September 2022 | Volume 2 Issue 1 |
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From Dr. Catherine Spong: |
Now having had the joy of serving as the Chair of Department for a year, I have seen growth in so many areas of our department, and I am proud of all that we accomplish together each day. Looking back on the year past, and ahead to the many years to come, I see opportunities, challenges, impact, and advances across our work.
Together, we have recruited 46 valuable new team members (24 faculty and 22 staff), and are training 72 residents and 18 fellows. We have continued to adapt to the restraints of the COVID-19 pandemic and the current political landscape. We have worked diligently to produce exceptional research, robust educational programs, and develop a program that successfully recruits innovative faculty. But above all, we have continued to provide outstanding care for the patients we see.
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I look forward to outlining our departmental goals and vision for the next year at our upcoming faculty and staff meetings. As a teaser: over the next year we will launch signature programs, grow our services, attract a new class of Ob/Gyn trainees, submit exciting grants, publish life-changing manuscripts, and more. And we will do it as a team.
I am excited about the year to come, and I hope you are, too.
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Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month |
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September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
Ovarian cancer is the most common cause of gynecologic cancer deaths in the United States -- but unfortunately, there is currently no early detection method. However, one of the best things we can do to ensure excellent outcomes for our ovarian cancer patients is to provide them with high quality surgery.
Our team is highly recognized for ovarian cancer surgery. UT Southwestern has gynecologic oncology surgeons with expertise in radical cytoreductive surgeries, heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy at time of surgery, and minimally invasive surgery. |
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Professor and Program Director of the Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship |
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Our patients are offered clinical trials in phases I, II, and III so they have opportunities to receive new and innovative treatment options. Additionally, through translational research, we investigate novel biomarkers to be used as early detection modalities of ovarian cancer.
Finally, as part of our department's efforts to expand women's health services, we are launching a program specifically for women who are risk for developing ovarian cancer. Through this program, all at-risk patients will receive leading-edge care and counseling to optimize their outcomes. We look forward with sharing more about this program with you soon.
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2022 Leaders in Clinical Excellence Awards |
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Huge congratulations are in order for members of our faculty.
Dr. Mary Jane Pearson and the Obstetric Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program led by Dr. Shivani Patel were today announced as winners of
UT Southwestern's 2022 Leaders in Clinical Excellence Awards.
Established in 2018, these awards recognize clinical faculty across our many sites of service for their exceptional contributions to the care of our patients, to the education and training of the next generation of health care professionals, and to the advancement of UT Southwestern overall. Read more about the awards.
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Institutional Service Award: Dr. Mary Jane Pearson |
This award honors clinical faculty who consistently share time and expertise in service to internal committees, task forces, and other institutional activities that make a significant impact on the care delivered to UT Southwestern patients. |
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Program Development Award: Obstetrics QAPI Program |
This award celebrates the innovation and collaboration that are foundational to the success of UT Southwestern Medical Center. It recognizes a group of clinical faculty and staff who have worked together as a team to create, develop, and sustain an innovative program that significantly advances our ability to improve the care received by our patients. |
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UT Southwestern will be highlighting our winners in videos and print stories on Center Times Plus in the coming weeks and with a formal awards ceremony on November 10.
We look forward to sharing more information with you about these awards. In the meantime, please join us in congratulating our team members on these well-deserved and highly renowned recognitions.
