44th AAGL Global Congress

Vol. 29 No. 3
JUL - SEP 2015
44 AAGL
Global Congress
th
NOVEMBER 15-19, 2015
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
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12th AAGL
International
Congress
on MIGS
MUMBAI, INDIA
JUNE 2-5, 2016
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NOW IS THE
TIME TO BECOME
AN ENDOMETRIOSIS
SPECIALIST
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HONORARY
CHAIR SELECTED
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WORKSHOP WRAP-UP
INAUGURAL
FELLOWS
BOOT CAMP
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FOCUS ON AAGL
FROM THE SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM CHAIR
PUTTING THE AAGL’S NEW
BYLAWS INTO PERSPECTIVE
44TH AAGL GLOBAL CONGRESS:
ADVANCING GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY
The new AAGL Bylaws were
recently approved by the
members of the AAGL.
They form a solid, carefully
thought-out document, well
prepared to govern the AAGL
for years to come.
In 2014, the AAGL Board
DR. LOFFER
of Directors set in motion the
process to completely revise the previous bylaws.
Over the years, the old bylaws had been modified
by additions, deletions, and new language. Unfortunately, the resulting document did not provide
a clear “roadmap” about how to run the AAGL.
The Bylaws Committee (G. David Adamson,
Andrew I. Brill, John L. Marlow, Assia A. Stepanian, Dan Martin, and Sawsan As-Sanie), under
the leadership of Ted Anderson, recognized that
the basic structure of the old bylaws had successfully brought the AAGL to the prominence it
currently enjoys and therefore, used them as a
starting point. The old bylaws were reorganized;
other nonprofit organization’s bylaws were used
as examples of best practices; legal help was
obtained to be sure they complied with California
nonprofit laws; and finally, they were reviewed in
their entirety by legal counsel.
So why are bylaws so important? Bylaws
outline in writing the day-to-day rules for our
organization and provide comprehensive guidelines to keep things running smoothly. Bylaws
establish and protect the rights, and specify the
AAGL VISION
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The AAGL vision is
to serve women by
advancing the safest
and most efficacious
diagnostic and therapeutic techniques that
provide less invasive treatments for gynecologic conditions through integration of clinical
practice, research, innovation, and dialogue.
EDITORIAL STAFF
MANAGING EDITORS
Linda Michels
Franklin D. Loffer, M.D., FACOG
duties and responsibilities of our organization’s
members, Board of Directors, committees, and
others. They provide the framework for the activities of a successful society and they give voice
to all the members who, through the bylaws they
enact, decide how their association will be led.
The membership has spoken and their recent
approval of the new bylaws provides a clear
roadmap by which the AAGL will be governed for
the foreseeable future.
EDITORIAL STAFF
Linda J. Bell “Lynn”
Barbara Hodgson
Elena Schweppe
Dené Glamuzina
Franklin D. Loffer, M.D., FACOG, is the Medical
Director of the AAGL and resides in Phoenix, Arizona.
PRESIDENT
Arnold P. Advincula, M.D.
CONTENTS
FOCUS ON AAGL: Putting the AAGL’s New Bylaws into Perspective
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FROM THE SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM CHAIR: 44th AAGL Global Congress: Advancing Gynecologic Surgery 3
SIG: REPRODUCTIVE SURGERY/ENDOMETRIOSIS: Now Is The Time To Become an Endometriosis Specialist 7
11TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS: Holy Landscope
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HONORARY CHAIR SELECTED: John F. Steege
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SURGERY U: Coming In January
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44TH GLOBAL CONGRESS: Join Us For an Adventure in Learning
12-13
NEW COEMIG DESIGNEES
14
NEW PRODUCTS
14
WORKSHOP WRAP-UP: Fellows Get an Educational Workout at Inaugural Fellows Boot Camp
15
NEW TASK FORCE: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: An Emerging Necessity
15
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
16
MEMBER NEWS: AAGL Board of Trustee Candidates are Announced for 2016
17
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Joe Neric
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY-TREASURER
Jon I. Einarsson, M.D., Ph.D., MPH
TRUSTEES
Michel Canis, M.D.
Bernard Chern, M.D.
Pedro F. Escobar, M.D.
Carlos Fernandez-Ossadey, M.D.
Isabel C. Green, M.D.
Michael Hibner, M.D., Ph.D.
James K. Robinson, III, M.D., M.S.
Pamela T. Soliman, M.D., MPH
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Franklin D. Loffer, M.D., FACOG
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Linda Michels
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The final plans and finishing
touches are being made to
the 44th Global Congress after
months of preparation. The
Scientific Program Committee
has selected 848 outstanding
abstracts for presentation and
I can honestly say that the
DR. EINARSSON
quality of these presentations
and videos is better than ever. The postgraduate
courses will feature the finest surgeons and
educators in our field. They have been carefully
reinvigorated to offer practical take-home pearls
and emphasize hands-on experience with inanimate trainers and cadaver models.
The theme for this year’s meeting is
“Advancing Gynecologic Surgery through Education, Innovation and Objective Evaluation of
Surgical Skills.” We will feature the highest rated
papers and videos in special sessions, and expert
discussants have been assigned to provide insight
and to ask questions that will help attendees gain
a deeper understanding of the subject at hand.
The general sessions will cover the most
clinically relevant topics at the meeting. The first
session will highlight a live cadaver dissection
by Drs. Puntambekar, Pasic and Ceccaroni, who
will pay particular attention to deep retroperitoneal structures during their expert dissection.
The second general session will demonstrate
unedited 20-minute hysterectomies performed
laparoscopically, robotically and vaginally by Drs.
Gebhart, Siedhoff and Butler, who will moderate
their preferred technique. This will be followed
by a 30-minute moderated discussion and debate
about the merits and pitfalls of each approach.
The third general session will highlight the
prize-winning videos and papers of the meeting
along with assigned expert discussants. The
Jordan M. Phillips Keynote Address will also
take place during this session. We are honored
to have Dr. Marc Possover as this year’s Keynote
Speaker. Dr. Possover is a true pioneer in gynecologic surgery and has spearheaded the development of the field of Neuropelveology, which
is a specialized medical domain that focuses
on neurological diseases and functional disturbances of the pelvis. Dr. Possover will discuss the
current status of the field and exciting future
developments.
