kushner, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Gynecologic Oncology! Kushner earned the 2019 UW Health Physician Excellence Clinical Educator award, out of a pool of … more

Vitamin D has a lot of important jobs in the body, from promoting bone strength to supporting the immune system. And ongoing research suggests vitamin D may also play a big role in fertility and … more

​Our sincere congratulations to Molly Lepic, DO, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn! Lepic was recognized by the UW Health Patient and Family Experience Promise team, along … more

Cynthie Wautlet, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn, and Katie Antony, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, authored a publication in a recent … more

The UW Ob-Gyn Book Club brings residents and faculty together to discuss books - fiction and non - that add perspective to the care we provide. And occasionally, the book club gets to enjoy that … more

UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health Director Deborah Ehrenthal, MD, is a co-principal investigator on a new UW2020 grant meant to “provide some of the first estimates of large- … more

The American Family Children’s Hospital Congenital Heart Surgery Program has just received a three star rating (out of a maximum of three stars) from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the … more

Jing Zheng, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences recently published an article in the journal Hypertension entitled “Sexual Dimorphisms of Preeclampsia-Dysregulated Transcriptomic … more

We’re excited to offer CenteringPregnancy group prenatal care at an additional clinical site! On May 21, the first Centering group met at the Monona Clinic.

Cathy Hubbard, NP, of the UW Ob-Gyn … more

Helen Powling, MPH, joins the UW Department of Ob-Gyn’s education team as coordinator for the Rural Residency Program, Global Health Track, and Sim Lab!

Before coming to the department, Powling … more

Talya Spivak, MD, a member of the UW Ob-Gyn incoming resident class of 2023, was selected to join the global health track!

As part of the interdisciplinary UW SMPH global health track, she will  … more

Congratulations to Irene Ong, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences, Aleks Stanic, MD PhD, of Reproductive Sciences and the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, … more

On May 16, Laura Cooney, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn  Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, presented the Healthy Women Community Talk “Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): The Myths and the … more

Cancer treatments can come with a variety of physical and emotional side effects. As awkward as it may be to talk about, that includes side effects that might change our ability to have or enjoy sex. … more

UW Ob-Gyn PGY-3 residents Kathleen Ireland, MD and Brenda Niu, MD, have both passed the fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery exam!

Both doctors aced the cognitive knowledge and manual skills … more

On Friday, May 10, three students in the Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology Program with UW Ob-Gyn mentors graduated! Congratulations to these newly minted PhDs:

Yousef Alharbi, PhD – … more

In addition to his research and work in the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences, David Abbott, PhD, is a renowned undergraduate educator on the UW campus! This year, students he mentored had … more

On May 2, UW Ob-Gyn Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn Director Makeba Williams, MD, presented at the 2019 Council of University Chairs of Obstetrics and Gynecology meeting in Nashville. … more

Our sincere congratulations to UW Ob-Gyn resident Emily Rosen, MD, PGY-4 – Rosen earned the Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association’s 2019 Outstanding Resident Teaching Award!

Medical students in … more

We’re quite proud of the representatives from the UW Department of Ob-Gyn who brought their excellent research and expertise to the 2019 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Annual … more

Huge congratulations to three UW Ob-Gyn physicians who passed their American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology subspecialty exams with flying colors this week!

Laura Cooney, MD, of the UW Ob- … more

Our sincere congratulations to Health Disparities Research Scholars Chenoa Allen, PhD, and Madelyne Greene, PhD! They will both depart the UW Ob-Gyn HDRS program later this year for faculty … more

Most women - up to 75 percent, according to Julianne Zweifel, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility - will experience some mood changes in the first couple … more

Our sincere congratulations to David Kushner, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Gynecologic Oncology! Kushner earned the 2019 UW Health Physician Excellence Clinical Educator award, out of a pool of … more

We’re proud to announce that several UW Ob-Gyn clinics and practice groups earned awards for excellent service recently!

Three UW Ob-Gyn clinics earned 2017 UW Health Patient and Family … more

From chairing workshops to scientific salons to posters, UW Ob-Gyn residents (past and present) and members of our Division of Advanced Pelvic Surgery brought their best to the 2018 American … more

Pelvic floor disorders like incontinence and prolapse are actually quite common – according to Christine Heisler, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Advanced Pelvic Surgery, somewhere between one in … more

Heidi Brown, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Advanced Pelvic Surgery published an article on urinary and fecal incontinence screening in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine in … more

UW Ob-Gyn Division of Advanced Pelvic Surgery Director Dobie Giles, MD, brought his vast knowledge to the faculty, fellows and residents in the Penn State Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology on … more

​Heidi Brown, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Advanced Pelvic Surgery, published two new articles in high-profile journals!

