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Obstetrics & Gynecology

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Audrey Busho, MD Gynecologic Oncology: Safety and feasibility of same-day discharge following minimally invasive hysterectomy in the morbidly obese patient population.
Arlin Delgado, MD

Maternal-Fetal Case Studies: Neonatal Implications of Maternal Thrombocytopenia during Pregnancy

Journal of Gynecologic Surgery: Vaginal Evisceration subsequent to hysterectomy at a major cancer center

Kristal Ha, MD

SGO Winter Meeting: Feasibility Study for Electroacupuncture for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Using a Point-of-Care Nerve Conduction Device (DPNCheck) and the Rydel-Seiffer Tuning Fork

PLoS One: Prognostic features of endometrial cancer metastasis to the central nervous system

Danielle Hardman, MD

AAGL Conference Abstract/Video: Laparoscopic Shaving of Rectosigmoid Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis Under Laparoscopic Ultrasound Guidance

Fertility and Sterility Video: Laparoscopic Shaving of Rectosigmoid Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis Under Laparoscopic Ultrasound Guidance

Duncan Hartt, MD Journal of Pediatrics Hematology / Oncology: Strategies for the Treatment of Infantile Soft Tissue Sarcomas With BCOR Alterations 
Lilla Markel, MD CVIR Endovascular: Safety and efficacy of inferior vena cava filter retrieval: a 5-year single center retrospective review from a tertiary care center 
Amanda Pitre, MD AAGL Conference Poster: Ovarian Remnant Syndrome Versus Retroperitonealized Ovary: Preoperative Evaluation and Surgical Management
Kate Pressman, MD

NeoReviews: Management of Hepatitis B and C during Pregnancy: Neonatal Implications

SMFM Conference: Blood pressure thresholds associated with postpartum preeclampsia readmissions

Birth Defects Research: A novel clinic structure for exposure counseling during pregnancy

Rachelle Price, MD

SMFM Conference: Factors associated with cesarean delivery following labor induction in pregnancies with preterm preeclampsia

Neoreviews: Pyelonephritis and Urosepsis in a Preterm Dichorionic Diamniotic Twin Gestation

Natasha Rich, MD Journal of Gynecologic Surgery: Upholding Medical Ethics Principles by Performing Abortion: A Provider's Perspective
Anna Scipioni, MD Genes 2022: Confounding Factors Impacting microRNA Expression in Human Saliva: Methodological and Biological Considerations
Michelle Whittum, MD

Journal of Gynecologic Surgery: History of Abortion Legislation in the United States

SGO Annual Meeting: Low muscle radiodensity as a predictor of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Patients


Arlin Delgado, MD

SMFM 42nd Annual Pregnancy Meeting: Risk of adverse neonatal outcomes amongst nulliparous women with Sleep-Disordered Breathing during pregnancy.

Prenatal Genetic Screening and Diagnostic Testing: Assessing Patients' Knowledge, Clinical Experiences, and Utilized Resources in Comparison to Provider's Perceptions

LGBT Health: Papanicolaou Test Rates Among Sexual Minority Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Clin Chest Med: Sleep Deficiency in Pregnancy

Kristal Ha, MD Gynecology Oncology Rep: Off-label use of paclitaxel and pembrolizumab in a case of platinum refractory epithelial ovarian cancer and extensive thromboembolism. 
Clarissa Lam, MD Gynecology Oncology Rep: Off-label use of paclitaxel and pembrolizumab in a case of platinum refractory epithelial ovarian cancer and extensive thromboembolism. 
Katherine Pressman, MD J Ultrasound Med: Impact of Using Abdominal Circumference Independently in the Diagnosis of Fetal Growth Restriction
Rachelle Price, MD SMFM 42nd Annual Pregnancy Meeting: Neonatal morbidity aGer the start of the pandemic: Disparate outcomes across two sites
Brittany Roberts, MD

SGO Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer: Impact of primary care provider teaching on knowledge of colposcopy for women newly diagnosed with abnormal cervical cytology

AAGL 2022 Global Congress: Surgical Evaluation and Management of Concomitant Anterior and Posterior Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis

International Urogynecology Journal: Vesicovaginal fistula repair at the time of colpocleisis

Papri Sarkar, MD

ASRM Scientific Congress 2022: Preimplantation genetic testing foraneuploidy using next generation sequencing is superior to conventional IVF in 35 years or older patients

Annual Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation: Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor 2 Expression in Uterine Fibroids.

Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine: The role of preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy in a good prognosis IVF population across different age groups

Michelle Whittum, MD

Neoreviews: Umbilical Cord Entanglement

Journal of Gynecologic Surgery: The History of Female Surgical Sterilization: A Social and Ethics Perspective


Arlin Delgado, MD

ACOG 2021: Program evaluation of a newly implemented obstetric prenatal telemedicine during the COVID 19 pandemic

A Novel Transvaginal Cervical Cerclage Model for Resident Training

Clarissa Lam, MD

SGO 2020: Preliminary prospective quality of life and clinical outcomes with an opiate restrictive enhanced recovery protocol in a gynecologic oncology population

Obstetrics and Gynecology: A Low-Cost Platform for Laparoscopic Simulation Training

Katherine Pressman, MD

SMFM 2021: Impact of using abdominal circumference independently in the diagnosis of fetal growth restriction

Journal of Ultrasound Medicine: Impact of Using Abdominal Circumference Independently in the Diagnosis of Fetal Growth Restriction

Ultrasound Obstetrics Gynecology: Outcome-based comparison of SMFM and ISUOG definitions of fetal growth restriction

Jennifer Rizzo, MD SMFM 2021: Risk of fetal head entrapment at 22-25 weeks
Papri Sarkar, MD AAGL 2020: Ultrasound-Guided Polypectomy: Evaluation of a Novel Technique to Remove Endometrial Polyp in the Office
Leah Bagiardi, MD A Case of Outpatient Hysterectomy in the Setting of Gitelman Syndrome
Erica Eggers, MD Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery: Vaginal Estrogen as First-Line Therapy for Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Postmenopausal Women and Risk Factors for Needing Additional Therapy
Elizabeth Hoover, MD Journal of Maternal Fetal Neonatal Medicine: Birthweight and Apgar at 5 minutes of life for the prediction of severe neonatal outcomes in preterm prelabor rupture of membranes
Laura Kent, MD Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery: Vaginal Estrogen as First-Line Therapy for Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Postmenopausal Women and Risk Factors for Needing Additional Therapy
Fatima McKenzie, MD Patient Education and Counseling: 'Expert advice' for developing decision support: A qualitative study of women who have experienced periviable birth
Britt Manobianco, MD  Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease: Criminal Justice Involvement and Abnormal Cervical Cancer Screening Results Among Women in an Urban Safety Net Hospital 
Aleksandra Polic, MD

Seminars in Perinatology: Access to abortion training

Birth Defects Research: Pregnancy in systemic lupus erythematosus

American Journal of Perinatology: The Impact of Obesity on the Management and Outcomes of Postpartum Hemorrhage

Rachelle Price, MD Journal of Maternal Fetal Neonatal Medicine: Comparing fetal biometric growth velocity versus estimated fetal weight for prediction of neonatal small for gestational age
Brittany Roberts, MD Int Urogynecol J: Vesicovaginal fistula repair at the time of colpocleisis
Peeraya Sawangkum, mD Journal of Maternal Fetal Neonatal Medicine: Birthweight and Apgar at 5 minutes of life for the prediction of severe neonatal outcomes in preterm prelabor rupture of membranes. 

Jewel Brown, MD

Florida Perinatal Quality Collaborative
Immediate Postpartum LARC initiative at Tampa General Hospital

Betsy Hoover, MD

SMFM’s 39th Annual Pregnancy Meeting & USF Research Day
Very Advanced Maternal Age and Perinatal Outcomes

Tony Kendle, MD

SMFM’s 39th Annual Pregnancy Meeting
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Delivery-associated sepsis: trends in morbidity and mortality

Tony Kendle, MD

ACOG Annual Meeting
Nitrous Oxide in Labor: Predictors of Use and Conversion to Epidural Anesthesia

Michelle Kuznicki, MD

Florida Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting
Preliminary Prospective Quality of Life and Clinical Outcomes w/ an Opiate Restrictive Enhanced Recovery Protocol in a Gyn Onc Pop.

Michelle Kuznicki, MD

American Institute for Ultrasound in Medicine Convention
A Validated Prediction Model for Assessing Risk of Cesarean Delivery in Growth Restricted Fetuses Undergoing Labor Induction

Michelle Kuznicki, MD

ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting
Hypertensive disorders of Pregnancy are Associated w/ Increased Risk of NICU Admission among Growth Restricted Fetuses

Michelle Kuznicki, MD

Society of Gynecologic Oncologists’ Annual Meeting
Does Using hormonal therapy after risk reducing surgery increase the incidence of malignancy in genetic mutation carriers

Erika New, MD

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Uterine pathology in transmasculine persons on testosterone: a retrospective multicenter case series.

Erika New, MD

Fertility and Sterility
Forty years of IVF.

Erika New, MD

Minerva Ginecologica
Comparison of patients' reported pain following office hysteroscopy with and without endometrial biopsy: a prospective study.

