This week, we say goodbye to the UW Department of Ob-Gyn Residency Class of 2024! 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 2024!
India Anderson-Carter, MD:
Where will you be going and what will you be doing after UW Ob-Gyn?
I will be staying in Madison and joining UW's Ob-Gyn department faculty in the Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn.
What was your proudest accomplishment during residency?
My proudest accomplishment was being part of the resident DEI committee and getting our department to agree to fund/support resident representatives to attend conferences aimed at targeting our DEI initiatives!
How do you feel UW Ob-Gyn prepared you for success after residency?
They molded me into the amazing physician I am today. I have them to thank for my excellent surgical skills, my medical knowledge base and so much more.
Any special shout-outs or thanks to faculty, staff, other residents who really shaped your time here?
My co-residents for their support, encouragement and making my time here great; the department for investing in me; nurses, PAs, and APPs for their role in teaching me; all the other staff for helping me provide the best care to patients over the years!
Alexandra Andes, MD:
Dr. Andes will depart for private practice at Association for Women's Health Care in Illinois.
Gabrielle Avery, MD:
Where will you be going and what will you be doing after UW Ob-Gyn?
I will be starting fellowship in Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery at the University of California - Irvine!
What will you miss most about UW Ob-Gyn, Madison, and/or your time in residency?
Definitely the people! My co-residents, fellows, attendings, nurses, and support staff – you all made a huge difference in my experience and hold a special place in my heart! Thank you! From Madison and Wisconsin, I'll miss a good Friday Fish Fry, the best farmer's market in the country, and the changes of the seasons.
Any special shout-outs or thanks to faculty, staff, other residents who really shaped your time here?
Shout-out to my class of 2024 for becoming amazing doctors and surgeons, all while maintaining lives, relationships, and families outside of work. We did it!! Thank you to the URPS division for their unwavering support and cheerleading me through research and the fellowship application process. Thank you to the generalists and sub-specialist faculty for all your support, mentorship, insight, and commitment to making me better every day.
Kaley Gyorfi, MD:
Where will you be going and what will you be doing after UW Ob-Gyn?
I have accepted a general Ob-Gyn position at Kaiser Permanente in West Los Angeles.
How do you feel UW Ob-Gyn prepared you for success after residency?
I feel like this resident program prepared me very well in terms of obstetrics and benign gynecology. With our high surgical volume, I feel very ready to tackle difficult cases coming right out of residency.
What will you miss most about UW Ob-Gyn, Madison, and/or your time in residency?
I will miss my classmates and co-residents and fellows dearly, I will miss putting on a personal concert in any Swiftie attending's OR, and I will just miss this perfect city and the people in it. I feel extremely grateful to have trained here.
Any special shout-outs or thanks to faculty, staff, other residents who really shaped your time here?
Shout out to my classmates, I truly couldn't have picked a better group of 7 people to go through residency with. Thank you to ALL former and current co-residents as well, this group of people has felt like a second family for the last four years.
Margaret Harrison, MD:
Dr. Harrison will join the private practice Women's Health Care Associates in Colorado.
Jennifer Janik, MD:
Dr. Janik moves on to the private practice Grand Rapids Women's Health in Michigan.
Awa Sanneh, MD:
Dr. Sanneh joins the University of Wisconsin Department of Ob-Gyn faculty in the Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn.
In the lecture, Anderson-Carter illustrated the trend of maternal mortality in the U.S. and how it correlates to Wisconsin’s maternal mortality, while also discussing substance abuse and its relation to maternal mortality. Anderson-Carter concluded with preventative strategies to help improve the state’s maternal mortality issues.
You can watch the whole lecture here.
**by Ob-Gyn Communications Intern Paige Stevenson
India Anderson-Carter, MD, has accepted an offer to join the ASOG Division as an assistant professor (CHS), effective August 1, 2024. Anderson-Carter will be a Centennial Clinician faculty, with a role focusing on clinical care, research, and diversity, equity, and inclusion leadership. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Anderson-Carter to our faculty!
Anderson-Carter earned her medical degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health; she will complete ob-gyn residency in our department this summer. She is currently the Education Chief Resident. During residency, she received the Society of Gynecologic Oncology 2023 Outstanding Resident in Gynecologic Oncology award and the Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons Resident Achievement Award. She also chaired the Resident Recruitment Committee for the 2022-23 academic year.
Since 2022, Anderson-Carter has been a member of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services Maternal Mortality Review Committee and the UnityPoint Health-Meriter Hospital Pregnancy and Childbirth Care Committee.
