MARIO PRETI born in Arona (Italy) June 5th 1960. Specialization in Gynecology and Obstetrics in 1990 at the University of Turin, Italy. Specialization in Medical Oncology in 1994 at the University of Turin. From 1992 Assistant then, up to now, Deputy Director at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, University of Turin-St. Anna Hospital (the second greatest Gynecological Hospital in Europe). Head of Urodynamic Unit of the Department of Gynecology. Regional Referent for diagnosis and treatment of lower genital tract neoplasia In the Colposcopy Unit at the same Department. Doctor Mario Preti belongs to the Faculty of the Specialization School in Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Turin since 1992 and of the School of Midwifery since 1986. At present he is holding a course on «Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Female Genital Tract Neoplasms» and a course on «Surgical operation in Obstetrics». Fellow of the ISSVD (International Society for the Study of Vulvo-vaginal disease) from 1990. He is Chair of the Oncological Committee on Superficially invasive carcinoma. Founding Member of the Italian Interdisciplinary Society of Vulvology (SIIV), Assistant Secretary from the foundation in 1996 up to 2004, and then Treasurer. Fellow of the Italian Society of Colposcopy and Cervico-Vaginal Pathology (SICPCV) since 1985. He is member of the Scientific Committee since 1998 and he is National Referent for Vulvar Pathology. Member of Scientific Committee of IFCP (International Federation of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology) since 2005. Doctor Mario Preti has participated as invited speaker to 25 International Congresses on vulvar and cervico-vaginal diseases. He published more than 200 scientific papers. Some of them have been published on International Journals: British Journal of Dermatology, British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cancer, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Journal Lower Genital Tract Disease, Journal of Surgical Oncology, The Journal of Reproductive Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology (in press). As attested by his scientific publications doctor Mario Preti collaborates with: European Institute of Oncology (Milan Italy), National Cancer Institute (Milan, Italy), Regional Cancer Center (Aviano, Italy), National Cancer Institute Regina Elena (Rome, Italy), Department of Gynecology University of Bologna (Bologna Italy), Department of Pathology University of Gainesville (Florida, USA), Department of Gynecology, Academic Medical Center/NKI-AvL, Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Erasmus University M.C., Rotterdam, (The Netherlands), Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Centre Hospitalier de Creteil, (France).Read More

I underwent my basic medical training at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, at the time considered to be the leading medical center in Africa. I subsequently rotated through the specialties of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery, Emergency Room, Pediatrics and Internal Medicine. After initial training in Obstetrics and Gynecology in Nigeria, I proceeded to the United Kingdom for training in Obstetrics and Gynecology, obtaining Membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in 1997 Working as Registrar to Professor Stuart Campbell, a pioneer and leading authority in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, I had training in the management of high-risk pregnancies. In my years of training, I have had the opportunity of working closely with such leaders in the field as Anthony Vintzileos, M.D., Yves Ville, M.D., Anthony Scialli, M.D., Stuart Stanton, M.D., Tom Bourne, M.D., Ph.D., John T. Queenan, M.D., John C. Smulian, M.D., and Cande V. Ananth, Ph.D., M.P.H. I have authored numerous peer-reviewed publications in leading obstetrics and gynecology journals. In addition, I have contributed seven chapters in major maternal-fetal medicine, obstetrics and ultrasound textbooks. I am a referee and reviewer for seven leading journals in the field of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Imaging. I have been ranked by Obstetrics & Gynecology, the most prestigious journal in the field, with a circulation in excess of 46,000 and an impact factor of 3.512, among the top 10% of reviewers for the journal. I am also rated among the top 5% of reviewers for Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, considered the most respected journal in obstetrical and gynecological imaging. My work has been cited in virtually every major obstetric text as well as in numerous journal articles. My work is also cited in the practice guidelines of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the official educational guide (Prolog) in Obstetrics of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. I was invited to write editorials for Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology and American Family Physician (readership in excess of 190,000). I have had front cover articles in two of the leading journals. I have been interviewed for numerous newspaper articles (Dallas Home News, The Greenville News, the New Jersey Star-Ledger, Pregnancy Today, Boca Raton News, Intellihealth.Com, the Statesman, and Prevention magazine). My primary area of interest is Maternal-Fetal Medicine, with particular interests in abnormalities of the placenta and umbilical cord, prenatal diagnosis, ultrasound, and intrapartum and operative obstetrics. I enjoy teaching medical students and other residents and have been recognized with numerous teaching awards. My research presentations have won the First Prizes at the New Jersey Maternal-Fetal Medicine