Academic Specialists In Obstetrics and Gynecology

Laura Bozzuto, MD, MS, assistant professor in the Division of Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology, spoke with MDLinx for a recent story about developments in the ability to predict perimenopause.In “Researchers just identified blood markers that could change the game for perimenopause,” Bozzuto focused on how small, dense, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (s... more

Abigail Cutler, MD, MPH, assistant professor in the Division of Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology, spoke with Chicago Health Magazine for a recent story about the impact abortion bans have on medical training.In “Crossing Lines: How abortion bans are reshaping medical training and practice,” Cutler mentioned how the UW Department of Ob-Gyn residency program s... more

Abigail Cutler, MD, MPH, assistant professor in the Division of Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology, spoke with Wisconsin Health News for a recent story about the struggles faced by doctors and patients in the aftermath of the Dobbs Decision.In “Report sheds like on struggles of doctors, patients after fall of Roe v. Wade,” Cutler talked about her article publi... more

Abigail Cutler, MD, MPH, assistant professor in the Division of Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology, co-authored a new article published in Obstetrics and Gynecology Open. Co-authors include Emily Claymore, Jema Turk, and Jody Steinauer.In “Residents Navigating Moral Distress After the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Decision,” Cutler and co-author... more

Abigail Cutler, MD, MPH, assistant professor in the Division of Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology, co-authored a new article in JAMA Open Network. Co-authors include Corinne Hale and Eliza Bennett, MD, Laura Jacques, MD, and Jenny Higgins, PhD, MPH.In “Experiences of Obstetrician-Gynecologists Providing Pregnancy Care After Dobbs,” Cutler and co-authors analy... more

Awa Sanneh, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn, and UW Department of Ob-Gyn resident Carrie Sibbald, MD, PGY-4, recently visited the Gambia as part of Sibbald’s global health elective. Sibbald is the residency class of 2025 global health resident.During the rotation, Sibbald worked with the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital’s Depar... more

Laura Hanks, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology, joined WQOW for a recent story about an increase in patient requests for long-acting reversible contraception (LARCs) within the UW Health system.In “Doctors see influx of requests for long-acting reversible contraception,” Hanks talked about recent contraceptive trends... more

Laura Bozzuto, MD, MS, assistant professor in the Division of Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology, spoke with MDLinx for a recent story about when signs may indicate menopause, or may be associated with more grave circumstances like uterine cancer.In “Your patient’s menopause symptoms could be a warning sign for something worse,” Bozzuto acknowledged that meno... more

Congratulations to Camille Ladanyi, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn, who was accepted into the Osher Collaborative Faculty Fellowship program! The one-year program will begin in the summer of 2025.The Osher Collaborative offers specialized advanced training in integrative health. The goal of the Faculty Fellowship is to develop highl... more

Laura Hanks, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology, spoke with WKOW for a recent story about long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) and an increase in patients seeking this option.In “Doctors see influx of requests for long-acting reversible contraception,” Hanks mentioned how LARCs and permanent sterilization rates... more

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists hosted the 2025 Congressional Leadership Conference in Washington, DC, March 9-11. This year’s conference theme was Ob-Gyns in Action: Turning Purpose into Policy, highlighting the ways ob-gyn experts can have a role in shaping health policy.Many members of the UW Department of Ob-Gyn attended the conference to strength... more

An impressive group of Department of Ob-Gyn faculty, fellows, and residents shared their educational research at the 2025 Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG) and Association of Professors in Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO) Annual Meeting, held February 26-March 1, 2025 in Philadelphia. Breakout Sessions: OBGYN Standardized Letter of Evaluation... more

Cassandra Liss, CNM, midwives supervisor in the Division of Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology, spoke with WMTV-15 News for a recent story about how health care systems like UW Health are working to help patients meet their diaper needs.In “UW Health, SSM Health staff identify diaper need in postpartum patients,” Liss talked about how a new UW Health survey se... more

Laura Hanks, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology joined the Cap Times for a story about local sterilization rates.The Cap Times article “Sterilization rate at Madison hospital doubled after abortion ruling, study finds” shared data from a study co-authored by Hanks in the most recent issue of the Wisconsin Medical Jour... more