On Up to Date, the clinical decision support resource site, Brown … more

Our congratulations to Katherine Brow, who presented her research poster at the 18th Annual Department of Population Health Sciences​ poster session on Monday, March 11.

Brow is a Masters of Public … more

Endometriosis affects around one 1 in 10 women, who can experience symptoms like pelvic pain, irregular bleeding, pain during sex, and much more.

In honor of Endometriosis Awareness Month, UW Ob-Gyn … more

For Endometriosis Awareness Month, Cara King, DO, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Advanced Pelvic Surgery discussed endometriosis symptoms and treatments with Shape Magazine. 

In “The Endometriosis … more

Heidi Brown, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Advanced Pelvic Surgery, published a study in the journal Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery that examined the effectiveness of the … more

Heidi Brown, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Advanced Pelvic Surgery, will be part of the 2019-20 cohort of the Morgridge Fellows Community-Engaged Scholarship (CES) professional development program! … more

The ACGME sent exciting updates about all three (yes, three, you read that right) fellowship programs!

The UW Ob-Gyn Gynecologic Oncology fellowship received continued accreditation.

The UW Ob- … more

On April 18, the UW Department of Ob-Gyn wished three wonderful attendings a fond farewell.

Christina Broadwell, MD, former director of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and … more

Heidi Brown, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Advanced Pelvic Surgery, Nicholas Schmuhl, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health, and Wen Guan, medical student mentee … more

Shortly after publishing a case study in Obstetrics and Gynecology about Raynaud’s phenomenon of the nipple, Katie Sampene, MD of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn spoke with  … more

Huge congratulations to Lisa Barroilhet, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Gynecologic Oncology! Barroilhet received a GOG Foundation Scholar Investigator Award, presented in collaboration with NRG … more

​Cara King, DO, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Advanced Pelvic Surgery, published an article in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology examining the use of intravenous acetaminophen as post- … more

Ahmed Al-Niaimi, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Gynecologic Oncology, is a member of the guest faculty for the 2019 Advanced Course in Cytoreductive Surgery for Ovarian Cancer and Peritoneal … more

On Sunday, April 28, the UW Department of Ob-Gyn sponsored the Wisconsin Ovarian Cancer Alliance Survivor Brunch. Lisa Barroilhet, MD, Brittany Lees, MD, and Melanie Schmuhl, NP, of the UW Ob-Gyn … more

​UW Ob-Gyn residents Ushma Patel, MD, PGY-1, Matthew Wagar, MD, PGY-1 and UW Ob-Gyn Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn Director Makeba Williams, MD visited Wisconsin legislators on May 1 as … more

Congratulations to UW Ob-Gyn resident Matthew Wagar, MD, PGY-1! Wagar wrote a Perspectives essay published in the May volume of the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology.

In Wagar’s essay “Findings on … more

The annual well woman visit is a great opportunity for patients to check in with healthcare providers about mental and physical health concerns and get crucial cancer screenings. 

On this episode of … more

The UW Ob-Gyn Rural Residency program gets a mention in an article on Bloomberg News. As we know, our first-in-the-nation rural ob-gyn residency training program aims to help physicians feel … more

Our sincere congratulations to UW Ob-Gyn resident Emily Rosen, MD, PGY-4 – Rosen earned the Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association’s 2019 Outstanding Resident Teaching Award!

Medical students in … more

Mary Landry, MD, brought a poster to the UW-Madison Office of Strategic Consulting’s 2019 Showcase! Landry’s poster outlined a telehealth program she implemented at the University Health Services – … more

David Abbott, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences, will be faculty mentor to a recipient of the UW-Madison Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowship!

Aiden Jacobs earned … more

Our sincere congratulations to Aishwarya Rengarajan, trainee in Derek Boeldt’s ERP lab! Rengarajan received an In Training Poster Award at last week’s Society for Reproductive Investigation Annual … more

On April 16, Cynthie Wautlet, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn, and global health resident Emily Rosen, MD, PGY-4, presented a poster at the 15th annual Global Health … more

This fall, the first US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Prevention Research Center will begin work in Wisconsin, under the leadership of UW Ob-Gyn Division for Reproductive and … more

Congratulations to the 2019 UW SMPH M4 students who matched into ob-gyn residency programs last month! These students will head off to their new programs in June, but for the past two weeks have … more

We are thrilled to announce the first recruit to the UW-Madison Reproductive Equity Cluster! 

