INVITED LECTURES
(Location is Boston, MA unless otherwise noted. HMS = Harvard Medical School; BWH= Brigham and
Women’s Hospital; MGH = Massachusetts General Hospital.)
David B. Acker, MD
2008
Cholestasis and Other Hepatic Diseases of Pregnancy. Clinical Workshop, 45th Annual Update in
Obstetrics and Gynecology, BWH/HMS.
Lisa Dunn-Albanese, MD
2008
Fetal Growth Restriction: How to Monitor and When to Intervene. 45 th Annual Update in
Obstetrics and Gynecology, BWH/HMS.
Raymond M. Anchan, MD, PhD
2007
Derivation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells (hESCs) From Poor Quality Discarded Embryos.
Department of Medicine, Division of Genetics, BWH.
2007
The Potential of Amniotic Fluid Cells in Translational Research. Work in progress meeting of the
SysCODE NIH Research meeting in the Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, BWH.
2008
Embryonic Stem Cell Research Update. Harvard CME Seminar Series, Division of Reproductive
Endocrinology and Infertility, OB/GYN Department, BWH.
Robert L. Barbieri, MD
2007
Careers in Ob-Gyn. Women’s and Children’s Midweek Session, HMS.
2007
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. The 27th Annual Office Practice of Primary Care Medicine. HMS.
2007
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. OB/GYN Grand Rounds. South Shore Hospital. S. Weymouth, MA.
2007
Reproductive Medicine: The Pituitary Pancreas and Adrenal. Harvard CME Seminar Course in
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, OB/GYN Department, BWH.
2007,08 PCOS. Primary Care Resident Didactic Series. Dept. of Medicine, BWH.
2008
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. The 28th Annual Office Practice of Primary Care Medicine. HMS.
2008
1) Hyperandrogenism/Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Evaluation and Treatment. 2) Osteoporosis.
Workshop: The Challenging Infertility Patient. Update Postgraduate Course in Reproductive
Endocrinology and Infertility, BWH/HMS.
2008 Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding. The 29th Annual Office Practice of Primary Care Medicine. HMS
2008
1) Fibroids of the Anemic and Famous 2) Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Suffolk Country
OB-GYN Society. Islandia, NY.
2008
Endometriosis and Office Infertility. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists,
Connecticut Section Annual Meeting. New Britain, CT.
2008
Office Infertility: Clinical Guidelines and Pearls for the Generalist. 79 th Annual Meeting, New
England Obstetrician and Gynecological Society.
Deborah Bartz, MD, MPH
2007
Why I Provide. (Panelist ) Medical Students for Choice. New Haven, CT.
2007
Speaking Out--I’ve Had an Abortion. Medical Students for Choice.
2007
Choice in the Community. Massachusetts NARAL.
2008
Provision of Reproductive Health Services in the US. Harvard School of Public Health.
2008
Managing Contraceptive Side Effects. Contraceptive Technology Conference.
Ross S. Berkowitz, MD
2007
Advances in Molar Pregnancy, 14th World Congress on Gestational Trophoblastic Disease.
Fukuoka, Japan.
2008
Fertility Preservation in Gestational Trophoblastic Disease. Society of Gynecologic Oncologists,
Tampa, Fl
Daniela Carusi, MD
2008
Contraceptives, Lipids & Cardiovascular Risk. Preventive Cardiology Didactics, Children’s
Hospital. Boston, MA.
2008
Management of Placenta Accreta. Clinical Workshop, 45th Annual Update in Obstetrics and
Gynecology, BWH/HMS.
2008
Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage. 45th Annual Update in Obstetrics and Gynecology,
BWH/HMS.
Karen Davidson, MD
2008
Cholestasis and Other Hepatic Diseases of Pregnancy. Clinical Workshop, 45 th Annual Update in
Obstetrics and Gynecology, BWH/HMS.
