Editorial Board : Obstetrics & Gynecology

Editors

Editor-in-Chief​
Jason D. Wright, MD
New York, NY​

Deputy Editor, Gynecology
Vivian W. Sung, MD, MPH
Providence, RI

Deputy Editor, Obstetrics
Torri D. Metz, MD, MS
Salt Lake City, UT​

Deputy Editor, Statistics
Thomas W. Riggs, MD, PhD
Northbrook, IL

Associate Editor, Equity
Ebony B. Carter, MD, MPH
St. Louis, MO

Associate Editor, Gynecology
Shannon K. Laughlin-Tommaso, MD, MPH
Rochester, MN

Consultant Editor, Podcasts
John R. Fischer, MD
Minneapolis​, MN

Consultant Editor, Journal Club
Nathan S. Fox, MD
New York, NY

Consultant Editor, Journal Club
Rebecca G. Rogers, MD
Albany, NY

Consultant Editor, Social Media
Stephanie Ros, MD, MSCI
Tampa, FL​

Consultant Editor, CME
Roger P. Smith, MD
Parkland, FL

Consultant Editor, Clinical Conundrums
Mark A. Turrentine, MD
Houston, TX

Editors Emeritus
Roy M. Pitkin, MD, 2001-present 
James R. Scott, MD, 2013-present
Nancy C. Chescheir, MD, 2021-present

Past Editors
Ralph A. Reis, MD, 1952–1965
S. Leon Israel, MD, 1966–1971
Richard F. Mattingly, MD, 1972–1985
Roy M. Pitkin, MD, 1986–2001
James R. Scott, MD, 2001–2013​
Nancy C. Chescheir, MD, 2013–2020
Dwight J. Rouse, MD, MSPH, 2021​

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Editorial Board (2022-2023​​​​​)

Emily H. Adhikari, MD, Dallas, TX​
Lindsay Admon, MD, MSc, Ann Arbor, MI
James N. Anasti Jr, MD, Bethlehem, PA
Mary Ashley Cain, MD, Tampa, FL
Ahizechukwu Eke, MD, PhD, MPH, Baltimore, MD
Yasser Y. El-Sayed, MD, Palo Alto, CA
Valerie A. French, MD, MAS, Kansas City, KS
Karen J. Gibbins, MD, MSc, Portland, OR
Victoria L. Handa MD, MHS, Baltimore, MD
Laura J. Havrilesky, MD, MHSc, Durham, NC
Charles A. Leath III, MD, MSPH, Birmingham, AL
Veronica Lerner, MD, Bronx, NY
Hector Mendez-Figueroa, MD, Houston, TX
Kate Meriwether, MD, Albuquerque, NM
Pedro Morales, MD, Kansas City, MO
Malavika Prabhu, MD, Boston, MA
Carl H. Rose, MD, Rochester, MN
David M. Sherer, MD, New York, NY
David Sheyn, MD, Cleveland, OH
Moeun Son, MD, MSCI, New Haven, CT
Akila Subramaniam, MD, MPH, Birmingham, AL
Courtney Townsel, MD, MSc, Ann Arbor, MI
Methodius G. Tuuli, MD, Providence, RI
Belinda J. Yauger, MD, Fort Sam Houston, TX

Social Media Committee (2022-2023​​​​​)

Megan Boyer, DO, Harrisburg, PA​
Richard Burwick, MD, MPH, Pomona, CA
Mary Ashley Cain, MD, Tampa, FL
Joseph Chen, MD, Oakland, CA
Camille Clare, MD, MPH, Brooklyn, NY
Abigail Liberty, MD, Portland OR
Elizabeth Southworth, MD, Ann Arbor, MI
Rachel Whynott, MD, Seattle, WA
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Stephanie Casway

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Abigail Renner

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Disclosure Statement

The Editor-in-Chief, Deputy Editors, and Associate Editors have disclosed all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests.

