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Resident and Fellow Research and Alumni Day is an annual event where our residents and graduating fellow present their clinical, translational science, and educational research results within their residency and fellowship in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Due to COVID-19, this event will be virtual. Register with the link below to receive the Webex information.

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Agenda

Time	Activity
7:45am	WELCOME
8:00am	Rachel Harrison, MD, MFM Fellow Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Placental Levels in Infants with Macrosomia Mentors: Meredith Cruz, MD & John Corbett, PhD
8:15am	Precious Gaddis, MD, R4 The Prevalence and Impact of the Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency in Patients undergoing In Vitro Fertilization Mentor: Jayme Bosler, MD
8:30am	Brian Tillis, MD, R4 Effect of a Best-Practice Alert on the Rate of Smoking Cessation among Pregnant Women Mentor: Anna Palatnik, MD
8:45am	Bradley Corbin, MD, R3 Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Protocols: Preoperative Education: Patient Satisfaction Outcomes Mentor: Denise Uyar, MD
9:00am	Spencer Gantz, MD, R3 Obstetric Outcomes in Pregnancies Complicated by Maternal Congenital Heart Disease Mentor: Erika Peterson, MD
	BREAK
9:15am	Colin Johnson, MD, R3 Assessment of the Immunologic and Clinical Significance of the Variable Microsatellite Instability Phenotype Observed in MMR-Deficient Endometrial Cancer Mentor: William Bradley, MD
9:30am	Lauren Kurtz, MD, R3 Comparison of Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy Prevalence in Patients with Anxiety and Depression with or Without the Use of Psychotropic Medication Mentor: Anna Palatnik, MD
9:45am	Theresa Piquette, MD, R3 Obesity and Embryodynamics: Effect of BMI on Embryo Division Timing in Patients Undergoing IVF Mentor: Kate Schoyer, MD
10:00am	Ashley Verhasselt, MD R3 Attitudes, Barriers and Needs of Healthcare Providers Providing Breastfeeding Support at Froedtert Hospital Birth Center Mentors: Kristina Kaljo, PhD & Kate Dielentheis, MD
10:15am	Kate Wlodarczyk, MD Neonatal Outcomes and Frequency of Ultrasound in Women with Prior Bariatric Surgery Mentors: Meredith Cruz, MD & Rachel Harrison, MD

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2020 Resident Graduates

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Kathryn Carnahan, MD

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Talia Coney, MD

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Precious Gaddis, MD

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Justin Harold, MD

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Sarah Hirsch, DO

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Isabel Nellen, DO

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Brian Tillis, MD

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Cindy Vu, MD

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2020 Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship

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Rachel Harrison, MD

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After 2 years, we are excited to commence our Endowed Lectureships this year!

Featured Speaker: Anne Steiner, MD, MPH – “Biomarkers of Reproductive Potential”

Editor in Chief
F&S Reviews – an ASRM journal that publishes both systematic and comprehensive, authoritative review articles spanning reproductive medicine or science.

Dr. Steiner is nationally recognized as an infertility specialist and reproductive epidemiologist. She received her MPH from the University of North Carolina (UNC), in 2003. Her MD degree was awarded magna cum laude from Emory University School of Medicine in 1998. She then completed both her internship and residency in OBGYN at UNC and fellowship in the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility (REI) at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. She joined UNC as a Women’s Reproductive Health Scholar in 2006 and has remained continually funded by the NIH since (R21, R01, U10 grants). Dr. Steiner was then appointed as the new Chief of the Division of REI at Duke University School of Medicine in 2018.
Her research focuses on reproductive aging, antimüllerian hormone (AMH), and predictors of fertility and infertility and fecundity. She completed Time to Conceive, a prospective, time-to-pregnancy cohort study, which enrolled over 750 women ages 30-44. The results of this study, published last year in JAMA and featured in the New York Times and Forbes, and on NPR and CNN, demonstrated that biomarkers of ovarian reserve are not predictors of reproductive potential in the general population, debunking anti-mullerian hormone as a “female fertility test.”  Dr. Steiner also serves as the Editor-in-Chief for F&S Reviews, an ASRM journal that publishes both systematic and comprehensive, authoritative review articles spanning reproductive medicine or science.

