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  • Hasan Alhasan, MD

    Surgical Technology Online: Surgical Tips for Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Abdominal Cerclage: A Minimally Invasive Approach
    Allison Akers, MD

    Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Patient Prosthesis Mismatch in Pregnancy: A Multidisciplinary Approach
    Audrey Busho, MD

    ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting: Impact of Extended Postpartum Medicaid on Healthcare Utilization in the First Year Postpartum
    Kristal Ha, MD

    Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology: Primary Cervical Lymphoma Mimicking Deep Endometriosis
    Lisvet Luceno, MD

    ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting: Induction method combination in patients with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
    Lilla Markel, MD ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting: Impact of Extended Postpartum Medicaid on Healthcare Utilization in the First Year Postpartum
    Daniela Moino, MD

    AAGL Conference: Association between Ultrasound Soft Markers of Endometriosis and Pathologically Confirmed Positivity Rates of Endometriosis Lesions

    Therapeutic Advances in Reproductive Health: Association between pathological positivity rate of endometriosis, demographics, and concomitant gynecological conditions
    Florence Osei, MD

    ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting: Induction method combination in patients with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

    ASRM Congress: Supplemental estrogen for endometrial thickening does not improve pregnancy rates in oral ovulation induction intrauterine insemination cycles
    Kate Pressman, MD

    SMFM: Analysis of the plan of safe care program for parent-child dyads affected by substance use  

    Birth Defects Res: Risk of birth defects in pregnant persons with sleep-disorded breathing during pregnancy

    AJOG Global Reports: Factors associated with early readmission for postpartum hypertension
    Anna Scipioni, MD

    NeoReviews: Decling RH(D) Immune Globulin During Pregnancy

    NASPAG: Adverse Obstetrical Outcomes are Increased in Adolescent Pregnancy
    Holly VanDeman, MD

    AAGL Conference: Association between Ultrasound Soft Markers of Endometriosis and Pathologically Confirmed Positivity Rates of Endometriosis Lesions

    Adriana Vest, MD

    ASRM Conference: Correlation between live birth and serum estradiol concentration on the day of exogenous progesterone start in hormone replaced single frozen embryo transfer

    SLS MISWeek: Tips and Tricks for Fertility Sparing Adnexal Surgery

    PCRS Conference: Individual age specific live birth rates in patients undergoing autologous in-vitro fertilization cycles for advanced maternal ages
    Jody Wellcome, MD  

    AACR Conference: Describing the Molecular Landscape of Cervical Cancer Metastases: Implications for Future Therapeutic Targets

    AJOG Global Reports: Factors associated with early readmission for postpartum hypertension

  • 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 CollaborativeImmediate 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 MeetingAmerican Journal of Obstetrics and GynecologyDelivery-associated sepsis: trends in morbidity and mortality

    Tony Kendle, MD

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

    Michelle Kuznicki, MD

    Florida Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual MeetingPreliminary 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 ConventionA Validated Prediction Model for Assessing Risk of Cesarean Delivery in Growth Restricted Fetuses Undergoing Labor Induction

    Michelle Kuznicki, MD

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

    Michelle Kuznicki, MD

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

    Erika New, MD

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

    Erika New, MD

    Fertility and SterilityForty years of IVF.

    Erika New, MD

    Minerva GinecologicaComparison 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 CongressAmerican Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists Global CongressThe effect of vaginal misoprostol on patient reported pain during successive office hysteroscopy and endometrial biopsy

    Alexandra Polic, MD

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

    Brittany Roberts, MD

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

    Brittany Roberts, MD

    PLOS OneLoss 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 CongressAmerican Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists Global CongressThe use of vaginal misoprostol prior to office hysteroscopy is associated w. lower pain & tenaculum utilization during the procedure

    Papri Sarkar, MD

    Minerva GinecologicaComparison of patients' reported pain following office hysteroscopy with and without endometrial biopsy: a prospective studyDoes 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 InternationalThe 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 meetingImmediate Post-Partum LARC Insertion protocol

    Anjalika Gandhi, MD

    AAGL Congress of Minimally Invasive GynecologyHysteroscopic Myomectomy with Intra-Myoma Vasopressin

    Anjalika Gandhi, MD

    Western Association of Gynecologic OncologistsComparison 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 MeetingNitrous Oxide in Labor: Predictors of Use and Conversion to Epidural Anesthesia

    Tony Kendle, MD

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

    Michelle Kuznicki, MD

    SGO Annual MeetingPrevention 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 DayMRSA screening for surgical site infection prevention prior to hysterectomy at a cancer center

    Michelle Kuznicki, MD

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

    Michelle Kuznicki, MD

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

    Michelle Kuznicki, MD

    Western Association of Gynecologic OncologistsPredictive Factors of Genetic Referral for Advanced, Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Patients at a Single-Institution Cancer CenterComparison 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 MeetingPatent Predictive Factors for Clinical Trial Participation

    Megan McDowell, MD

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

    Megan McDowell, MD

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

    Erika New, MD

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

    Erika New, MD

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

    Erika New, MD

    Fertility and Sterility 40th Anniversary EditionIVF From Incubation to Sperm Injection

    Rachel Whynott, MD

    AAGL Congress of Minimally Invasive GynecologyUterine Manipulation: Surgical Success or Distress

    Rachel Whynott, MD

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

    Rachel Whynott, MD

    American Journal of Clinical OncologyBreast 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