Jason D. Wright disclosed that he received royalties from UpToDate for writing and review of chapters related to cervical dysplasia, human papillomavirus, and cervical cancer. He served as a consultant for Clovis Oncology and participated in their advisory board (March 2019). He performed medicolegal review of malpractice cases related to delayed diagnosis of gynecologic cancer and intraoperative complications during gynecologic surgery. He is currently serving on the Society of Gynecologic Oncology Board of Directors (no monetary compensation) from 2019 to 2022. He conducted epidemiologic research trials examining patterns of care for ovarian, uterine, and cervical cancer for Merck. Lastly, he has also performed analysis of and provided education on clinical trials data for Otsuka Pharmacovigilance. Torri D. Metz serves on the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Board of Directors and received funds for serving on the Pfizer Medical Advisory Board for a COVID-19 vaccination study in pregnant women. She sits on ACOG's Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines-Obstetrics. She also disclosed receiving royalties from UpToDate for two topics on trial of labor after cesarean delivery. Ebony B. Carter owns 50% of and performs partner-expert reviews and consulting for Carter Expert Strategic Consulting, LLC. She is a subject-matter expert in obstetrics for Mother Goose Health, and a volunteer board advisor for Affinia Healthcare. Dr. Laughlin-Tommaso received honoraria from UptoDate as an author and from MJH Life Sciences for giving a one-time talk and presentation. Nathan S. Fox disclosed that he serves as a section editor for Reproductive, Female and Child Health. He also sits on ACOG’s Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines-Obstetrics and has received funds for two sponsored lectures from Natera (unrestricted content). Rebecca G. Rogers disclosed money was paid to her from UpToDate as an author and from the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology as a board member. She has also received funds from the International Urogynecology Journal as Editor-in-Chief. Mark A. Turrentine serves as the Vice Chair for ACOG's Clinical Consensus Committee-Obstetrics and as co-chair of ACOG's COVID-19 Expert Work Group (Obstetrics).

Jason D. Wright has been an investigator for clinical studies sponsored by the following (funding received by institution): nVision Medical Corporation, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, NCI NRG Oncology, AbbVie Pharmaceuticals/GOG Foundation, NCI ETCTN Trials, Roche Pharmaceuticals/GOG Foundation, Roche Pharmaceuticals, Merck Pharmaceuticals, Morphotek, Inc., Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc., Immunogen, Inc/GOG Foundation, NRG Oncology, and Eli Lilly/GOG Foundation.

Torri D. Metz has been a site Principal Investigator for the following (funding received by institution): Pfizer and Gestvision.

The other Editors declare that neither they nor any business associate nor any member of their immediate families has financial interest or other relationships with any manufacturer of products or any providers of services discussed in this publication.

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Jason D. Wright, MD, is the Sol Goldman Associate Professor, Chief of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology, and Vice Chair of Academic Affairs in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and New York Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Wright received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Missouri and completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology and fellowship in gynecologic oncology at Washington University in St. Louis and Barnes Jewish Hospital. He is board certified in gynecologic oncology as well as obstetrics and gynecology. Dr. Wright’s primary area of research focus is comparative effectiveness and outcomes research. His team uses large scale datasets to analyze new treatments and technologies to reduce the burden of disease and design interventions to improve health. His work has examined the use of novel drugs and technologies in women’s health, surgical quality, fertility preservation in cancer patients, and the management of complications in obstetrics and gynecology. Dr. Wright has published more than 500 scientific manuscripts as well as numerous chapters and textbooks. His work has been funded by the NIH and a number of other societies and philanthropic sources and he has lectured extensively both nationally and internationally.

Vivian W. Sung, MD, MPH, is Professor and Vice Chair of Faculty Development and Wellness in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She is also the Director of Research for Urogynecology. Dr. Sung earned her undergraduate degree at the University of California, Irvine, her medical degree at Tufts University, and completed obstetrics and gynecology residency at Magee-Womens Hospital. She completed a dual fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery and T32 Clinical Trials and Epidemiology at Brown University. She is a subspecialty board examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, has served on the ACOG Committee on Gynecologic Practice and as Chair of the Urogynecology Subcommittee, and is Past President of the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons. Dr. Sung’s research expertise is in patient-centered outcomes and research methods, supported by National Institutes of Health and Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute funding. She is the Principal Investigator for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver​ National Institute of Child Health and Human Development– sponsored Pelvic Floor Disorders Network for the Brown site. Her current research focuses on communityand patient-centered methods to improve engagement and inclusion of under-represented populations in pelvic floor disorders research and care. She is also a certified life and career coach, with a personal interest in work–life integration, wellness, women physicians, and empowering physicians to advocate and champion for professional change.​

Torri Metz, MD, MS, is Vice-Chair for Research and an Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Utah Health. She is a practicing maternal-fetal medicine subspecialist. Dr. Metz completed both her medical school and residency training at the University of Colorado. She then went on to complete her Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellowship and Masters of Science in Clinical Investigation at the University of Utah in 2012. She is a member of both the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Clinical Document Review Panel and sits on the SMFM Board of Directors. Nationally, she has also served on the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines-Obstetrics and is an American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology board examiner for both specialty and subspecialty boards. She has received numerous teaching awards including the ACOG District VIII Mentor of the Year Award, and the National CREOG Award for Excellence in Resident Education. She has RO1 funding from the National Institutes of Health to study the association between marijuana use and adverse pregnancy outcomes. She is the PI for the Utah Center of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network and leads their study examining the effects of COVID-19 on serious maternal morbidity and mortality. She is also leading an NHLBI-funded four-year longitudinal study on the post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection on mothers and their offspring as part of the trans-NIH RECOVER consortium.​