Society in 2003, 2004, and 2006 as well as the New York Perinatal Society in 2005. As a Chief Resident at Georgetown University Medical Center, I received the First Place award at the Resident Research Day. I have also presented my work at numerous National and International conferences including the World Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology, World Congress of Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility, the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, the International Society for Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, the Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Course on Audit. Recently, my focus of research has changed to basic science. In collaboration with Dr Morgan Peltier, PhD, Director of the Perinatal Biology Laboratory at Robert Wood Johnson University Medical School, I am examining the effect of progesterone at a cellular level on the mediators of preterm labor and cervical ripening. The first of these experiments “Effect of progesterone on Nitric oxide production by bacteria-stimulated endocervical and vaginal epithelial cells” and “Effect of experimental preterm premature rupture of the membranes on fetal weight “were presented at the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine 26th Annual Clinical Meeting in Miami, Florida in February 2006. Further experiments are being prepared for publicationRead More

Given Foundation Professor and Chairman Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology New York Weill Cornell Medical School New York, NY 10021 (USA) Frank A. Chervenak, MD currently serves as the Given Foundation Professor and Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, as well Obstetrician and Gynecologist-in-Chief and the Director of Maternal Fetal Medicine at the New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Pennsylvania State University with highest distinction, and his medical degree from Thomas Jefferson University where he was elected a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Dr. Chervenak served his internship in Internal Medicine at New York Medical College, residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at New York Medical College in St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center and a fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine. He was Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mt. Sinai Medical Center, where he was also Director of Perinatal Research and received the Dr. Solomon Silver Award for application of advances in research to the practice of Clinical Medicine. Dr. Chervenak was appointed Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Director of Obstetric Ultrasound and Ethics at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center in 1987. In 1991 he was named Director of Maternal Fetal Medicine and Director of Obstetrics. In 1992 he was made Full Professor with tenure, in 1998 he was named Vice Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and in 1999 was named Acting Chairman of that department. Dr Chervenak was named Chairman and Obstetrician and Gynecologist-in-Chief in 2000. He received his Master in Medical Management degree from Carnegie Mellon University in 2002. Frank A. Chervenak, MD has published over 200 papers in peer review literature and has co-authored or co-edited 18 textbooks. Research interests include ultrasound and ethics in obstetrics & gynecology and leadership. Dr. Chervenak has served on the Board of Governors of the American Institute in Ultrasound and Medicine and the Society of Perinatal Obstetricians. He has served as President of the International Fetal Medicine in Surgery Society, the New York Perinatal Society and the New York Academy of Medicine Section of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the New York Obstetrical Society. Currently, Dr. Chervenak serves as President of the International Society of the Fetus as a Patient, President-elect of the World Association of Perinatal Medicine, Vice-president of the International Academy of Perinatal Medicine, and Co-director of The Ian Donald Inter-University School of Medicine and Ultrasound. He serves on the March of Dimes Bioethics Advisory Committee and National Children’s Study Federal Advisory Committee. He received a doctorum honoris causa from the Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary. He is an honorary member of the Italian Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Barcelona Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Texas Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and a Corresponding Member of the Academy of Medical Science of Croatia.Read More

Associate Director for Education Professor of Medicine and Medical Ethics Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy Baylor College of Medicine One Baylor Plaza Houston, TX 77030, USA Laurence B. McCullough, Ph.D., has been Professor of Medicine and Medical Ethics in the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Professor of Family and Community Medicine, and a Faculty Associate of the Huffington Center on Aging at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, since July 1988, and Associate Director for Education of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy since 2004. He is Adjunct Professor of Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynecology and of Public Health at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York City, Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at Rice University, and holds medical staff appointments at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, The Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Texas Children’s Hospital. He won an