Register via Zoom

Learn more about the Eleanor Delfs Lectureship for Pioneers

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Featuring The Roland S. Cron Lectureship

Guest Speaker

Kristyn Melíssa Brandi, MD, MPH
Board Chair
Physicians for Reproductive Health

About Dr. Brandi

Dr. Kristyn Brandi (pronouns: she/her/ella) is an Assistant Professor at Rutgers – New Jersey Medical School, where she completed her medical school and residency. She completed a Family Planning Fellowship at Boston University where she also earned her Master’s in Public Health with a concentration in Health Law, Bioethics and Human Rights. Her research is on reproductive decision making, contraceptive coercion, and racism in reproductive health care. She serves as the Board Chair of Physicians for Reproductive Health, sits on several sub-committees for the Society of Family Planning and is a founding member of Centering Equity, Racial and Cultural Literacy in Family Planning (CERCL-FP). She proudly identifies as a Latina pansexual abortion provider.

Agenda

Time	Activity
7:15am	GRAB AND GO BREAKFAST
7:45am	WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS
8:00am	Christine Livergood, MD, MFM Fellow Characterization of RhoBTB1, a PPARγ target gene, in the Placenta Mentors: Curt Sigmund, PhD & Jenn McIntosh, MD
8:15am	Jordan Hauck, DO, R3 Risk of unplanned healthcare utilization in post-partum period for patients with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy Mentor: Anna Palatnik, MD
8:30am	Leigh Mahlum, MD, R3 Factors associated with persistent hypertension at 1-year postpartum in patients with gestational hypertension or preeclampsia Mentor: Anna Palatnik, MD
8:45am	Sarah Amherdt, MD, R3 Incidence of adverse pregnancy outcomes based on the degree of short interpregnancy interval in urban Milwaukee population Mentor: Anna Palatnik, MD
9:00am	Zack Schoppen, MD, R3 What To Expect When You’re Expecting a Medical Student Mentor: Kate Dielentheis, MD
9:15am	Steph Nguyen, MD, R3 Continuity of Care and Non-Urgent Health Care Utilization Mentors: Jessica Francis, MD & Stephen McAvoy, MD
9:30am	BREAK
9:45am	Alex Petrie, MD, R3 Evaluating the use and utility of a Weight Loss Clinic referral after surgical treatment of Endometrial Cancer Mentor: Erin Bishop, MD
10:00am	Katie Pellino, MD, R3 Post-Discharge Opioid Prescribing After Cesarean: A Quality Improvement Initiative Mentor: Erika Peterson, MD
10:15am	David Eggert, DO, R2 The Influence of Patient Education Level, Infertility Treatment, and Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Status on Perceptions of the COVID-19 Vaccine: A Mixed Methods Study Mentor: Stephanie Gunderson, MD
10:30am	Rebecca Sigourney, MD, R2 Investigating the Impact of the Addition of a MIGS Surgeon on Surgical Volume of General OBGYNs Mentor: Ben Beran, MD
10:45am	BREAK
11:00am	The Roland S. Cron Lecture: Kristyn Melíssa Brandi, MD, MPH Title: "Who is in Control Here- Contraceptive Coercion and Reproductive Justice"

Learn More about Resident and Fellow Research & Alumni Day

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Featured Speaker: Idahlynn Karre, PhD – “Building and Sustaining Strong Interpersonal Relationships to create a Prism of Success”

CEO, Council for Healthcare Leadership
Denver, CO

Idahlynn has spent her career as a professor, leader, administrator, speaker, consultant, and coach. She has had an award-winning professional career as a university professor, scholar, and leader. For the past 30 years she has devoted her time and energy to professional speaking, writing, executive coaching, and consulting for healthcare, higher education, business, and professional associations in the US, Canada, Ireland, UK, Europe, Asia, China, and Australia. Her professional goal is to facilitate excellence in personal and professional growth by creating and facilitating innovative and highly interactive learning environments and opportunities for professionals and to develop knowledge, skill, and capacity for positive learning outcomes and achievement of excellence for individuals, teams, and organizations.

Dr. Karre (PhD. University of Colorado, 1975) has been recognized for excellence in teaching, speaking, research, and leadership. Repeatedly chosen as Favorite Professor by her university students (1969-2002), recognized as University Scholar, Woman of the Year, National Teacher of the Year (1992), International Leader of the Year (2000), Gallup Vision Award (2008), numerous citations from the Fortune 1000, and in 2011 honored by the International Leadership Academy as they named their annual award for leadership excellence in her name.

For over 50 years, Idahlynn has enjoyed designing and facilitating multi-session professional development management and leadership training for higher education and healthcare organizations. Her current clients include: The Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine; Sera Prognostics International Women’s Healthcare; HERA Women’s Health; State Colleges and Universities of New York, PEAKS (A Collaborative of New York Community Colleges), Harvard Medical School, Community Colleges of Minnesota, South Dakota School of Mines, University of Houston, University of California College and Universities, Colleges and Universities of Nova Scotia, Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan, National Maternity Hospital Dublin Ireland, Columbia University Medical School, New York City Mount Sinai Healthcare System, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses; Banner Health, and others.

