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  • Penn Health for Women at Radnor
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• Education
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    • - Curriculum and Clinical Experience
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  • Fellowships
    • - Family Planning
    • - Gynecologic Oncology
    • - Maternal Fetal Medicine
    • - Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
    • - Urogynecology
  • Medical Students
    • - Core Clinical Clerkship
    • - Core Didactics
    • - Elective Courses
    • - Women's Health Certificate Program
  • Simulation and Team Training
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  • Women's Reproductive Health Research
• Patient Care
• Research
  • Center for Research in Reproduction and Women's Health
  • Maternal and Child Health Research Center
  • Women's Health Clinical Research Center
  • The Penn Ovarian Cancer Research Center
    • - Ovarian Cancer
    • - Translational Research
    • - Clinical Research
• Clinical Trials

• NAMS Certified Menopause Practioner of the Year
• Excellence in Ovarian Cancer Research
• 2017 Resident Research Day
• Penn Pearls Teaching Award Given to Two OBGYNs
• Symposium to Advance the Field of Ovarian Cancer Research
• Pennsylvania Hospital Appoints New Chair
• Women's Health is on Facebook
• Awards and Honors
• New Faculty
• New Intern Class of 2017-18
• Annual End of Year Dinner

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Congratulations to Anne Steiner!

 

Dr. Steiner received the 2017 NAMS Certified Menopause Practioner (NCMP) of the Year.  This award recognizes one current NAMS certified Menopause Practitioner for outstanding work to his/her patients.

 

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Excellence in Ovarian Cancer Research

Dr. Ronny Drapkin, MD, PhD, director of the Penn Ovarian Cancer Research Center in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, has been named the recipient of this year's Rosalind Franklin Prize for Excellence in Ovarian Cancer Research.  The prestigious award is from the Ovarian Cancer Rsearch Fund Alliance in recognition of an individual's contributions to basic science, translational, or clinical research in ovarian cancer.

Read more:  https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-releases/2017/july/penn-pathologist-honored-for-excellence-in-ovarian-cancer-research

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Resident Research Day

The 14th Annual Resident Research Day took place on May 19, 2017.  Dr. Maureen G. Phipps delivered the John Rock Lecture entitled:  The Role of US Preventive Services Task Force in Women's Health.  Dr. Phipps is the Chace-Joukowsky Professor and Chair of the Department of OBGYN and Assistant Dean for Teaching and Research in Women's Health at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

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Penn Pearls Teaching Award Given to Two OBGYNs

Congratulations to Drs. DaCarla Albright and Joy Cooper who were selected by the medical students to recieve a Penn Pearls Award in recognition of their dedication to medical student teaching.

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The First Helen Ross Bogutz Early Detection & Ovarian Cancer Sympsoium & 3rd Annual John J. Mikuta Endowed Lectureship in Gynecologic Oncology

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Dr. Steven J. Ralston Appointed Chair of OBGYN

Dr. Steven J. Ralston has been appointed Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Pennsylvania Hospital.  Dr. Ralston will also serve as Director of the Obstetrical Serivce and as Vice-chair for the Perelman School of Medicine's Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology.  

 

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Penn Medicine Women’s Health is on Facebook 

This is one of our initiatives to promote women’s health at Penn.  We look forward to working with the Penn Medicine community - programs, departments, hospitals, other service lines, etc. to promote and educate women’s health and highlight the services we offer.  https://www.facebook.com/PennMedicineforWomen/

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2017 Awards & Honors

Dr. Maryl Sackheim received the Sharon Youcha Compassionate Patient Care Award for excellent patient care with compassion, empathy and respect, and listens and treats the patient as a whole person.

Dr. Sarah DiBartolomeo received the John J. Mikuta Award for Professionalism in Women's Health.  This award recognizes an individual in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology who exemplifies a commitment to the highest standards of excellence in the practice of medicine, embraces the core values of integrity and respect for others, and is committed to the welfare of their patients and the health care needs of women.

Dr. Joy Cooper received the Robert R. Rascoe, MD Award for Excellence in Ambulatory Patient Care.  This award recognizes a chief resident who has demonstrated compassionate care and concern for our patients.  The recipient was selected by the attendings and nursing staff in the Helen O. Dickens Center for Women's Health. 

Brenda Efymow received the Louisa Tatonetti Borio Award for Nursing Excellence in Amburlatory Women's Health Care.

Teaching Awards:

Dr. Adi Hirschberg - Fellow Teaching Award for Excellence in Resident Education.

Dr. Rebecca Hamm - Resident Research Award for Excellence in Research.

Dr. Elizabeth Clement - Resident Teaching Award for Excellence in Medical Student Education.

Dr. Corrina Oxford - Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Dr. Sarah Gutman - Midwife's Intern Award.

Dr. Rebecca Hamm - Midwife's Golden Mitt Award

Drs. DaCarla Albright and Joy Cooper- Penn Pearls Award.  This award honors faculty and residents who excel in teaching on the clinical service and serve as role models and mentors for our students.

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New Faculty

Dr. Elizabeth Clement will be joining Penn Ob/Gyn Associates in September 2017

Drs. Alhambra Frarey and Andrea Roe joined PEACE (formerly known as the Penn Family Planning and Pregnancy Loss Center) in July 2017. 

Dr. Adi Hirschberg joined Maternal Fetal Medicine in July 2017.

Dr. Kathleen O'Neill joined Penn Fertility Care in July 2017

Maggie Power,CNM joined Penn Ob/GYN Associates in April 2017.

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Intern Class of 2017-2018

Madhura Bhadra, MD, MS Boston University Leigh Ann Humphries, MD Harvard University Corazon Irizarry, MD University of Pennsylvania Sun Woo Kim, MD Weill Cornell Medical College Iris Lee, MD University of Pennsylvania Dimitrios Nasioudis, MD University of Thessaloniki       Julie Suyama, MD, PhD Virginia Commonwealth Univ.

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2017 Annual End of Year Dinner

On June 15th, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology held its annual end of year dinner honoring our senior fellows and chief residents. It was a great success and we wish all of our graduates the very best!