On February 12, 2025, the Wisconsin Senate Committee on Health held a public hearing on senate bills, including a bill about extending postpartum Medicaid coverage for postpartum people for one year after birth. Currently, Wisconsin is one of just two states that have not extended postpartum Medicaid coverage to one year.Two members of the Department of Obstetrics and Gyneco... more

River Cornelius, MD (they/them), will join the UW Rural Family Medicine OB Fellowship in August, marking a key milestone in three years of planning with a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. This collaboration between the UW School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Family Medicine and Community Health and UW Department of Obstetrics and Gynecolo... more

In late January 2025, the Cap Times published an article about the state of postpartum Medicaid coverage and expansion in Wisconsin. Wisconsin is one of only two states in the U.S. that has not extended coverage for a full year after giving birth. In “Moms on Medicaid would get a year of postpartum care under bill”, faculty in the Department of Ob-Gyn added important perspe... more

The weeks after giving birth are a busy time, full of physical and emotional changes. It can be hard to focus on your own health after bringing home a new baby. But caring for your body and mind after birth is incredibly important. At Your Health After Pregnancy, a Healthy Women Community Talk presented January 23, 2025 on Maternal Health Awareness Day, experts from the UW ... more

UW Department of Ob-Gyn resident Jeannette Larson, MD, PGY-3, Laura Jacques, MD, associate professor in the Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn, and Laura Hanks, MD, clinical assistant professor in the Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn, co-authored a new article published in the Wisconsin Medical Journal. Co-authors included Camille Phillips and Amy Godecker,... more

India Anderson-Carter, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn, and Luther Gaston, MD, clinical associate professor in the Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn, co-authored a new study published in the Wisconsin Medical Journal. Co-authors include Kathleen Antony, MD, MSCI, Aime Teo Broman, Sarah Gnadt, Delores Krickl, Shefaali Sharma,... more

Please join us in congratulating Luther Gaston, MD, of the Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn! The UW School of Medicine and Public Health Clinician Teacher Track Faculty Appointments and Promotions Committee endorsed the Department of Ob-Gyn’s recommendation that Gaston be promoted to the rank of Clinical Professor, starting June 29, 2025.Gaston received his MD from... more

Please join us in congratulating Katherine Sampene, MD, of the Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn! The UW School of Medicine and Public Health Clinician Teacher Track Faculty Appointments and Promotions Committee endorsed the Department of Ob-Gyn’s recommendation that Sampene be promoted to the rank of Clinical Professor, effective June 29, 2025. Sampene received her... more

Please join us in congratulating Eliza Bennett, MD, of the Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn! The UW School of Medicine and Public Health Clinician Teacher Track Faculty Appointments and Promotions Committee endorsed the Department of Ob-Gyn’s recommendation that Bennett be promoted to the rank of Clinical Professor, effective June 29, 2025.Bennett received her MD f... more

Please join us in congratulating Ryan Luellwitz, DO, of the Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn! The UW School of Medicine and Public Health Clinician Teacher Track Faculty Appointments and Promotions Committee endorsed the Department of Ob-Gyn’s recommendation that Luellwitz be promoted to the rank of Clinical Associate Professor, effective June 29, 2025.After gradua... more

Please join us in congratulating Molly Lepic, DO, of the Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn! The UW School of Medicine and Public Health Clinician Teacher Track Faculty Appointments and Promotions Committee endorsed the Department of Ob-Gyn’s recommendation that Lepic be promoted to the rank of Clinical Associate Professor, effective June 29, 2025.Lepic joined the UW... more

Please join us in congratulating Kimberly Bannon, MD, of the Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn! The UW School of Medicine and Public Health Clinician Teacher Track Faculty Appointments and Promotions Committee endorsed the Department of Ob-Gyn’s recommendation that Bannon be promoted to the rank of Clinical Associate Professor, effective June 29, 2025.After graduati... more

Kristen Sharp, MD, clinical professor the Division of Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology, spoke with the Cap Times for a recent story about the work the Bereaved Parents of Madison does for families who lose infants around the community.In “For 50 years, Madison group has helped parents grieve infant loss,” Sharp talked about her own loss experience, starting ... more

Trainees and faculty in the UW Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology brought an impressive array of presentations to the 2025 Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO) Faculty Development Seminar, held in Honolulu January 12-14, 2025. The APGO Faculty Development Seminar provides practical and timely ideas for medical education and curricula that can be... more