Faculty, residents bring research and leadership to 2025 ACOG District VI annual meeting

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists District VI Annual Meeting was held September 19-21, 2025 in St. Louis, MO. UW Department of Ob-Gyn faculty and residents held leadership roles and presented research at the meeting. Learn more about their exciting accomplishments: 

Amy Domeyer-Klenske, MD, associate professor and director of the Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn (ASOG) serves as the District VI Legislative Chair.  

Laura Hanks, MD, assistant professor in the Division of ASOG, serves as the ACOG Wisconsin Section Vice Chair and Legislative Chair. Hanks also presented the poster The Uterus Unveiled: Comparing Pathology and Histology in Transgender and Cisgender Individuals.  

Ryan McDonald, MD, professor in the Division of ASOG, finished his term as the District VI Continuing Medical Education (CME) Representative and began his term as the national ACOG CME Chair-Elect. He also presented on pregnancy and cannabis during the Joint District Maternal Mortality Summit. 

Ob-Gyn residents had a successful conference, with award-winning research and several leadership roles. Jeannette Larson, MD, PGY-4, received the District VI Donald F. Richardson Paper prize for the presentation Tubes and Turns: How Politics Tied the Knot on Reproductive Choices. 

Taylor Badger, MD, PGY-2, served as the ACOG District VI Junior Fellow Vice Chair. Hannah Ahrendt, MD, PGY-1, served as the ACOG District VI Junior Fellow Secretary/Treasurer. Maya Adler, MD, PGY-2, attended as the University of Wisconsin program representative. Michelle DeMeo, MD, PGY-2, served as the Wisconsin Section Junior Fellow Vice Chair.  

Incredible work, all!