Jack A. and Elaine D. Klieger Resident Award for Resident Research
Jack A. Klieger, MD
Jack A. Klieger, MD was a Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a distinguished member of the MCW faculty for more than fifty uninterrupted years. The purpose of this fund is to provide a prize that is judged as the best clinical, translational science, and educational research project to be known as the “Jack A. Klieger for Resident Research in Obstetrics and Gynecology” to be awarded annually at our department’s Resident Research and Alumni Day.
| Year | Award Recipient | Title of Research Project |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | First Place: Ashley Verhasselt, MD | “Attitudes, Barriers and Needs of Healthcare Providers Providing Breastfeeding Support at Froedtert Hospital Birth Center |
| 2019 | First Place: Talia Coney, MD | Maternal Outcomes of Pregnancies Complicated by Life-Limiting Conditions |
| 2018 | First Place: Sarah De Cicco, MD | Examining the Relationship Between Maternal Age and Fetal Growth |
| 2017 | First Place: Heather Stief, MD | Impact of Treated Maternal Hypothyroidism on Neonatal Growth and Outcomes |
| 2016 | Stephanie Gunderson, MD | Vaccinia Related Kinase mRNA Expression in Human Blood and Follicular Fluid Lymphocytes |
| 2015 | Jessica Zigman, MD | Expression of miRNAs from Exosomes and Total Serum in Women with Metastatic and Local Cervical Cancer |
| 2014 | Megan Foeller, MD | Are Adverse Neonate Outcomes in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Twin Gestations Decreased Compared with Nondiabetic Twins? |
| 2013 | Emily Mathiesen, MD | Outcomes Following the Targeted Use of Mediolateral Episiotomies |
| 2012 | Matt Loichinger, DO | Outcomes of Neonates with Gastroschisis |
| 2011 | Kelly Hodges, MD | Inter and Intra Observer Variability in Reading Fetal Heart Rate Tracings Using the 2008 Eunice Shriver Guidelines |
| 2011 | Anna Palatnik, MD | What is the Optimal Size of the Leading Follicle in Intra-Uterine Insemination Cycles with Ovulation Induction with Clomiphene Citrate or Letrozole? An analysis of 988 Cycles |
| 2010 | Raven Koeppler, MD and Annie Leishman-Barb, MD | Does a Resident-Led Simulator Session Improve Pelvic Exam Skills or Satisfaction During the Third Year OB-GYN Clerkship? |
| 2009 | Dana Akiya, MD | The Impact of a Best Practice Alert on the Rate of Influenza Vaccination in Pregnant Women |
| 2008 | Andrea Valeri, MD | Comparison of Outcomes: Elective Induction of Labor vs. Spontaneous Labor at Term |
| 2007 | Christy South, MD | Dermatoses in OB/GYN |
| 2006 | Stephen McAvoy, MD | Postoperative Bleeding in Circumcision Using GOMCO Clamp |
| 2005 | Brianna Benning, MD | Active Management of Labor - The Dublin Experience |
| 2004 | Christine Harmann, MD | Pre-Emptive Analgesia with C-Section |
| 2003 | Kim VerSteeg, MD | Obstetrically Related Pelvic Hematomas |
| 2002 | Rameet Singh, MD | Outcomes of Tension-Free Vaginal Tape under General Anesthesia |
| 2001 | Jennifer Renaud, MD | Correlating Maternal Hyperglycemia with Neonatal Outcomes |
| 2000 | Lorree Dyoco, MD; Heather Schoen, MD | Comparison of Cervical Ripening - A Randomized Trial |
| 1999 | Michael Lund, MD | Low Molecular Weight Heparin in Pregnancy: A Prospective Case Series |
| 1998 | Ritu Sandhu, MD | |
| 1997 | Janet Goldman, MD | |
| 1996 | Paul Lemen, MD | Incidence of Gestational Diabetes in Adolescent Pregnancies |