Wagar published in Gynecologic Oncology
UW Ob-Gyn resident Matt Wagar, MD, PGY-4 published an article in a recent edition of Gynecologic Oncology!
In “Postoperative venous thromboembolism in gynecologic oncology patients undergoing … more
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Brown, Williams edit book on older women’s health
What happens when two world-class experts on menopause and pelvic floor disorders work together? They literally write the book on older women’s health concerns.
Heidi Brown, MD, MAS, of our … more
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Congratulations to winners of 2021 UW Ob-Gyn department awards!
On June 24, 2021, the UW Department of Ob-Gyn held its annual awards ceremony, recognizing educational, research and administrative accomplishments throughout the year. The ceremony started by … more
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What’s next for the UW Ob-Gyn Resident Class of 2021
The UW Ob-Gyn resident class of 2021 will graduate on June 24, 2021. Please join us in congratulating them on four exceptional years of training, and wishing them all the best as they depart for … more
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Rivas’ resident research published in Contraception
Before graduating from the UW Ob-Gyn residency in 2020, Kali Rivas, MD focused her resident research project on whether resident physicians in Wisconsin are trained in immediate postpartum long- … more
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McDowell makes history as first rural ob-gyn residency grad in country
Later this month, UW Ob-Gyn resident Laura McDowell, MD, PGY-4 will make medical history when she becomes the first graduate from the first rural ob-gyn residency training program in the country. … more
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McDowell to present on rural health at UW Wednesday Nite @ the Lab
UW Ob-Gyn resident Laura McDowell, MD, PGY-4 will present the lecture “Rural Medical Training: The Stats, The Need, The Future” for UW–Madison Science Outreach’s Wednesday Nite @ the Lab series on … more
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Spencer presents on rural health at ACOG annual meeting
At the virtual 2021 ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting, UW Ob-Gyn Residency Program Director Ryan Spencer, MD joined a panel of experts to discuss rural health.
During the clinical … more
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Grand Rounds: Laura McDowell presents “Rural Medical Training: The Stats, The Need, The Future”
UW Ob-Gyn resident Laura McDowell, MD, PGY-4 will be the first person to graduate from the UW Ob-Gyn Rural Residency Training Program, the first program in the nation to offer specific training for … more
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Grand Rounds: Huang presents “Caring for our Hmong Patients: Intersection of Culture and Western Medicine”
Wisconsin has the third-largest Hmong population in the United States. For her Grand Rounds lecture, UW Ob-Gyn resident Dandi Huang, MD, PGY-4 presented “Caring for our Hmong Patients: Intersection … more
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Wang presents oral abstract at SGO 2021 virtual conference
During the 2021 Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer, UW Ob-Gyn resident Connor Wang, MD, PGY-2 presented an oral abstract!
Wang presented the abstract “Cancer … more
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Match Day 2021: Welcome the UW Ob-Gyn resident class of 2025
Another successful Match Day is in the books! It is our great pleasure to introduce the UW Ob-Gyn resident class of 2025. These amazing future ob-gyns will join us in Wisconsin this summer – please … more
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Patel published in International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
A case study by UW Ob-Gyn resident (and future UW Ob-Gyn Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery fellow) Ushma Patel, MD, PGY-3 was published in the International Journal of Surgery Case … more
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Wagar published in Green Journal
In a new publication in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology, UW Ob-Gyn resident Matt Wagar, MD, PGY-3 compared operative outcomes of postpartum tubal ligation and bilateral salpingectomy. Co- … more
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Poehlmann and Tran selected as 2021-22 chief residents
Our congratulations to UW Ob-Gyn residents John Poehlmann, MD and Vienna Tran, MD! Currently in their third year of residency, Poehlmann and Tran have been selected to serve as Administrative Chief … more
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UW Ob-Gyn brings research, developments to 2021 SMFM Conference
Faculty, residents, fellows, researchers and more brought numerous posters and presentations to the virtual 2021 Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Annual Meeting at the end of January! Learn more … more
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Mojdehbakhsh published in Gynecologic Oncology Reports
A quality improvement study by lead author Rachel Mojdehbakhsh, MD, PGY-2, was published in Gynecologic Oncology Reports. Co-authors include Stephen Rose, MD, Megan Peterson, DNP, Laurel Rice, MD, … more
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UW Ob-Gyn posters and presentations coming up at SGO Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer
The agenda for the virtual Society of Gynecologic Oncology’s 2021 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer, coming up in March, is available, and UW Ob-Gyn faculty and trainees will have an extensive … more
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Grand Rounds: Badger Bytes on opioids and women’s health
On Thursday, January 7, a multidisciplinary group presented Badger Bytes Grand Rounds lectures as part of the presentation “The Multiple Dimensions of Opioid Use for Women’s Health.” The session … more
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Grand Rounds: Meyer presents “Navigating the Pandemic: COVID-19 on Labor and Delivery”
The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 drastically affected health care provision this year. At UW Ob-Gyn Grand Rounds on December 17, 2020, UW Ob-Gyn resident Melissa Meyer, MD, PGY-4 discussed some of the … more
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Grand Rounds: Larson presents “Waste within the Healthcare System: How Your Actions Impact Patients, Providers, and the Planet”
On December 3, 2020, UW Ob-Gyn resident Ramsey Larson, MD, PGY-4 presented the Grand Rounds lecture “Waste within the Healthcare System: How Your Actions Impact Patients, Providers, and the Planet”. … more
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Grand Rounds: Buttigieg presents “From Schoolhouse Rock to Modern Day Politics: Applying Childhood Lessons to Practical Advocacy Strategies in Women’s Health”
On November 12, 2020, UW Ob-Gyn resident Emily Buttigieg, MD, PGY-4 presented the Grand Rounds lecture “From Schoolhouse Rock to Modern Day Politics: Applying Childhood Lessons to Practical … more
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Patel selected as 2022 FPMRS fellow!
The UW Ob-Gyn Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, and FPMRS Fellowship Director Christine Heisler, MD, are thrilled to announce that Ushma Patel, MD will join us as our … more
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Wagar to bring poster to 2021 virtual APGO/CREOG meeting
UW Ob-Gyn resident Matt Wagar, MD, PGY-3 will bring the poster “Degree of Agreement Between Resident and Faculty Procedural Assessments Using MyTIPreport” to the 2021 APGO/CREOG virtual meeting in … more
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Department gearing up for exciting SMFM conference
The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s Annual Pregnancy Meeting is coming up in January 2021, and the UW Department of Ob-Gyn is ready to impress!
Residents Melissa Meyer, MD, PGY-4, Matt … more
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Grand Rounds: Peace presents “From Ebola to Covid-19: Lessons on Obstetric Care During a Global Pandemic”
Can lessons from the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak be applied to maternal health care in COVID-19? UW Ob-Gyn resident Stephanie Peace, MD, PGY-4 discussed in a recent UW Ob-Gyn Grand Rounds lecture. … more
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Rural Residency earns DHS rural health care grant
Incredible news out of the UW Ob-Gyn Rural Residency track! The program was awarded a Wisconsin Department of Health Services Grant for Rural GME Training. Residency Program Director Ryan Spencer, … more
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Huang matches to Cedars-Sinai Gyn Onc fellowship!
Fellowship Match Day brought some very exciting news – UW Ob-Gyn resident Dandi Huang, MD, PGY-4, matched into the gynecologic oncology fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles! … more
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Spencer, Silva, McDowell serve on CREOG rural training panel
On September 23, 2020, members of the UW Ob-Gyn residency team led the panel discussion “Increasing the Rural OB/GYN Pipeline: a Pathway for Rural Track Training”, presented by the Council on … more
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Residency alum Harrison publishes on occupational HPV exposure in Green Journal
UW Ob-Gyn residency grad (class of 2018) and current MD Anderson fellow in gynecologic oncology Ross Harrison, MD, authored an article in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology!
In “Occupational … more
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Rivas’ resident research to be presented at Society of Family Planning Conference
Congratulations to graduated UW Ob-Gyn resident Kali Rivas, MD – a poster of her resident research project “Are Wisconsin residents trained in immediate postpartum long-acting reversible … more
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Rural residency highlighted in CMS report
Congratulations to the UW Ob-Gyn Rural Residency team! Our first-in-the-nation rural ob-gyn training program was prominently featured in a recent “Improving Access to Maternal Health Care in Rural … more
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Grand Rounds: Romo presents “Building the Most Important Memories of Residency, Your Muscle Memory: Surgical Simulation in Ob-Gyn Training”
On June 11, 2020, graduating resident Antonio Romo de Vivar Chavez, MD presented the Grand Rounds lecture “Building the Most Important Memories of Residency, Your Muscle Memory: Surgical … more
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Grand Rounds: Ireland presents “Heart Matters: Cardiovascular Disease & Pregnancy”
On June 4, 2020, graduating resident Kathleen Ireland, MD, presented the Grand Rounds lecture “Heart Matters: Cardiovascular Disease & Pregnancy.”
