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Bharucha presents poster at ASCO conference

Congratulations to UW Department of Ob-Gyn Kharmen Bharucha, MD, PGY-2, who brought a poster to the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting! ASCO hosted the event May 30-June 3, 2025 in Chicago. Bharucha presented the poster “Progression free survival as a surrogate end point of overall survival in randomized controlled trials of ovarian cancer maintenance ... more
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Graduation Feature: Hutcherson completes MS in Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology program

Congratulations to Beverly Hutcherson, MS, who graduates from the Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology program with a master’s degree! Hutcherson completed the thesis project “Elevated Antimullerian Hormone, Inhibitor of Oocyte Maturation?”. Hutcherson shared some reflections of her academic journey: Why were you interested in your research topic? When I was an underg... more
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Department of Ob-Gyn education leaders bring presentations to UW SMPH Medical Education Day

The UW School of Medicine and Public Health hosted Medical Education Day on May 29, 2025 in the Health Sciences Learning Center. Faculty and staff from the UW Department of Ob-Gyn brought posters and presentations to the annual event. A few of their exciting accomplishments: Post-Event Session: Phase 2 and 3 Meeting – led by Kathy Stewart, MD, Phase 2/3 Director Posters: M... more
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Academic Specialists In Obstetrics and Gynecology Education Katharina Stewart Bridget Kelly

Farewell, Residency Class of 2025!

This week, we say goodbye to the UW Department of Ob-Gyn Residency Class of 2025! Read more about where these brilliant physicians are headed after residency, what they’ll miss about Madison, and how their time here set them up for success in the future. Congratulations, Class of 2025!John Gravelle, MDWhere will you be going and what will you be doing after residency? I will... more
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Infusino departs following Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellowship

After three years of training in the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellowship, Scott Infusino, MD, is preparing to graduate. Infusino shares what’s next after fellowship, the important lessons learned during training, and messages of gratitude for people who shaped his time at UW.Where will you be going and what will you be doing after UW Ob-Gyn?I will be st... more
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Patel shares reflections on Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery fellowship

After three years of training in the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery fellowship, Ushma Patel, MD, is preparing to graduate. Patel shares what’s next after fellowship, the important lessons learned during training, and messages of gratitude for people who shaped her time at UW.Where will you be going and what will you be doing after UW O... more
Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery Education Fellowship

Wagar shares what's next after Gynecologic Oncology fellowship

After three years of intense fellowship training in the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Matthew Wagar, MD, is preparing to graduate. Wagar shares what’s next after fellowship, the important lessons learned during training, and messages of gratitude for people who shaped his time in fellowship.Where will you be going and what will you be doing after UW Ob-Gyn?I w... more
Gynecologic Oncology Education Fellowship Matthew Wagar

Cutler presents at Northwestern Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology event

Abigail Cutler, MD, MPH, assistant professor in the Division of Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology, visited the Northwestern Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology on May 30, 2025, to present during the program’s Celebration of Education Day. Cutler was invited to give the Elliot Silbar Endowed Lecture during the event. She presented “Dobbs Downstre... more
Academic Specialists In Obstetrics and Gynecology Education Abigail Cutler

Grand Rounds: Gravelle presents We Built This Mistrust: Addressing the Legacy of Medical Harm in Ob-Gyn

On May 29, 2025, UW Department of Ob-Gyn resident John Gravelle, MD, PGY-4, presented the Grand Rounds lecture “We Built This Mistrust: Addressing the Legacy of Medical Harm in Ob-Gyn.” In the lecture, Gravelle identified key historical and contemporary events driving medical mistrust in ob-gyn; described how systemic inequities and biases in reproductive and gender-affirmin... more
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Integrated Specialty Care for Women program featured in Quarterly Magazine

The UW Health Integrated Specialty Care for Women (ISCW) program, a multidisciplinary clinic to address common conditions like pelvic organ prolapse, urinary and fecal incontinence, fibroids, pelvic pain, and sexual dysfunction, launched in late 2024. The program is prominently featured in the spring 2025 issue of Quarterly, the UW School of Medicine and Public Health magazi... more
Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery Education Fellowship Jacquelyn Askins Caroline Cox Jon Pennycuff

Grand Rounds: Wagar presents Advances in Gynecologic Malignancies: Mitigating Care Disparities in Novel Cancer Approaches

On May 22, 2025, UW Department of Ob-Gyn Gynecologic Oncology Fellow Matt Wagar, MD, presented the Ob-Gyn Grand Rounds lecture Advances in Gynecologic Malignancies: Mitigating Care Disparities in Novel Cancer Approaches. In the lecture, Wagar described new advances in treatment, evaluation, and surgical management of gynecologic malignancies; discussed how advances in cancer... more
Gynecologic Oncology Education Fellowship Grand Rounds Matthew Wagar