New and exciting this year is the Swimming
with the Sharks session, where attendees with
a patented idea for a novel medical device have
the opportunity to pitch their idea to a panel of
industry experts. The experts will in turn give
immediate feedback on their pitch, as well as
the strength and weaknesses of the innovation
itself. The interaction between the panelists and
the innovators will highlight the challenges of
innovation and offer the audience a practical
insight into the process. We have selected excellent panelists from major industry vendors and
we have received several potential pitches, from
which 4 finalists will be selected for presentation.
The meeting will also feature highly interesting panel discussions, including the Stump
the Professors session, a panel discussion on the
value-based delivery of health care, and a session
about what you should be doing in clinical practice but probably are not.
I have only mentioned a portion of the
exciting educational opportunities that are being
offered at this year’s meeting. The plethora of
educational opportunities often seems almost
overwhelming and it is a good idea to plan your
activities carefully so you can make the most of
your time in Las Vegas. The AAGL will provide a
practical app for smart phones that is included in
your registration to make it easier to plan your
activities for the day.
The venue is the largest hotel in the world,
the MGM Grand, which is located in the heart
of the Vegas strip with a myriad of world-class
entertainment options at your fingertips. Build
in some time to experience some of the vast
entertainment opportunities and dining options
that you will find only in Las Vegas. Some of my
personal favorite sightseeing options are found
off the strip, so consider checking out the Grand
Canyon, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation
Area, and the Hoover Dam, all of which are within
a quick drive from Las Vegas.
So please join me and the rest of the
outstanding faculty and staff at this year’s AAGL
Global Congress at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas
Nevada on November 15-19.
Jon Ivar Einarsson, M.D., Ph.D., MPH, is AAGL Vice
President/Secretary-Treasurer, the 44th Annual
Scientific Program Chair, Director, Division of MIGS
at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Associate
Professor at Harvard Medical School in Boston,
Massachusetts.
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Despite thousands of articles
and reviews on this highly
prevalent disease, endometriosis remains poorly understood, frequently undiagnosed
and inadequately managed.1
Millions of women who suffer
from the disease undergo
DR. LUCIANO
multiple surgical and medical
therapies, are rarely cured, and unfortunately,
only temporarily relieved of their symptoms. The
diagnosis of endometriosis is often delayed by
at least 6 years, allowing the disease to progress
to the point of becoming a debilitating condition causing dire quality-of-life issues.2 When
the disease is inadequately treated, the patient
is subjected to multiple medical and surgical
interventions with repeated recurrences that ultimately lead to radical extirpative surgery. Indeed,
endometriosis is a major cause for hysterectomy
in the United States with a total cost to society
of $69.4 billion annually.3
Yet enough is known about endometriosis that
in the hands of the “endometriosis specialist,”
it can be promptly diagnosed and effectively
treated, not only to relieve symptoms and prevent
invasion of surrounding organs, but also to
prevent recurrences and the need for repeated
medical and surgical interventions.4
The members of the AAGL Special Interest
Group of Reproductive Surgery and Endometriosis (SIG-RSE) strongly believe that symptomatic women affected by endometriosis
should be managed only by the “endometriosis
specialist” who understands the pathogenesis
of endometriosis the factors that predispose to
its development and recurrences, and how to
manage it safely and effectively. The endometriosis specialist recognizes women at risk for the
disease and immediately will make the diagnosis
and implement the appropriate medical and/or
surgical therapy tailored to the patient’s medical
and psychosocial needs.
The endometriosis specialist is also an
advanced surgeon who understands the various
appearances of endometriosis and possesses the
necessary surgical skills to explore retroperitoneal
spaces and eradicate the existing disease when it
involves non-gynecologic organs such the rectum,
colon, bladder or ureter. After the surgical treatment of the woman who is not desirous of immediate pregnancy, the endometriosis specialist
knows that the risk of recurrence of endometriomas and of symptoms can be reduced by as much
as 90%, with medical therapies that suppress
ovulation and cyclic menstruations, thus reducing
further suffering and the need for subsequent
surgeries or expensive medical interventions.5,6
For these reasons, with the help of the RSE
SIG, the AAGL is exploring criteria that will identify and recognize the specialists in endometriosis
from whom the affected patients can receive the
most expedient, safest and most effective care for
their disease, so that they may live healthy and
productive lives.
Thus we encourage all gynecologists who
have the interest and the passion to care for the
millions of women affected by endometriosis
to develop the clinical knowledge and surgical
skills to become “endometriosis specialists,” In
so doing, they will reduce the financial burden
on society for the chronic care of this disease
and alleviate the suffering that it causes to the
affected individual and their families and fulfill
their needs with their expert care and treatments.
Anthony A. Luciano, M.D., is Chair of the
Reproductive Surgery/Endometriosis Special Interest
Group, Professor and Vice-Chair, Obstetrics and
Gynecology University of Connecticut Health Center
Director, Reproductive Surgery Center for Advanced
Reproductive Services in Farmington, Connecticut
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pathophysiology of endometriosis. Fertil
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Nnoham KE, Hummelshoj L, Webster P,
d’Hooghe T, deCicco Nardone F, deCicco
Nardone C, et al. Impact of endometriosis
on quality of life and work productivity: a
multicenter study across ten countries. Fertil
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Simoens S, Dunselman G, Dirksen C,
Hummelshoj L, BokorA, Brades I, et al. The
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Lindsay SF, Luciano DE, Luciano AA.
Emerging therapy for endometriosis. Expert
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Vercellini P, De Matteis S, Somigliana E,
Buggio L, Frattaruola MP, Fedele L. Longterm adjuvant therapy for the prevention of
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COURSES AT THE UPCOMING GLOBAL CONGRESS
Sunday, November 15, 2015
ENDO-609
ENDOMETRIOSIS
Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Management
and Prevention
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
SURGICAL TUTORIAL 2:
Complicated Endometriosis
Thursday, November 19, 2015
TELESURGERY SESSION:
Resection of Deep Infiltrative Endometriosis Plus/
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TELESURGERY SESSION:
Complex Laparoscopic Total Hysterectomy in
the Setting of Multiple Prior Surgeries for
Endometriosis
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11TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS WRAP-UP
HOLY LANDSCOPE
40’s
30’s
20’s
The AAGL, together with the
ISGE and the local organizing
committee, are proud to report
that we had a very successful
International Congress in
Jerusalem. We collaborated
together under the slogan
DR. PANSKY
“Join us at the Holy LANDSCOPE, Where Ancient History
and Innovative Start-Ups Intertwine,” which is
exactly what we managed to accomplish.