American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship for 1995-1996 and was elected a Fellow the Gerontological Society of America in 1997 and of the Hastings Center in 2003. Dr. McCullough is a past president of the Society for Health and Human Values (1987-88), now the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities. Dr. McCullough teaches in the Progressive Care Unit of Texas Children’s Hospital, in the Medicine and Surgery services of The Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and in Baylor’s Departments of Pediatrics, Medicine, and Psychiatry. He is Director of the third-year elective in clinical ethics of Baylor’s national-award-winning four-year elective Ethics Track, the first of its kind among American medical schools. Dr. McCullough teaches the ethics courses in the certification and degree programs of the American College of Physician Executives. Dr. McCullough has published more than 275 peer-reviewed articles and 10 books. Medical Ethics: The Moral Responsibilities of Physicians, co-authored with Tom L. Beauchamp (Prentice-Hall, 1984), has been translated into Spanish (Barcelona, 1987) and Japanese (Tokyo, 1992). With Frank A. Chervenak, M.D. (Given Foundation Professor and Chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University), he is co-author of Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Oxford University Press, 1994). He is co-editor with Nancy L. Wilson of Baylor’s Huffington Center on Aging of Long-Term Care Decisions: Ethical and Conceptual Dimensions (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995). His Leibniz on Individuals and Individuation appeared in 1996 (Kluwer Academic Publishers). In 1998 his John Gregory and the Invention of Professional Medical Ethics and the Profession of Medicine and (as editor) John Gregory’s Writings on Medical Ethics and the Philosophy of Medicine appeared (Kluwer), as well as Surgical Ethics (Oxford), co-edited with Baruch A. Brody and James W. Jones. He is also co-editor with Baruch A. Brody, Mark Rothstein, and Mary Anne Bobinski of Medical Ethics: Codes, Opinions, and Statements (Bureau of National Affairs, 2000) and co-author with them of a companion volume commenting on these documents (BNA, 2001). With Robert B. Baker of Union College (Schenectady, New York) as co-editor, Dr. McCullough is presently preparing A History of Medical Ethics and The Cambridge Dictionary of Bioethics for Cambridge University Press. He is also preparing a second edition of Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynecology with Drs. Chervenak and John Coverdale, a Baylor psychiatrist. In addition, Dr. McCullough has published more than 40 original book chapters in scholarly volumes and 65 chapters in textbooks. Since coming to Baylor, Dr. McCullough has been or is Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator for grants and contracts from the NIH, Veterans Health Affairs, National Endowment for the Humanities, private foundations, and Baylor affiliated hospitals. He was Principal Investigator for «Enhancing the Autonomy of Vulnerable Subjects of Research,» funded by the NIH as part of the NIH, DOE and VA Consortium on Informed Consent Research (R01 04736) (1997-2002) and Co-Principal Investigator for «A History of Medical Ethics,» funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (RZ-20525) and four private foundations (1999-2002). He is a member of the Ethics Committees of four of Baylor’s primary affiliated hospitals in the Texas Medical Center: St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, The Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, The Methodist Hospital, and Texas Children’s Hospital. Since 1999, he has also served as Director of the Ethics Consultation Program at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital. Dr. McCullough received his A.B. in Art History from Williams College (1969) and his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin (1975) and held a post-doctoral fellowship at The Hastings Center (1975-1976). He has held prior appointments on the medical and philosophy faculties at Texas A&M University (1976-1979) and Georgetown University (1979-1988), where he was a Senior Research Scholar in the Kennedy Institute of Ethics. He is married to Linda J. Quintanilla, Ed.D., who teaches history at North Harris College in Houston, .Read More

Dr. James F. Phillips Senior Lecturer Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University 60 Haven Avenue, B-317 New York, NY 10032 email — jfp2113@columbia.edu James F. Phillips is a senior associate in the Population Council’s Policy Research Division. He previously worked in the Population Council’s International Programs Division in Bangladesh, the Philippines, and Thailand. Prior to his work with the Population Council, Phillips held positions in Nigeria with the International Committee of the Red Cross and UNICEF. Dr. Phillips conducts field experiments that measure the demographic role of family planning and child survival programs. He directed Bangladesh’s Matlab Community Health and Family Planning Project which demonstrated the demographic potential of family planning services in that country. The Matlab service model became the basis for national health reform in the 1980s and 1990s. Dr. Phillips is currently working on a collaborative research program with the Ghana Health Service and the Navrongo Health Research Centre. When the Navrongo Experiment established the feasibility of reducing fertility and mortality with community-based health and family planning services in 1999, a national scaling-up initiative, known as the Community-based Health Planning and Services initiative, was launched to extend the Navrongo service model to all 110 Ghanaian districts. Phillips