Thomas W. Riggs, MD, PhD, attended the University of Michigan for undergraduate biology (Phi Beta Kappa), medicine (Alpha Omega Alpha) and post-graduate training in Pediatrics. He completed a pediatric cardiology fellowship at Rainbow Babies’ and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio followed by board certification in pediatrics and pediatric cardiology. During his cardiology fellowship, he completed an M.Sc. in Biometry from Case Western Reserve University, sponsored by the National Library of Medicine. Dr. Riggs was on the faculty at Case Western Reserve University, Northwestern University, University of Michigan and Wayne State University. While serving as Chief of Pediatric Cardiology at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, he obtained a Master's degree in biostatistics and a Ph.D. in epidemiology from the University of Michigan School of Public Health, where his doctoral thesis was on non-typeable H. flu colonization among children in day care centers and comparison of three methods of modeling transmission. He also completed post graduate training in computer simulations and non-linear systems at the Center for the Study of Complex Systems in the Department of Physics, University of Michigan and did a postdoctoral fellowship in computational biology in the Department of Immunology at the University of Michigan Medical School, where he helped develop a computer model of T-cell motion and cellular interactions within a lymph node, based on in vitro real time studies. Dr. Riggs retired from medical practice in 2011 as Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Wayne State University School of Medicine and Adjunct Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases at University of Michigan Medical School. He also worked as a research scientist at the Beaumont Research Institute in Royal Oak, Michigan, where he assisted attending physicians, fellows and residents in clinical study design and data analyses. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Society for Pediatric Research and has authored more than 90 articles in the fields of pediatrics, fetal and neonatal echocardiography, maternal-fetal medicine, immunology, surgery, infectious disease transmission and epidemiology. Dr. Riggs is keenly interested in applying quantitative methods to advance evidence-based medicine.

Ebony B. Carter, MD, MPH, is a tenured Associate Professor at Washington University School of Medicine. She practices Maternal Fetal Medicine and serves as Chief of the Division of Clinical Research in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Her research focuses on evidence based prenatal care and community based participatory research to reduce economic and racial health disparities. Her research is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, National Institute of Mental Health, and the American Diabetes Association. Dr. Carter earned her undergraduate degree in human biology with honors from Stanford University, Master of Public Health in health policy from the University of Michigan and medical degree from Duke University. She completed residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Harvard integrated program at Brigham and Women’s/Massachusetts General Hospitals and fellowship training in Maternal Fetal Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine.

Shannon K. Laughlin-Tommaso, MD MPH, is an Associate Professor and Division Chair of Gynecology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Laughlin-Tommaso received her undergraduate degree at Dartmouth College, and medical degree at Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine. She completed residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Loyola University in Maywood, Illinois and received her MPH in epidemiology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, including fellowship at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. She is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology with a focused practice designation in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. Dr. Laughlin-Tommaso is a gynecologic surgeon specializing in treatment options for uterine leiomyomas and abnormal uterine bleeding. Her research focuses on the epidemiology of uterine leiomyomas and comparative effectiveness trials for leiomyoma therapy, participating in NIH-funded randomized controlled trials and the PCORI-funded Compare-UF cohort. She is also the Associate Dean for Education Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, where she is leading efforts to create a longitudinal curriculum in diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism.​

John R. Fischer, MD, is Division Chief of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Fischer was formerly Associate Professor in Obstetrics & Gynecology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD. He started his medical career as a flight surgeon in the United States Air Force and then completed residency training at Wright State University and Urogynecology Fellowship training at Indiana University. He is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics and is currently an oral examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He served as the Obstetrics and Gynecology Consultant to the Air Force Surgeon General. He was director of the Female Pelvic Floor and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery fellowship at Walter Reed, and was the residency program director at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at the National Capital Consortium in Bethesda, MD. His research interests include the effects of pregnancy, labor, and delivery on the pelvic floor and surgical education. He was previously on the Editorial Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology and now serves as the Consultant Editor, Podcasts, for Obstetrics & Gynecology​.​​

Rebecca G. Rogers, MD, ​is Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Albany Medical Center. She is a board examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and serves on the subspecialty Board for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. She served as the subspecialty representative to the ACOG Executive Board. Her clinical practice focuses on both the surgical and nonsurgical treatment of pelvic floor disorders. Dr. Rogers has received funding from the NIH to study the effects of pregnancy and delivery on pelvic floor disorders and was funded through NICHD as a member of the Pelvic Floor Disorders Network. Her current research interests focus on patient reported outcomes development and value based care.