During the Congress, we had a record attendance of over 470 participants from 30 countries,
including mentors and chairs. The congress
program featured a total of 7 pre-congress and
postgraduate courses consisting of two hands-on
courses which were held at Hadassah University
Hospital. Another course was specifically dedicated to OR nurses and was held at the magnificent Inbal hotel, located in the heart of the city
and built entirely in traditional Jerusalem stone.
The congress began with an exciting Opening
Ceremony, recognizing the best video award
winner and the best abstract award winner on
behalf of Prof. Carl. J. Levinson.
The congress continued over the next few days
with multiple ongoing events, parallel sessions
and social events, including cultural activities
held at the famous Mishkenot Sha’nanim Guesthouse. A special dinner was held at the wonderful
Scottish Hotel and Church, which provided a
breathtaking backdrop of the 1535 Old City Walls.
After dinner, a tour of the City of David allowed
attendees to get a true feel for this beautiful
historic city, letting everyone experience the
recent archeological findings of large sections of
the original walls.
The congress culminated with an incredibly well-coordinated Live Surgery screening
of 5 different operations from Assuta Hospital
performed by visiting surgeons from Brazil,
Canada, France, India, and the United States.
The exhibition was not only attended by
international companies who traveled from all
corners of the world, but also by local companies
who showed interest in our field, allowing for 20
companies to display state-of-the art technologies and instruments that contribute to the ever
growing field of minimally invasive gynecology.
Thank you to those who ventured from near
and far to learn and explore at the 11th Annual
International Congress in Jerusalem!
Prof. Moty Pansky is Immediate Past President
of the Israeli Society of Gynecological Endoscopy
(ISGE IL), Director of the Gynecological Endoscopy
Unit and Vice-Chair, Division of Ob/Gyn at the Asaf
Harofe Medical Center in Zerifin, Israel.
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HONORARY CHAIR SELECTED
Advancing Minimally Invasive Gynecology Worldwide
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Each year, the privilege of
selecting the Honorary Chair
for the AAGL Global Congress
is bestowed upon the President. For 2015, it gives me
great pleasure to select John
F. Steege, MD. Known by many
as a quiet doer, Dr. Steege
DR. ADVINCULA
has significantly impacted
the field of gynecology through his inquisitiveness, innovation and mentoring spirit. Although
recently retired from his post as Professor of
Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dr. Steege leaves
a legacy of contributions that include improving
our understanding of chronic pelvic pain, and
training a lineage of fellows in the art and practice of minimally invasive gynecologic surgery.
Throughout his career, Dr. Steege has epitomized
all the qualities that embody the quintessential academician and clinician-educator. As his
first fellow, I am proud to call John a mentor,
colleague and close friend. Please join me in
congratulating this year’s Honorary Chair.
Arnold P. Advincula, M.D., FACOG, FACS, is President
of AAGL, Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, ViceChair of Women’s Health and Chief of Gynecology,
Sloane Women’s Hospital at Columbia University in
New York, New York.
HONORARY CHAIR John F. Steege, M.D.
SURGERY U
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Global Congress on SurgeryU
For the past few months, the
AAGL/SurgeryU team has
been working to re-encode all
of the videos and to digitize
the descriptions, abstracts,
categories, and keywords for
the video sessions and video
posters that were presented
DR. STEPNANIAN
at the last three AAGL Global
Congresses (Washington D.C – 2013, Vancouver,
Canada – 2014, and Las Vegas, NV – 2015). The
goal of this project is to make this huge database
of scientific video presentations available to AAGL
Members as part of the SurgeryU HD video library.
These peer reviewed videos provide a valuable
educational resource to all of our members in the
form of compelling video case reports, cuttingedge scientific findings, and much more.
When this new extension of the video library
goes live in January, members will be able to
explore this video content by way of a full text
search on the video’s abstract, by searching for
a specific title, or by searching for any of the
video’s authors. You’ll be able to mark videos
as your “favorites,” which you’ll then be able to
Silver
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access by visiting your “My Favorite Videos” on
SurgeryU. And, most importantly, the videos
will be presented in our stunning high-definition
quality player, providing your with the clearest
possible image.
We look forward to launching this extension
of the video library in January, and to sharing
additional new features that we’re working on for
SurgeryU in future editions of this column.
Assia A. Stepanian, M.D., is Editor-in-Chief of
SurgeryU. She is also in private practice at the
Academia of Women’s Health and Endoscopic
Surgery in Atlanta, Georgia.
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AS OF AUGUST 2015
Register online at www.aagl.org/vegas
Vegas Visitors Guide at www.aagl.org/visitorsguide/
NOVEMBER 15-19 2015
MGM GRAND LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
JOIN US FOR AN
Adventure in Learning
as over 2,000 of your colleagues gather in Las Vegas, Nevada for
the 44th AAGL Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Jon I. Einarsson, M.D., Ph.D., MPH
Arnold P. Advincula, M.D.
John F. Steege, M.D.
Scientific Program Chair
President
Honorary Chair
Advancing Gynecologic Surgery
Through Education & Innovation
The general sessions will spotlight the most clinically relevant topics for MIG surgeons, kicking off with the
Opening Ceremony which includes a live cadaveric dissection. The JMP Keynote Address will highlight a new
discipline in medicine. Other sessions include: the “Swimming with the Sharks” segment—a spin on the hugely
popular ABC-TV series “Shark Tank,” where people present their business ideas to a panel of successful R & D
executives, and “The Great Debate,” addressing the highly controversial issue of mode of access. Finally, the last
session features the highly anticipated live surgeries.