serves as the senior advisor to the Ghana Health Service for this program, where he collaborates on research designed to guide, refine, and evaluate the scaling-up effort. Dr. Phillips is currently collaborating with his Ghanaian colleagues on a program of exchange that will extend health service innovations from Ghana to Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, and Ethiopia. In 2005, Dr. Phillips launched a new collaborative venture with the Vietnam Ministry of Health that aims to apply evidence-based planning methods to health reform in that country. Dr. Phillips is a member of several international science advisory boards and has launched scientific research networks on issues related to health sector reform, reproductive health, and demographic research methodology. He holds an M.S. degree in population studies from the University of Hawaii, and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Michigan. Phillips has published books on the evaluation of family planning programs, the demography of South Asia, and population policy in Bangladesh. He has journal publications on the demography of Asia and Africa, health policy, computer science, and other topics.Read More

Интернет как класс в здоровье женщин Рита Лутюра, МД ДР. ЛУТЮРА будет президентом центра здоровья и образования женщин, который связан с отделом общественной информации соединенных нацийRead More

9 November 2004 Dear Dr Luthra, I acknowledge with thanks your letter of 20 October 2004, introducing your Organization. We have taken due note of your initiative. Please be advised, however, that as UNESCO is mainly devoted to the promotion of intellectual cooperation in education, science, culture and communication, it would seem more appropriate for you to contact the World Health Organization, WHO, which should be able to help you in connection with your request which focuses on health related issues. Thanking you for your interest in UNESCO and wishing you every success in your activities, I remain, Yours sincerely, Massoud Abtahi Chief Section of International Non-Governmental Organizations and FoundationsRead More

Address Telephone Number UMA 4581 402-559-4212 – office 983255 Nebraska Medical Center 402-559-5015 – office fax Omaha, NE 68198-3255 Email: nagarwala@unmc.edu USA Objective Providing comprehensive gynecological and urogynecological care, and participating in student, resident teaching along with research and surgical activities. Special Interests Laparoscopic Hysterectomy and Myomectomy. Laparoscopic Management of Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis. Laparoscopic and vaginal Urinary Incontinence Procedures. Laparoscopic and vaginal Pelvic Prolapse Procedures. Laparoscopic Infertility Surgery. Laparoscopic Lysis of Adhesions. Interstim placement for Intractable urgency, frequency. Education and Training Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic and Urogynecological Surgery, sponsored by American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists (AAGL) and Society of Reproductive Medicine (SRM), Preceptor : Dr. C.Y. Liu, M.D., Director, Chattanooga Women’s Laser Center. 7/2001-7/2002. PGY 4, Chief Resident, OB/GYN, Penn State Geisinger Health System, Danville. 7/99 -6/2000 PGY 2-3, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Penn State Geisinger Health System, Danville. 6/97 -6/99. PGY-2, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California at Los Angeles. Aug 96 — Nov 96. PGY-1, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California at San Francisco. June 95- July 96. M.D., Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, The Pennsylvania State University, May 1995. M.S., Molecular and Cell Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, 1990, G.P.A. — 4.0 / 4.0. B.Pharm., Pharmaceutical Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology, India.1986, G.P.A.- 3.94/4.0. Fellowship Training Extensive training in complex laparoscopic procedures with special emphasis on Endometriosis, Pelvic Floor Reconstruction, Urogynecologic and Reproductive Surgery procedures. Residency Training Excellent evaluations throughout the residency training. Developed strong interest in providing most compassionate and humane care to a multicultural and diverse population. Actively involved in resident and medical student teaching. Worked on clinical research topics such as evaluating the largest vertical pocket of amniotic fluid as an indicator of Amniotic Fluid Index. Observational training in advanced endoscopic surgery for one month with Drs. C.Y.Liu and C. Koh. Clinical Work Experience Assistant Professor, Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urogynecology and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, Oct 2002 – current. Consultant for Labor and Delivery at Eastridge Hospital, Chattanooga, TN, Aug 2001-June 2002. Staff Physician at Nason Hospital, Roaring Springs, PA, July 2000-June 2001. Currrent Research Activities An Open-Label Study of the Efficacy and Safety of 5 and 10 mg Vesicare ( Solifenacin Succinate) in patients with Overactive Bladder Symptoms. VOLT Vesicare Open-Label Trial Principal Investigator for UNMC site. IRB approval # 290-04 FB. Comparison of Efficacy, Cost-Effectiveness, and Patient Satisfaction of Ondansetron or Granisetron plus Dexamethasone or Dexamethasone alone in Preventing Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting. PONV Study Secondary Investigator and Primary surgeon. IRB approval # 156-03 FB Urethral Retro-Resistance Pressure correlation with Urodynamic Measurements in normal Females using Gynecare Monitorr Device – Residency Program Education. Laparoscopic Surgical and Urogynecological minimally invasive surgery evaluations. Clinical Advancement