University of Washington Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Dr. Michael Gravett, Professor Emeritus in our Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, recently co-authored "Global inequities in adverse pregnancy outcomes: what can we do?", published in

Check it out at https://buff.ly/3XkzIfU

Happy ! Join us in welcoming Dr. Allison Montgomery Davis, a new assistant professor in our Division of OBGYN Generalists at UWMC-Montlake!

Professor Emeritus Dr. Susan Reed spoke with NBC news about the CDC's recently issued guidance and her own practices surrounding pain management for IUD insertion. Read more at https://buff.ly/3MgY0B3

Dr. Emily Godfrey recently spoke with the Idaho Press about the impact of abortion-restricting legislation on neighboring states and the patients themselves. Read and learn more at https://buff.ly/4dujq9V

Congratulations to Dr. Ivana Thompson, our Associate Chair of Justice, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion, on her recent election to the UW School of Medicine Council on University Affairs! To learn more about what the council does, go to https://buff.ly/3AhlyD2.

Gynecologic Oncology Fellow Dr. Eric Rios-Doria was first author on paper, "2009 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage IIIA endometrial cancer: oncologic outcomes based on involvement of adnexa, serosa, or both" recently published in the International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. Check out our Q&A about this incredible work!
Read at https://buff.ly/3SNL3Cj

Please join the GRACE Center as they participate in the Fun walk/run, with a team led by Adrienne Moore and Dr. Kemi Doll, to support the Endometrial Cancer Action Network on September 7th.

They plan to meet at the Washington Park Arboretum at 10am and will walk a beautiful 5K (3.1 miles) through the arboretum, with a planned turn-around and reflection break at Memory Point in the arboretum.

Learn more and register at https://buff.ly/3bdB7j4

Take a listen as Dr. Anne-Marie Amies Oelschlager, Professor in our Division of Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology, talks about how puberty and aging can impact athletes' performance in this Shots - Health News segment!
https://buff.ly/4dpggE4

Happy World Breastfeeding Week! To learn more about breast-/chest- feeding as well as find some helpful resources for new parents, visit https://buff.ly/4dgNJA8

While we celebrate World Breastfeeding Week, please note that some content published by external organizations employs gendered language that does not capture the full community of breast- and chest-feeding parents

Tips for common breastfeeding issues Latch, tongue-tie and supply

Congratulations to Dr. Keemi Ereme, who was named a recipient of the 2024 Uta Landy Complex Family Planning Scholars award in support of project, "Qualitative examination of implementation of telehealth medication abortion services at an academic institution"!
Learn more at https://buff.ly/4cYoQK3

What is a miscarriage? What clinical considerations exist? Check out this UW Medicine Newsroom article and TED-Ed video featuring Professor Emily Godfrey as she discusses common myths about miscarriage at https://buff.ly/3LEQe3O

What is a miscarriage? What clinical considerations exist? - UW Medicine | Newsroom When Dr. Emily Godfrey counsels a patient who has had a miscarriage, she stresses that the experience is common, and that it wasn't the patient's fault. Then Godfrey explains medical options. 

Dr. Nobuhiko Hamazaki, Assistant Professor in our Division of Research, was a co-author on a paper recently published in Nature! Read "Symbolic recording of signalling and cis-regulatory element activity to DNA" at https://buff.ly/3Y8ciLm

Dr. Linda Eckert, Professor of OBGYN, was recently featured in Season 4 Episode 6 of the Cervivor Podcast! Listen to her talk about her recent book, and the stories and lessons within, at https://buff.ly/4faNMzd

Check out this article written by Dr. Lauren Owens, "Who Will Teach the Teachers Themselves?", recently published in Family Medicine! Read it at https://buff.ly/4d58nDt

Big thank you to everyone who participated and donated in support of the Rivkin Center SummeRun 2024 - Race to End Ovarian Cancer this past weekend! Check out some OBGYN highlights from the event

The Swisher Lab will be attending the Rivkin Center SummeRun 5K at Seward Park on Sunday, July 14th to support the Rivkin Center's efforts to raise awareness and fund research for ovarian cancer! They will have a table representing the OBGYN department and information on research studies for ovarian cancer survivors that are currently recruiting: Living WELL after Ovarian Cancer and CHANCES. Come join them in support of ovarian cancer survivors!

They will be located in the display area in the southwest corner of Seward Park along Lake WA Blvd S.

Map of the Run: https://buff.ly/3LmZUzF
Fundraising Link: https://buff.ly/3S6sol0

Dr. Sarah Prager, Director of our Division of Complex Family Planning, was interviewed for a Cascade PBS News article about a recent Supreme Court abortion ruling regarding emergency abortions in Idaho. Read more at https://buff.ly/4646GUE

Happy ! Dr. Keemi Ereme, Complex Family Planning Fellow, is first author of paper, "Patient Perceived Quality of Virtual Group Contraception Counseling", recently published in the Open Access Journal of Contraception. Read it at https://buff.ly/4cyE0W8

Happy ! Meet Roseanne Gamboa, a Research Scientist/Engineer Assistant in the Swisher lab!

We are so proud of our Gynecologic Oncology faculty and trainees, who presented last month at the annual Western Association of Gynecologic Oncology meeting! Check out some of their poster & presentation topics!

Dr. Jennifer Chin, Assistant Professor in our Division of Complex Family Planning, was interviewed about a Catholic health system's decision to support doctors who conduct medically necessary abortions. Read more at https://buff.ly/4cJ9Vmn

Dr. Kemi Doll, Professor in our Division of Gynecologic Oncology, was first author on a paper published recently in JAMA Oncology, "Endometrial Thickness as Diagnostic Triage for Endometrial Cancer Among Black Individuals". The paper details a study's findings surrounding a common algorithm used to check for endometrial cancer and its lack of reliability for Black individuals. Learn more and read the paper at https://buff.ly/3L6hSGn

Happy ! We are so proud of Dr. Allen Ghareeb, 1st Year MFM Fellow, who recently began his term as Junior Fellow College Advisory Council Chair for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists - ACOG. Congratulations, Dr. Ghareeb!

Dr. Austin Johnson, 1st Year Fellow in our Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility program, was featured in this The Huddle article highlighting LGBTQ+ UW Medicine employees! Read at https://buff.ly/3XFlVAT

Thank you to Dr. Kelly Wright, Assistant Professor of OBGYN at Cedars-Sinai Hospital, for presenting “Climate Change Begins in the OR: Our unsustainable future in healthcare” at our OBGYN Grand Rounds this morning!

Check out "Unlocking hidden leadership: the powerful skillset of parenthood", written by Acting Assistant Professor Dr. Victoria Chiaro and published on Medpage Today's KevinMD.com! Read at https://buff.ly/3KX3Iaz

Dr. Sarah Villarreal, Assistant Professor of OBGYN, was recently interviewed for segment on KUOW, "WWAMI brings Idaho students to UW School of Medicine, will they go back home?". Take a listen at https://buff.ly/4bjGar2

3 of only 25 Royalty Research Fund proposals funded this year were submitted by Department of OBGYN faculty! We are so proud of the incredible work our researchers do and look forward to seeing how they advance the field!