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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Faculty and residents from the UW Department of Ob-Gyn shared posters, chaired sessions, appeared on panels and more at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Scientific Congressin Denver! … 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
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
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