As a contributor to professional publications her scholarship and authorship focuses on strengths-based leadership; positive psychology; creating and sustaining effective interpersonal relationships; building and coaching high performance teams; leading with influence; creating cultures of excellence; servant leadership; engaging in conversation that matter for personal, professional, and organization growth; feedback, crucial conversations, talent management, and professional accountability. She is a certified trainer with the Gallup Organization, StrengthsQuest, Crucial Learning (formerly VitalSmarts), DiSC, and Emotional Intelligence 2.0.

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7:15am	BREAKFAST
7:45am	WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS
8:00am	Yiwen Cui, MD, MFM Fellow O-GlcNAc transferase contributes to sex-specific placental deregulation in gestational diabetes Mentor: Stephanie Olivier-Van Stichelen, PhD
8:15am	Lindsay McAlarnen, MD GYN ONC Fellow Exosomal FXR1 as a translational mediator in the ovarian cancer microenvironment Mentor:Pradeep Chaluvally-Raghavan, PhD
8:30am	Rebekah Summey, MD GYN ONC Fellow Exploration and exploitation of hormonal pathways in adult granulosa cell tumors for development of targeted therapeutics Mentors: Elizabeth Hopp, MD and Janet S. Rader, MD
8:45am	Alex Levy, MD, R4 Is One Superior? Comparison of Early Removal Rates of Intrauterine Device versus Nexplanon Subdermal Implant in Women Ages 16-24 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mentor: Jessica Francis, MD
9:00am	Rana Aliani, MD R3 Impact of Race, Insurance, and Procedural Timing on Sterilization Method Mentor: Ben Beran, MD
9:15am	Mary Siracusa, MD R3 Determining Patients’ Preferred Ultrasound Provider During the Preoperative Evaluation of Endometriosis Mentor: Ben Beran, MD
9:30am	BREAK
9:45am	Iman Khan, MD R3 Postpartum Care in a Post-COVID Era Mentors: Amy Domeyer, MD and Erika Peterson, MD
10:00am	Blake Neuburg, MD R3 Inpatient Versus Outpatient Management of Gestational Hypertension or Preeclampsia Without Severe Features Mentor: Anna Palatnik, MD
10:15am	Ankita Sarawagi, MD R3 Screening rates for intimate partner violence (IPV) in the OBGYN clinic from 2019 to 2022 Mentor: Kim Gecsi, MD
10:30am	Margaret Bruce, MD R3 Evaluating Modern Contraceptive Methods as Risk Factors for Recurrent UTI’s Mentor: Sumana Koduri, MD
10:45am	BREAK
11:00am	The Roland S. Cron Lecture: Nandini Raghuraman, MD, MS Fellowship Program Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Assistant Professor, OB/GYN Washington University School of Medicine "Moving Evidence into Clinical Practice on Labor & Delivery"
12:00pm	Questions for Dr. Raghuraman
12:30pm	Lunch

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Featured Speaker: Kelle Moley, MD – “Women’s Health from Molecule to Market”

Dr. Kelle Moley is a career physician-scientist obstetrician/gynecologist who currently leads the Reproductive Health Technologies Domain within the Discovery & Translational Sciences, Global Health Division at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Kelle joined BMGF in July 2020, with a 30-year history of basic and translational research on reproductive health issues in females throughout the life course– from organismal to cellular and molecular levels of metabolic, developmental biology, embryo implantation and decidualization, and infectious diseases of the female reproductive tract.

Kelle earned her BA from Wellesley College, and her MD from Yale Medical School. Thereafter, she pursued an Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency and a Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology & Fertility at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. Kelle then spent the next 3 decades of a thriving research career at Washington University—rising to become the James P. Crane Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Vice Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Chief of the Division of Basic & Translational Research for the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Co-Director of the Institute of Clinical & Translational Science for the School of Medicine, and Director of the Center for Reproductive Health Sciences at the School of Medicine. Her research (published in some 150 peer-reviewed primary articles) led to an international reputation along with numerous honors, including election to the National Academy of Medicine in 2014. She also earned a reputation as a superb mentor to trainees, leading the reproductive endocrinology fellowship program at Washington University until she left academia in 2018. After a 2-year stint as Chief Scientific Officer and Senior Vice President of the March of Dimes she left to pursue her new position at BMGF.
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