Grand Rounds

On February 12, 2026, William Catherino, MD, PhD, professor and vice-chair of research at the Uniformed Services University Department of Gynecologic Surgery and Obstetrics, and Laurel W. Rice visiting professor, presented the Grand Rounds lecture “Uterine Fibroids: Novel Therapies, Future Advances”.In the lecture, Catherino described current surgical interventions for uteri... more

On January 29, 2026, Babak Vakili, MD, professor in the Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery and the Medical Director of Integrated Specialty Care for Women, presented the Grand Rounds lecture “Neurophysiology of Chronic Pelvic Pain”.In the lecture, Vakili described different characteristics of somatic pain and visceral pain; discussed neural pathways ... more

On December 4, 2025, UW Department of Ob-Gyn rural track resident Kaitlyn Anderholm, MD, PGY-4, presented the Grand Rounds lecture “Ob-Gyns as Public Health Providers”.In the lecture, Anderholm discussed ob-gyns as advocates for patients and for public health as a whole; the implementation of public health within the ob-gyn sphere; and examples of successes.Watch the whole l... more

Jon Pennycuff, MD, MSPH, assistant professor in the Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, will be the next UW Department of Ob-Gyn Grand Rounds program director. He will take on this role following the departure of Laura Bozzuto, MD, MS, who served as the Grand Rounds program director since 2020. Please help us thank Dr. Bozzuto for many years of excel... more