Assistant Clinical Prof. Of Ob/Gyn, Univ. of Texas Academic Chief & Program Director, CHRISTUS St. Joseph Hospital, 1819 Crawford Street, Suite 1708 Houston, TX. 77002 USA Tel: 713-757-7478 Fax: 713-657-7191 E-mail: Eugene.Toy@stjoe.sch.orgRead More
J. 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
THE WOMEN’S HEALTH AND EDUCATION ORGANIZATION, INC. [Read the WHEO, Inc. Mission Statement] AND WOMEN’S HEALTH AND EDUCATION CENTER (WHEC) NGO in Special Consultative Status with ECOSOC of the United Nations AND WomensHealthSection.Com BY-LAWS Article I Name and Location 1.1 Name: The name of this non-profit organization is, THE WOMEN’S HEALTH AND EDUCATION ORGANIZATION, INC. Its acronym is: WHEO, Inc. It is at WOMEN’S HEALTH AND EDUCATION CENTER (WHEC), NGO in Special Consultative Status with the ECOSOC of the United Nations. Their web-site domain name is: WomensHealthSection.Com. 1.2 Location: The principal office is in Longmeadow, Massachusetts (USA). The Board of Directors may change the location of the principal office, upon filing a certificate with the Secretary of State of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts (USA). Article II Purpose 2.1 Purpose: The Corporation is operating as a non- profit organization for the purpose of supporting and improving the educational opportunities and general health of women and particularly women of the developing countries. Article III Membership 3.1 Members: Any persons or institutions interested in the purpose of the corporation shall be eligible for membership. The Board of Directors may from time to time establish such classes of membership as may be appropriate. In any event, all members, regardless of classification, shall have equal voting rights. 3.2 Membership Contributions: The Directors may from time to time establish membership contributions for the various classes of membership. Notices of annual membership contributions shall be sent, to all members. Any member who fails to pay the applicable membership contribution, within three months, following the sending of notice shall be dropped from membership, and shall lose all privileges of a member of the corporation. Article IV Meetings 4.1 Annual Meeting: The annual meeting of the corporation shall be held on the third Thursday on September of each year or at such other time in the month of September as the Directors shall determine. The annual meeting may be held at the principal office of the corporation, or at such other place as the Directors may determine. 4.2 Special Meetings: Special meetings of the corporation may be called by the President, a majority of the Directors, or upon written request of the majority of the members of the corporation delivered to the President. 4.3 Notice: All meetings of the corporation shall be called by giving not less than one week’s notice to each member of the corporation by mail so far as their addressed may be known or by publication of a notice in a newspaper published in Springfield, Massachusetts. 4.4 Quorum: A simple majority of members eligible to vote shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business. Article V Board of Directors 5.1 Number and Election: The Board of Directors shall consist of the President, the Secretary, the Treasurer and not less than three and not more than ten other members of the corporation elected annually by the members at the annual meeting. 5.2 Tenure: The Directors elected at any annual meeting shall be elected for three years or such shorter length of term as will cause the term of office of approximately one third of the elected members of the Board to expire each year. No Director shall serve for more than six consecutive years, except that an officer may, if re-elected, continue to serve in that office for not more than three additional consecutive years. Directors who have served the maximum term may be re-elected to the Board after an interval of not less than one year. 5.3 Meetings: Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be called by the President, or upon the written request of three Directors. 5.4 Notice: Notice of all meetings of the Board of Directors shall be mailed to each Director at least seven days prior to the date of any meeting. 5.5 Quorum: A simple majority, or, if there are more than ten Directors, one-third of the then in office, shall constitute a quorum. 5.6 Powers: The Board of Directors shall have the general direction, control and management of the property and the affairs of the Society except such as are to be exercised exclusively by the members of the corporation by law or by these By-Laws. 5.7 Audit: The Board of Directors shall arrange for an annual audit of the accounts of the Treasurer and the financial affairs of the corporation. 5.8 Honorary Directors: Any Director who has served as a Director for not less three years may be elected an Honorary Director at an annual meeting. An Honorary Director shall hold office for the remainder of his or her life, unless re-elected an active Director or removed for good and sufficient cause by vote of the members of the corporation. Honorary Directors shall not be voting members of the Board of Directors. (The Honorary Chairperson shall not be considered an Honorary Director). Article VI Officers 6.1 Number and Election: The officers of the corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The officers shall be elected annually by the members at the annual meeting and shall hold office for two years, and until their successors are elected. Officers may be re-elected. The Directors may fill vacancies in any office until the next annual meeting. 6.2 Honorary Chairperson and Chairperson: The Honorary Chairperson and the Chairperson shall have the usual duties of their respective offices and such other duties as may be assigned to them from time to time by the Directors. There is no limit other than the limit placed on the term of any other Directors to their term. 6.3 President: The President shall have the usual duties of such office and such other duties as may be assigned to them from time to time by the Directors. The President shall be a member of all Committees ex officio. No President shall be elected by the members to the same office for more than six consecutive terms. The President shall be executive officer of the corporation and, subject to the instructions of the Board of Directors, shall be responsible for the general operation of the corporation. So far as possible, the President shall attend all regular meetings of the corporation, the Board of Directors, and Standing Committees. The President shall prepare agendas for the annual meeting and special meetings of the corporation and for meetings of the Board of Directors. The President shall supervise the services of any employees. 