1st Quarter Report (7/1/21-9/30/21)
December 2021 - Vol 2, Issue1
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As we close the calendar year and prepare for the holidays, we are bracing for another year of the COVID pandemic. We are exhausted and traumatized by the collective grief of more than 800,000 deaths from COVID. Yet, people need care. We continue to show up to care for patients, conduct research, and educate students and trainees. We continue to make adjustments – remote work, telehealth/telemedicine, virtual conferences. We show up by modeling how to slow the spread by our own uptake in vaccination, boosters, masking, and avoiding crowds and poorly ventilated spaces. We show up by taking care of ourselves and by advocating for our communities and ourselves. Let us not let up our care for each other, with compassion, curiosity, and competence, as COVID persists.
Our mission to help is noble. We are the helpers. We make a difference. And that is why we do what we do.
I am excited to share 1) my Chair’s Annual Report (fiscal year 2021) and 2) our departmental newsletter for a snapshot of the 2022 fiscal year’s first quarter. Thank you Marcy Livingston, Manager of Marketing Services, for leading the team that made these publications happen.
Wishing everyone some rest over the holidays as we embark a new year.
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Dineo Khabele, MD, FACOG, FACS (she/her/hers)
Mitchell & Elaine Yanow Professor and Chair
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Chair's Annual Report 2021
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January 5, 2021
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Welcome New Faculty & Providers! |
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Maggie Mullen, MD
Gynecologic Oncology
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Katherine de Souza, MD
Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
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Megan Lawlor, MD
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
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Katie Drennan, WHNP-BC
General OBGYN
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Julie Hake, DNP, APRN-C, WHNP-BC
Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
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Jennifer Reeves,
MD, MPH
Family Planning
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Anna Geiger, WHNP-BC
Fertility & Reproductive Medicine
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Amanda Zofkie, MD
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
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INPATIENT COVID VACCINATIONS |
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Latest ACOG Recommendations |
COVID-19 Vaccinations are recommended for everyone, including pregnant and breastfeeding individuals.
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Latest CDC Recommendations |
COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for all people aged 12 years and older, including people who are pregnant, breastfeeding, trying to get pregnant now, or might become pregnant in the future.
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MFM REFERRALS
View the CHEAT SHEET *Please note: Referrals to Genetic Counseling have changed. Please use: AMB Referral to OB GENETIC COUNSELING
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WE'RE RECRUITING!
We are growing our faculty! If you or someone you know is interested in joining our team, please select Obstetrics & Gynecology and explore our open faculty positions.
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Burroughs Wellcome Fund to support scientist’s research on noninvasive imaging of uterine contractions
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Naturally Occurring Genetic Variants in the Oxytocin Receptor Alter Receptor Signaling Profiles. Malik M, Ward MD, Fang Y, Porter JR, Zimmerman MI, Koelblen T, Roh M, Frolova AI, Burris TP, Bowman GR, Imoukhuede PI, England SK.ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci. 2021 Sep 8;4(5):1543-1555. doi: 10.1021/acsptsci.1c00095. eCollection 2021 Oct 8.PMID: 34661073 Free article.
Phase 1b study of AVB-500 in combination with paclitaxel or pegylated liposomal doxorubicin platinum-resistant recurrent ovarian cancer. Fuh KC, Bookman MA, Liu JF, Coleman RL, Herzog TJ, Thaker PH, Monk BJ, Anderson R, McIntyre G, Rangwala R, Moore KN.Gynecol Oncol. 2021 Nov;163(2):254-261. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2021.08.020. Epub 2021 Aug 30.PMID: 34474927 Free article.
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The L.A.B. Award
Internal Departmental Funding Program
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Impact
Over 4 award cycles (January 2020-September 2021), we have received 15 applications and funded 7 (46.7%) of them. Applicants represent 6 divisions and many career stages.
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To date, the L.A.B. award internal funding mechanism, the Department’s $35,000 investment has resulted in the following returns:
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Findings from Dr. Oakes’s NT-proBNP project (Spring 2020 Cycle) will be an oral presentation for the Society in Maternal-Fetal Medicine Annual Meeting in January 2022
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$50,000 institutional award from the Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences
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$5.1 million dollars in extramural NIH funding
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Dr. Kommagani – ACS: Role of the SF3B1 Splicing Factor in Endometrial Cancer
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Dr. Mullen – RSDP (U of Missouri): Utilizing DNA Damage to Identify and Target Chemoresistance in Ovarian Cancer
- Dr. Mullen – Dean’s Scholar Award
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Dr. Ross – SGS: Impact of Robotic Surgery on Muscle Strain and Fatigue
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Dr. Kelly – BJHF: The Mamas CARE Project
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Dr. Wang – BWF: Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative (FY21 Q4)
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Dr. Wang – NIH: The 3-D Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Human Uterine Contraction Using EMMI
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Dr. Carter – NIH (Sub fr UAB): Pregnancy as a Window to the Future
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UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
Stay tuned for news on our transition to the new Gateway Curriculum!
RESIDENCY RECRUITMENT
Good luck to all during the residency recruitment season!
FELLOWSHIP MATCH
We are excited to announce that all of our fellowships that participated in recruitment this year matched successfully! Our team is currently working on onboarding efforts for our incoming fellows for 2022!
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