Betancourt Ponce graduates from Barroilhet Lab

Congratulations to Mayra Betancourt Ponce, PhD, first-ever PhD graduate from the Barroilhet Lab in the UW Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology! She graduated in May 2025 with the thesis project “Oxidative Phosphorylation Inhibition in Solid Tumors.” After finishing her PhD, Betancourt Ponce will complete her final year of medical school at the UW School of Medicine and Pu... more
Gynecologic Oncology Reproductive Sciences Education Research

Department of Ob-Gyn mentees share research at 2025 UW–Madison Undergraduate Symposium

Undergraduate student researchers mentored by faculty in the UW Department of Ob-Gyn brought four posters and eight oral presentations to the 2025 UW–Madison Undergraduate Symposium on April 25, 2025.The annual Undergraduate Symposium showcases undergraduate creativity, achievement, research, service-learning and community-based research from all areas of study at UW–Madison... more
Reproductive Sciences Education Research David Abbott

Grand Rounds: Luthardt presents Rural Maternal Health: Reflecting on the Past and Confronting the Present

On May 1, 2025, UW Department of Ob-Gyn resident Jackie Luthardt, MD, PGY-4, presented the Grand Rounds lecture “Rural Maternal Health: Reflecting on the Past and Confronting the Present.”In the lecture, Luthardt summarized the history of rural maternal and infant health, discussed rural maternity care deserts and the various obstetrics factors that affect access, and examin... more
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Presentations at Department Research Day 2025

On May 15, 2025, the UW Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology hosted Department Research Day, an annual presentation of graduating fellows’ thesis projects, research from members of the Department of Ob-Gyn, and posters showcasing a variety of ob-gyn and reproductive health research.Margareta Pisarska, MD, director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertil... more
Academic Specialists In Obstetrics and Gynecology Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery Gynecologic Oncology Maternal-Fetal Medicine Reproductive and Population Health Reproductive Sciences Education Research Fellowship Events Collaborative for Reproductive Equity Stanic-Kostic Research Team Abigail Cutler

Wagar shares thoughts on phenotype testing for endometrial cancer with OncLive

Matt Wagar, MD, a gynecologic oncologic fellow in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology, spoke with OncLive for a recent story about endometrial cancer and potential treatments and tests for it.In “Dr. Wagar on the Use of T-DXd in Patients With HER2+ Endometrial Cancer,” Wagar recommended that healthcare providers testing or working with endometrial cancer should use HER2 tes... more
Gynecologic Oncology Education Fellowship

Department of Ob-Gyn brings research, leadership to the 2025 ACOG Annual Meeting

Faculty and trainees in the UW Department of Ob-Gyn brought research and leadership to the 2025 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting in Minneapolis. ACOG hosted the conference May 16-18, 2025. Just some of their exciting accomplishments: Amy Domeyer-Klenske, MD, director of the Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn, ... more
Academic Specialists In Obstetrics and Gynecology Gynecologic Oncology Residency Education Fellowship

In the News: REI fellowship program highlighted in statewide media

The UW Department of Ob-Gyn's Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility fellowship was featured in media around the state in late April 2025. The fellowship, which was launched in 2024, is one of only about 52 in the country. It was created, in part, to help address a shortage of fertility care physicians in the United States.Wisconsin media shared updates about the program... more
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Education Fellowship Bala Bhagavath

Ob-Gyn residents host outreach session for SMPH students

On April 24, 2025, UW Department of Ob-Gyn residents hosted a diversity, equity, and inclusion session with UW School of Medicine and Public Health students. Around 20 students joined the session to learn more about DEI in the UW Department of Ob-Gyn residency and get some hands-on skills training from ob-gyn residents.Residents led breakout groups on vaginal delivery, pelvi... more
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Division of Reproductive Sciences brings research to 2025 SRI Annual Scientific Meeting

The Society for Reproductive Investigation hosted the 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina March 25-29, 2025. Researchers from the UW Department of Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences led sessions, gave presentations, and brought posters to the conference. Jessica Vazquez, PhD, moderated the session Immune Cell Programming and Consequences. Sathi... more
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Reproductive Sciences Education Research Residency Bird Research Team Stanic-Kostic Research Team Golos Research Team Aleksandar Stanic-Kostic

Gelissen selected as IJGC Editorial Fellow

Congratulations to Julia Gelissen, MD, fellow in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology, who was selected as an editorial fellow for the International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer! As an editorial fellow, Gelissen will learn about journal operations, work on projects with international colleagues, and learn and share the latest findings in gynecologic oncology through the IJG... more
Gynecologic Oncology Education Fellowship