Activities Laparoscopic Task Force, Gynecology Representative at The Nebraska Medical Center Educational Speaker for Pfizer, Watson, Wyeth, Odyssey and Yamanouchi. Storz Hysteroscopic Advances, Boston, March 2005. SIS Summit – Multidisciplinary conference for biomaterials, Cook Biotech., Santa Fe, March 2005. Speaker’s Bureau program for Odyssey, February 2005. Gynecare TVT-O Training Program, January 2004. Boston Scientific Innovations in Pelvic Floor Reconstruction and Stress Urinary Incontinence Program, September 2004. Interstim Therapy Training Program, August 2003. Cook Stratasis Mentor Program, June 2003. Research Work Experience Research Scientist, October 1986-August 1991, Zetachron, Inc., State College, Pennsylvania. Co-Inventor on two U.S. patents for sustained release super cooling drug formulations and enteric acting dosage forms. Designed and developed dosage forms for controlled-release oral and buccal delivery systems for drugs under these categories: analgesics, antihypertensives, CNS stimulants, bronchodilators, antiemetics, antihistamines, antibiotics, hormones, and vitamins.Worked on stability and kinetics of new dosage forms using dissolution apparatus, spectrometry, chromatography, and pH meters. M.S. Thesis on Parathyroid Hormone receptors on osteoclasts, June 1989 — December 1990. Used gel chromatography, iso-electric focusing, advanced light and fluorescence microscopy. Presented a poster and a seminar on this research work at a graduate research exhibition and at the American Society for Cell Biology meeting. Graduate coursework: Neurophysiology, Evaluation of Cell Functions, Molecular Biology and Cell Regulation, Tumor Virology and Oncology, Carbohydrates, and Mathematical Methods. Academic Honors and Awards Earned academic grade of honors and excellent evaluations in all clerkships during the third and forth year of medical school. High scores on all. National Board Subject Examinations for clerkships (93rd-100th percentile). Consistently achieved honors grade and top rank in almost all courses, both basic science and clinical, during the first two years of medical school. AWARDS Jerome J Hoffman Postgraduate Prize at the AAGL 33rd Annual Meeting, San Francisco, November 2004. Best Fellow Award -2002 at The Chattanooga Women’s Laser Center by Hospital and OR Staff. Best Resident Teaching Award for 1999-00 at PSGHS by Thomas Jefferson Medical Student Committee Selected for the 1999 ACOG Wyeth-Ayerst Resident Reporter Program for ACOG Berlex Laboratories PGY-2 Best Teaching Resident Award for 1997-98 at PSGHS Selected for the 1998 CREOG/Wyeth-Ayerst Educational Resident Reporter Program. Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, elected during the junior year of medical school Hammond Award for outstanding academic performance in the first, second, and third year of medical school. Only student in medical school class to win the award for three consecutive years Virchow Prize for excellence in Pathology from the Department of Pathology in 1993 First Rank holder in thel 986 batch of B.Pharm students and University-wide gold medalist G.P. Nair Award from the Indian Drug Manufacturers Association in 1986. Publications Agarwala, N. Laparoscopic hysterectomy for morbidly obese patients, Submitted for presentation at the AAGL 34th Annual Meeting Agarwala, N., Cohen, A. Experience with Laparoscopic Hysterectomy in a teaching University Hospital. Submitted for presentation at the AAGL 34th Annual Meeting Agarwala, N. Laparoscopic bilateral uterosacral ligament suspension for vaginal prolapse. Submitted for presentation at the AAGL 34th Annual Meeting Agarwala, N, Briggs, A,. Laparoscopic Sacral Colpopexy for recurrent vault prolapse, Video presentation for the AAGL 34th Annual Meeting Agarwala, N. To compare synthetic and biologic materials for tension free sling in women with stress incontinence. Presented at American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ 53rd Annual Clinical Meeting, May 2005. Agarwala, N. Ortiz, A., Colpocleisis and tension-free vaginal sling for pelvic prolapse and stress urinary incontinence. Presented at American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ 53rd Annual Clinical Meeting, May 2005. Agarwala, N. To identify urodynamic characteristics of long term Burch colposuspension failures. Presented at American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ 53rd Annual Clinical Meeting, May 2005. Agarwala, N., Liu, C.Y. Safe entry Techniques During Laparoscopy: Left Upper quadrant Entry Technique Using the Ninth Intercostal Space – A Review of 918 Cases. The Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Vol 12, No 1, 55-61. Agarwala, N., Liu, C.Y. To evaluate biomaterials for mid-urethral sling procedures. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ 52nd Annual Clinical Meeting, May 2004. Agarwala, N. Simple technique for reduction of post-operative gas pain after Laparoscopy. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ 52nd Annual Clinical Meeting, May 2004. Agarwala, N., Liu, C.Y. Laparoscopic Uterosacral Vault or Uterine suspension: Our experience. The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, Vol. 10, No. 3 Supplement, Aug 2003. Agarwala, N., Liu, C.Y. Minimally Invasive Management of Stress Urinary Incontinence. Current Opinions in Obstetrics and Gynecology. October 2002. Agarwala, N., Liu, C.Y. Laparoscopic Appendectomy — A review of 317 cases. The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, 10(2), 166-168, 2003. Agarwala, N., Liu, C. Y. Long term results of Laparoscopic Burch Colposuspension. Submitted to The Journal of American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. Agarwala, N., Liu, C. Y. Urinary Incontinence in Women and Current Treatments. Chapter for a book published in Argentinia. Agarwala, N., Nair, S.G., Ghosh, T.K. Experience with Neoadjuvant Methotrexate, Vincristine, Adriamycin, Cisplatin (MVAC) in Locally Advanced Cervical Carcinoma Proceedings of American Society of Clinical Oncology 2000; vol.19; 9: 1569. Agarwala, N and Gay, C.V. Specific Binding of Parathyroid Hormone to Living 0steoclasts. