TRAINING


Pipeline for Talent

To help young physicians pursue novel research ideas and become tomorrow’s leaders, a major portion of funding from The Vincent Memorial Hospital Foundation supports fellowships, in which 12 OB/GYN doctors in four subspecialties spend three years rotating between clinical and research settings. These Vincent fellowships are formally approved by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, giving the department rare national distinction.

Women’s Cancers

Women’s Cancers

GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY

  • What are the mechanisms of resistance to “antibody drug conjugate therapy” in ovarian cancer?
  • What underlies resistance to “bispecific T-cell engager therapy” for advanced or recurrent serous ovarian cancer?
  • What are the barriers to accessing high-quality vulvar cancer care?
Solving Infertility

Solving Infertility

REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY AND INFERTILITY

  • Do human pre-implantation genetics differ amongst patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)?
  • What is the role of anti-Müllerian hormone in pre-implantation embryo development?
  • Are different genes expressed in the follicular fluid of patients with PCOS?
High-Risk Obstetrics

High-Risk Obstetrics

MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE

  • Can screening and treatment for iron deficiency in pregnancy improve peripartum outcomes?
  • What is the optimal threshold at which to treat postpartum hypertension?
  • Can epidural anesthesia affect the results of peripartum toxicology tests?
Urogynecology

Urogynecology

FEMALE PELVIC MEDICINE AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY

  • Are vaginal Lactobacillus species and cytokine activity in postmenopausal women associated with overactive bladder symptoms?
  • What is the role of vaginal microbiota in tissue repair after gynecologic surgery?
  • Does the vaginal microbiome affect surgical healing?