Patankar elected to Graduate Faculty Executive Committee

Congratulations to Manish Patankar, PhD, director of the Division of Reproductive Sciences! He was elected to the UW–Madison Graduate School’s Graduate Faculty Executive Committee (GFEC) for a four-year term beginning July 1, 2025. The GFEC exercises the powers of the graduate faculty with respect to establishing, reviewing and modifying graduate degree programs, named optio... more
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Rhoades, Infusino published in BMC Medical Education

Janine Rhoades, MD, director of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and Scott Infusino, MD, a Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellow, co-authored a new article published in BMC Medical Education. Co-authors include Adam Lewkowitz, Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, Stephanie Ros, and Patrick Ramsey.In “Maternal-fetal medicine fellow experience in the first year of training compared to i... more
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Education Publication Research Fellowship Janine Rhoades

Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery at 2025 SGS Annual Meeting

The Society of Gynecologic Surgeons (SGS) hosted their 51st Annual Scientific Meeting March 30-April 2, 2025. Several members of the Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery attended the conference and shared their work. Caroline Cox, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, was selected in early 2024 to ... more
Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery Education Research Fellowship Caroline Cox Dobie Giles Ushma Patel

Grand Rounds: Pickus presents Climate Change – How to Think Global and Act Local as an Ob-Gyn

On April 3, 2025, Ben Pickus, MD, PGY-4 resident in the UW Department of Ob-Gyn, presented the Grand Rounds lecture “Climate Change — How to Think Global and Act Local as an OBGYN.”In the lecture, Pickus examined the current stage of climate change and how it affects the patient population in regards to obstetrics and gynecology, explained current mitigation plans, current a... more
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Grand Rounds: Madde presents The Obstetrician and the Intensivist: A Systems-Based Framework for Maternal Critical Care

On April 10, 2025, Ankitha Madde, MD, PGY-4 resident in the UW Department of Ob-Gyn, presented the Grand Rounds lecture “The Obstetrician and the Intensivist: A Systems-Based Framework for Maternal Critical Care.”In the lecture, Madde demonstrated the clinical utility in bedside screening and imaging to determine various maternal conditions regarding maternal safety, identif... more
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Cutler published article in Obstetrics and Gynecology Open

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
Academic Specialists In Obstetrics and Gynecology Education Research Publication Abigail Cutler

Wagar talks about immunotherapy and endometrial cancer with OncLive

Matthew Wagar, MD, a gynecologic oncology fellow in the UW Department of Ob-Gyn’s Division of Gynecologic Oncology, spoke with OncLive for a recent story about treatment for endometrial cancer.In “Immunotherapy Continues to Redefine Treatment Considerations in Advanced/Recurrent Endometrial Cancer,” Wagar talked about how recent advancements in treatment options like immunot... more
Gynecologic Oncology Education Fellowship Matthew Wagar

Bajpai, Rose publish article in Gynecologic Oncology Reports

UW Department of Ob-Gyn resident Rusha Bajpai, MD, PGY-3, and Stephen Rose, MD, professor in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology, co-authored a new study in Gynecologic Oncology Reports. Co-authors include Tammy Mundale, Natalia Gontarczyk Uczkowski, and Amy Godecker, PhD, MS.In “Adnexal mass referral patterns in Gynecologic Oncology,” Bajpai, Rose, and co-authors sought to... more
Gynecologic Oncology Publication Research Residency Education Stephen Rose

Sanneh and Sibbald visit the Gambia on global health rotation

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
Education Residency Academic Specialists In Obstetrics and Gynecology Awa Sanneh Carrie Sibbald

It’s a Match! Meet the Resident Class of 2029!

We are thrilled to introduce the incoming UW Department of Ob-Gyn Resident Class of 2029, who matched into our residency on March 21, 2025. Please help us welcome these future ob-gyns to our department!Hannah Ahrendt – Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineMatida Bojang – Medical College of WisconsinMichelle Breuer (Rural Track) – Liberty University College of Os... more
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Research and leadership at the 2025 SGO Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer

The Society of Gynecologic Oncology hosted the 2025 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer in Seattle March 14-17, 2025. Faculty, fellows, and residents from the UW Department of Ob-Gyn attended the conference, helped shape the agenda, and shared their latest research. Just some of their exciting accomplishments: Focused Forum presentation:Ultrasonography based measurements of end... more
Gynecologic Oncology Education Residency Fellowship Matthew Wagar Rachel Mojdehbakhsh

Grand Rounds: Tamkus presents Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: Friend or Foe?

On March 6, 2025, UW Department of Ob-Gyn resident Saule Tamkus, MD, PGY-4, presented the Grand Rounds lecture “Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: Friend or Foe?”In the lecture, Tamkus reviewed the history of AI and how it is applied to the field of medicine and more specifically ob-gyn, as well as examined the pitfalls and legal considerations behind AI in medicine, and w... more
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