Lisa Dunn-Albanese, MD
2008
Fetal Growth Restriction: How to Monitor and When to Intervene. 45th Annual Update in
Obstetrics and Gynecology, BWH/HMS.
Katherine Economy, MD
2008
Management of Hypertensive Disease in Pregnancy. Clinical Workshop, 45 th Annual Update in
Obstetrics and Gynecology, BWH/HMS.
Raina Fichorova, MD, PhD
2007 Innate Immunity in the Cervicovaginal Environment. Key note Speaker, International Conference,
Cervical and Vaginal Ecology-Impact on Health and Reproduction. Lund, Sweden.
2008
In-Vitro Models and Biomarkers of Safety. (Round Table Speaker and Session Co-chair) Basic
Science Session, Microbicides 2008 International Conference. New Delhi, India.
2008
Immunotoxicity - Inflammatory Mediators and White Cell Migration. NIH/Office for AIDS.
Research Workshop: Advances and Challenges in STI Microbicide Research. Chapel Hill, NC.
2008
Molecular Aspects of T. vaginalis Host Interactions. World Vaginitis Congress, Istanbul,
Turkey.
Janis H. Fox, MD
2008
The Role of IVF in Contemporary Practice.45th Annual Update in Obstetrics and Gynecology,
BWH/HMS.
Ruth Fretts, MD, MPH
2007
Optimal Management of Pregnancies with Decreased Fetal Movement. Third International Stillbirth
Alliance. Birmingham UK
2007
An Overview on the Role of Congenital Anomalies on Reported Stillbirth Rates. Massachusetts
Department of Public Health, Birth Defects Monitoring Program.
2007
Stillbirth Classification System: Developing an International Consensus for Research. Co-sponsors
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, First Candle and the Office of Rare Diseases, NIH. (Manuscript
expected)
Antonio R. Gargiulo, MD
2007
Surgical Approach To Fibroids And Endometriosis: When the Goal Is Fecundity Enhancement.
RESOLVE of the Bay State Annual Conference. Marlborough, MA.
2007
Enhancing ART: The Role of The Reproductive Surgeon. 63rd Annual Meeting of the American
Society for Reproductive Medicine. Washington, DC.
2008
Amenorrhea: An Organized Approach To A Complex Problem. Workshop: Advanced
Reproductive Surgery. 45th Annual Update in Obstetrics and Gynecology, BWH/HMS.
Mehmet Genç, MD, PhD
2008
Diagnosis of Congenital CMV Infection . 45th Annual Update in Obstetrics and Gynecology,
BWH/HMS.
Elizabeth S. Ginsburg, MD
2007
Managing Poor Responder. International Conference on Infertility and Assisted Reproductive
Technology, Tamil Nadu, India.
2008
Current Strategies in Ovulation Induction. Lecture and Workshop: Cancer and Infertility. 45th
Annual Update in Obstetrics and Gynecology, BWH/HMS.
Alisa B. Goldberg, MD, MPH
2007
Abortion: A Tale of Two Cities, Boston, MA and Jackson, MS. (Panel discussion) Boston
University.
2007
Misoprostol Use in Early Pregnancy. OB/GYN Dept, Washington Univ. St. Louis, MO.
2008
Case Dilemmas in IUD Management. Contraceptive Technology Conference.
2008
Abortion Update and Case Presentations. Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Clearwater,
Fl.
2008
Best Practices in Resident Training With LARC. Family Planning Fellowship Annual Meeting.
New Orleans, LA.
2008 Misoprostol Use in Early Pregnancy. OB/GYN Dept, BWH.
2008
Misoprostol in Abortion- Restricted Settings. Family Planning and Global Women’s Health
Fellows Lecture Series, BWH.
2008
Old Methods: New Information. JSI, Region I Title X FP Training. Worcester, MA.
James A. Greenberg, MD
2007
Understanding Shoulder Dystocia and Brachial Plexus Injury. CRICO Risk Management
Foundation Symposium. Cambridge, MA.
