Grand Rounds

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 rural women's health. On April 29, 2021, McDowell presented the Grand Rounds lecture “Rural Medical Training: The Stats, The Need, The Future”. In the lecture, McDowell outlined ... more

On April 22, 2021, UW Ob-Gyn Grand Rounds featured a guest lecture from Virginia Tech Carilion Department of Ob-Gyn Chair Fidel Valea, MD. Valea presented the lecture “The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Medical Education". In his lecture, Valea described common impacts of the 2020 pandemic on medical student education, resident and fellow training, and other clinical tr... more

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 of Culture and Western Medicine”. In her presentation, Huang shared some history of Hmong migration to the U.S., discussed unique aspects of Hmong culture in relation to health, ... more

On March 25, 2021, Steven Clark, MD kicked off Resident Research Day with the keynote presentation “Antepartum Testing 2021 – Making Sense of the Confusion.” Clark is a professor in the Baylor College of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In his presentation, Clark discussed the broad range of available antepartum tests, the benefits and detractions of using ... more

Christine Dehledorf, MD, MAS, of the University of California, San Francisco Person-Centered Reproductive Health Program, presented the UW Ob-Gyn Grand Rounds lecture “Person-Centered Contraceptive Care: Advancing Reproductive Autonomy and Equity” on Thursday, March 4. In her lecture, Dehlendorf discussed different models of counseling commonly used in family planning care,... more

As the keynote speaker at Resident Research Day on February 25, 2021, Linda Brubaker, MD, MS presented the lecture “Everyday Scholarship.” Brubaker is a urogynecologist and chair of the UC San Diego Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences. In her presentation, Brubaker discusses the value of scholarship as a personal challenge, professional growth too... more

Angela Byars-Winston, PhD, of the UW SMPH Department of Medicine, presented the Grand Rounds lecture “Science of Mentorship: From Good Intentions to Good Practice” to the UW Department of Ob-Gyn on February 11, 2021. In her lecture, Byars-Winston discussed how cultural diversity can affect mentoring relationships, described evidence-based mentorship education to improve cul... more

Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH, of the UW SMPH Department of Pediatrics, presented the Grand Rounds lecture “Combating Racial Inequities in Infant Mortality: A Personal and Professional Journey” to the UW Department of Ob-Gyn on February 4, 2021. In the lecture, Zapata identified leading causes of Black infant mortality in Wisconsin, examined major health problems affecting infant... more

On January 28, Dawn Davis, MD, PhD presented the Grand Rounds lecture “Medical Therapy for Transgender Patients.” Davis is an associate professor in the UW SMPH Department of Medicine’s Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. In her presentation, Davis identified best practices for creating safe and welcoming environments for transgender patients, discussed heal... more

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 was moderated by UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health Director Deborah Ehrenthal, MD, MPH. Erin Nacev, MD/MPH student in the UW SMPH started off with “Prenatal O... more

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 ways care changed in the lecture “Navigating the Pandemic: COVID-19 on Labor and Delivery​”. In her lecture, Meyer provided an overview of COVID and pregnancy, discussed changes ... more

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”. In her presentation, Larson shared trends in health care spending and utilization in the U.S. and throughout the world; identified areas of waste in the U.S. health care system;... more

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 Advocacy Strategies in Women’s Health​.” In the presentation, Buttigieg provided essential background for anyone interested in incorporating advocacy into their work. She outlined the pr... more

On November 5, 2020, Zachary Stowe, MD, of the UW SMPH Department of Psychiatry presented the lecture “Perinatal Mental Illness – an Early Adverse Life Event” at UW Ob-Gyn Grand Rounds. In his lecture, Stowe described the impact of maternal anxiety, stress, depression and early adverse life events on health outcomes. He also explained the potential confounds of illness and ... more

As part of our department’s efforts around diversity, equity and inclusion, we invited UW Health Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Shiva Bidar, MA, and UW Health Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Program Coordinator Naomi Tahakashi, MSW, LCSW to present the training “Addressing Microaggressions in Health Care.” In their presentation, Bidar and Takahashi reviewed... more

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. In the presentation “From Ebola to COVID-19: Lessons on Obstetric Care During a Global Pandemic”, Peace used the two case studies to examine obstetric care and maternal health in a g... more

On July 9, 2020, Cody Unser, MPH joined the UW Deparmtnet of Ob-Gyn to present the Grand Rounds lecture “Wheelchair Barbie Goes to the Gynecologist: A Perspective on the Sexual and Reproductive Health Care of Women with Disabilities.”In her lecture, Unser defined disability and walked through medical and social models of disability; discussed the intersection of sexuality an... more