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PACT cards honor UT Southwestern employees and faculty who demonstrate superior organizational values through quality customer service. Recognition can come from managers, co-workers, internal or external customers, faculty, patients, or visitors. |
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The PACT program has three pin award levels: Blue (four PACT recognitions), Silver (eight PACT recognitions), and Gold (16 PACT recognitions). Submit a recognition online for UTSW members each time great service is noticed. Congratulations to all our recipients! |
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Recent PACT Pin Recipients |
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Bettina Long
Administrative Associate
Blue PACT Pin
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Recent PACT Card Recipients: |
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Blanca Barron, Senior Administrative Assistant II
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Mary Ellen Culbreth, Administrative Assistant
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Dr. Anndale Goldston, Division of General Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Toshia Lee, Education Programs Manager
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Dr. Julie Lo, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
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Bettina Long, Administrative Associate
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Bekele Tekle, Accountant III
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Yvette Stewart, Senior Administrative Assistant II
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Welcome our new team members! Make sure you say hello and introduce yourself. |
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Jennifer Capps
Senior Administrative Assistant II
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
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Dr. Gabriele DuVernois
Assistant Professor
Division of Gynecology
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Dr. Yevgenia Fomina
Assistant Instructor
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program
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Dr. Diana Luts
Clinical Instructor
Division of General Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Star Mason
Senior Administrative Assistant II
Division of Gynecology
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Dr. Anjali Nambiar
Assistant Instructor
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program
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Tracey Peacock
GME Program Coordinator I
MFM and REI Fellowship Programs
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Dr. Riley Young
Assistant Instructor
Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Fellowship Program
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Dr. Christina Herrera Wins Career Development Award
from NICHD
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Dr. Christina Herrera was recently awarded a K23 grant for her project "Functional and Radiomic Magnetic Resonance Profiling in Normal and Hypertensive Placentas."
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This Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award is five years in duration. Dr. Herrera's mentors are Dr. Catherine Spong, Dr. Diane Twickler (Radiology), and Dr. Baowei Fei (Radiology, Bioengineering, and Cecil H. and Ida Green Center for Systems Biology). As part of her award, Dr. Herrera will gain skills in clinical research, study more of the application and interpretation of advanced imaging modalities, and develop skills of post-processing and deep learning.
Congratulations, Dr. Herrera!
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AAGL Conference Abstracts |
Recently, abstracts by some of our residents were accepted to be presented at the AAGL Global Conference in December.
Join us in congratulating our residents!
- Dr. Kristi Fu (Class of 2025)
- Dr. Laura Kenyon (Class of 2025)
- Dr. Teale Muir (Class of 2024)
- Dr. Emily Sendukas (Class of 2023)
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AAGL is the largest medical society focused on gynecologic surgery and their Annual Global Congress is the premier scientific program providing the world’s best gynecologic surgeons with the latest education and best practices in MIGS. |
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Residency Recruitment Poster |
It's recruitment season! Check out the poster that Dr. Chang and team are bringing to the ACOG Residency Fair in San Antonio this weekend. |
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Save the date for the Southwestern Gynecologic Assembly 56th Annual Clinical Meeting in Dallas on December 2-3, 2022. |
Our department plays a critical part in putting on this conference each year and Dr. Lisa Chao will be representing us well while she serves as Program Director for the meeting.
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Congratulations, Sandra Davis! |
After 20 years of serving our department and 34 years total with the UT Southwestern system, Sandra Davis is retiring. |
Please join us in wishing her a happy retirement:
- September 26th
- G7.218 Conference Room
- Come and go between noon and 1pm
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There will be cake and punch. You can also leave her a message in her "Happy Retirement" book. |
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Introducing: Vulvology Clinic |
To improve the care we provide for our patients and the women of our community, we are expanding our women's services by launching a series of specialty clinics.
The first of these to officially "launch" is the Vulvology Clinic, led by Dr. Meredith McClure. Dr. McClure will start seeing vulvology patients on October 12 at UT Southwestern Frisco.
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Future Signature Programs to Expand Women's Services |
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Stay tuned for more information on the future roll-out of our additional specialty clinics:
- Complex Family Planning
- Endometriosis
- Hereditary Cancers
- Pelvic Pain
- Peripartum Pelvic Flood Dysfunction
- Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
- Women with Disabilities
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Two Clinics Receive Recognition |
Two of our clinics received Service Excellence Awards for the April-June 2021 period.
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As part of this award, these clinics were rewarded $1,000 to support continued efforts in maintaining their great Press Ganey scores and recognitions.
Congratulations, clinic teams!
