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As members of a prestigious research community at UW-Madison, it is our mission to foster a passion for obstetric and gynecological research through mentorship and training, as well as to educate future scientists and physicians in the integration of ideas through interdisciplinary and collaborative biomedical research.

Such a strong foundation incorporates every facet of the research process: from the laboratory bench where fundamental science is developed and conducted, to the doctors applying cutting-edge research and developed technology in the field.

As such, research conducted in a state-of-the-art clinical department are translated to real-world results and are instrumental in cultivating a higher quality of patient care for a healthy and bright future for all women, infants and children.

Ob-Gyn Research News

Alaniz presents at Wisconsin Public Health Association 2026 meeting

The Wisconsin Public Health Association hosted their 2026 Annual Conference in Wisconsin Dells May 19-21, 2026. Krissy Alaniz, PhD, MPH, clinical research manager for the UW-Madison Prevention Research Center core project Adaptation of Staying Healthy After Childbirth (STAC) to Prevent and Reduce Racial Disparities in Postpar... more

Mohamed and Stanic Lab team publish study in American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Mona Mohamed, PhD candidate in the Stanic Lab, is first author on a new article published in the American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. Co-authors include Yan Li, Andrea Wegrzynowicz, PhD, Payton Lindner, Jessica Vazquez, PhD, Gladys Lopez, and Aleks Stanic, MD, PhD. In the study T-bet Fate Mapping Reveals Gestational S... more

Mañán Mejías receives UW Carbone Cancer Center Minter Graduate Student Cancer Research Award

Congratulations to Paula Mañán Mejías, graduate student in the lab of María Virumbrales-Muñoz, PhD! Mañán Mejías was selected as the 2026 recipient of the UW Carbone Cancer Center’s Thomas and Bonnie Minter Graduate Student Cancer Research Award. Mañán Mejías will use the award to attend the 2027 American Association for Canc... more

Wegrzynowicz publishes in Biology of Reproduction

Andrea Wegrzynowicz, PhD, postdoctoral trainee in the Division of Reproductive Sciences and the Stanic Lab, is lead author on a new study in Biology of Reproduction that was featured as a BoR Editor’s Choice article in the Society for the Study of Reproduction monthly newsletter! Co-authors on the study include Soma Banerjee,... more

Division of Reproductive and Population Health at 2026 Population Association of America Annual Meeting

The Population Association of America hosted their 2026 Annual Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri May 6-9. Faculty and researchers in the Division of Reproductive and Population Health, the UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity, and the Reproductive Equity Action Lab brought an impressive slate of research and leadership to th... more
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Ob-Gyn Research Faculty

David Abbott, PhD

Role title: Reproductive Sciences

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Jacquelyn Adams, MD

Role title: Maternal-Fetal Medicine

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Lisa Barroilhet, MD

Role title: Gynecologic Oncology

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Michael Beninati, MD

Role title: Maternal-Fetal Medicine

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Eliza Bennett, MD

Role title: Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Bala Bhagavath, MD

Role title: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

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Ian Bird, PhD

Role title: Reproductive Sciences

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Laura Cooney, MD

Role title: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

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Abigail Cutler, MD, MPH

Role title: Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn

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Tiffany Green, PhD

Role title: Reproductive and Population Health

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Laura Hanks, MD

Role title: Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Ellen Hartenbach, MD

Role title: Gynecologic Oncology

Jenny Higgins, PhD, MPH

Role title: Reproductive and Population Health

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Kara Hoppe, DO, MS

Role title: Maternal-Fetal Medicine

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J. Igor Iruretagoyena, MD, MS

Role title: Maternal-Fetal Medicine

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Laura Jacques, MD

Role title: Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Bridget Kelly, MD

Role title: Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology

David Kushner, MD

Role title: Gynecologic Oncology

Ryan Luellwitz, DO

Role title: Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Ryan McDonald, MD

Role title: Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Irene Ong, PhD

Role title: Reproductive Sciences

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Manish Patankar, PhD

Role title: Reproductive Sciences/Gynecologic Oncology

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Jon Pennycuff, MD, MSPH

Role title: Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery

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Janine Rhoades, MD

Role title: Maternal-Fetal Medicine

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Stephen Rose, MD

Role title: Gynecologic Oncology

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Katherine Sampene, MD

Role title: Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Leigh Senderowicz, ScD, MPH

Role title: Reproductive and Population Health

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Dinesh Shah, MD

Role title: Emeritus

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Kristen Sharp, MD

Role title: Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Janelle N. Sobecki, MD

Role title: Gynecologic Oncology

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Ryan Spencer, MD

Role title: Gynecologic Oncology

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Katharina Stewart, MD, MS

Role title: Maternal-Fetal Medicine

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Aleksander Stanic-Kostic, PhD, MD

Role title: Reproductive Sciences/Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

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María Virumbrales-Muñoz, PhD

Role title: Reproductive Sciences

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Sumer Wallace, MD

Role title: Gynecologic Oncology

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Claire Wendland, PhD

Role title: Reproductive and Population Health

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Ran Catherine Zhang, MD, MPH

Role title: Gynecologic Oncology

Jing Zheng, PhD

Role title: Reproductive Sciences

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To learn more about gynecologic cancer clinical trials at the UW Carbone Cancer Center, contact:

Claire Kostechka, ACRP-CP

Role title: Gyn Onc Clinical Research Program Manager

UW Carbone Cancer Center

Email: kostechka@wisc.edu Phone number: (608) 263-7282