MONDAY, NOV. 16
TUESDAY, NOV. 17
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18
GENERAL SESSION 1
GENERAL SESSION 2
GENERAL SESSION 4
LIVE INTERACTIVE CADAVERIC
DEMOSTRATION: ANATOMY
JMP KEYNOTE SPEAKER “THE
NEUROPELVEOLOGY A NEW
GROUNDBREAKING DISCIPLINE
IN MEDICINE”
THE GREAT DEBATE: THREE APPROACHES
TO HYSTERECTOMY: LAPAROSCOPIC,
VAGINAL AND ROBOTIC
TH
4:45 PM - 6:00 PM
CHAIR
Marcello Ceccaroni
NEGRAR-VERONA, ITALY
FACULTY
Shailesh P. Puntambekar
PUNE, INDIA
Resad P. Pasic
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
TH
7:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Marc Possover
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
TH
7:45 AM - 9:30 AM
FACULTY
Kristina A. Butler
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
John B. Gebhart
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
Matthew T. Siedhoff
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA
THURSDAY, NOV. 19TH
GENERAL SESSION 5
8:00 AM - 12:00 NOON
LIVE SURGERIES
RESECTION OF DEEP INFILTRATIVE
ENDOMETRIOSIS PLUS/MINUS
SEGMENTAL RESECTION IF INDICATED
Mario Malzoni
AVELLINO, ITALY
TOTAL LAPAROSCOPIC HYSTERECTOMY
FOR LARGE UTERUS
Hafeez Rahman
KERALA, INDIA
COMPLEX LAPAROSCOPIC TOTAL
HYSTERECTOMY IN THE SETTING OF
MULTIPLE PRIOR SURGERIES FOR
ENDOMETRIOSIS
Nicholas Leyland
HAMILTON, CANADA
ROBOTIC SURGICAL TREATMENT OF
ENDOMETRIAL CANCER
John F. Boggess
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA
POSTERIOR SLING FOR YOUNG
UTERINE PROLAPSE
Neena R. Warty
MUMBAI, INDIA
GENERAL SESSION 3
5:05 PM - 6:05 PM
“SWIMMING WITH
THE SHARKS”
JON I. EINARSSON AND PAUL D. INDMAN CO-CHAIRS
MEDICAL DEVICE PATENT PRESENTATIONS & PANEL FEEDBACK
Experience the Entrepreneurial Spirit at
the 44th AAGL Global Congress
TUESDAY,
NOV. 17TH
Mireille Akilian
(SMITH & NEPHEW),
Robert D. Auerbach
(COOPERSURGICAL),
Edward Evantash
(HOLOGIC),
Scott Larson
(OLYMPUS)
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MERCY HOSPITAL ST. LOUIS
ST. LOUIS, MO
Dionysios K. Veronikis, MD
PATIENT-CENTERED OUTCOMES
RESEARCH: AN EMERGING NECESSITY
SOUTH MIAMI HOSPITAL
SOUTH MIAMI, FL
John P. Diaz, MD
Joseph R. Venditto, MD
NEW PRODUCTS
Meridian® Vaginal Positioning System is an
adjustable, ergonomic, minimally invasive single
use device that is placed into the vagina to stabilize and aid in the identification of all components of the vagina during surgical procedures
such as sacrocolpopexy.
Contour® is made of Restorelle® Smartmesh – a
patented polypropylene, ultra-lightweight mesh
designed for Female Pelvic Health. This technology
allows for draping and laydown on Vaginal Cuff
enabling greater intraoperative manipulation and
suturing, low mesh mass and memory accomodates easy passage through laparoscopic ports and
large macropores enable suturing without needles.
Easily customizable to fit the patient’s anatomy.
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The Altis® Single Incision Sling System
combines a transobturator placement with a
single incision approach. This innovative design
that provides reproducible results for patients
with stress urinary incontinence. The Altis sling
features two anchors, one static and one bidirectional for adjustability which allows for
proper sling placement under the urethra, based
on the patient’s needs. This is the next step in
minimally-invasive continence solutions.
Minerva Surgical announces the first new
commercially available FDA approved product
in 14 years. The Minerva Impedance Controlled
Endometrial Ablation System was FDA approved
in July 2015. In FDA approved clinical studies,
the Minerva treatment demonstrated Statistically
Significant Greater primary endpoint efficacy
than the Objective Performance Criterion Success
rate of 66%, based on the average success rate of
the five previously approved endometrial ablation
products. 92% Success rate 66% Amenorrhea rate,
and 99% of the treated patients would recommend to a friend or relative. Attributes include:
3-4 Minute Total Procedure Time (device insertion
to removal), Cervical Canal Sealing Balloon, and a
Controller with Touchscreen Procedure Guide. To
learn more please visit www.minervasurgical.com
On July 24-26, 2015, with
joint support of ASRM and
AAGL, the first Fellows
Surgical Boot Camp was held
in Orlando, Florida. During
this innovative inaugural
effort, 54 FMIGS and 24 SREI
fellows attended the program,
DR. SIEDHOFF
representing fellowships
from all over the United States and several from
Canada. An unprecedented 24 faculty members
provided instruction; all of whom were either
FMIGS or SREI graduates and/or current fellowship directors or faculty. The breadth of this
program could not have been undertaken without
the faculty’s time, expense, and amazing dedication to educating our fellows in the Boot Camp.
Fellows attended a comprehensive all-day
laboratory experience on either Friday or Sunday
at the state-of-the-art Florida Hospital Nicholson
Center in Celebration, Florida. The day started
with introductory talks on anatomy and energy,
led by FMIGS President, Dr. Rosanne Kho and AAGL
Present Dr. Arnold Advincula. Split into morning
and afternoon sessions, fellows were instructed on
various OR and office hysteroscopic systems, using
virtual reality and wet-lab simulators. They also
were given hands-on training in robotics, covering
the basics of system controls, docking, port placement, and skills (e.g. suturing). With laparoscopy, fellows had two hours of dry lab proctored
suturing practice, tailored to their program’s technique (e.g. ipsilateral vs. suprapubic, right- versus
left-sided suturing). They also performed tissue
extraction, practicing electromechanical and
contained scalpel morcellation approaches. The
capstone of the lab program included one-on-one
mentoring through advanced pelvic dissection
using fresh cadavers.
On Saturday, all of the fellows came together
at the Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort for the
didactic portion which covered a diverse range of
topics including robotics, hysteroscopy, hysterectomy techniques, operating room setup, laparoendoscopic single-site surgery, and managing/
avoiding complications. Finally, Dr. Miles Murphy,
representing the Society of Gynecologic Surgery,
gave an introduction to research design and
announced the invitation of FMIGS fellows to
participate in the very successful Fellows Pelvic
Research Network, which sponsors fellow-driven
trials in gynecologic surgery.