Erika New, MD

American Society of Reproductive Medicine 2018 Scientific Congress
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists Global Congress
The effect of vaginal misoprostol on patient reported pain during successive office hysteroscopy and endometrial biopsy

Alexandra Polic, MD

SMFM’s 39th Annual Pregnancy Meeting
Obstetrics Hemorrhage Management Among Obese Women

Brittany Roberts, MD

G3-Genes Genomes Genetics
Experimental Mutations in Superoxide Dismutase 1 Provide Insight into Potential Mechanisms Involved in Aberrant Aggregation in Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Brittany Roberts, MD

PLOS One
Loss of charge mutations in solvent exposed Lys residues of superoxide dismutase 1 do not induce inclusion formation in cultured cell models.

Papri Sarkar, MD

American Society of Reproductive Medicine 2018 Scientific Congress
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists Global Congress
The use of vaginal misoprostol prior to office hysteroscopy is associated w. lower pain & tenaculum utilization during the procedure

Papri Sarkar, MD

Minerva Ginecologica
Comparison of patients' reported pain following office hysteroscopy with and without endometrial biopsy: a prospective study
Does supraphysiologic estradiol level during IVF have any effect on oocyte/embryo quality? A sibling embryo cohort analysis of fresh and subsequent frozen embryo transfer.
Electromechanical morcellators' black-box warning: tribulations, expectations and solutions.

Papri Sarkar, MD

Surgical Technology International
The Association Between Hospital Surgical Volume and the Uptake of Minimally Invasive Surgical Approach and Outpatient Setting for Hysterectomy.

Jewel Brown, MD

FPQC Access LARC Initiate mid-project meeting
Immediate Post-Partum LARC Insertion protocol

Anjalika Gandhi, MD

AAGL Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Hysteroscopic Myomectomy with Intra-Myoma Vasopressin

Anjalika Gandhi, MD

Western Association of Gynecologic Oncologists
Comparison of treatment and outcomes between medical onc and gyn onc as adjuvant chemo provider in an advanced ovarian ca population

Tony Kendle, MD

ACOG Annual Meeting
Nitrous Oxide in Labor: Predictors of Use and Conversion to Epidural Anesthesia

Tony Kendle, MD

The Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health
Recognition and Treatment of Sepsis in Pregnancy

Michelle Kuznicki, MD

SGO Annual Meeting
Prevention of Surgical Site Infection after Hysterectomy at a Cancer Center
Central nervous system metastasis from endometrial carcinoma: A multi-institution retrospective study
Microbiology of Surgical Site Infections in Gyn Oncology Population

Michelle Kuznicki, MD

USF Research Day
MRSA screening for surgical site infection prevention prior to hysterectomy at a cancer center

Michelle Kuznicki, MD

Gynecologic Oncology Reports
Metastatic uterine tumor resembling ovarian sex cord  tumor: A case report and review of the literature

Michelle Kuznicki, MD

Florida Society of Gynecologic Oncology
Prevention of Surgical Site Infection after Hysterectomy at a Cancer Center

Michelle Kuznicki, MD

Western Association of Gynecologic Oncologists
Predictive Factors of Genetic Referral for Advanced, Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Patients at a Single-Institution Cancer Center
Comparison of treatment & outcomes between medical onc and gyn onc as Adjuvant chemo provider in an advanced ovarian ca population

Michelle Kuznicki, MD

American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting
Patent Predictive Factors for Clinical Trial Participation

Megan McDowell, MD

Cardiology in the Young
Severe bicuspid aortic stenosis in pregnancy: balancing the risk of prematurity and maternal mortality.

Megan McDowell, MD

Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine
Sleep Duration and Early Pregnancy Biochemical Predictors of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Erika New, MD

Minerva Ginecologica
Comparison of patients’ reported pain following office hysteroscopy with and without endometrial biopsy

Erika New, MD

Proceedings in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Adnexal torsion in a patient with Mullerian agenesis undergoing ovarian stimulation: a case report

Erika New, MD

Fertility and Sterility 40th Anniversary Edition
IVF From Incubation to Sperm Injection

Rachel Whynott, MD

AAGL Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Uterine Manipulation: Surgical Success or Distress

Rachel Whynott, MD

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine
The Effect of Uterine Fibroids on Infertility: A Systematic Review

Rachel Whynott, MD

American Journal of Clinical Oncology
Breast Cancer is Common in Women With Ovarian Malignant Mixed Mullerian Tumors

Entidhar Al Sawah, MD

AAGL Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

The Recent Trends Towards Minimally Invasive Surgery for Hysterectomy Performed for Uterine Cancer & Its Association with Body Mass Index and Perioperative Morbidity

Entidhar Al Sawah, MD

ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting

Association between Perioperative Outcomes & BMI among patients who underwent TLH for Uterine Cancer

Entidhar Al Sawah, MD

APGO/CREOG Annual Meeting

Circumcision Simulation for the OBGYN Resident

Katy Dean, MD

ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting

Impact of obesity on cell free DNA testing: a case control study

Gaby Halder, MD

Journal of Investigative and Clinical Urology

Botox Combined with Myofascial Release Physical Therapy as a treatment for Myofascial Pelvic Pain

Gaby Halder, MD

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Association between obesity and perioperative morbidity in open versus laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy.