2007
Uterine Health. DePuy Medical Symposium. Norwell, MA.
2008
The Use of Bidirectional Barbed Suture in Laparoscopic Myomectomy. NEAGL Meeting.
Waltham, MA.
Mark D. Hornstein, MD
2007
Medical Treatment of Endometriosis, Miami Valley Hospital. Wright State Medical School),
Dayton, OH,
2007
Insurance Coverage and IVF Outcomes, Distinguished Lecturer Series: Columbia University
Medical Schoo. New York, NY.
2008
IVF and Multiple Gestation: Current Recommendations on Embryo Transfer Harvard CME
Course in Reproductive Endocrinology, BWH.
2008
Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain. Workshop: Pelvic Pain/ Fibroids/Endometriosis. 45th Annual
Update in Obstetrics and Gynecology, BWH/HMS.
Melody Hou, MD
2008
Provision of Reproductive Health Services in the U.S. Boston Reproductive Health Issues: From
Theory to Practice. Harvard School of Public Health. PIH 502 International..
Natasha Johnson, MD
2008
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding, Primary Care Resident Core Didactic Series, Department of
Medicine, BWH.
2008 Pap Smear Evaluation, Primary Care Resident Core Didactic Series, Department of Medicine,
BWH.
2008
Lecture, Pap Smear/HPV Screening, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Robert Knapp, MD
2007
History of Radical Pelvic Surgery. Weil Medical School of Cornell University. New York, NY
2008
Ovarian Cancer, Detection and management, Gilda's Club for Cancer, Westchester Division.
Westchester, NY.
Marc R. Laufer, MD
2007
Menstrual Suppression in HSCT Patients. Pediatric HSCT Staff Development Conference. Dana
Farber Cancer Institute.
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Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. Grand Rounds, Department of OB/GYN, MGH.
Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. REI Core Conference, Department of OB/GYN, BWH.
Ovarian Tumors. Children’s Hospital.
Gynecologic Issues for Cancer Patient. Children’s Hospital.
Congenital Anomalies. Children’s Hospital.
Ectopic Pregnancy. Children’s Hospital.
Premenstrual Syndrome. Children’s Hospital. Children’s Hospital.
Gynecologic Trauma. Emergency Department Lecture Series. Children’s Hospital.
Surgical Grand Rounds: Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. Children’s Hospital.
Endometriosis. Children’s Hospital.
Pelvic Pain. Children’s Hospital.
Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. Frontiers in Pediatric
Surgical Specialties. Children’s Hospital.
1) Ovarian Cysts and Tumors in Girls and Adolescents. 2)Congenital Anomalies of the X
Arab Health Conference. Dubai, AE.
Early Intervention in the Adolescent. Plenary Introduction, Moderator, 10 th World Congress of
Endometriosis. Melbourne, AU.
Ellice Lieberman, MD, DrPH
2007
Beyond Bias and Barriers. (Symposium, panel member), Harvard Graduate Women in Science
and Engineering, Harvard University. Cambridge, MA.
Thomas McElrath, MD
2008
Prevention of Preterm Delivery: The Progesterone Controversy. 45th Annual Update in Obstetrics
and Gynecology. BWH/HMS.
Stacey A. Missmer, ScD
2007
Gynecologic Health: What We’ve Learned From the Nurses’ Health Studies. Keynote Speaker.
Central Baptist Hospital Annual Women's Conference. Lexington, KY.
2008
Elucidating the Epidemiology Of Endometriosis. Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and
Gynaecology, University of Oxford. Oxford, England.
2008
The Environmental Etiology of Endometriosis. 10 th World Congress on Endometriosis.
Melbourne, Australia.
Cynthia C. Morton, PhD
2007
From Gene Discovery in the Auditory System to Genetic Testing in Newborns: A Silent
Revolution, University of Nebraska. Omaha, NE.
2007
Genetic Analysis of the Most Common Tumor on the Planet: The Story of Uterine Fibroids (Grand
Rounds), Boston Medical Center.