Overall, the program was very well-received
by fellows and faculty alike. In fact, 100% of
attendees felt that the mission of “improving
patient care in gynecologic medicine through
integration of the latest advances in clinical practice, scientific research, and technical innovation
to impact learner’s knowledge, competence,
and performance-in-practice” was met by this
course. We, the FMIGS Education Committee, are
committed to continuing this fellow-focused
programming for years to come. Thank you to all
who made this inaugural event possible and so
successful!
Matthew Siedhoff, M.D., M.S.C.R., University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill Director, Minimally
Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Director, Fellowship in
MIGS Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Today’s healthcare environment demands the highest
quality care for our patients
delivered at the lowest cost.
The definition of “quality” is
multi-faceted. Currently, there
is a push to define quality
through the eyes of the
DR. SANGHA
patient by, first and foremost, understanding “what matters most” to the
patient, that is, patient-centered outcomes (PCO).
Hence evaluation of PCOs is becoming an integral
part of evaluations of clinical treatments from all
disciplines. PCO research (PCOR) had its genesis in
comparative effectiveness research (CER); a field
focused on evaluating quickly emerging clinical
practices and technologies. AAGL has embraced
the rapid expansion and importance of PCOR by
creating a task force in July 2015 to ensure that
AAGL members are prepared to welcome this
movement as clinicians and researchers. The task
force on Patient-Centered Outcomes Research was
established to: 1) conduct ongoing education of
the AAGL membership about PCOR and how it
may affect clinical practice; 2) identify PCORrelated resources for clinical and research
purposes; and, 3) recommend PCOs for use in
gynecological laparoscopic research by AAGL
members and non-members.
As an introduction to the task force on this
highly relevant issue, there will be an exciting
educational session packed with new information
at this year’s AAGL annual meeting. The session is
scheduled for Tuesday, November 17, from 3:205:00pm. We hope to see you there and we look
forward to providing you with task force updates
as they develop.
The Task Force on Patient-Centered Outcomes
Research is chaired by Roopina Sangha, MD, MPH.
Members include: Mark Hoffman, MD; Vanessa
Jacoby, MD; Lee Learman, MD, PhD; Art McCausland,
MD; and Ganesa Wegienka, PhD.
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MEMBER NEWS
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
June 1, 2015 — August 31, 2015
June 1, 2015 — August 31, 2015
Anu Aalto, M.D.
Dayang Kusnah Abang Mohammed, M.D
Yasmin F. Abdelsalam, M.B.CH.B
Omar Mostafa Abuzeid, M.D.
Ibrahim Acun, M.D.
Adewale Kabir Adegbenro, M.D.
Anjali Aggarwal, M.D.
Jyotika Agochiya, M.D.
Andrea Aguirre, M.D.
Lucy Aitchison, M.D.
Ash Alam, M.D.
Roa Alammari, MBBS
Ibrahim Alanbay, M.D.
Sahar Saad Al-Battat, M.D.
Farzana Alekseyeva, D.O.
Carlos Alberto Alfaro, M.D.
Waleed Aljassar, M.D.
Valerie Allen, M.D.
Rachel Allon, M.D.
Mohamed Alloub, M.D.
Jimena Beatriz Alvarez, M.D.
Alexandre Andreitchouk, M.D.
Robert Alejo Armada, D.O.
Michelle Reed Arnold, M.D.
Ashely Andrea Artis, M.D.
Ruth Okiemute Arumala, D.O.
Cynthia Arvizo, M.D.
Cem Somer Atabekoglu, M.D.
Jacqueline Atlass, M.D.
Allison Margaret Aul, M.D.
Cesar A. Avila Santana, M.D.
Archana Ayachita Krishna, M.D.
Shreenivas Badiger, Jr., M.D.
Hyo Sook Bae, M.D.
Jane Baillie, M.D.
Shimeka Lanette Banks, M.D.
Dillon Bannis, M.D.
Mary Anne M. Baquing, M.D.
Stephanie Nicole Barbadora-Froelich, D.O.
Chantal Barbara Bartels, M.D.
Ercan Bastu, M.D.
Miriam Baumgarten, M.D.
Tondy Lee Baumgartner, M.D.
Elizabeth Bean, M.D.
Salah Roxanne Beck, D.O.
Darrel Bell, M.D.
Rebiha Benlatreche, M.D.
Plinio Tostes Berardo, M.D.
Kutsiye P. Berberoglugil, M.D.
Murat Berkkanoglu, M.D.
Nicola Berlanda, M.D.
Marcia Beshara, M.D.
Mominah Bhatti, M.D.
Jenny Biller, M.D.
Kelly Keuneke Blazek, M.D.
Olga Borodulin, M.D.
Suleyman Bozoglu, M.D.
Augusto Brandao, M.D.
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Harpreet Kaur Brar, M.D.
Hernan Braun, M.D.
Juan Brenes, M.D.
Marissa Brown, M.D.
Andrew Don Browning, M.D.
Emilynne Buchanan, D.O.
Emi Bulica, M.D.
Alayna Butcher, M.D.
Heron Cangussu, M.D.
Shaheedah Cantley, M.D.
Leonardo Casarotti, M.D.
Jose Luis CASILLAS Casillas Magana, M.D.
Victor Manuel Godoy Castro, M.D.
Laura L. Ceballos, M.D.
Cindy Chan, M.D.
Heidi Chang, M.D.
Christine Cheng M.D.
Monica Cheong, M.D.
Alexander Chiang, M.D.
Melissa Chinn, D.O.
Hye-yon Cho, M.D.
Doo Seok Choi, M.D.
Jin-Young Choi, M.D.
Woojin Chong, M.D.
Jayanti Clay, M.D.
Lauren Cohen, M.D.
Aline F. Correia De Melo, M.D.
Ana Sofia Costa, M.D.
Elizabeth Kelly Cousineau, M.D.
Miranda Cowen, M.D.
Amber R. Crowder, M.D.
Kelsey Crowley, M.D.
Beth Cruickshank, M.D.
Eduardo Rodriguez Cuellar, M.D.
Cathy Kexin Cui, M.D.
Anderson Sousa Martins da Silva, M.D.
Rachel Blair Danis, M.D.
Mohamed Darwish, M.D.
