
Fellowships

The University of Wisconsin Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology sponsors four fellowship programs to help ob-gyn physicians further meet their career goals:
Gynecologic Oncology
Director: Ryan Spencer, MD
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Director: Janine Rhoades, MD
Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
Interim Director: Jon Pennycuff, MD, MSPH

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 State...
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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 lates...
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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 expe...
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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 Reconstruct...
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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 rec...
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Fellowship Directors

Role title: Gynecologic Oncology
UW Hospital and Clinics, Room: H4-646
600 Highland Ave
Madison, WI, 53705

Role title: Maternal-Fetal Medicine
McConnell Hall, 4th Floor
1010 Mound Street
Madison, WI, 53715