Stephanie Ros, MD, MSCI, is an Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine in Tampa, Florida. She is a practicing maternal-fetal medicine subspecialist and serves as the residency program director. She completed her residency at the Mountain Area Health Education Center program in Asheville, North Carolina, and went on to complete a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine. She earned a Masters of Science in Clinical Investigation at the University of Utah. Dr. Ros is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines in Obstetrics. She is the Chair of the Fellowship Affairs Committee for the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM). She sits on the SMFM Board of Directors and was the inaugural chair of the SMFM Social Media Committee.

Roger P. Smith, MD, is an Adjunct Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. Previously, he was an accreditation field representative for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Before joining the ACGME, Dr. Smith was Professor of Clinical Biomedical Science and Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University. Dr. Smith has served on or chaired several of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' national committees and served on the Obstetrics & Gynecology Editorial Board. He has held leadership positions with the Association of Professors of Obstetrics (APGO), the Central Association of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and other professional organizations. He has served on the Residency Review Committee of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, chaired the Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG) Education Committee, and has served as an oral examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He is the author of approximately 200 peer-reviewed articles, books and chapters and oversaw the revision and reuse of some of the classic Frank Netter texts and illustrations, such as The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations: Reproductive System.

Nathan S. Fox, MD, is currently an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Science at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He is also a Vice President of Maternal Fetal Medicine Associates, PLLC, in New York City. Dr. Fox completed medical school and residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and his fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. He is actively involved in patient care, including comprehensive Obstetric care as well as a consultant in Maternal Fetal Medicine, including maternal care, diagnostic ultrasound and fetal diagnosis. He is also actively involved in research, with a particular focus on multiple gestation, diagnostic ultrasound, and preterm birth, and has authored many peer reviewed publications. Dr. Fox has won several teaching awards for resident and medical student education, and serves as a research mentor and teacher for students in middle school, high school, college, medical school, and residency.

Mark A. Turrentine, MD, is a Professor and Director of Research for the Division of Gynecologic and Obstetric Specialists in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He is actively involved in patient care in both obstetrics and gynecology. He is a board examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a member of and currently Chair of the American College of Obstetrician and Gynecologists’ Committee on Practice Bulletins – Obstetrics. Dr. Turrentine’s research interest include clinical obstetrics and infectious disease.​

Editorial Fellows

​ Mark A. Clapp, MD, MPH​​, is a maternal‒fetal medicine specialist and the Director for Perinatal Analytics at Massachusetts General Hospital. He completed his medical degree at the University of North Carolina and his Masters in Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Clapp completed residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital and fellowship in maternal‒fetal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. As a health services researcher, his work is focused on improving the quality of obstetric care and outcomes for women and neonates during the process of labor and delivery. His research interests include the quality and patient safety of obstetric care and examining the effects of health policies on obstetric outcomes and access to pregnancy-related care. He currently is exploring opportunities for risk stratification and the use of artificial intelligence for the prediction for adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes during labor and delivery.​

Mengyang Sun, MD​​, is Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor and Residency Program Director in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Flushing Hospital Medical Center. She completed her undergraduate and medical degrees at Washington University in St. Louis, and her obstetrics and gynecology residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Prior to her position at Flushing Hospital, Dr. Sun worked at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, serving as the Site Director of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine obstetrics and gynecology residency program. Dr. Sun is very active in the areas of medical education, surgical simulation, clinical research, as well as global health. She currently serves on the ACOG CREOG Examination Committee, and is a graduate of the APGO Academic Scholars and Leaders Program. She recently completed a Masters in Clinical Research, with her research focusing on the validation and implementation of early warning systems for obstetrics patients. Her global health priorities include performing surgical missions in an ethical, sustainable, and socially responsible manner. Her clinical focuses include minimally invasive gynecologic surgery and complex family planning and contraceptive services.​​

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2022–2023 Editorial Board

​Emily H. Adhikari, MD, is Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal–Fetal Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. She serves as Medical Director of Perinatal Infectious Diseases at Parkland Health in Dallas, Texas, which has a delivery volume of approximately 12,000 births annually. Dr. Adhikari is a practicing Maternal–Fetal Medicine subspecialist with research and clinical interest in infectious diseases in pregnancy, reducing primary cesarean deliveries, and substance use in pregnancy. In addition to clinical teaching service with an emphasis on training in operative vaginal delivery and labor induction methods, she supervises and teaches pregnancy care for underserved women at Parkland affected by COVID-19, HIV, syphilis, hepatitis, Zika, and measles, among others. Dr. Adhikari provides public health guidance locally and to the Texas Medical Association and the Department of State Health Services, leads educational initiatives through the Scientific Forum for the Society for Maternal–Fetal Medicine, and lectures for the National Network of STD Clinical Prevention Training Centers. Dr. Adhikari has authored multiple peer-reviewed articles, reviews, and perspectives, and contributes her expertise on infectious diseases to Williams Obstetrics, Williams Gynecology​, and other textbooks in obstetrics and gynecology and maternal–fetal medicine.