Salvatore D’Asta , M.D.
Katrina Diann Davis, M.D.
Zahra de Four, M.D.
Joanne De Grano Marave, M.D.
Nakyda A. Dean, M.D.
Jessica Marie Detrick, D.O.
Karthika Devarajan, M.D.
Valeria Freires Dias, M.D.
Virginia Diaz, M.D.
Marianne DiNapoli, M.D.
Jenifer Dinis, M.D.
Matthew Dipper, M.D.
Marielle Eveline Donker, M.D.
Candace Leigh Douglas, M.D.
Sara Driessen, M.D.
Uddhavraj I. Dudhedia, M.D.
Christina Leigh Duncan, D.O.
Thomas Duncan, D.O.
Ashley Kay Dupuis, D.O.
Abhilash Vibhu Durgam, M.D.
Juan Francisco Ayestas Duron, M.D.
Stacia Lynn Dzikunu, D.O.
Tara Egan, M.D.
Menashe Ehrenburg, D.O.
Scott Eisenkop, M.D.
Isabel Eisner, M.D.
Tamer Saad Eissa, M.D.
Al A. Elbendary, M.D.
Omar H. Elmegharbel, M.D.
Joanna Evans, M.D.
Itzhak Fainstein, M.D.
Abodum Fakokunde, M.D.
Alexandre Farah, M.D.
Marie-Charlotte Faurant, M.D.
Christine Feigal, M.D.
Clara Micalli Ferruzzi, M.D.
Carlie Field, M.D.
Asya Fish, M.D.
Jill Fish, M.D.
Judy Dereen Fong, M.D.
Chelsea Fortin, M.D.
Melissa Ann Fox, M.D.
Joseph M. Franzese, M.D.
Isabelle Freiling, M.D.
Kristen Fried, M.D.
Fengxian Fu, M.D.
Istvan Fulop, M.D.
Lisa Rene Fusco, M.D.
Yamini Gadkari, M.D.
Elizabeth M. Gaida, M.D.
Min Gao, M.D.
Raymundo Miguel Garay, M.D.
Peter Mattew George, M.D.
Bassem Gerges, M.D.
Mylene Panes Geroche, M.D.
Carolyne Gervais, M.D.
Talayeh Ghezelayagh, M.D.
Rebecca Lynne Gonzalez, M.D.
Jesette Mission Granada, M.D.
Freek Groenman, M.D., Ph.D.
Jing Guan, M.D.
Giannina Eminee Guardia-Rullan, M.D.
Salvatore Gueli Alletti, M.D.
Francis Hacker, M.D.
Mohamed Ayman Hamcho, M.D.
Karissa Hammer, M.D.
Chan Hee Han, M.D.
Teresa Han, M.D.
Janet Harris-Hicks, M.D.
Blair Page Henderson, M.D.
Pattaya Hengrasmee, M.D.
Hirofumi Henmi, M.D.
Alfredo Omar Hernandez, M.D.
Carlos Alberto Hernandez Nieto, M.D.
Jonathan Hershberger, M.D.
Justin Thomas Himler, D.O.
Katherine Neuffer Hines, M.D.
Shantele Marie Hinton, M.D.
Winsom Ho, M.D.
Sze Ching Hong, M.D.
Ma Hongli, M.D.
Luana Jennifer Hossain, M.D.
Boshra Hosseini, M.D.
Susan Hosseini Nasab, M.D.
Keren Orly Huff, M.D.
David A. Iannitti , M.D.
Fayeofori Iketubosin, M.D.
Deborah Ikhena, M.D.
Basel Imam, M.D.
Ahmet Isiktan, M.D.
Petr Itzhak, D.O.
Christina Jahncke, M.D.
Sana Jamerson, M.D.
Ji-Hyun Jang, M.D.
Sona Jasani, M.D.
Hyun Young Ji, M.D.
Sheng Jiang, M.D.
Suzette Trocio Jocson, M.D., FPOGS
Angharad Jones, M.D.
Kreg Jonson, M.D.
Elisa Jorgensen, M.D.
Erin Nicole Jorgensen, M.D.
Lourdes Juarez, M.D.
Nestor Mukendi Kabamba, M.D.
Karsten Kaiser, M.D.
Dilip Kale, M.D.
Georgios Karagiannis, M.D.
Michael Karram, M.D.
Tetsuya Kawakita, M.S.
Allison Kay, M.D.
Ashradha Ketheeswaran, M.D.
Ayatallah Khafagy, M.D.
Maz Khan, M.D.
Chul Hong Kim, M.D.
Chul-Jung Kim, M.D.
Jason Kim, M.D.
Suejin Kim, M.D.
Young Geun Kim, M.D.
Nora Elizabeth King, M.D.
Kari Kjos, M.D.
Jordan Klebanoff, M.D.
Keisuke Kodama, M.D.
Liang Kong, M.D.
Christina Kopingon ARNP-BC, CNM
Pira Korsieporn, M.D.
Tessa Krantz, M.D.
Haim Krissi, M.D.
Alok Kumar, M.D.
Sugandha Arun Kumar, M.D.
Byung-Su Kwon, M.D.
Jacobo Labastida, M.D.
Nisha Lakhi, M.D.
Daniel Langlois, M.D.
Birte Lauer, M.D.
Alexander Lazardis, M.D.
Jonathan Gordon Learmont, M.D.
Jung-Yun Lee, M.D.
Wilma Lee, M.D.
Maria C. Leiva, M.D.
Jessica Lennon, M.D.
Umberto Leone Roberti Maggiore, M.D.
Pierre Frederic Lespinasse, M.D.
Leona D. Leung, M.D.
Anjie Li, M.D.
Yi-Chieh Li, M.D.
Tina C. Liang, M.D.
Kristen Lilja, M.D.
Lucy Liu, M.D.
Lisa Loehrke-Sichhart, D.O.
Chen Long, M.D.
Jaime Bashore Long, M.D.
Manuel Antonio Lopez, M.D.
Landon B. Lorenz, M.D., FACOG
Soren Lunde, M.D.
Megan Colleen Lutz, M.D.
Elliott Lyons, M.D.
Gillian Mackay, M.D.
Hayley MacKinnon, M.D.
Viviana Madrigal Chacon, M.D.
Tayane M. Magalhaes, M.D.