Tiffany Green, PhD, will join us in Wisconsin this November as an assistant professor with joint … more

In early March, the UW Department of Ob-Gyn hosted the first-ever Wisconsin Contraceptive Care Summit, helping women’s health providers and advocates strengthen their contraceptive care skills … more

Sierra Jansen, MD, PGY-3, and Katherine Sampene, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn, will publish a case report in the May 2019 volume of Obstetrics and Gynecology.   … more

Madelyne Green, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Health Disparities Research Scholars program, will publish an article in the May 2019 volume of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

“Sexual Minority Women’s … more

A new article published by past and present members of UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences Director Ian Bird, PhD’s lab in the journal Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology examines the role … more

In March, members of the UW Department of Ob-Gyn brought posters, presentations and more to the 50th Annual Society of Gynecologic Oncology Meeting on Women’s Cancer in Honolulu, HI. Among the great … more

Congratulations to Yousra Mohamoud, graduate student in the UW SMPH Department of Population Health Sciences studying with UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health Director Deborah … more

UW Ob-Gyn Department Chair Laurel Rice, MD, is president of the American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society​ this year, only the fifth female president in the organization’s 100-year-plus history. … more

Huge congratulations to Irene Ong, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences! Ong is one of only 12 recipients of the latest round of Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Awards. … more

UW Ob-Gyn resident Lauren Verrilli, MD, PGY-4, appeared on the latest episode of the UW Ob-Gyn department podcast to discuss the mechanics of menstruation. 

She discussed what happens in the body … more

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology invites you to attend the Women’s Health and Health Equity Research Lecture and Symposium​ on Thursday, October 3, 2019  … more

Congratulations to many members of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences, who represented the department at the 66th annual Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI) meeting in Paris … more

Our sincere congratulations to UW Ob-Gyn Gynecologic Oncology fellow Andrea O’Shea, MD! O’Shea was nominated to join the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.

The AOA Honor Medical Society … more

In a new feature story from UW Health, Eliza Bennett, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn discusses how she helps patients find the right kind of birth control for them. … more

Mary Landry, MD, spoke with the UW-Madison Student Alliance for Reproductive Justice in March about efforts at University Health Services to increase reproductive health care access for students who … more

UW Ob-Gyn Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellow Jackie Adams, MD, recently launched the Fresh Beginnings program, a one-day program for pregnant patients with substance use disorders. The class will be held … more

Our congratulations and gratitude to Katie Antony, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. On March 14, Antony earned a collegiality award from UnityPoint Health-Meriter Hospital … more

Manish Patankar, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences, published a new study in the journal Gynecologic Oncology.

“MUC16 suppresses human and murine innate immune responses” was … more

On March 12, 2019, UW Ob-Gyn residents Emily Buttigieg, MD, PGY-2, and Matthew Wagar, MD, PGY-1 visited members of the Wisconsin congressional delegation to advocate for improved maternal healthcare … more

​Please allow us to introduce the medical students who matched into the UW Ob-Gyn residency!

Kathryn Dryer

University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences

Maya Groos

Tulane University … more

Please join us for UW Ob-Gyn Department Research Day on Thursday, May 30, 7:00-10:15 a.m. in 1325 HSLC!

Research day will feature poster presentations, talks by ob-gyn fellows and faculty, and a  … more

UW Ob-Gyn Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn Director Makeba Williams, MD, will present the poster “Cardiovascular Risk Counseling following Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy” at the 2019  … more

  Researchers from the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences, including Division Director Ian Bird, PhD, David Abbott, PhD, and Derek Boeldt, PhD, feature prominently in a fascinating article … more

On Friday, March 1, more than 150 healthcare providers, public health professionals, students and advocates came together at the Monona Terrace in Madison for the first-ever Wisconsin Contraceptive … more

In 2013, UW Ob-Gyn’s Mary Landry, MD, founded the Share the Health Free Gynecology Clinic to offer free gynecologic care to uninsured women. In an interview with Madison Essentials, Landry discussed … more

UW Ob-Gyn Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn Director Makeba Williams, MD, published a Personal Perspectives article in the March issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Williams begins the … more

Ryan Spencer, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Gynecologic Oncology (and associate residency program director) was in New Orleans last week for the 2019 CREOG and APGO Annual Meeting. While there, he … more

Spring break season is nearly upon us, and a warm weather getaway sounds pretty amazing after this brutal winter. But traveling to tropical locations – and traveling in general – could present some … more

