News & Events
- Dr. Richard Tureck
- Fashion Fights Ovarian Cancer
- Penn Fertility Care
- Adolescent Reproductive Health at Pennsylvania Hospital
- Community Outreach
- Awards and Honors
- Publications
- New Faculty
- New Intern Class of 2009-10
- Annual End of Year Dinner
Dr. Richard Tureck, a longstanding member of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, died suddenly while vacationing abroad. Dr. Tureck joined the Penn family as a fellow in 1979 and spent his entire career at the University of Pennsylvania rising to the rank of Professor. It was under Dr. Tureck’s leadership that the IVF program at Penn, one of the first programs in the country, was established. He was devoted to his patients and dedicated to teaching our fellows, residents and medical students.
Fashion Fights Ovarian Cancer
A dinner, auction and fashion show by top designer Pamela Dennis was held on September 26, 2009 at the Shops at Liberty Place in Philadelphia. George Coukos, MD, PhD, received the Angela Carlino Excellence in Ovarian Cancer Research/Care Award.
Penn Fertility Care Offers Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) is now available at Penn Fertility Care. PGD may be recommended to patients who have a history of heritable genetic disease or are carriers of a genetic or chromosomal abnormality. PGD can be used to assess chromosomal status and determine risk for diseases such as cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy, Down's syndrome and other genetic conditions.
Adolescent Reproductive Health at Penn Fertility Care at Pennsylvania Hospital
Scott E. Edwards, MD, and Suleena Kansal Kalra, MD, MSCE, are available to see adolescent women experiencing endocrine disorders that can affect reproductive health at Penn Fertility Care at Pennsylvania Hosptal.
Community Outreach
Focus on Women's Health is a seminar series designed to aid women in establishing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. It reviews significant wellness information designed to aid women in establishing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Focus on Women's Health was created in honor of Robert R. Rascoe, MD, who was dedicated to providing compassionate and quality women's health care. Information on the next seminar scheduled in the Fall of 2009 will be forthcoming.
Focus on Gynecologic Cancers is an annual conference for patients and their families sponsored by physicians and scientists from the Division of Gynecology Oncology and the Abramson Cancer Center. The next conference will be held in the Spring of 2010.
Mainly Your Health is a series of community wellness and educational programs presented by Penn health care providers at Penn Medicine at Radnor. Programs are free and are held on Wednesday evening at 7pm and Saturday mornings at 10am. For schedule and registration information visit pennhealth.com/radnor.
Awards & Honors
Dr. George Coukos received the Angela Carlino Excellence in Ovarian Cancer Research/Care Award by The Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Foundation at the "Fashion Fights Ovarian Cancer" benefit in September.
Dr. Sarah Adams was selected to receive a 2009 ASCO Cancer Foundation Young Investigators Award.
Dr. Evelyn Marsh was the third recipient of The Robert R. Rascoe, MD Award for Execellence in Ambulatory Patient Care. This award recognizes a chief resident who has demonstrated compassionate care and concern for our patients. The recipient will be selected by the attendings and nursing staff in the Helen O. Dickens Center for Women's Health.
Dr. Sindhu Srinivas was the third recipient of The John J. Mikuta, MD Award for Professionalism in Women's Health. This award recognizes an individual in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology who like Dr. Mikuta exemplifies a commitment to the highest standards of excellence in the practice of medicine, embraces the core values of integrity, altruism, duty, service, empathy, compassion, and respect for others; and is committed to the welfare of their patients and the health care needs of women.
Dr. Jonathan Gleason received the Resident Teaching Award for Excellence in Medical Student Education.
Dr. Jamie Bastek received the Resident Research Award for Excellence in Medical Research.
Dr. Thomas Molinaro received the Joseph C. Touchstone Award of Excellence in Research at the 2009 Center for Research on Reproduction and Women's Health Annual Retreat
Abigail Berman was selected as the winner of the Celso-Ramon Garcia Award for Outstanding Women's Health Research.
Publications
Clinical Practice. Ectopic Pregnancy, Barnhart KT. NEJM 361(4):379-87, 2009.
Prenatal Screening for Aeuploidy. Driscoll DA, Gross, MD. NEJM 360:2556-62, 2009.
Time to relapse after short- or long-term treatment of severe premenstrual syndrome with sertraline. Freeman EW, Rickels K, Sammel MD, Lin H, Sondheimer SJ. Arch Gen Psychiatry, 66 (5) 537-544, 2009.
A little bit pregnant: modeling how the accurate detection of pregnancy can improve HIV prevention trials. Schreiber CA, Sammel MD, Hillier SL, Barnhart KT. Am J Epidemiology. December 18, 2008.
Adverse neonatal outcomes: examining the risks between preterm, late preterm, and term infants. Bastek JA, Sammel MD, Pare E, Srinivas SK, Posencheg, MA, Elovitz, MA. AJOG, 199(4) 367-369 October 2008.
Can placental pathology explain second-trimester pregnancy loss and subsequent pregnancy outcomes? Srinivas, SK, Ernst, LM, Edlow, AG, Elovitz, MA. AJOG, 199(4)402-404 October 2008.
New Faculty
- Dr. Sarah Adams joined the Division of Gynecology Oncology in July 2009
- Dr. DaCarla Albright joined the Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology in July 2009.
- Dr. Marina Katsnelson joined the Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology in September 2009.
- Dr. Monica Mainigi joined the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility in July 2009.
- Dr. Brownsyne Tucker-Edmonds joined the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar and will be providing care at the VA Hospital with Drs. Catherine Salva & Danielle Burkland.
- Dr. Brook Wharton joined the Division of Obstretrics and Gynecology in July 2009.
New Intern Class of 2009-2010
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2009 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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