​Lindsay Admon, MD, MSc, is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan. She is the Associate Director of the Health Policy Pathway of Excellence at the University of Michigan Medical School. Dr. Admon earned her undergraduate degree in Public Health Studies at The Johns Hopkins University (2008). She completed her medical degree (2012) and residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2016) at the University of Michigan, where she also earned a MSc in Health and Healthcare Research through the National Clinician Scholars Program (2018). Dr. Admon’s research focuses on evaluating strategies for reducing maternal morbidity and mortality and advancing maternal health equity. Her research is funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the National Institutes of Health.

​James N. Anasti Jr, MD, is a Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Director of Student Activities at Temple/St Luke’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. He received his medical degree from Temple University and completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore Maryland. From there he served four years in the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) practicing as a generalist in rural Ohio. Remaining in the USPHS, he transferred to the Research Officer Group, where he was trained in Reproductive Endocrinology at the combined federal fellowship program at the National Naval Medical Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and the Developmental Endocrinology Branch of the National Institutes of Child Health and Development. Dr Anasti remained at the Developmental Endocrinology Branch as a Senior Clinical Scientist where his translational laboratory studied molecular aspects of the FSH receptor, pathophysiology of premature ovarian failure and pubertal disorders. Before his current position, he served as Obstetrics and Gynecology program director for over 20 years at St Luke’s University Hospital in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Along with teaching reproductive medicine in the preclinical and clinical years, he mentors medical students and residents in clinical investigation research in many areas of obstetrics and gynecology.

Mary Ashley Cain, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Maternal Fetal Medicine at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, where she is part of a busy academic practice overseeing fellows, residents, and medical students. She received her medical training at the Medical College of Georgia. She then completed her OBGYN residency followed by a Maternal Fetal Medicine fellowship both at the University of South Florida. She serves as the Program Director for the Maternal Fetal Medicine fellowship program. Her clinical and research interests include education, maternal cardiac disease, pregnancy as a window to future health and sleep in pregnancy.

Ahizechukwu Eke, MD, PhD, MPH, is an Associate Professor with the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Calabar School of Medicine (UCTH), Nigeria, and completed 2 residency training in Obstetrics & Gynecology at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University College of Medicine, Nigeria (in 2010) and Michigan State University (in 2016) respectively. He continued his training at Harvard University to earn a Master of Public Health (MPH) in Health Policy & Management. Dr. Eke completed a dual Fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2019, and completed a PhD in Clinical Investigation/Clinical Pharmacology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health in 2021. He has served the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) in numerous ways, including ACOG Michigan Junior Fellow Vice Chair 2013-2014), ACOG Michigan Junior Fellow Chair (2014-2015), ACOG District V Junior Fellow Secretary/Treasurer (2015-2016), ACOG Resident/Fellow Representative to the American Medical Association (AMA, 2015-2016), ACOG District IV Junior Fellow Vice Chair (2016-2017), ACOG District IV Junior Fellow Chair (2017-2018), and ACOG District IV Junior Fellow Past Chair (2018-2019). He also served on the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Health Policy Committee (2016-2018), and the ACOG Genetics Committee (2018-2019), and currently serves on the ACOG Clinical Guidelines Committees. He serves on several other national and international OBGYN committees, including the FDA’s Advisory Council for 17-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (Makena) and the Cochrane Collaboration. Dr. Eke has over 90 PubMed cited peer-reviewed research publications, and has won several teaching and research awards. He was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society in 2015.

Yasser Y. El-Sayed, MD, is the Charles B. and Ann L. Johnson Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Stanford University. Dr. El-Sayed has been part of the Stanford community since his internship. He serves as the Vice Chair and Division Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics, and is the Obstetrician-in-Chief and Co-Director of the Johnson Center for Pregnancy and Newborn Services at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford.

Valerie A. French, MD, MAS, has dedicated her career to improving family planning access for women in the Midwest. She attended medical school at the University of Missouri, Columbia and completed an obstetrics and gynecology residency at the University of Nebraska. Dr. French then completed a family planning fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco, where she earned a masters in advanced science to gain additional research training. Dr. French is interested in integrating quality contraceptive counseling into the care of women with complex medical conditions. She enjoys teaching medical students and residents, particularly with hands-on workshops. She has expanded family planning care at the University of Kansas, including office management of miscarriage and dedicated complex contraception services. Her proudest professional accomplishment has been the implementation of formal, nationally recognized family planning training at the University of Kansas. As a native Midwesterner, she is delighted to serve the women of the Kansas City area and truly feels at home in the heart of the Midwest.

