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
Gelissen passes ob-gyn boards!
Congratulations to Julia Gelissen, MD, second-year gynecologic oncology fellow in the UW Department of Ob-Gyn! Gelissen passed American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology board exams and is now officially board-certified in Ob-Gyn. Taking time out of busy and intense fellowship to complete the boards is always extra impressiv...
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Faculty, residents and fellows bring research to 2025 AAGL Global Congress on MIGS
The AAGL hosted the 54th Global Congress on MIGS November 8-11, 2025 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Congratulations to the UW Department of Ob-Gyn faculty, residents, and fellows who co-authored videos and abstracts presented at the conference: Video Session – Endometriosis: Hatching from the Myometrium: Unusual Excision o...
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Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery presents at 2025 AUGS PFD Week
Members of the UW Department of Ob-Gyn Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery presented at the American Urogynecology Society’s (AUGS) Pelvic Floor Disorder Week, held in Vancouver, Canada, from October 14-17, 2025. The meeting was held in collaboration with the Canadian Society for Pelvic Medicine. Their...
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Welcome incoming REI fellow Chinormso Diribe, MD
The Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility is pleased to share that Chinormso Diribe, MD, matched into the REI fellowship and will join the Department of Ob-Gyn in August 2026. Diribe received her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston Campus. She is currently completing residenc...
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Gynecologic Oncology researchers publish study in Green Journal
Physicians and researchers in the UW Department of Ob-Gyn recently published an article in Obstetrics & Gynecology. Matthew Wagar, MD, the 2025 graduate of the UW Department of Ob-Gyn Gynecologic Oncology fellowship, is lead author on the publication; co-authors include Rachel Mojdehbakhsh, MD, MS; Eric Reetz, MD; Dandi Huang...
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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