Research and Scholarly Activity
Our program enhances the educational experience of residency by providing an environment rich in research and scholarly activity.
Residents complete a mentored scholarly project and present their work on Resident Research Day as a PGY-3. Projects utilize the clinical research and quality improvement skills acquired in the first two years of training through didactic and clinical instruction. The faculty mentor and our director of resident research guide residents through the research process, and a statistician provides statistical support. Many of these projects have been presented at major medical society conferences, have been published in peer-reviewed journals, or have improved the quality of the care we provide.
Nationally presented resident research
Amartha Gore, MD—Presented at ACOG 05/2020 Preeclampsia as an Independent Risk Factor for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease
Nicole Gaulin, MD— Presented at SGO 5/2020 Attributable Risk of Endometrial Ablation on Subsequent Atypical Glandular Cells on Papanicolau Smear
Meredith Manire, MD, PhD—Presented at APGO/CREOG 3/2020, Orlando, FL A Novel Curriculum to Enhance Student Learning and Participation in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship
Dalia Hernandez-Medina, MD— Presented at MONA Biennial Perinatal Mental Health Conference, 10/2019, Chapel Hill, NC Severe Postpartum Depression and Infant Bonding in Association with Traumatic Events
Mary Sims, MD— Presented at AUGS, 10/2019, Vancouver, Canada Laproscopic Superior Hypogastric Nerve Block for Pelvic Regional Anesthesia: A Retrospective Study
Alexandra Plisko, MD—Presented at ACOG 5/2019, Nashville, TN Implementation of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine in the Postpartum Period
Nicole Gaulin, MD—Presented at Felix Rutledge Society 5/2019, Houston TX Attributable Risk of Endometrial Ablation on Subsequent Atypical Glandular Cells on Papanicolau Smear
Nicole Gaulin, MD—Presented at SGO 3/2019, Honolulu, HI Survival in Elderly Patients with Vulvar Cancer: A National Cancer Database Study
Jessica Culbertson, DO—Presented at ACOOG 3/2019 New Orleans, LA Effect of Patient Centering on Buprenorphine Compliance in Pregnant Patients
Nicole Gaulin, MD—Presented at SLS 9/2018 New York, NY — 2nd Place Surgical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Same-Day Hysterectomy: A Single Institute Experience
Recent publications by faculty and residents
Lavelle ES, Giugale L, Sears S, Carter-Brooks CM, Shepherd
JP: Clinical Utility of Hemoglobin Testing Minimally Invasive Sacrocolpopexy.
Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg Jan/Feb 2018; 24(1):17-20. PMID 28277473
Carter-Brooks CM, Lowder JL, Du AL, Lavelle ES, Giugale LE,
Shepherd JP: Restoring Genital Hiatus to Normative Values After Apical
Suspension Alone Versus With Level 3 Support Procedures. Female Pelvic Med
Reconstr Surg May/Jun 2019; 25(3):226-230. PMID 29210807
Lavelle ES, Alam P, Meister M, Florian-Rodriguez M, Elmer-Lyon C, Kowalski J, Carter-Brooks C, Mazloom dost D, Zyczynski H, Lowder J, Gutman R, Sutkin G: Antibiotic Prophylaxis During Catheter-Managed Postoperative Urinary Retention After Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obstet Gynecol 2019 Oct; 134(4):727-735. PMID 31503155
Giugale LE, Sears S, Lavelle E, Carter-Brooks CM, Bonidie M, Shepherd JP: Evaluating the Impact of Intraoperative Surgical Team Handoffs on Patient Outcomes. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg Sep/Oct 2017; 23(5):288-292. PMID 28106651
Olawaiye AB, Java JJ, Krivak TC, Friedlander M, Mutch DG, Glaser G, Geller M, O’Malley DM, Wenham RM, Lee RB, Bodurka DC, Herzog TJ, Bookman MA: Does adjuvant chemotherapy dose modification have an impact on the outcome of patients diagnosed with advanced stage ovarian cancer? An NRG Oncology/Gynecologic Oncology Group study. Gynecol Oncol 2018 Oct; 151(1):18-23. PMID 30135020
