Resident Scholars Day

Resident Scholar Day – February 12, 2026

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Portrait of Dr. William Catherino

Laurel W. Rice Visiting Professor and Keynote Presenter

Uterine Fibroids: Novel Therapies, Future Advances

William Catherino, MD, PhD
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Dr. Catherino completed medical and graduate school training at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, residency training at Duke University Medical Center, and fellowship training at the NIH. He became Board Certified in OB/GYN in 2005, REI in 2007, and has been a Boards Examiner, served on the REI Qualifying and Certifying Division Committee, and ultimately joined the Board of Directors for the Division of REI for ABOG. He became Research Director in 2004, and has been promoted to Full Professor with Tenure in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at USUHS in 2013. He is currently the Vice Chair of Research in the Department, where he studies the molecular mechanisms of fibroid development. He has authored over 130 peer-reviewed manuscripts, and has been continuously funded. Dr. Catherino is the inaugural Editor-in-Chief of Fertility and Sterility – Science. He serves at the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology as a Division Member for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. He cares for a wide array of patients at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and the National Institutes of Health. 

Portrait of Dr. Christina Dudley

Christina Dudley, MD

Portrait of Dr. Jeanette Larson

Jeanette Larson, MD

Portrait of Dr. Naomi Roselaar

Naomi Roselaar, MD

Resident Scholar Day – March 12, 2026

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Portrait of Dr. Bakkum-Gamez
Jamie Bakkum-Gamez, MD
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

Portrait of Dr. Kaitlyn Anderholm

Kaitlyn Anderholm, MD

Portrait of Dr. Rusha Bajpai

Rusha Bajpai, MD

Portrait of Dr. Kharmen Bharucha

Kharmen Bharucha, MD

Portrait of Dr. Aaditi Naik

Aaditi Naik, MD

Special Acknowledgements:

  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Chair, Ellen Hartenbach, MD
  • Residency Program Director, Bridget Kelly, MD
  • Associate Residency Program Directors, Caroline Cox, MD and Abigail Cutler, MD, MPH
  • Vice Chairs of Research, Kara Hoppe, DO, PhD and Aleks Stanic-Kostic, MD, PhD
  • Former Vice Chair of Basic and Translational Research, Manish Patankar, PhD
  • Associate Director of Research Program, Jaison Hampson, MBBS, MPH
  • Resident Scholars Program Director and Co-Director, Caroline Cox, MD and Amy Godecker, PhD
  • Resident Scholars Program Track Advisors, Laura Cooney, MD, Kristina Kaljo, PhD, Sumer Wallace, MD, MS, and Katie Sampene, MD
  • Resident Scholars Program Team, Sharon Blohowiak, Todd Forsythe, Gwen Niksic, Lydia Rosenbaum, Ariel Sorenson, and Emily Tachon

February 12, 2026

7:20-9:10am

1325 HSLC or Teams

March 12, 2026

7:20-9:10am

1325 HSLC or Teams

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