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 1992; vol. 7; 9: 531-539. Snipes, W and Agarwala, N. The Molecular Basis of Human Disease and approaches to its treatment. Science and People — The Woodburn Press, 1993. ISBN 0-9612798-5-0. This book was intended for youngsters to motivate them to study life sciences, and for a large adult population that had little knowledge of human diseases. Continuing Medical Education American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 53rd Annual Clinical Meeting, San Francisco, May, 2005. International Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy AAGL 33rd Annual Meeting, San Francisco, November, 2004 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 52nd Annual Clinical Meeting, Philadelphia, May, 2004. International Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy AAGL 32nd Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, November, 2003 PG Courses: Complications of Laparoscopic Surgery, Hysterectomy Alternatives. Plenary session speaker: Laparoscopic Uterosacral Vault or Uterine Suspension Osler Institute Review Course in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Philadelphia, May, 2003 International Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy AAGL 31st Annual Meeting, Miami, November, 2002 PG Courses: Laparoscopic Surgery-Outer limits, Laparoscopic Pelvic Floor reconstruction. Plenary session speaker: Laparoscopic Appendectomy Experience. International Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy AAGL 30th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, November, 2001 PG Courses: Laparoscopic Management of Endometriosis, Laparoscopic Urogynecology American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists District III, 2000 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, October, 2000 Poster Presentation: Experience with Neoadjuvant MVAC in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer. Obstetrics and Gynecology Review Course, Chicago Area Schools of Medicine, Chicago, June, 2000. American Society of Clinical Oncology Poster Presentation: Experience with Neoadjuvant MVAC in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer. Advances in Gynecologic Surgery and Oncology 36th Annual Clinical Meeting, New Orleans, May, 2000 Course Directors: Dr. Philip DiSaia and William T. Creaseman Seventeenth Annual Houston Everett Memorail Course in Urogynecology Course Director: Dr. Cundiff, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, February, 2000 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecology ACOG 47th Annual Clinical Meeting, Philadelphia, May, 1999 Clinical Seminars: Preeclampsia and Hypertension: Prevention and Management, Gynecologic Oncology for the general OB/GYN, Management of abnormal pap smears. International Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy AAGL 27th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, November, 1998 PG Courses: Pelvic Floor Reconstruction, Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Advances in Female Voiding Dysfunction and Pelvic Disorders Conducted by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, October, 1998 Course Directors: Rodney A. Appell, M.D. and Mark D. Walters, M.D. Advanced Endoscopic Surgery with hands-on laparoscopy lab Conducted by AAGL and Ethicon Endo-Surgery Institute, August, 1998 Course Directors: Grace M Janik, M.D. and Charles H. Koh, M.D. Advanced Endoscopic Gynecologic Surgery with hands-on lapraroscopy lab Conducted by AAGL and Ethicon Endo-Surgery Institute, June, 1998 Course Directors: Mark W. Surrey, M.D., Thomas L. Lyons, M.D., and C. Y. Liu, M.D. All Michigan OB/GYN Review Course — May 18-22,1998 Advanced Gynecological Surgery Course Directors: Michael S. Baggish, M.D. and John L. Marlow, M.D., January, 1998 Advances in Gynecology: Modem Management of Uterine Fibroids and Endometriosis, Palm Springs,1995 Presentations Women’s Watch Program – Lecture on Urinary Incontinence in Women, May 2005. Cadaver Lab, Laparoscopic Principles Workshop, Urogynecology Procedures Resident Lecture Series, 2004-2005. It happens to the best of Us — Speaker at the Olson Center Brown Bag Lecture Series, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, April 2005. Management of Overactive Bladder- Trospium as a new medication– Speaker at Urology and Family Practice Groups, Sioux Falls, March, 2005. Urodynamic Principles, Resident Lecture Series, March, 2005. Urogynecological Surgery, Laparoscopic Hysterectomy and Menopause – Operating Room Personell Morning Lecture Series, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Three lectures in 2004 Management of Overactive Bladder – Speaker at Family Practice Grand Rounds, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, September 2004. Laparoscopic Hysterectomy – Wyeth Representative Teaching Program, March 2004. Advances in Hysteroscopic surgery – Grand Rounds, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, March 2004. There is help for Incontinence – Nursing Students Educational Program, University of Nebraska, Omaha, April 2004-5. Management of Overactive Bladder – Speaker at four outreach programs, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, January- February 2004. There is help for Incontinence – Speaker at the Olson Center Brown Bag Lecture Series, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, January 2004. What’s New in Incontinence – Grand Rounds, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, August 2003. Advanced Laparoscopy – Grand Rounds, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, March 2003. Evaluation of Incontinence – 32nd, 33rd and 34th Annual Family Practice Review Course, Best practices for the 21st century, University of Nebraska Medical Center, April 2003-5. Surgical Anatomy, Laparoscopic Evaluation of the pelvis, Electrosurgical principles in surgery – Resident Lectures, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2002-2003. Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Urinary Incontinence – 3rd year Student Lectures, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2002-2005. Normal reproduction and Infertility – 2nd year Medical Student Lecture, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2002-2004. Normal menstrual cycle, Menorrhagia and Metrorrhagia – 2nd year Medical Student Lecture, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2002-2005. The menstrual cycle and abnormalities – Introduction to Medicine Lecture, Physician Assistant Program, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2002-2004. There is help for Incontinence – Speaker at the Spring Women’s Conference, Renew, Refresh, Revive: A Day of Women’s Wellness, Omaha, March 2003. Common Medical Conditions of Aging – Speaker at the 6th Annual Omaha Women’s Health and Wellness Conference, October 2003. Surgical principles of Incontinence Surgery – Women’s Lecture Series at the Eastridge Hospital, Chattanooga, April 2002. Certification American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) Oral Examination– completed in 12/04 Written examination for ABOG -completed in 6/2001. Completed United States Medical Licensing Examinations Step-I. II, and III. CREOG In-Training Examination-Standardized scores: 242 -PGY-1, 239 -PGY-2, 236 -PGY-3&4 Licensure Licensed to practice in the state of Pennsylvania, Nebraska and Tennessee Memberships The American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Medical Association, Alpha Omega Alpha, California Medical Association and Pennsylvania Medical Society, American Association for Advancement of Science.Read More

Dr. Sibai is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. His academic leadership and contributions to research, in the dissection of the hypertensive diseases of pregnancy and other basic problems associated with obstetrics and gynecology, has awarded him national and international recognition in the field of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, particularly in the area of hypertension in pregnancy. His contributions have organized the treatment plans of many physicians. Dr. Sibai’s international notoriety in preeclampsia and eclampsia evolved as a result of his authorship or co-authorship of over 350 peer-reviewed publications in national and internationally circulated publications. Dr. Baha M. Sibai Professor and Chairman Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Cincinnati 231 Albert Sabin Way Cincinnati, OH 45267 E-mail: baha.sibai@uc.eduRead More

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Donald Woodruff Professor of Gynecology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Baltimore, MD (USA) Education/Training: Swarthmore College B.A. 1954 English Literature Cornell University M.D. 1958 Medicine Bellevue Hospital (Cornell Medical Division) Internship 1958-1959 Medicine Kings County Hospital Residency 1959-1963 OB/GYN Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology Fellowship 1961-1962 Reproductive Biology Professional Experience: 1962-63 Assistant Instructor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology State University of New York Downstate Medical Center 1965-66 Associate, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine 1966-70 Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine 1970-71 Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine 1971-84 Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine 1981-82 Visiting Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyoto University Medical School, Japan (sabbatical- leave) 1971-84 Professor Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine & Chairman Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Pennsylvania Hospital 1987 Visiting Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan 1991-98 Joint Appointment, Professor, Department of Population Dynamics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health 1994-Present J. Donald Woodruff Professor of Gynecology, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 1999-Present Joint Appointment, Department of Biochemistry, The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health. Honors and Awards: 1970-71 The Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine 1970 Honorary Degree — Master of Arts — University of Pennsylvania 1974 Alpha Omega Alpha — Elected to Faculty Membership 1977 Clarence C. Briscoe Teaching Award- Pennsylvania Hospital 1984 Serono Lecturer, 40th Annual Meeting, American Fertility Society 1988 Third Memorial John Rock Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine 1988 Eighteenth Annual William Studdiford Visiting Professor, New York University School of Medicine 1988 Eleventh Annual Robert B. Greenblatt Lecturer, Medical College of Georgia 1991 Ninth Isadore Seigel Memorial Lecturer, University of Maryland School of Medicine 1995 Elected to Membership, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Science 1996 First Honored Alumnus Lecturer, Alumni Day, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn, September 27, 1996 1996 Alvin F. Goldfarb Lecturer, Vanderbilt University, October 