6.4 Secretary: The Secretary shall record and maintain records of all proceedings of the corporation and of the Directors. These records shall be kept at the principal office of the corporation, and shall be open at all reasonable times to the inspection of any member. The Secretary shall be responsible for notices of annual meetings and special meetings of the corporation and meetings of the Board of Directors. 6.5 Treasurer: The Treasurer shall be the chief financial officer and the chief accounting officer of the corporation. The Treasurer shall be in charge of the corporation’s financial affairs, accounts, funds, securities and valuable papers, and shall keep full and accurate records thereof. The Treasurer shall supervise the keeping of correct records of receipts and expenditures in books maintained by the corporation. The treasurer shall present a report of the financial activities of the Society at each annual meeting. If required by the Directors, the Treasurer shall give bond for the faithful performance of the duties of the office in such sums and with such surety of sureties as the Directors may direct. 6.6 Vacancy: In the event of a vacancy in any office, the Directors elect one of their numbers to fill that office until the next annual meeting. Article VII Committees 7.1 Standing Committees: The Standing Committees of the corporation shall be Executive Committee, Nominating Committee, Finance Committee, Medical Advisory Committee and Educational Advisory Committee. 7.2 Executive Committee: The Executive Committee shall consist of the Chairman, the President, the Secretary, the Treasurer, and such other Directors as the President, with consent of the other Directors, may appoint for a term of one year. Directors may be reappointed. Two thirds of the members of the Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Except as otherwise provided by law or by these By-Laws, the Executive Committee shall have and exercise all the powers of the Board of Directors during the intervals between meetings of the Directors. All actions of the Executive Committee shall be considered for ratification or confirmation at the next successive meeting of the Board of Directors. 7.3 Nominating Committee: The Nominating Committee shall consist of three members of the corporation, who need not be Directors. One member shall be elected each year at the annual meeting of the corporation for a term of three years. Any vacancy before the end of a term shall be filled by appointment by the President until the next annual meeting, at which time a member shall be elected to fill the balance of that term. No member of the Nominating Committee shall serve for more than six consecutive years. The Nomination Committee shall nominate one of more candidates for each office to be filled at the annual meeting of the corporation, including the Nominating Committee. At least one month before the Annual Meeting, the Nominating Committee shall file all nominations with the President, who shall immediately communicate those names to the Board of Directors. Nominations for any office to be filled at the Annual Meeting of the corporation may also be made by papers signed by three or more members of the corporation filed with the President at least two weeks before the Annual Meeting. Immediately upon receiving such nominations, the President shall immediately communicate those names to the Board of Directors. 7.4 Finance Commi...Read More
25 October 2004 Dear Dr Luthra, Thank you for your letter of 15 October 2004 and congratulations to the Center on becoming associated with the UN-DPI. I would be pleased to share information about the Woman’s Health and Education Center with relevant WHO departments, however, it will also be helpful to have the following information as well: a copy of the Center’s constitution or equivalent document; copies of its membership lists; list of its officers; copies of its annual reports for the past three years and audited accounts; copies of any evaluations of its projects and/or research reports produced by the Center; if produced, a copy of its publications/media catalogue. I take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in the work of WHO. Yours sincerely, Ms. J.S. Matsumoto External Relations Officer Office of the Civil Society InitiativeRead More
Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ASB1-3, Boston, Massachusetts (USA) Robert L. Barbieri, M.D. graduated from Yale College (1973) and Harvard Medical School (1977). He is certified in Internal Medicine (1982), Endocrinology and Metabolism (1983), Obstetrics and Gynecology (1987) and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (1988). Currently he is Chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Kate Macy Ladd Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School. Dr Barbieri is the program director for the integrated Brigham and Women’s Hospital-Massachusetts General Hospital obstetrics and gynecology residency training program. Dr. Barbieri is the past President of the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO), and the past President of the APGO Medical Education Foundation. He has served on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine and as the Chairperson of the National Institutes of Health, Reproductive Biology Study Section. Dr. Barbieri is a contributing author to over 300 medical publications. He is an editor of 4 textbooks in reproductive endocrinology and gynecology: UpToDate in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health, Kistner’s Gynecology and Women’s Health, Yen and Jaffe’s Reproductive Endocrinology and Scientific American Medicine: Gynecology in Primary Care. He is a co-author of 6 Steps to Increased Fertility, a Harvard Medical School book, published by Simon and Schuster. His current research interests include issues related to infertility, including the treatment of PCOS and the identification of predictors of successful IVF treatment.Read More
