Domeyer-Klenske, McDonald, Adams referenced in Cap Times article about postpartum Medicaid
In late January 2025, the Cap Times published an article about the state of postpartum Medicaid coverage and expansion in Wisconsin. Wisconsin is one of only two states in the U.S. that has not extended coverage for a full year after giving birth. In “Moms on Medicaid would get a year of postpartum care under bill”, faculty in the Department of Ob-Gyn added important perspe...
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Adams, McDonald, Sampene share postpartum recovery information at Your Health After Pregnancy event
The weeks after giving birth are a busy time, full of physical and emotional changes. It can be hard to focus on your own health after bringing home a new baby. But caring for your body and mind after birth is incredibly important. At Your Health After Pregnancy, a Healthy Women Community Talk presented January 23, 2025 on Maternal Health Awareness Day, experts from the UW ...
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Women’s Healthcast: Fourth Trimester: Postpartum Mental Health, featuring Ryan McDonald, MD
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists calls the 12 weeks after giving birth the Fourth Trimester. In this series, the Women’s Healthcast will air episodes about physical recovery, postpartum mental health, birth control after pregnancy, and more. Ryan McDonald, MD, clinical professor in the Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn, joined the Women’s Hea...
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McDonald discusses new postpartum depression medication with CBS 58 News
Earlier this summer, the United States Food and Drug Administration approved a new pill to treat postpartum depression. Ryan McDonald, MD, clinical professor in the Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn, spoke with CBS 58 News about the medication.“Dr. Ryan McDonald also notes that postpartum depression is underdiagnosed and under-treated. The cost, and if the pill is s...
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McDonald promoted to Clinical Professor
Congratulations to Ryan McDonald, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn! The UW SMPH Clinician Teacher Track Appointments and Promotions Committee recently met and overwhelmingly endorsed his promotion to Clinical Professor.His promotion will be effective June 18, 2023. Congratulations on this well-deserved honor, Dr. McDonald!
UW Ob-Gyn presents at ACOG District VI meeting
Many people from across the UW Department of Ob-Gyn were active participants in the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists District VI annual meeting in Chicago September 16-18, 2022! Just a few of their amazing contributions:Ryan McDonald, MD, associate professor in the Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn, served as the District VI CME Representative on ...
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Presentations, posters, and more at the 2022 CREOG/APGO Annual Meeting!
UW Ob-Gyn faculty, residents, and affiliated medical students with interest and expertise in medical education showcased their work at the CREOG/APGO Annual Meeting! The conference, which was organized around the theme “Together Again, Together Forever: Med Ed Family Reunion”, took place in Orlando, Florida March 9-12. Some of the exciting highlights from our department:Rya...
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Faculty Development Feature: McDonald graduates from APGO Academic Scholars and Leaders program
Ryan McDonald, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn, graduated from the American Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics Academic Scholars and Leaders Program during the 2022 APGO/CREOG annual meeting! McDonald used funding from the UW Ob-Gyn Faculty Development Committee’s Faculty Development Funding Program to support his experience in the APGO p...
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McDonald published in Neurotoxicology and Teratology
Ryan McDonald, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn, co-authored a recent publication in Neurotoxicology and Teratology!
“A socioecological framework for engaging substance-using pregnant persons in longitudinal research: Multi-stakeholder perspectives” sought feedback from community stakeholders, including people with lived experience of subst...
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McDonald published in Neurotoxicology and Teratology
Congratulations to Ryan McDonald, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn, who recently co-authored an article published in Neurotoxicology and Teratology!
The paper “Recruitment and retention of pregnant women in prospective birth cohort studies: A scoping review and content analysis of the literature” sought to review the literature for best practi...
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Spencer, Silva, McDowell serve on CREOG rural training panel
On September 23, 2020, members of the UW Ob-Gyn residency team led the panel discussion “Increasing the Rural OB/GYN Pipeline: a Pathway for Rural Track Training”, presented by the Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology!Residency program director Ryan Spencer, MD, program manager Jody Silva, M.Ed, and resident Laura McDowell, MD, PGY-4 presented to over 4...
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