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Meet the Expert Roundtables

Participate in organized discussions led by leaders in the field bringing a variety of perspectives to various urogynecology topics. See schedule for roundtable descriptions.

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Wednesday, October 23, 12 PM - 1 PM EDT

RT01: Challenges and Solutions for Barriers to Care Among Transgender Patients

Roundtable Facilitator: Jacqueline Kikuchi, MD – Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Roundtable Facilitator: Felicia Balzano, MD – Walter Reed

RT02: Complex Postpartum Care: Managing Wound Breakdown, Fistulae & Fecal Incontinence

Roundtable Facilitator: Lauren E. Giugale, MD – University of Pittsburgh, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Roundtable Facilitator: Lisa C. Hickman, MD – Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

RT03: How to Make the Most of Fellowship Application/Interviews: Fellows’ Perspectives

Roundtable Facilitator: Ashley E. Hilton, MD – University of Colorado
Roundtable Facilitator: Jasmine Tibon, MD – UT Health San Antonio

RT04: Incorporating Surgical Coaching and Mentoring Into Resident & Fellow Curriculum

Roundtable Facilitator: Fiona M. Lindo, MD, MPH – Houston Methodist Hospital

RT05: Case Studies in Recurrent UTI: Practical Advice to Implement the Guidelines.

Roundtable Facilitator: Mary Grey -. Maher, MD, FPMRS – Yale University School of Medicine
Roundtable Facilitator: Christine Harvey

RT06: A Resources and Grants Tool Kit for Health Care Equity and Disparities Research

Roundtable Facilitator: Karolynn Echols, MD – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Roundtable Facilitator: Sarah S. Boyd, MD – Penn State University College of Medicine

RT07: Opportunities for Value-Based Care in Urogynecology

Roundtable Facilitator: Sarah Collins, MD, FACOG, FACS – The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Roundtable Facilitator: Joan Blomquist, MD – Greater Baltimore Medical Center

RT08: Pelvic Floor Disorders: Emotional and Mental Burden, Patient Perspectives

Roundtable Facilitator: Alexandra Dubinskaya, MD – Los Angeles Institute for Pelvic and Sexual Health
Roundtable Facilitator: Sherrie J. Palm, Founder/CEO – Association for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Support

RT09: Putting the Quality in Qualitative Research

Roundtable Facilitator: Lauren Caldwell, MD – University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School

RT10: Steps to Academic Career Advancement for Physicians Underrepresented in Medicine

Roundtable Facilitator: Charelle M. Carter-Brooks, MD, MSc – George Washington University SMHS
Roundtable Facilitator: Elisa R. Trowbridge, MD, FACOG, FPMRS – University of Virginia School of Medicine

RT11: Treatment of SUI in Latin America, Challenges and Realities

Roundtable Facilitator: SEBASTIAN PEREZ JUNQUEIRA, MD – GEDREP
Roundtable Facilitator: Victor A. Miranda, MD, MSc – Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

RT12: Ureaplasma and You: How to Diagnose and Manage This Emerging Pathogen

Facilitator: Kara L. de Winter, MD, FACOG, URPS – Praxis Urogynecology


Thursday, October 24, 6:45 AM - 7:45AM EDT

RT01: Advancing Ethics and Sustainability in Urogynecologic Global Health Initiatives

Roundtable Facilitator: Anna Pancheshnikov, MD, FACOG – Cooper University Health Care; Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Roundtable Facilitator: Nancy Ringel, MD, MS – Yale School of Medicine

RT02: Building a More Diverse and Inclusive Urogynecologic Workforce

Roundtable Facilitator: Gnankang Sarah Napoe, MD, MS – University of Pittsburgh

RT03: Case Studies in Sacral Nerve Stimulation: 3rd line Treatment Options for OAB/UUI

Roundtable Facilitator:  Mary Grey-Maher, MD, FPMRS – Yale University School of Medicine

RT04: Fellowship to Clinical Practice: Keys to Success for Employed Urogynecologists

Roundtable Facilitator: Folusho S. Tugbiyele, MD – Northside Hospital and Health Network

RT05: How to Conduct Scientific Peer Review

Roundtable Facilitator: Katie Propst, MD – University of South Florida
Roundtable Facilitator: Michelle Y. Morrill, MD – Kaiser San Francisco

RT06: Inclusion of Spanish-Speakers in Urogynecological Research: Are We Doing Enough?

Roundtable Facilitator: Marian Acevedo-Alvarez, MD, MPH – Loyola University Medical Center
Roundtable Facilitator: Denisse M. Soto Soto – University of Puerto Rico

RT07: Sacrospinous Ligament Fixation with Apical Sling

Roundtable Facilitator: Abner Santos, MD – Asociacion Latinoamericana de Piso Pelvico
Roundtable Facilitator: Maricel Zocco, Medic – UFundación Favaloro

RT08: The Geriatric and Incontinent Woman: Clinical Considerations for Management

Roundtable Facilitator: Candace Parker-Autry, MD – Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Winston-Salem

RT09: Tips and Tricks for the New Attending - Lessons I Did Not Learn in Fellowship

Roundtable Facilitator: Nabila Noor, MD – Lehigh Valley Health Network

RT10: Upstream Quality Improvement, Social Determinants of Health, and Disparities

Roundtable Facilitator: Robert Flora, MD, MBA, MPH – McLaren Health Care

RT11: Vestibulodynia in Urogynecological Practice

Roundtable Facilitator: Alexandra Dubinskaya, MD (she/her/hers) – Los Angeles Institute for Pelvic & Sexual Health
Roundtable Facilitator: Karyn S. EILBER, MD – Cedars-Sinai

RT12: Managing Pelvic Hematoma after Urogynecologic Procedures

Roundtable Facilitator: Woojin Chong, MD, FACOG, URPS, CPE – Inspira Health