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New publication: Dr. Jessica Long co-authored a chapter on ovarian tissue cryopreservation and transposition in the newly released Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecologic Surgery: Management, Surgical Approaches and Post-Operative Care.
Learn more: loom.ly/93h5rKg
A new study led by Dr. Sandra Laveaux in the International Journal of Women's Health highlights what patients and providers prioritize when choosing medications for uterine fibroids.
Findings support more personalized, patient-centered care through shared decision-making.
Read: loom.ly/UjfKib0
New in F&S Science: UChicago OB/GYN researchers developed and validated a protocol for transvaginal shear wave elastography to measure uterine and leiomyoma stiffness.
Read more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40934972/
New RCT led by Dr. Kimberly Kenton, with co-author Dr. Sarah Collins, published in the American Journal of Gynecology, shows similar satisfaction at 2 vs. 6 weeks for resuming vaginal intercourse after retropubic sling. No mesh exposures and no difference in outcomes.
Read: loom.ly/Tpg8wOU
Over 50 years, OB/GYN residents & faculty have undergone a near-complete reversal in gender composition. New study by Drs. Romero & Kenton projects that by 2035, <1% of OB/GYN residents may be male.
Learn more: bit.ly/4666dkU
Dr. Kimberly Kenton coauthored ACOG’s new national curriculum for URPS: PROLOG: Urogynecology, 2nd Ed!
Also featuring Dr. Sarah Ashmore (former Urogynecology Fellow) & Dr. Juraj Letko (Urogynecologist).
Learn more: bit.ly/3HLQ788
#ObGyn #Urogynecology #UChicagoMedicine
We’re proud to recognize resident Drs. Neha Reddy and Samantha Neal (PGY3s) for their leadership in UCM’s GME Champion programs. Their work in community engagement and resident well-being exemplifies the mission of our department.
#MedEd #OBGYN #ResidentLeadership
2 new studies from Dr. Sarah Ackroyd & team:
1️⃣ In stage I–III endometrial cancer, no differences in survival by race or neighborhood disadvantage: loom.ly/v2cCbUk
2️⃣ In grade 3 tumors, no racial differences in HER2 or molecular subtype: loom.ly/sC7ZWMo
Planning a pregnancy or pregnant with IBD? UChicago Medicine now offers a dedicated clinic where MFM + GI specialists work together to support you every step of the way. Held monthly at DCAM.
Talk to your provider about a referral. #IBD #PregnancyCare
New in Pediatric Annals: Drs. Jessica Long & Carrie Smith guest edited a special edition on Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology. Their lead article, “Deciding Together,” explores the complexities of care for adolescents.
Read here: http://bit.ly/48BJSyD
#OBGYN #AdolescentHealth
New in Urogynecology: Dr. Maggie Mueller led an international AUGS panel to develop the first evidence-based consensus on postoperative activity after urogynecologic surgery.
Key takeaway: Liberal activity is safe.
Learn more: http://bit.ly/46F4xPN
#Urogynecology #AUGS #WomensHealth
A new study published in @gynoncjnls shows that delivering care at high-resource tertiary centers may eliminate racial and socioeconomic disparities in women with treatable stage I-III endometrioid endometrial cancer. @uchicagoobgyn.bsky.social
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New in @acadmedjournal.bsky.social: Dr. Sarah Wagner and colleagues share outcomes from a national “Readiness for Residency” curriculum supporting OB/GYN interns in building resilience, community and professional identity. Now adopted by CREOG programs nationwide.
Read: bit.ly/3HJ1mOy
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Our recent publication by @lisaschweizer.bsky.social, @mpibiochem.bsky.social & @lengyel-ovca-lab.bsky.social is featured on the cover of @cp-cancercell.bsky.social! The artwork illustrates the malignant progression of borderline ovarian tumors to LGSOCs.
Read: www.cell.com/cancer-cell/...
Leap onto the August issue of Cancer Cell, out now: www.cell.com/cancer-cell/...
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New in Urogynecology: Dr. Juraj Letko and colleagues highlight uterine preservation as a safe, effective option in prolapse surgery, supporting patient-centered, evidence-based care.
Read: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40168462/
New from UChicago OB/GYN: Drs. Perinchery (PGY3) and Mills review sentinel lymph node mapping in vulvar and cervical cancers in Gynecologic Oncology Reports, highlighting clinical evidence, surgical techniques and institutional insights.
Read: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#gynonc
New in @nature.com: Drs. @lengyel-ovca-lab.bsky.social, Janna Heide & co-authors discovered a first-of-its-kind NNMT inhibitor that reprograms cancer-associated fibroblasts and restores immune response in ovarian cancer. A major step toward more effective therapies.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🔥 Hot off the press: In a new @nature.com study, Ernst Lengyel, MD, PhD and team show that blocking NNMT in tumor-supporting cells restores immune response & stops ovarian cancer growth, offering a new strategy to treat one of the deadliest cancers. @lengyel-ovca-lab.bsky.social
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Dr. Kimberly Kenton, Section Chief of Urogynecology & Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, delivered two invited presentations at #IUGAEUGA2025 in Barcelona: a plenary session on cancer & pelvic floor health, & a masterclass in robotic urogynecology.
#PelvicHealth #RoboticSurgery #WomensHealth
Online Now: Spatial proteo-transcriptomic profiling reveals the molecular landscape of borderline ovarian tumors and their invasive progression
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Join us in celebrating the UChicago OB/GYN Resident Class of 2025!
Drs. Brockman, Byl, Hood, Hripko, Kar, Lamacki & Smith, thank you for your dedication to patient care, scholarship & leadership. We wish you all the best in the next chapter.
#ResidencyGraduation
An interdisciplinary study uncovers how benign borderline ovarian tumors develop into invasive low-grade serous carcinoma, opening a new avenue for targeted therapy.
❕Publication: www.cell.com/cancer-cell/...
❕Press Release: www.biochem.mpg.de/when-tumors-...
A new publication in #CancerCell uncovers how borderline ovarian tumors evolve into low-grade serous ovarian cancer & identifies a promising new treatment strategy.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Our paper on ovarian cancer #LGSC is out in @Cancer_Cell. Using deep visual proteomics #DVP and spatial transcriptomics, we mapped how non-invasive tumors become deadly ovarian disease, and found a promising new treatment combination.
www.cell.com/cancer-cell/...
New study by Drs. Rivlin & Wascher in @jamanetworkopen.com: 42% of clinicians providing abortion practicing in ban states relocated post-Dobbs, most to states where abortion remains legal. These shifts threaten access to reproductive & maternal health care.
Read: https://bit.ly/3HCxnYh
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New publication from @lengyel-ovca-lab.bsky.social & collaborators in Clinical Cancer Research & featured on the cover. This study is the first proteogenomic analysis of synchronous endometrial & ovarian cancers (SEOC), revealing clonal origin and similarity to endometrial tumors.
🔗 bit.ly/4kVgq9L
New publication from Dr. Kenny et al. in Molecular Cancer Therapeutics! A novel 3-drug combo—navitoclax, YM155 & carboplatin shows promise against chemoresistant ovarian cancer in preclinical models. @lengyel-ovca-lab.bsky.social
Read: bit.ly/4dC2jUc
Congratulations to Drs. Julie Chor and Carrie Smith, who were honored by the Pritzker School of Medicine Class of 2025 with the Favorite Faculty Award for their exceptional teaching, mentorship and compassionate care.
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