Olawaiye AB, Java JJ, Krivak TC, Friedlander M, Mutch DG, Glaser G, Geller M, O’Malley DM, Wenham RM, Lee RB, Bodurka DC, Herzog TJ, Bookman MA: Corrigendum to: Does adjuvant chemotherapy dose modification have an impact on the outcome of patients diagnosed with advanced stage ovarian cancer? An NRG Oncology/Gynecologic Oncology Group study. Gynecol Oncol 2019 Jan; 152(1):220. PMID 30360899
Brown J, Drury L, Raub K, Levy B, Frantner P, Krivak TC, Bradley L, Naumann RW:
Workplace Harassment and Discrimination in Gynecology: Results of the AAGL
Member Survey. J Minim Invasive Gynecol Jul-Aug 2019; 26(5):838-846 PMID
30878643
Vergote I, Scambia G, O’Malley DM, Van Calster B, Park SY, D e Campo JM, Meier W, Bamias A, Colombo N, Wenham RM, Covens A, Marth C, Raza Mirza M, Kroep JR, Ma H, Pickett CA, onk BJ, TRINOVA-3/ENGOT-ov2/GOG3001 investigators: Trebananib or placebo plus carboplatin and paclitaxel as first line treatment for advanced ovarian cancer (TRINOVA-3/ENGOT-ov2/GOG3001): a randomized, double-blind, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol 2019 Jun; 20(6):862-876. PMID 30176365
Frank NM, Lynch KF, Uusitalo U, Yang J, Lonnrot M, Virtanen SM, Hyoty H, Norris JM, TEDDY Study Group: The relationship between breast feeding and reported respiratory and gastrointestinal infection rates in young children. BMC Pediatr 2019 Sep 18; 19(1):339. PMID 31533753
Moore KN, Tritchler D, Kaufman KM, Lankes H, Quinn MCJ, Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium, Van Le L, Berchuck A, Backes FJ, Tewari KS, Lee RN, Kesterson JP, Wenham RM, Armstrong DK, Krivak TC, Bookman MA, Birrer MJ: Genome-wide association study evaluating single-nucleotide polymorphisms and outcomes in patients with advanced stage serous ovarian or primary peritoneal cancer. An NRG Oncology/Gynecologic Oncology Group study. Gynecol Oncol 2017 Nov; 147(2):396-401. PMID 28935272
Horowitz NS, Larry Maxwell G, Miller A, Hamilton CA, Rungruang B, Rdriguez N, Richard SD, Krivak TC, Fowler JM, Mutch DG, Van Le L, Lee RB, Argenta P, Bender D, Tewari KS, Gershenson D, Java JJ, Bookman A: Predictive modeling fr determination of microscopic residual disease at primary cytoreduction: An NRG Oncology/Gynecologic Oncology Group 182 Study. Gynecol Oncol 2018 Jan;
148(1):49-55. PMID 29174555
Hamilton CA, Miller A, Casablanca Y, Horowitz NS, Rungruang B, Krivak TC, Richard SD, Rodriguez N, Birrer MJ, Backes FJ, Geller MA, Quinn M, Goodheart MJ, Mutch DG,, Kavanagh JJ, Maxwell GL, Bookman MA: Clinicopathologic characteristics associated with long-term survival in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer: an NRG Oncology/Gynecologic Oncology Group ancillary data study. Gynecol Oncol 2018 Feb; 148(2):275-280. PMID 29195926
Uusitalo U, Lee HS, Andren Aronsson C, Vehik K, Yang J, Hummel S, Silvis K, Lemmark A Rewers M, Hagopian W, She JX, Simell O, Toppari J, Ziegler AG, Akolkar B, Krischer J, Virtanen SM, Norris JM, TEDDY Study Group: Early infant diet and islet autoimmunity in the TEDDY study. Diabetes Care. 2018 Mar; 41(3):522-530. PMID 29343517
Stanfill BA, Nakayasu ES, Bramer LM, Thompson AM, Ansong CK, Clauss TR, Gritseno MA, Monroe ME, Moore RJ, Orton DJ, Peihoski PD, Schemoes AA, Smith RD, Webb-Robertson BM, Metz TO, TEDDY Study Group. Quality control assessment of mass spectrometry-based proteomics data. Mol Cell Proteoics 2018 Sep; 17(9):1824-1836. PMID 29666158
Salami F, Lee HS, Freyhult E, Elding Larsson H, Lemmark A, Tom C, TECCY Study Group. Reduction in white blood cell neutrophil and red blood cell counts related to sex, HLA, and islet autoantibodies in Swedish TEDDY children at increased risk
for type 1 diabetes. Diabetes 2018 Nov; 67(11):2329-2336. PMID 30104249
Turner LC, Zyczynski HM, Shepherd JP. Intravenous acetaminophen before pelvic organ prolapse repair: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol 2019 Mar;
133(3):492-502.
Tymon-Rosario JR, Miller EM, Gressel GM, Nevadunsky NS: Association between diabetes mellitus and progression free survival in women with ovarian granulosa cell tumors. Gynecol Oncol Rep 2018 Oct 29; 26:94-98. PMID 30456286