In her presentation, Ireland discussed impacts … more
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Posters, presentations and abstracts from 2020 ACOG conference in Green Journal
While the 2020 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists annual meeting, scheduled for late April this year, was canceled, many people in our department had research accepted to present. … more
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Patankar and Stanic labs publish in American Journal of Reproductive Immunology
An article in the American Journal of Reproductive Immunology was co-authored by researchers in the UW Ob-Gyn Divisions of Reproductive Sciences and Gynecologic Oncology!
“Identification of … more
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Congratulations to all 2020 UW Ob-Gyn Department Award winners!
The annual UW Ob-Gyn Department Awards Ceremony is an important fixture on our calendar – an opportunity to say goodbye to those leaving, extend a warm welcome to the residents, fellow, and … more
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Last outing with the graduating residents!
The UW Ob-Gyn Resident Class of 2020 prepares to take off for the next steps in their careers, and we’re celebrating this last week with them as much as possible!
On Monday, the graduating … more
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What's next for the UW Ob-Gyn Class of 2020?
After years of training and hard work, the UW Ob-Gyn Resident Class of 2020 is ready to trade in their UW Health/Meriter scrubs and move on to the next part of their careers! Please join us in … more
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Spencer earns Baldwin Wisconsin Idea grant to share rural residency training model
Congratulations UW Ob-Gyn Residency Program Director Ryan Spencer, MD, and the UW Ob-Gyn Rural Residency Program! Spencer won a Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Grant to disseminate our first-in-the-nation … more
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Incoming intern Awa Sanneh selected as Global Health Resident
Awa Sanneh, MD, a member of the UW Ob-Gyn incoming resident class of 2024, was selected to join the global health track!
As part of the interdisciplinary UW SMPH global health track, she will … more
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Incoming resident Anderson-Carter’s Match Day experience featured in WI State Journal
For medical students graduating this spring, the 2020 Match Day was probably not what they expected. Schools across the country moved celebrations online, and medical students found creative ways … more
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Welcome UW Ob-Gyn Resident Class of 2024!
Happy Match Day 2020! We are incredibly pleased to introduce you to the incoming UW Ob-Gyn intern class:
India Anderson-Carter
University of Wisconsin SMPH
Alex Andes
USF Health … more
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Spencer publishes guide on video interviewing for residency and fellowship
With interview season for some fellowships right around the corner, residency interviews coming right after that, and travel restrictions in place for many institutions, it might be time to think … more
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Resident presentations wow at Resident Research Day
On March 5, 2020, residents in the 2020 graduating class presented results from their long-term research projects at Resident Research Day.
The day kicked off with the inspiring keynote … more
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UW Ob-Gyn presentations and more at 2020 CREOG/APGO meeting
In late February, faculty and residents from the UW Department of Ob-Gyn brought posters and presentations to the 2020 CREOG/APGO Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. Just a few of their incredible … more
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Residents enjoy winter retreat
On Thursday, February 27, UW Ob-Gyn residents kicked off their annual Winter Retreat with a lovely brunch before spending the day together recharging. The Winter Retreat is a well-deserved wellness … more
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Peace and Jennings to present poster at ASCCP
Ashley Jennings, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn, and UW Ob-Gyn resident Stephanie Peace, MD, PGY-3 will present a poster at the 2020 ASCCP Scientific Meeting on … more
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UW Ob-Gyn residents, fellows, faculty have strong showing at SMFM annual conference
Faculty and fellows from the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, as well as UW Ob-Gyn residents, brought an abundance of amazing research to the 2020 Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’ … more
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Wang publishes in Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Congratulations to UW Ob-Gyn resident Connor Wang, MD, PGY-1, who is lead author on a new article in Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology!
