Gynecologic Oncology
Green, Sobecki celebrated at SMPH Faculty Investiture Ceremony
The UW School of Medicine and Public Health hosted the 2025 SMPH Faculty Investiture Celebration on June 18. Two faculty in the Department of Ob-Gyn with recent appointments to endowed professorships and fellowships were celebrated during the ceremony.Tiffany Green, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Reproductive and Population Health, became the Gloria E. Sarto MD,...
more
Sobecki publishes study in Osteoporosis International
Janelle Sobecki, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology, published a new article published in Osteoporosis International. Co-authors include Diane Krueger; Perry Pickhardt, MD; Neil Binkley, MD; and Paul Anderson, MD. In “Optimizing region of interest size and placement for clinical opportunistic CT trabecular bone Hounsfield unit measurements”, Sobe...
more
Research and leadership at the AcademyHealth 2025 Annual Research Meeting
Faculty, scholars, and staff from the UW Department of Ob-Gyn brought research and provided leadership at the AcademyHealth 2025 Annual Research Meeting. AcademyHealth hosted the event in Minneapolis June 7-10, 2025. Podium presentations: Partnering with Community and Applying Evidence to Advance Reproductive Health - Tiffany Green, PhD, associate professor in the Division o...
more
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
Wallace accepted into 2025 UW Health Physician Leadership Development Program cohort
Sumer Wallace, MD, associate professor in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology, was accepted into the UW Health Physician Leadership Development Program’s 2025-26 cohort! Wallace is one of just 24 selected from a highly competitive pool. The Physician Leadership Development Program (PLDP)is a UW Health initiative designed to equip physicians with the leadership skills necess...
more
Patankar brings research to World Congress on Endometriosis
Manish Patankar, PhD, professor and director of the Division of Reproductive Sciences, brought an oral presentation and poster to the 16th World Congress on Endometriosis 2025, hosted in Sydney, Australia May 21-24, 2025. At the conference, Patankar presented as part of the seminar session Benefits and Bugbears of Modeling Endometriosis Outside of the Human Body: Mediobasal...
more
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
Department of Ob-Gyn brings research to 2025 American Association for Cancer Research annual conference
Researchers from the UW Department of Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences and Division of Gynecologic Oncology brought posters to the 2025 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting, held in Chicago April 25-30, 2025. The AACR published conference proceedings, including abstracts, in a supplemental issue of Cancer Research. Each abstract is also linked belo...
more
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
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
Barroilhet talks about rare cancer case with state and national media
Lisa Barroilhet, MD, MS, director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology, recently spoke with various media channels about a patient’s experience with an extremely rare cancer after childbirth.In early May 2025, UW Health published the story Rare cancer disrupts Lydia's newborn baby bliss, covering a local patient’s experience with choriocarcinoma, an uncommon diagnosis. In...
more
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
.jpg)
Spencer talks about postpartum Medicaid and rural maternal health with PBS Wisconsin
Ryan Spencer, MD, MS, associate professor in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology, joined PBS Wisconsin for a recent story about recent issues with maternal care coverage in rural areas.In “Maternal health care in Wisconsin and the future of Medicaid,” Spencer talked about challenges with rural maternal care in Wisconsin, disparities in pregnancy risk across the state, and m...
more
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
Spencer talks about rural obstetrics closures with Insight
Ryan Spencer, MD, MS, associate professor in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology, joined Insight for a recent story about the current state of rural labor and delivery departments in Wisconsin.In “Changing direction: More rural hospitals ending labor and delivery services,” Spencer discussed the variety of reasons why labor and delivery services in more rural parts of the s...
more
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
Department of Ob-Gyn brings research and leadership to 2025 UW Carbone Cancer Research Retreat
The UW Carbone Cancer Center hosted their annual Research Retreat on April 10, 2025. Members of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology’s Division of Gynecologic Oncology and Division of Reproductive Sciences shared research and provided leadership for the event. Some of their exciting accomplishments:Janelle Sobecki, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Gynecologi...
more