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- Resident Research Day
- Luigi Mastroianni, Jr, MD Memorial Lecture
- James M. Cuozzo Memorial Lecture
- March for Babies
- Biomarker Discovery May Lead to Reliable Blood Test for Ectopic Pregnancy
- Penn Fertility Care at Radnor
- Awards and Honors
- New Faculty
- New Intern Class of 2012-13
- Annual End of Year Dinner
Resident Research Day
The Ninth Annual Resident Research Day will take place on May 18, 2012. Dr. Richard R. Barakat, MD, FACS will deliver the John Rock Lecture entitled "The Evolution of Surgery for Cervical Cancer: from Exenteration to Trachelectomy. " Dr. Barakat is Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs in the Department of Surgery, Chief of the Gynecology Service, and Ronald O. Perelman Chair in Gynecology Surgery at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
The Luigi Mastroianni, Jr., MD Memorial Lecture
"Human Reprogramming: From the Embryo to Disease Models"
Renee Reijo Pera, PhD
Biomedical Research Building II/III Auditorium
Thursday, May 24, 2012
12:00-1:00pm
This year’s annual lecture will be delivered by Renee Reijo Pera, Ph.D. Dr Reijo Pera is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Director of the Stanford University Doctoral Graduate Program in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, the Stanford University Center for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research and Education and the U54-funded Center for Reproductive and Stem Cell Biology.
The Center for Research on Reproduction and Women's Health (CRRWH) Annual Retreat and 33rd Annual James M. Cuozzo Memorial Lecture
The 2012 CRRWH annual retreat will be held on May 30th in the BRB II/III Auditorium and Lobby from 8:00am-1:15pm. Robert N. Taylor, MD, PhD will deliver the 33rd Annual James M. Cuozzo Memorial Lecture at 12:15pm. For additional information please visit: http://www.med.upenn.edu/crrwh/awards-events.shtml
March of Dimes March for Babies
Premature birth is the leading cause of newborn death
and many lifelong disabilities. The March of Dimes fights prematurity by taking steps in March for Babies. Our Penn Health for Women's team participated in the April 29th March for Babies event and raised over $1,800. This money will be used to support programs in our community that help moms have healthy, full-term pregnancies. Special thanks goes out to Meghan Maloney for being such a wonderful captain and organizer!
Biomarker Discovery May Lead to Reliable Test for Ectopic Pregnancy
Several science news websites, including e! Science News, Science Codex, and Science Blog, reported that scientists from The Wistar Institute and the Perelman School of Medicine have discovered protein markers that could provide physicians with the first reliable blood test to predict ectopic pregnancies. Their findings have been published in the February 16th issue of the Journal of Proteome Research. Kurt Barnhart, MD, MSCE, Associate Chief for Research for Penn Fertility Care and Director of Women's Health Clinical Research Center, worked in collaboration with the Wistar team and is continuing to test the reliability of this biomarker blood test to diagnose ectopic pregnancies, which are the leading cause of death in the first trimester of pregnancy. e! Science News article
Penn Fertility Care at Radnor
Drs. Suleena Kalra and Monica Mainigi have joined Drs. Samantha Pfeifer and Clarisa Gracia at Penn Fertility Care at Radnor. Drs. Kalra and Mainigi are fertility specialists and also provide adolescent reproductive heath care.
Awards & Honors
Dr. Amy Turitz was awarded The S. Leon Israel Award by the Obstetric Society of Philadelphia , May 2012. This award is given for the best paper submitted by an area OB/GYN resident and is named in honor of the distinguished former chief at Pennsylvania Hospital, S. Leon Israel.
Kara Pravdo, RN was selected to receive the 2012 Rosalyn J. Watts Award for Nurse-Patient/Family Relationship. This award acknowledges nurses who consistently establish therapeutic relationships with patients and their families, characterized by individualized care. Recipients of this awardincorporate religious, spiritual, ethnic and cultural beliefes into the delivery of care.
The Maternity Care Coalition (MCC) selected Dr. Jack Ludmir as one of this year's "Spirit of Motherhood" honorees for their Celebrating Mothers 2012 kick-off campaign. The MCC is a Philadelphia based nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening families and improving the health and wellbeing of low-income pregnant women, new mothers, and their young children.
Dr. Wanda Ronner was chosen by Penn medical students as the 2012 Alpha Omega Alpha faculty inductee. This represents one of the highest honors a PENN faculty member can receive from our medical students.
New Faculty
Dr. Matthew VerMilyea will be joining Penn Fertility Care as the Director of Embryology and Andrology Laboratories in May 2012.
Dr. Peter J. Vasquez will be joining Penn Ob/Gyn Associates in July 2012.
Dr. Sara Pentlicky will be joining the Penn Family Planning and Pregnancy Loss Center in July 2012 and will also practice gynecology at Penn Ob/Gyn Associates at 3701 Market Street.
Dr. Jamie Bastek will be joining the Maternal Fetal Medicine Division in July 2012. Dr. Bastek is also a Women's Reproductive Health Research Scholar.
Dr. Alhambra Frarey will be joining Penn Ob/Gyn Associates in August 2012.
Dr. Pamela Neff will be joining Dr. Ronner's gynecology practice at Pennsylvania Hospital and Haddonfield, NJ in August 2012
Intern Class of 2012-2013
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2011 Annual End of Year Dinner
On June 19th, 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!
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