Karen J. Gibbins, MD, MSCI, is an Assistant Professor and Outpatient Clinic Director in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Gibbins completed medical school at Case Western Reserve University followed by OB/GYN residency at Women & Infants Hospital/Brown University, and then Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship at the University of Utah. During her fellowship, she also obtained a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation. She is currently an NICHD Women’s Reproductive Health Research Scholar pursuing research in biomarker discovery and predictive modeling of adverse obstetric outcomes due to placental insufficiency. She is a valued educator and clinician, with a focus on stillbirth, placental insufficiency, fetal growth restriction, perinatal trauma, and shared decision making.

Victoria L. Handa MD, MHS, is a Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She currently serves as the Chair of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and she is the Deputy Director (vice chair) for the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics. She also holds a joint appointment in the Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Handa is co-director of the Johns Hopkins Women’s Center for Pelvic Health, a clinical program that combines expertise in Urogynecology, Urology, Colorectal Surgery, and Physical Therapy. She is a co-editor of the Te Linde’s Operative Gynecology. Her research, supported by several NIH grants, has focused on the epidemiology of pelvic floor disorders, with a focus on the link between childbirth and the development of incontinence and prolapse. Dr. Handa has authored over 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers. Her research has been recognized with numerous awards, including a 2011 Pitkin Prize from Obsterics & Gynecology, the 2007 President’s Award from SGS, the 2015 American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology Impact Award, and several awards from the American Urogynecologic Society.

Laura J. Havrilesky, MD, MHSc, is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Duke University and a gynecologic oncologist with an interest in health outcomes and patient preferences. Dr. Havrilesky’s group has performed several prospective studies of patient preferences regarding the side effects of chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation therapy treatments for ovarian and cervical cancer and have developed a number of health outcomes models to inform decisions related to gynecologic cancers, including screening, diagnostic testing, and treatment decisions for endometrial, cervical, and ovarian cancer. She currently serves on NRG Oncology’s Patient Centered Outcomes Research Committee and am co-chair of the Comparative Effectiveness Subcommittee for the NRG.

Charles A. Leath, III, MD, MSPH, is the Ellen Gregg Shook Culverhouse Chair in Gynecologic Oncology and Tenured Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Leath is a 1994 graduate of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina and a 1998 graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina. Following completion of medical school, Dr. Leath completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology and a fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology both at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. After fellowship, Dr. Leath served in the United States Air Force until 2012 and was stationed in San Antonio, Texas at Brooke Army Medical Center. Currently Dr. Leath is the Chair of the NRG Oncology Cervical & Vulvar Cancer Committee and a member of the Safety Committee. He is the National Principal Investigator for NRG clinical trial GY006 evaluating the addition of triapine to standard chemoradiation for locally advanced cervical cancer. Dr. Leath is board certified in both Obstetrics & Gynecology as well as Gynecologic Oncology and holds a Masters of Science in Public Health (MSPH) degree from the University of Alabama School of Public Health. Dr. Leath is a fellow of both the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American College of Surgeons. He serves as the institutional principal investigator for the Lead Academic Participating Site (LAPS) grant as part of the National Cancer Institutes’ National Clinical Trial Network. Moreover, Dr. Leath is actively involved in clinical research in the management of cervical and ovarian cancers, as well as clinical trials for all aspects of gynecologic cancer, and is an author or co-author of over 100 peer-reviewed publications.

Veronica T. Lerner, MD, is an Associate Professor the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Lenox Hill Hospital, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health in New York City. Dr. Lerner completed medical school at University of Colorado, did her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, and her pelvic surgical fellowship at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle. As a clinician, she performs minimally invasive and urogynecologic surgery. As an educator, she’s the director of the simulation program in her department. Dr. Lerner has won several teaching awards for resident and medical student education, and mentors students, residents and fellows. Her interests include all aspects of education via simulation and its use for improvement in delivery of care, and advancement of minimally invasive surgery and quality of surgical care. Dr. Lerner is serving as an associate editor for the Simulation In Healthcare, a journal the Society for Simulation in Healthcare.

Hector Mendez-Figueroa, MD, is an Associate Professor at the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at the McGovern Medical School at UTHealth in Houston, Texas. He is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. He is actively involved in resident and fellow training and has received several teaching and research awards throughout his career including the National CREOG Award for Excellence in Resident Education. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. Dr. Mendez-Figueroa’s research interest include gestational diabetes, labor management and abnormal fetal growth.

