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: Laura Huffman, MD
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Director: Janine Rhoades, MD
Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
Interim Director: Jon Pennycuff, MD, MSPH
Celebrating trainees on Thank A Resident Day 2026
The last Friday of every February is Thank a Resident Day, a day led by the Gold Humanism Honor Society to show gratitude for the integral role physician trainees have in our health care team.Training residents and fellows is one of the most important functions as a clinical department in the UW School of Medicine and Public ...
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Barroilhet presents at 2026 SGO Winter Meeting
Lisa Barroilhet, MD, MS, director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology, presented at the 2026 Society of Gynecologic Oncology Winter Meeting, held in Olympic Valley, CA January 29-31, 2026.Barroilhet presented “Homologous Recombinant Proficient Ovarian Cancer” at the event, which celebrated 30 years of sharing innovation a...
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Grand Rounds: Mojdehbakhsh presents What’s the Deal with Endometrial Cancer?
On November 20, 2025, UW Department of Ob-Gyn Gynecologic Oncology Fellow Rachel Mojdehbakhsh, MD, MS, presented the Grand Rounds lecture “What’s the Deal with Endometrial Cancer?”. In the lecture, Mojdehbakhsh discussed how endometrial cancer is affecting people today; examined reasons why endometrial cancer is a rising issu...
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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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