In this must-read commentary in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tiffany Green, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health and Heidi Brown, MD, of the Division of Female Pelvic … more

Huge congratulations to UW Ob-Gyn Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Associate Director Heidi Brown, MD! Brown earned an R01 award from the NIH for the project “Tailoring … more

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

The UW Ob-Gyn Division of Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery is happy to announce that Jon Pennycuff, MD, MPH will join the department as the fourth FPMRS faculty member on September 1, … more

Congratulations to Heidi Brown, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery! Brown was appointed to join the UW-Madison Institute for Clinical and … more

An article published by Christine Heisler, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology garnered a … more

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

In honor of Bladder Health Month, Angie Sergeant, NP, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, joined the Women's Healthcast to talk about common pelvic floor … more

Health literacy – how well we can find, understand, and apply information to help us make health decisions – affects many areas of our lives. 

On the Women’s Healthcast, Heidi Brown, MD, of … more

The Mind Over Matter: Healthy Bowels, Healthy Bladder program, brought to Wisconsin and studied by Heidi Brown, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, … more

The next UW Ob-Gyn Healthy Women Community Talk is coming up November 17, 2020 from 7-8pm!

Presented by Heidi Brown, MD, of the Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery,  … more

The UW Ob-Gyn Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery shared research and new developments at the annual American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) Meeting October 8-10, 2020! … more

Heidi Brown, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, authored a Clinical Experts Series article on the management of fecal incontinence in Obstetrics and … more

Huge congratulations to Christine Heisler, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery! Heisler authored a paper in a recent edition of the American Journal … more

Heidi Brown, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, and Nicholas Schmuhl, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health, … more

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

The Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship Team is pleased to announce that Kristina Warner, MD has matched as our July 2021 incoming fellow.  This is exciting news as she … more

Huge congratulations to UW Ob-Gyn Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn Director Makeba Williams, MD, and Heidi Brown, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and … more

A new article by UW Ob-Gyn Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn Director Makeba Williams, MD and Heidi Brown, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive … more

Christine Heisler, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, co-authored an article in Journal of the American Medical Association Surgery!

“The Current … more

Christine Heisler, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, co-authored an article in the journal Gynecologic Oncology in partnership with authors from … more

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

Christine Heisler, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, published a new article in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology!

“Has a critical … more

Heidi Brown, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, published an article in the journal Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery!

“Reasons … more

Huge congratulations to UW Ob-Gyn Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Director Dobie Giles, MD, who can now add a few more letters after his name!

On May 9, Giles … more

Heidi Brown, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, published an invited editorial in the Journal of Women’s Health advocating for a balanced approach … more

On December 10, 2019, four UW-Madison undergraduate students with UW Ob-Gyn faculty mentors presented research posters at the Introductory Biology 152 Undergraduate Research Poster Session. … more

Heidi Brown, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, presented at the UW-Madison ICTR Dissemination & Implementation short course on November 8.

Brown, … more

On October 3, 2019, the UW Department of Ob-Gyn hosted the Women’s Health & Health Equity Research Lecture and Symposium at the Health Sciences Learning Center – with 32 posters and a standing-room- … more

Heidi Brown, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, presented a session for the International Continence Society 2019 conference in September!

Brown … more

Many members of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery visited Nashville in late September for the annual American Urogynecologic Society/International … more

Heidi Brown, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, recently published results from her Mind Over Matter: Healthy Bowels, Healthy Bladder pilot program … more

Heidi Brown, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, published “Better together: multidisciplinary approach improves adherence to pelvic floor physical … more

Heidi Brown, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, published results from the randomized controlled trial of Mind Over Matter: Healthy Bowels, Healthy … 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

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

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

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

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

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