Kate Meriwether, MD, is an Assistant Professor at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine and is an attending physician at the Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Dr. Meriwether is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Dr. Meriwether graduated with commendation from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C.  She completed a fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and is currently an attending physician at the University of New Mexico, where she serves women with urinary and fecal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, pelvic and bladder pain, and other pelvic floor disorders. Dr. Meriwether has led national and international research teams in systematic reviews and defining terminology for pelvic organ prolapse surgery.  She is co-editor of the case-based textbook “Morning Report: Beyond the Pearls; Obstetrics and Gynecology” from Elsevier Publications.  Dr. Meriwether’s research interests include: pelvic organ prolapse, uterine preservation, chronic pelvic pain, bladder pain, health beliefs, surgical learner training, systematic reviews, and evidence-based medicine.

Pedro Morales, MD, is Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the current Residency Program Director at the University of Missouri Kansas City. He grew up in Nicaragua where he obtained his medical degree, and moved to Kansas City in 2009 to start his residency training at UMKC. As a PGY4, he became actively involved in resident and medical student education and by the end of that year, he was offered to stay at UMKC as faculty member and Associate Program Director. Since graduating from residency, Dr. Morales has been also involved in initiatives to support underrepresented minority (URM) students, residents, and faculty at UMKC. He was a member of the “SMART” (Students in Medicine, Academia, Research and Training) cluster mentoring program, which promotes collaboration among UMKC URM members. He is also a panelist for the URM Faculty Fellows and Scholar Program and has served as a member of the Graduate Medical Education Committee and more recently, the Faculty Development Committee at UMKC. Dr. Morales has received multiple teaching awards including the National CREOG award for Excellence in Resident Education and the Association of Professors and Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO) Excellence Teaching Award. His interests include cognitive overload and multimedia learning theory in the design of academic presentations, habit formation and cognitive bias in clinical decision making.

Malavika Prabhu, MD, is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. She completed her Ob/Gyn residency at the University of Washington in Seattle, followed by her fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Her clinical interests include peripartum pain management, severe maternal mortality and morbidity, and infectious diseases in obstetrics.

Carl H. Rose, MD, is an Associate Professor and Program Director of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science in Rochester Minnesota. He holds joint appointments in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and the Department of Surgery. A fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, he completed medical school at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, residency at Baylor College of Medicine, and fellowship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, and is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in both Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine. To date he has published 72 peer-reviewed manuscripts, with a particular clinical interest in maternal cardiac conditions in pregnancy.

David M. Sherer, MD, graduated from the Tel Aviv University School of Medicine (1980), residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Hadassah Hebrew University School of Medicine (1985) and Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester, NY (1990). He is currently a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (1999) with tenure, and directs the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the State University of New York (SUNY), Downstate Health Sciences University. His main areas of interest/clinical activities include; prenatal ultrasound (fetal anomalies, fetal growth), multiple gestations, fetal testing, intrapartum management, overall management of patients at increased risk for adverse perinatal outcome, and teaching (medical students, residents, fellows and sonographers).

David Sheyn, MD, is Assistant Professor of Reproductive Biology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; and is an attending physician at the Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Sheyn completed a 4-year Ob-Gyn residence at MacDonald Women’s Hospital in Cleveland and remained at University Hospitals for completion of the Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Fellowship through the Department of Urology. Dr. Sheyn is currently a participant in the NIH/NICHD funded AUGS/Duke Urogynecology Clinical Research Education Scientist Training (UrogynCREST) Program. Dr. Sheyn’s research interested include applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning methods to individualize treatments for pelvic floor disorders, surgical outcomes, neuropathophysiological causes of voiding dysfunction, and healthcare economics. He has authored over 40 peer-reviewed publications and is currently involved in several prospective multi-institutional clinical trials. He is also an active member of the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Systematic Review Group and Pelvic Anatomy Group. Dr. Sheyn’s clinical interests include voiding dysfunction, fecal incontinence, interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome and surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse.

Moeun Son, MD, MSCI, is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at Yale School of Medicine in the Section of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. She completed her medical training and Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She completed her fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and obtained her master’s degree in clinical Investigation at Northwestern University. She is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She serves as the associate program director of the MFM fellowship program at Yale. She has served on the SMFM Communications Committee (2015-2018) and SMFM Fellowship Affairs Committee (2017-2020). She is actively involved in resident and fellow training and has received several teaching and research awards throughout her career. Her research interests including clinical trials, labor and childbirth, safe prevention of cesarean, and preterm birth risk-reduction.