“Grade 4 Pneumonitis in a Patient Treated with a … more
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Join us for Resident Research Day on March 5, 2020
Don’t miss UW Ob-Gyn Resident Research Day on Thursday, March 5 in room 1325 HSLC from 7:00-11:00 a.m. The event offers a keynote by Amy Young, MD, from the University of Texas, and research … more
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Larson, Peace elected to serve as 2020-21 resident chiefs
Our congratulations to UW Ob-Gyn residents Ramsey Larson, MD and Stephanie Peace, MD! Larson and Peace were elected to serve as chief residents for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Larson and … more
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Residents, faculty visit Capitol for WI Doctor Day
On Wednesday, January 29, 2020, UW Ob-Gyn residents and faculty attended the Wisconsin Medical Society’s annual Wisconsin Doctor Day event at the Wisconsin State Capital.
The 2020 event added … more
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Grand Rounds: Jansen presents “The Most Unequal of the Unequal: Obstetric Fistula in Developing Nations”
In December, UW Ob-Gyn resident Sierra Jansen, MD, PGY-4 presented the Grand Rounds lecture “The Most Unequal of the Unequal: Obstetric Fistula in Developing Nations.”
In her lecture, Jansen … more
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Save the Date: Resident Research Day, March 5
Mark your calendars now for UW Ob-Gyn Resident Research Day, coming up March 5, 2020 from 7:00-11:00 in 1325 HSLC!
This annual research event features a keynote from Amy Young, MD, vice dean … more
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Gyn Onc reunion at NRG2020 in Houston
National conferences are a great way to stay connected to the latest developments in our fields, and the January 2020 NRG Oncology Semiannual Meeting is no different. But in addition to catching up … more
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Meyer invited to present at SMFM and AIUM
Huge congratulations to UW Ob-Gyn resident Melissa Meyer, MD, PGY-4! Meyer’s hard work on a fetal growth restriction abstract earned her two exciting presentation opportunities!
She has a … more
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Wisconsin Hospital Association shouts out rural residency in 2019 workforce report
The Wisconsin Hospital Association released its 2019 Health Care Workforce Report, which provides an overview of the current Wisconsin health care workforce and anticipates future challenges and … more
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Global Health Journal Club discusses maternal mortality article
On November 21, the UW Ob-Gyn Global Health Journal Club gathered to discuss the article “Causes and contributing factors of maternal mortality in Bosaso District of Somalia: A retrospective study … more
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US News and World Report covers UW Ob-Gyn rural residency
UW Ob-Gyn rural resident Alexa Lowry, MD, PGY-2 recently completed the first rural rotation in Baldwin, WI. While she was there, the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram published a story about our (still) … more
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Rice, Huang, Carballo present at MAGOS 2019 conference
UW Ob-Gyn Department Chair Laurel Rice, MD, along with residents Dandi Huang, MD, and Erica Carballo, MD, presented at the Mid-Atlantic Gynecologic Oncology Society (MAGOS) meeting in Charlotte, NC! … more
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Lowry begins first Baldwin rural rotation
UW Ob-Gyn rural resident Alexa Lowry, MD, PGY-2, took the inaugural rural rotation with Western Wisconsin Health in Baldwin, Wisconsin! Lowry’s first day on the rotation was October 7.
Thanks to … more
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UW Ob-Gyn Global Health team share poster at Midwest Universities For Global Health conference
UW Ob-Gyn co-directors of the Global Health program Cynthie Wautlet, MD and Jennifer Karnowski, MD presented a poster at the recent Midwest Universities for Global Health conference!
Along … more
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Resident wellness and Thai food
What goes better with resident wellness than Thai food? Enjoying that food with UW Ob-Gyn Department Chair Laurel Rice, MD.
The UW Ob-Gyn intern class sampled fare at one of Madison’s best Thai … more
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Heisler and Jansen publish in International Urogynecology Journal
Christine Heisler, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Health, and resident Sierra Jansen, MD, PGY-4, published a case study in the International … more
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Jansen matches into urogynecology fellowship at University of New Mexico!
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
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Hartenbach discusses rural maternal health care access on WPR Morning Show
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
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McDowell shares rural rotation experience at Waupun Memorial Hospital on local radio
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
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Rural women’s health update: Study finds some rural hospitals no longer deliver babies
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
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Kelly and Peebles to serve as Associate Residency Program Directors
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