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Happy 50 Years, Dr. Cunningham! |
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The UT Southwestern Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology celebrates Dr. Gary Cunningham.
He made the department his home in 1973 and we revel in 50 years of his wisdom, teaching, and continued clinical efforts. As a past Chair and current faculty member, the impact which he has had on our trainees, faculty, clinical, and research efforts cannot be overestimated. His curiosity and passion for learning is palpable. To this day, when we have a complicated patient, Dr. Cunningham's expertise is tapped.
We are so grateful for the many things, big and small, he has done for the betterment of our department. Thank you, Dr. Cunningham. We’ll see you on the wards tomorrow.
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Perinatal Psychiatry Access Network (PeriPAN) |
The UT Southwestern Department of Psychiatry, as part of the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium, is excited to be participating in the Perinatal Psychiatry Access Network. PeriPAN is a new, federally-funded pilot project available to clinicians who treat pregnant and postpartum (up to 1 year) patients.
PeriPAN’s network of psychiatrists assists providers in addressing maternal mental health conditions by offering:
- Prompt, phone-based clinician-to-clinician consultation
- Perinatal resource and referral information
- Training and education on reproductive mental health
For more information:
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The BroadcastMed Portal is Now Live |
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UT Southwestern has partnered with BroadcastMed, a healthcare media company that promotes engaging healthcare content, in order to strategically improve our U.S. News & World Report rankings.
With our partnership, our portal can actively engage physicians, provide peer-to-peer education, advance CME, and deliver patient-focused health information. The BroadcastMed team will be looking for new content to update our portal every two weeks.
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If you have videos, short research abstracts, editorial articles, or other content for a physician audience, please let Morgan Phillips know so that it can be submitted for the portal. |
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QGenda Transition Information |
We are excited to begin our partnership with QGenda, a platform built specifically for healthcare organizations to manage provider operations and processes and optimize our efficiency.
The first stages of our transition to QGenda are happening soon:
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PHHS Services/Call
- Effective Block 4 (9/26), view/access your schedule in QGenda. Trades/swaps to the schedule need to be sent to your assigned Admin.
- Effective Block 5 (10/24), trades/swaps to the schedule will be made on your own.
PHHS Sono
- Effective 9/1, view/access your schedule in QGenda as well as make trades/swaps.
CUH Sono
- Effective 9/1, view/access your schedule in QGenda as well as make trades/swaps.
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Did You Have Your Baby at UTSW? |
If you've had a baby at UT Southwestern, we would love to feature your family in a photo gallery on our patient-facing website. |
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Upcoming Events & Conferences |
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Our faculty have been busy writing excellent patient-centered information for UT Southwestern's MedBlog. Check out their blogs below!
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Tracey Peacock Wins Award for UT Southwestern's Art Exhibit |
Tracey Peacock, our newest GME Program Coordinator I, took home the "Honorable Mention Amateur: Ceramics, Glass and Wood" Award for her submission titled, "You Have My Heart" in the 2022 On My Own Time Art Exhibit. This art exhibit is held each year to highlight the creative talents of almost 1,000 participants across our campus.
In Tracey's words, "This piece has a twofold representation. It is symbolic of the love I have for my spouse and also has a special meaning as my father-in-law was a cardiac anesthesiologist."
Congratulations, Tracey!
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Take a sneak peak at the print ads we will be running in noteworthy publications this fall. |
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This ad will fun as a full-page in the October, November, and December issues of Contemporary ObGyn.
Since this publication's audience is fellow obstetricians and gynecologists, we hope these ads increase brand awareness and reputation and elicit visits to our BroadcastMed portal via the QR code to increase U.S. News & World Report votes.
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This ad will run as a full-page ad in the October/November issue of DFWChild.
Since this publication's audience is prospective patients, we hope this ad increases brand awareness and patient volume.
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Did you schedule your CUH headshot?
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Yes, or I have already taken a headshot at CUH
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Not sure, I would like more details about this
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Morgan Phillips
Marketing and Communications Specialist
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