Akila Subramaniam, MD, MPH, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Subramaniam completed her bachelor’s degree in Management Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Shen then went on to complete her medical degree and a master’s in public health at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. She completed her residency in OBGYN as well as a dual fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Medical Genetics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2016. Dr. Subramaniam is currently the Director of the UAB OBGYN Diagnostic and Research laboratory and the Program Director of the MFM Fellowship. She is also the PI of two multi-center childhood follow up studies of the landmark Cesarean Section and Optimal Antibiotic Prophylaxis (C/SOAP) trial. Given dual certification in MFM and genetics, Dr. Subramaniam’s clinical interest include fetal ultrasound, prenatal genetic diagnosis, and complicated twin pregnancies. Her research interests include perinatal infections and preterm birth.

Courtney Townsel, MD, MSc, is an Assistant Professor and physician-scientist in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan. She completed her medical training at the University of South Florida and residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at George Washington University. She went on to complete a Maternal Fetal Medicine fellowship and a Master of Science in Clinical and Translational Research at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Townsel serves as an ACOG District V FASD Champion and the ACOG Michigan Section Secretary. She is a member of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Research Committee. Dr. Townsel is the 2021-2024 SMFM/AAOGF Scholarship recipient for her project entitled, “Placental Epigenetic Regulation of Fetal Opioid Exposure.” At the University of Michigan Dr. Townsel is the Physician Lead for the Program for Substance Use in Pregnancy and serves as Co-Lead of the University of Michigan’s Birth Center Diversity, Equity & Inclusion workgroup. Dr. Townsel is actively involved in clinical and translational research. Her interests include substance use disorders in pregnancy, health disparities, and teaching learners of all levels.

Methodius G. Tuuli, MD, is the Chace-Joukowsky Professor and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and Chief of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Women & Infants Hospital. Board certified in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, his research is focused on the prediction and prevention of adverse obstetric outcomes. His work is supported by the NIH and Gates Foundation. He has published over 200 original research, reviews, and book chapters including in the NEJM, JAMA and JAMA Pediatrics. Dr. Tuuli earned his Medical Degree from the University of Ghana Medical School in 2001. He attended the University of California at Berkeley, earning a Master of Public Health degree in 2003 with concentration in maternal and child health. He completed residency training in Obstetrics & Gynecology at Emory University in 2008, and fellowship training in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Washington University in 2011. Dr. Tuuli completed the Business of Medicine Physician MBA program at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University in 2020.

Belinda J. Yauger, MD, is Deputy Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC) and Associate Professor at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD. She obtained a B. S. in Zoology from the University of Florida and her M. D. at Washington University School of Medicine. She completed Obstetrics and Gynecology residency training at the National Capital Consortium in Bethesda, MD and then continued to a fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Yauger is board certified in both REI and OBGYN. Dr. Yauger currently is a certifying examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Chair of the Subcommittee for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility for ACOG. She serves on several other national committees to include the Quality Assurance Committee for the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technologies (SART) as well as the Access to Care Task Force for the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Dr. Yauger has published in several leading peer-reviewed journals as well as presented at multiple international meetings. She is active in ongoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) and endometriosis research protocols. In addition, COL Yauger proudly serves in the U. S. Army and has completed a deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. She currently serves as the Army OBGYN Consultant to the Office of the Surgeon General providing leadership in Women’s Health and mentorship to the Army OBGYN community.

Editorial Staff

Jennifer Walsh is the Chief Product and Publications Officer for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She is responsible for overseeing strategy and operations for ACOG's publishing and digital product efforts including the development of journals, books, audio and video ancillaries, websites and reference databases, mobile apps, clinical decision support tools, professional and patient education resources, and licensing and permissions for ACOG's clinical and consumer content. Jennifer has worked for the College since April 2017.

Stephanie Casway is the Managing Editor for Obstetrics & Gynecology. She is responsible for coordinating the efforts of authors, reviewers, the Editorial Board, editors, staff, publisher, and other vendors involved in the production of the print and online journal. Stephanie has worked for the College since August 2008. 

Denise Shields is the Senior Manuscript Editor for Obstetrics & Gynecology. She is responsible for interacting with authors, editors, and other staff for content review, journal style, and getting journal content to the publisher. Denise has worked for the College since March 2006. 

Randi Y. Zung is the Editorial Administrator for Obstetrics & Gynecology. She is responsible for coordinating administrative activities in the editorial office and on behalf of the Editor-in-Chief, overseeing the peer review of manuscripts submitted to Obstetrics & Gynecology, and managing the logistics of the journal's annual Editorial Board meeting. Randi has worked for the College since April 2012. 

Morgan Musselman is an Editorial Assistant for Obstetrics & Gynecology. She is responsible for providing administrative support in the editorial office and for assisting the editors with administrative tasks and review of manuscripts. Morgan has worked for the College since August 2022.  

Last updated on May 26, 2023.