Throughout her training and career, Anderson-Carter has demonstrated a strong interest in diversity, equity, and inclusion: as a medical student, she served on the UW Health/School of Medicine and Public Health Equity and Diversity committee. She joined the department’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee in 2021 to help support an inclusive and equitable pipeline of health care professionals.
Anderson-Carter’s future faculty role will be devoted to clinical care, education, research, and leadership as the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in our department. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Anderson-Carter to our faculty!
On November 16, 2023, several members of the Department of Ob-Gyn participated in an outreach event with the University of Wisconsin–Madison AHANA-MAPS Pre-Health Society. The event focused on showcasing obstetrics and gynecology careers and career pathways with students interested in medical and health science careers.
During the event, department members led hands-on birthing simulations, guided students through case-based learning, and answered questions about their career paths during a panel discussion.
Special thanks to the Department of Ob-Gyn Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee and DEI leaders for planning this event:
- Katie Sampene, MD – DEI Committee Co-Chair and associate professor, Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn
- Beverly Hutcherson – Manager, Diversity and Inclusion, UW School of Medicine and Public Health
- Cheryl Casey’Grant – Outreach Specialist, Department of Ob-Gyn
- Jackie Askins – Communications Manager, Department of Ob-Gyn
Thanks to all the department members who shared their expertise with the students:
- Katie Sampene, MD (associate professor, Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn)
- Amy Domeyer-Klenske, MD (Director, Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn)
- Jennifer Karnowski, MD (assistant professor, Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn)
- Maggie Williams, MD (ob-gyn resident)
- Hannah Copp, CNM (Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn)
- Awa Sanneh, MD (ob-gyn resident)
- India Anderson-Carter, MD (ob-gyn resident)
- Laura Huffman, MD (assistant professor, Division of Gynecologic Oncology)
- Ellen Hartenbach, MD (Department Chair; Division of Gynecologic Oncology)
- Bala Bhagavath, MD (professor and Director, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility)
- Laura Jacques, MD (associate professor, Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn/Family Planning)
- Gabrielle Avery, MD (ob-gyn resident)
UW Ob-Gyn resident India Anderson-Carter, MD, PGY-3, was included in the UW Carbone Cancer Center’s Pancreas Cancer Task Force Women’s History Month newsletter as a Resident Hero!
Anderson-Carter served on a Women in Health Care Career panel at West High School alongside oncologist Noelle LoConte, MD, on March 3, 2023.
We are so proud of the outreach work Dr. Anderson-Carter does in and around Madison! Congratulations on this well-deserved feature!
Congratulations to UW Ob-Gyn residents India Anderson-Carter, MD, Alex Andes, MD, and Margaret Harrison, MD! After a period of transition and training, they will all step into chief resident roles on May 1, 2023.
Anderson-Carter will be the Education Chief, taking over from graduating resident Maya Gross, MD. Andes and Harrison will be Administrative Chiefs, taking over from graduating residents Rachel Mojdehbakhsh, MD and Connor Wang, MD.
Please join the Department of Ob-Gyn and the Education Team in congratulating our incoming and outgoing Administrative and Education Chiefs who allow this program to excel as we move forward.
UW Ob-Gyn residents India Anderson-Carter, MD, PGY-2, Ushma Patel, MD, PGY-4, and Awa Sanneh, MD, PGY-2 attended the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) Annual Medical Education Conference in Orlando to represent the UW Ob-Gyn residency in April!
The SNMA is an organization that supports current and future underrepresented minority medical students. The Annual Medical Education Conference brings together students from all levels of medical education for workshops focused on preparing physicians-in-training for academic and clinical success, and connecting students and physicians from across the country to build supportive networks.
Huge thanks to our residents for connecting more students with our training program during the conference!
Janelle Sobecki, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Gynecologic Oncology, is lead author on a new study published in the International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer!
In “Opportunistic osteoporosis screening using routine computed tomography images to identify bone loss in gynecologic cancer survivors”, Sobecki and co-authors (including gynecologic oncology faculty Lisa Barroilhet, MD, MS, Ellen Hartenbach, MD, and resident India Anderson-Carter, MD, PGY-2) examined bone loss in a retrospective cohort of people who underwent oophorectomy for gynecologic cancer. The total sample of 185 patients showed significant changes in bone mineral density over time:
“Women with gynecologic cancers may experience accelerated cancer treatment-induced bone loss. Routine CT imaging is a convenient screening modality to identify those at highest risk for osteoporosis who warrant further evaluation with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Routine bone mineral density assessments 1 year following oophorectomy for cancer treatment may be warranted in this population.”
Read the whole study here.