Sadia Malik, M.D.
Shazia A. Malik, M.D.
Adrienne Mandelberger, M.D.
Sook H. Marino, M.D.
Siobhan Mark, M.D.
Timothy James Martin, M.D.
Alfonso Martinez, M.D.
Laura Matthews, M.D.
Mariana Lial Matuoka, M.D.
Rachael McCabe, M.D.
David Raymond McCoubrey, M.D.
Kania McGhee, M.D.
Patrick McIlwaine, M.D
Ashley McSorley, D.O.
Allen Mehr, D.O.
Alberto Meisel, M.D.
Uche Menakaya, M.D.
Juan Ramon Mendez, M.D.
Laura Merayo Hernandez, M.D.
Mario Santiago Mesa Espinel, II, M.D.
Jacob Meyer, M.D.
Maria Alejandra Meza, M.D.
Gina Michel, M.D.
Erika Jaye Mikulec, M.D.
Sara Mucko Miller, M.D.
Katsuya Mine, M.D.
Anita Betsy Mo, M.D.
Abeer Mohammed, M.D.
Patricia Christine Montemayor, M.D.
Mauricio Montoya, M.D.
Jorge Casillas Moreno, M.D.
Diane Morgan, M.D.
Haidy Morsy, M.D.
Danny Michael Mounir, M.D.
Justin Mui, M.D.
Barenya Mukerji, M.D.
Sukhpreet Singh Multani, M.D.
Nalini Munjuwri, M.D.
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AAGL BOARD OF TRUSTEE
CANDIDATES ARE ANNOUNCED
The Nominating Committee
is pleased to announce the
following candidates for
2016 Board of Directors
Please note that voting
will be sent by electronic
mail. We encourage you to
have your voice heard by
having your vote counted!
Voting O
October pens On
3, 2015
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Gary Frishman, M.D.
The Warren Alpert Medical School
of Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island
Marie Fidela Paraiso, M.D.
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
DIRECTORS FROM THE
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP
Kathy Huang, M.D.
NYU Langone Medical Center
New York, New York
Ted Lee, M.D.
Magee Women’s Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Kevin Stepp, M.D.
Carolinas Healthcare System
Women’s Center for Pelvic Health
Charlotte, North Carolina
DIRECTORS FROM THE
PACIFIC RIM/INDIA/ASIA
Jing-He Lang, M.D.
Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Beijing, China
Shailesh Puntambekar, M.D.
Galaxy Care Laparoscopy Institute
Pune, India
DIRECTORS FROM MEXICO/
CENTRAL AMERICA/SOUTH AMERICA
Alberto Valero, M.D.
Hospital Angeles del Pedregal
Mexico City, Mexico
“JD” Juan Diego Villegas, M.D.
Clinica Comfamiliar
Pereira, Colombia
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MEMBER NEWS
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
June 1, 2015 — August 31, 2015
Megan Murdoch, M.D.
Sean Murphy, M.D., FRCSC
Anandhi K. Nadarajah, M.D.
Eun Ji Nam, M.D.
Alena D. Naumova, M.D.
Zenat Nazzal, M.D.
Krista Lynn Neal, M.D.
Hendrik Nel, M.D.
Teiichi Ninomiya, M.D.
James Stewart Nitti, M.D.
Nwachukwu Ifeanyi Nwebube, M.D.
John A. Occhino, M.D.
Randa Omer, M.D.
Elizabeth O’Neill, M.D.
Shuichi Ono, M.D.
Ana Sofia Ore, M.D.
Kristin Pugh Owens, M.D.
Himmet Ozdemir, M.D.
Anusha Pabbati, D.O.
Recai Pabuccu, M.D.
Megan Elizabeth Pagan, M.D.
Nina Paidas-Teefey, M.D.
Nicholas Vivian Pairaudeau , M.D.
Camila C. Paiva, M.D.
Zeanath Sahidsahid Palala, M.D.
Erin Panarelli, M.D., FACOG
Belinda Noval Panares, M.D.
Misha Pangasa, M.D.
Cyriac Pappachan, M.D.
Amanda Paquet, M.D.
Raghava Parashurama, M.D.
Nimish Mukesh Parekh, M.D.
Caitlin Conant Parikh, M.D.
Yasaswi Paruchuri, M.D.
Lasse Paulsen, M.D.
Arasen Paupoo, M.D.
Kaela Pearce, M.D.
Alvaro E. Pena, M.D.
Roberto Perez Ayala, M.D.
Ann Peters, M.D.
Kathryn Peticca, M.D.
An Duc Pham, M.D.
Toni Picerno, D.O.
Yves Piche, M.D.
Kristen Pomeroy, D.O.
Liautaud Morin Prophete, D.O.
Crystal Nicole Pruitt, M.D.
Sarah Puckett, D.O.
Liliana Teresa Puycan Caceres, M.D.
Isis de Oliveira Quaresma, M.D.
Dautant Rafael, M.D.
Mala Raj, M.D.
Sreebha Rajesh, MBBS, MRCOG
Martin A. Rangel Hernandez, M.D.
Caroline Ravndal, M.D.
Rachael Rayburn, D.O.
Philip Wallace Reginald, M.D.
Jason Ricciuti, M.D.
Marcelo Righi, M.D.
Nancy Ringel, M.D.
Saul D. Rivas, M.D.
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Amy Rodatus, M.D.
Manuel Rodriguez, IV, D.O.
Cheong-Rae Roh, M.D.
Lucio Rossini, M.D.
Cristiano Rossitto, M.D.
Tod Rothschild, M.D.
Martin Rudnicki, M.D.
Shannon Rush, M.D.
David Ryan, M.D.
Lisa Taniwa Ryujin, M.D.
Saba Saadat, M.D.
Jose Carlos Sadalla, M.D.
Mariana de Andrade Sadalla, M.D.
Haleema Saeed, M.D.
Tamer Said, M.D.
Keita Sakon, M.D.
Sawan Saladin, M.D.
Asra Saleem, M.D.
Stefano Salvatore, M.D.
Tirah Louise Samura, M.D.
Carlos Sanches, M.D.
Evelien M. Sandberg, M.D.
Martin T. Santa Rita Escamilla, M.D.
Crystal Marie Santiago, M.D.
Lynsey Marie Saraiva, D.O.
Mercedes Sayago, M.D.