26, 1996 1997 25th Annual S. Leon Israel Visiting Lecturer, Pennsylvania Hospital, June 26, 1997 1997 11th Annual Griff T. Ross Memorial Lecturer, NIH, September 26, 1997 1999 16th Annual Howard and Georgeanna Jones Lectureship, Johns Hopkins, December 9, 1999 2000 Poly Prep Country Day School; Distinguished Achievement Award; April 29, 2000 2000 P.A.R.E.S. Philadelphia Area Reproductive Endocrinology Society Recognition of Excellence Award; May 4, 2000 2002 Nokes Lecturer; University of Virginia Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; May 10-11, 2002 Publications: Books MODERN TRENDS IN INFERTILITY AND CONCEPTION CONTROL. Vol. 1 Ed. by Wallach, E.E. and Kempers, R.D., Williams and Wilkins Co. Baltimore, Md. (1979) MODERN TRENDS IN INFERTILITY AND CONTRACEPTION CONTROL. Vol. II Ed. by Wallach, E.E. and Kempers, R.D., Harper and Row Publishers, Philadelphia, Pa. (1982) MODERN TRENDS IN INFERTILITY AND CONTRACEPTION CONTROL. Vol. III Ed by Wallach, E.E. and Kempers, R.D. Yearbook Medical Publishers, Chicago, IL (1985) MODERN TRENDS IN INFERTILITY AND CONTRACEPTION CONTROL. Vol. IV Ed by Wallach, E.E. and Kempers, R.D., Yearbook Medical Publishers, Chicago, IL (1988) REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE AND SURGERY. Edited by Wallach, E.E. and Zacur H.A. Mosby Yearbook Medical Publishers, St. Louis, MO (1994) THE JOHNS HOPKINS MANUAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS, first edition, edited by Lambrou NC, Morse AN, Fox HE, Wallach EE, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA (1999) THE JOHN HOPKINS MANUAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS, second edition, edited by Bankowski BJ, Hearne AE, Lambrou NC, Fox HE, Wallach EE. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia PA (2002) HYSTERECTOMY: EXPLORING YOU OPTIONS. Wallach EE, Eisenberg E. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD (2003) Bibliography Vlahos NP, Dragisic KG, Wallach EE, Burrough FH, Fluck S, Rosenthal DL. Clinical significance of atypical squamous cells of undermined significance: an analysis based on histologic diagnosis. The Amer. J of Obstet and Gynecol 2000;185:855-900. Phelps JY, Wallach EE, and Moghissi KS. Evaluation and Management of Infertility in (Ransom SB {Ed}) Practical Strategies in Infertility. Philadelphia, WB Saunders and Company, 2000, PP 609-627. Edwards BE, Gearhart JD, Wallach EE. The human pluripotent stem cell: Impact on Medicine and Society. Fertil Steril 2000; 74(1): 1-7 Jurema MW, Wallach EE, Blumenthal PD. Miferistone for Medical Abortion: A Review. Postgraduate Obstetrics and Gynecology, June 2001, Volume 21, Number 13. Jurema MW, Valhos N, Wallach EE. Reproductive Health and Cystic Fibrosis. Postgraduate Obstetrics and Gynecology, January 2001, Volume 21, Number 2. Whelan III, J, Vlahos NP, Jurema MW, Wallach EE. Contemporary Management of Leiomyomata. W.B. Saunders, (eds. Ransom S, Dombrowski M, Evans M, Ginsburg K). Contemporary Therapy in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2002;367-370. Posada MN, Valhos NP, Jurema MW, Bracero NJ, Wallach EE, Garcia JE. Clinical outcome of using ganirelix acetate versus a 4-day follicular phase leuprolide acetate protocol in unselected women undergoing in vitro fertilization. Fertil Steril. 2003 July; 80(1):103-10. Vlahos NP, Wallach EE. Uterine Myomas An Overview of Development, Clinical Features and Management. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2004 August; 104 (2): 393-406. Zhao Y, Valhos N, Wyncott D, Petrella C, Garcia J, Zacur H, Wallach EE. Impact of semen characteristics on the success of intrauterine insemination. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. 2004; Vol 21 (no. 5); 143-148. Lyerly A, Belsford E, Bankowski B, Faden R, Wallach E. A quantitative study of individuals’ attitudes regarding their cryopreserved embryos. JFFS Congress Proceedings (in press 2004). Bacero JH, Vlahos NP, Jurema MW, Wallach EE, Garcia JE. Triggering ovulation with two doses of a GnRH agonist after treatment with a GnRH antagonist in IVF-ET. Human Reproduction (Submitted). Lai T-H, Shih I-M, Vlahos N, Ho Z, Wallach EE, Zhao J. Differential expression of L-selectin ligands in the endometrium during the menstrual cycle (in preparation). Abstracts: Posada M, Jurema M, Valhos N, Bracero N, Wallach EE, Garcia J. Should women with poor prognostic factors for controlled ovarian hyper-stimulation undergo in vitro fertilization (COH-IVF) using Ganirelix? American Society for Reproductive Medicine 2001 Annual Meeting. Wyncott D, Vlahos N, Garcia J, Zacur H, Wallach EE, Zhao Y. Intrauterine insemination: Which sperm characteristic matters? ASRM, October 2003. Bankowski B, Zhao Y, Zacur H, Wallach E, Garcia J, Vlahos N. High pregnancy rates with GnRH antagonists and oocyte donors. (ESHRE), Madrid, Spain, June 2003. Coker L, Lawler C, Zhao Y, Bankowski B, Wallach E, Vlahos N. Follicular diameter and hCG administration do not affect pregnancy rates after clomiphene citrate and intrauterine insemination. ASRM Poster Presentation San Antonio Texas, October 2003. Jurema M, Vieira A, Bankowski B, Zhao Y, Wallach E, Zacur H. Ejaculatory abstinence less than 3 days results in a higher pregnancy rate (PR) following intrauterine insemination (IUI). ASRM Oral Presentation, San Antonio, Texas. October 2003. Wyncott D, Vlahos N, Garcia J, Zacur HA, Wallach EE, Zhao Y. Intrauterine insemination; which sperm characteristics matter? ASRM Oral Presentation. San Antonio Texas. October 2003. Bankowski B, Bracero N, King J, Garcia J, Wallach EE, Vlahos N. Ovulation triggering of oocyte maturation with leuprolide acetate versus Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG). Scientific Program, Berlin, Germany, June 27-30, 2004.Read More