Members of the UW Department of Ob-Gyn Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, as well as residents and medical students, had an impressive showing at the 2019 Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine … more

Collaborative research happening in the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, in partnership with the UW-Madison SMPH Departments of Pediatrics and Surgery, and the Wisconsin Institutes for … more

Cesarean deliveries, or C-sections, are among the most common surgical procedures performed in the United States. In a two-part series on the Women's Healthcast, Ryan McDonald, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn … more

Laura Bozzuto, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn, was lead author of an article published in the February volume of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

“Effects of Delivery … more

Molly Lepic, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn, contributed to an article from US News and World Report about yeast infections.

In the patient-oriented piece “What to … more

After an incredibly competitive national search, we are so pleased to announce Jody Silva, M.Ed, will assume the role of Residency Program Manager, beginning January 28, 2019.

As program manager, … more

Huge congratulations to Ashley Jennings, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn! We’re proud to announce that Jennings passed her ABOG board exams.

Jennings joined our … more

Congratulations to UW Ob-Gyn residents Anna Drewry, MD and Kali Rivas, MD! This spring, they will step up to be co-chief residents. Both are currently in their third year of ob-gyn residency. … more

Incredibly exciting news from the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Gynecologic Oncology: Lisa Barroilhet, MD successfully defended her Masters in Clinical Investigation thesis “Improving the Early Detection … more

Medical innovations, from cold medicine to chemotherapy, happen with the help of clinical trials. But how do trials get started? Who pays for the research? And does who participates make a … more

Save the date early: the 2019 Innovations in Women's Health interprofessional conference will be held on November 1! This conference is an incredible opportunity to catch up on the latest … more

Congratulations to UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health Director Deborah Ehrenthal, MD! Ehrenthal authored an article published in the Maternal and Child Health Journal.

“ … more

Huge congratulations to Aleks Stanic, MD, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Divisions of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and Reproductive Sciences! Stanic is one of a few recipients of the new … more

How old is too old to be pregnant? That’s the question Julianne Zweifel, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, helped address on the Creating a Family … more

Laura Bozzuto, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn, joined our department in a joint appointment with the UW Department of Surgery’s Division of Surgical Oncology, where … more

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Manish Patankar, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences was recently published in the journal Cancer. Lisa Barroilhet, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Gynecologic Oncology, and  … more

In a new article, Jenny Higgins, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health, examines sexual and reproductive healthcare and counseling offered to sexual minority women. … more

Huge congratulations to Ellen Hartebach, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Gynecologic Oncology! Hartenbach was recently selected to join the NRG Oncology Group Ovarian Cancer Subcommittee.

The NRG … more

This Fellowship Match Day, we’re so happy to announce fellowship matches from our department, and excited to introduce the MFM and Gyn Onc fellows who will join us next summer!

Congratulations to … more

What do we consider when helping patients find the right birth control – safety, efficacy, ease of use…what about effects on sex life? On the latest episode of the Women’s Healthcast, Jenny Higgins, … more

It's hard enough for adults to bring sexual and reproductive health questions to their healthcare providers. Can you imagine having those same concerns as a teenager? That's why doctors like Paula … more

Ahmed Al-Niaimi, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Gynecologic Oncology, shared tips for recovering from surgery faster on the UW Ob-Gyn podcast in August. You can listen to his episode here! And … more

We’re very familiar with the coming crisis in rural healthcare, especially for women in rural areas – more than half of counties in the U.S. do not have an ob-gyn, and hospitals in rural counties … more

In a two-episode series on the Women’s Healthcast, Eliza Bennett, MD, answered dozens of questions about birth control – from the basics of how hormonal contraceptives work, to how people … more

Congratulations to Joanne Rash, PA-C, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Gynecologic Oncology! Rash published the article “Delivery of gynecologic oncology care: Optimizingscope of advanced practice … more

On October 26, UW Ob-Gyn PGY-3 resident MJ Kao, MD was invited to give an oral plenary of her research entitled "Persistent disparities in the enrollment of racial minorities in clinical trials … more

Huge congratulations to Megan Peterson, DNP, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Gynecologic Oncology! Peterson won the 2018 UW Health APP Excellence in Teaching Award, which was presented at a ceremony … more

Between the Wisconsin Section ACOG meeting in Sheboygan and the District IV/VI Joint Meeting in Savannah, GA, our department has a lot to be happy about!

At the Wisconsin Section meeting:

UW Ob- … more