Fernanda Scheffer, M.D.
Nicholas Roth Schoenbachler, M.D.
Diana Bautista Segundo, M.D.
Masaki Sekine, M.D.
Kristin Sharar, M.D.
Kalpana Sharma, M.D.
Rowena Sharma, M.D.
Fady Shehata, M.D.
Chandra Camilla Shenoy, M.D.
Akira Shirane, M.D.
Oksana Shklyanka, M.D.
Charles C. Sides, M.D.
Afton Sielski, B.Sc., M.D.
Tasneem Singhal, M.D.
Antea Singleton , M.D.
Jessica Sisto, M.D.
Mette Skorstad, M.D.
Nathalie Smilovici, M.D.
Paul Nathaniel Smith, M.D.
Inna Sokolova, M.D.
Monica Solis-Worsfold, M.D.
Meera Sood, M.D.
Maria Filomena Souza, M.D.
Karen Splinter, M.D.
Dawn Renee Schaefer Steiner, M.D., FACOG
Shannan Stephens, M.D.
David Stone, M.D.
I Ling Su, M.D.
Fu-qing Sun, M.D.
Ana Carolina Tagliatti Zani, M.D.
Nobutaka Takahashi, M.D.
Akiko Takashima, M.D.
Kojiro Tanabe, M.D.
Maria Luisa Cunanan Tanchoco, M.D.
Serena Tarani, M.D.
Erol Tavmergen, M.D.
Alexander Taylor, M.D.
Yatin Thakur, M.D.
Caryl Thomas, M.D.
Stephen Thompson, M.D.
Anushka Tirlapur, M.D.
Jessica Ton, M.D.
Angela Tran, M.D.
Diana Minh Tran, M.D.
Julia Kefalas Troncon, M.D.
Jerry Tsai, M.D.
Mor Zahava Tzadik, M.D.
Teoman Ulas, M.D.
Christina Ulibarri, M.D.
Merja Vainio, M.D.
Malikah Van Der Schyff, M.D.
Maria Julia Van Houtte, M.D.
Norah M. Van Mello, M.D.
Kris Vanhecke
Jackie Vannuyen, M.D.
Roberto Abraham Vargas Loza, M.D.
Antonio Ramon Vela, M.D.
Christopher J. Verco, M.D.
Veronika Alexa Volkov, M.D.
Nitin A. Wadhwa, D.O.
Marta Wais, M.D.
Pengfei Wang, M.D.
Sha Wang, M.D.
Shengnan Wang, M.D.
Yanzhou Wang, M.D.
Renecia Watkins, M.D.
Adi Weintraub, M.D.
Maria C. Wemple, MSPAS, PA-C
Emily West, M.D.
Jennifer Diane Wetherald, D.O., MS
Lara Weyl, D.O.
Lauren Moyer Wheeler, PA-C
Alexandra Louise Wilson, M.D.
Emelia Winston, D.O.
Sarah Jane Witsberger, M.D.
Michelle D. Wolfe, M.D.
Cheung Wong, M.D.
Chin-Jui Wu, M.D.
Ling Ying Wu, M.D.
Ming Wu, M.D.
Allison Wyman, M.D.
Maki Yabuta, M.D.
Akiyoshi Yamanaka, M.D.
Tsai-Hwa Yang, M.D.
Xiaoming Yu, M.D.
Jinsung Yuk, M.D.
Jane Yun, M.D.
Tricia Camille Yusaf, M.D., FACOG
Arthur Zaltz, M.D.
Nabila Zambrano, M.D.
Jenny Zhang, M.D.
Vincent Zhang, M.D.
Wei Zhang, M.D.
Boxun Zheng, M.D.
Ying Zheng, M.D.
Michelle Zubair, M.D.
With Proper Cephalad Pressure, the
Uterosacral Ligaments Are Preserved
Koh-Efficient Helps to
Create a “Margin of Safety”
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during Colpotomy Incision
Safeguarding the Ureters Is Vital
...During TLH, the Koh-Efficient Helps Distance
Critical Anatomy from the Colpotomy Incision
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snugly around the cervix and place the vaginal fornix on stretch under appropriate
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distancing the colpotomy incision from the ureters and uterosacral ligaments,
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The following educational meetings are sponsored, endorsed or acknowledged by the AAGL.
Educational Workshops
December 10-13, 2015
Joint AAGL-COGA in
Advanced MIG Meeting
Scientific Program Chair:
Zhang Zhenyu & C.Y. Liu
Sant’ Angelo Hotel (Samsung),
Beijing Tak Yue Suites
Beijing, China
January 18-31, 2016
4th Annual Collaborative
Symposium - Minimally Invasive
Gynecologic Surgery
Scientific Program Chairs:
Stephen Zimberg, Michael Sprague,
Javier Magrina and Jon I. Enarsson
March 9-12, 2016
Minimally Invasive Gynecologic
Surgery - The Next Generation
Scientific Program Chair:
Jamal Mourad
April 7-9, 2016
16th Surgical Masters Course
in Total Laparoscopic
Hysterectomy and Advanced
Laparoscopic Procedures
Scientific Program Chair:
Kate O’Hanlan
The Palace Hotel
San Francisco, California
AAGL International Hosted Meetings
June 2-5, 2016
12th AAGL International Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology in
partnership with the Indian Association of Gynaecological Endoscopists
Scientific Program Chair: Prakash Trivedi
Renaissance Convention Center & Hotel
Mumbai, India
February 22-24, 2017
13th AAGL International Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology
in partnership with the Federación Colombiana de Obstetricia
y Ginecología (FECOLSOG)
Scientific Program Chair:
Juan Diego Villegas-Echeverri
Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
AAGL Annual Meetings
November 15-19, 2015
44th AAGL Global Congress on
Minimally Invasive Gynecology
MGM Grand Hotel
Las Vegas, Nevada
November 14-18, 2016
45th AAGL Annual Global Congress
on Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Rosen Hotel and Convention Center
at Shingle Creek Orlando, Florida
November 12-16, 2017
46th AAGL Annual Global Congress
on Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Gaylord National Hotel & Convention
Center on the Potomac
National Harbor, Maryland
November 11-15, 2018
47th AAGL Annual Global Congress
on Minimally Invasive Gynecology
MGM Grand Hotel
Las Vegas, Nevada