Sarah Holdt Somer, MD

ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting

Tdap in Pregnancy: A Quality Improvement Project

Michelle Kuznicki, MD

WAGO Annual Meeting

Brain metastases from Uterine Cancer: Features, Treatment and Outcomes of a Rare Phenomenon

Erika New, MD

ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting

Pain perception after office hysteroscopy alone vs. hysteroscopy with endometrial biopsy

Isabel Prieto, MD

APGO/CREOG Annual Meeting

Intrapartum Cervical Exam Module Study

Lisa Sappenfield, MD

ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting

1. The association between surgical route and perioperative outcomes for women undergoing myomectomy

2. The association between fibroid weight and perioperative outcomes for women undergoing myomectomy

Robyn Schickler, MD

Gynecologic Oncology Reports

Primary peritoneal carcinoma presenting as a Sister Mary Joseph's nodule: A case report and review of the literature

Rachel Whynott, MD

J Case Rep Images Gynecol Obstet

Primary ovarian choriocarcinoma masquerading as ruptured ectopic pregnancy in an HIV positive woman

Rachel Whynott, MD

USF Research Day - Best MCOM Medical Resident Poster

Splenectomy in the setting of ovarian cancer: harmful or helpful?

Jaron Mark, MD

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

Metastatic VIPoma presenting as an ovarian mass

Entidhar Al Sawah, MD

Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting

Exploring the Potential Anti-proliferative Effects of Avemar®, Quercetin, and Polyphyllin; Three Natural Products against Ovarian Cancer and Defining their Molecular Basis of Response

Robyn Schickler, MD

American Society for Reproductive Medicine Annual Meeting

Association Between State-mandate Insurance Coverage for Infertility Treatment and Surgical Approach for Management of Ectopic Pregnancy

Gabriela Halder, MD

AUGS/IUGA Annual Meeting

Botox with Physical Therapy for Myofascial Pelvic Pain

Sarah Holdt Somer, MD

American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among Women with Preterm Preeclampsia

Rachel Whynott, MD

American Journal of Clinical Oncology

Breast Cancer is Common in Women With Ovarian Malignant Mixed Mullerian Tumors.

Gabriela Halder, MD

AUGS/IUGA Annual Meeting

Treatment Choice Among African American Women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Rachel Whynott, MD

Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting

Breast Cancer is Common in Women with Ovarian Malignant Mixed Mullerian Tumors

Entidhar Al Sawah, MD

Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting

AKT Signaling

Shannon O’Hara, MD

American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery: A Statewide Survey of Attitudes and Practices

Soha Patel, MD

Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Integrating Quality Meeting

Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) in Pregnancy: A Comprehensive Simulation to Improve Patient Safety and Quality of Care

Nina Paidas Teefey, MD

ACOG District XII Meeting

Serum Galectin-3 levels in pregnant women with sleep apnea

Entidhar Al Sawah, MD

Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting

Polyphyllin D, a Chinese herb, potentiates

cisplatin-induced death in ovarian cancer cell lines

Lisa Sappenfield, MD

Perinatal Research Seminar

Text-messaging Reminders to Increase Rates of Postpartum Diabetes Screening

Soha Patel, MD

A AMC Integrating Quality Meeting

Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) in Pregnancy: A Comprehensive Simulation to Improve Patient Safety and Quality of Care

Soha Patel, MD

APGO/CREOG Annual Meeting

Making a Measurable Difference: Gynecologists Bridging the Gap at a Student-Run Free Clinic

Nina Paidas Teefey, MD

Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine Annual Meeting

Maternal serum galectin-3 is correlated with obesity

Laura Gephart, MD

AUGS Annual Scientific Meeting

1. A preliminary exploration of the affect of water birth on infant and maternal morbidity in the United States

2. Lumbo-sacral anatomy pertinent to sacrocolpopexy and rectopexy

Angela Gonzalez, MD

AAMC Annual Clinical Meeting

Attitudes and Knowledge About Breastfeeding

Among Ob/Gyn Residents