2007
The Developmental Genome Anatomy Project: Structural Analyses of Breakpoints and Genomes,
The Sanger Center. Hinxton, UK.
2007
Finding Genes for Fibroids, BWH.
2007
Lessons from the Analysis of Apparently Balanced Chromosomal Rearrangements. The
Developmental Genome Anatomy Project (DGAP) Experience, HMS.
2007
Human Genetics of Hearing and Deafness, Marine Biological Laboratory. Woods Hole, MA.
2007
A Cytogenetic Approach to Gene Discovery in the Genome Era, The Developmental Genome
Anatomy Project (DGAP). Emory University. Atlanta, GA.
Catherine Racowsky, PhD
2007
1) The Impact of Culture Media on Success Rates in ART 2) Embryo Selection: Present and Future.
6th Annual Congress of the Mediterranean Society for Reproductive Medicine. Antalya, Turkey
2007
Quality Control in the IVF Lab and Culture Media Choices in the IVF Lab International Conference
on Infertility and Assisted Reproductive Technology. Chennai, India.
2007
ART and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome. 19th Annual NICHD/University of Colorado Aspen PostGraduate Course for Maternal-Fetal and Reproductive Endocrine Fellows. Aspen, Colorado
2007
2008
2008
From Egg and Sperm to Embryo: What Happens in the IVF Laboratory?” RESOLVE Annual
Conference of the Bay State.Westborough, MA.
1) Setting Expectations for your Embryos 2) How To Tell Which Embryos Will Make Blastocysts and
Which Won’t. Conference of the American Association of Bioanalysts. Las Vegas, NV.
1) Embryo Selection in 2008 and Beyond 2) Adverse Pregnancies Outcomes in ART: Should We
Be Concerned?” 2nd Congress of Current Opinion in Reproductive Medicine and Assisted
Reproductive Technologies. Cesme, Turkey.
Mitchell S. Rein, MD
2008
The Modern Infertility Evaluation. 45th Annual Update in Obstetrics and Gynecology,
BWH/HMS.
Rosemary Reiss, MD
2008
Management of the Fetus with an Abnormal First Trimester Ultrasound. Clinical Workshop, 45 th
Annual Update in Obstetrics and Gynecology, BWH/HMS.
Julian Robinson, MD
2007
Episiotomy: Where The Americans Went Wrong. Grand Rounds, New England Medical Center.
2008
Monochorionicity: Not a Time For Sharing. 45th Annual update in Obstetrics and Gynecology,
BWH/HMS.
2008
Ultrasound Imaging in the Management of Multiple Pregnancy. Updates in Ultrasound. Natick,
MA.
2008
The Management of Post-Dates Pregnancy. ACOG Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA.
2008
1) Managing Multiple Pregnancy 2)Treating Preterm Labor 3) Managing Post-Term Pregnancy
for Armenian Relief. Maternal Infant Health Symposium. Yerevan, Armenia.
Joaquin Santolaya, MD, PhD
2007
First and Second Trimester Prenatal Genetic Screening And Testing. Visiting Professor
Series. Texas Tech University.
2007 In Utero Stem Cell Therapy Via Celocentesis. 8th World Congress Of Perinatal Medicine.
Florence, Italy.
2007
The Yolk Sac as a Target For In-Utero Stem Cell Therapy. 2nd Annual National Conference Of
Advances In Fetal Care. HMS.
2007
1) Perinatal Uses of 1st And 2nd Trimester Genetic Screening Markers 2) Translational Sciences
In Perinatal Medicine. Advance Course In Prenatal Diagnosis And Treatment. Madrid. Spain.
2007
Genetic Counseling Prior to Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis. Master In Human Reproduction.
Madrid, Spain.
2007
Regulation And Clinical Diagnosis of Fetal Growth: A Personal Experience. Grand Rounds.
2008
Intrauterine Growth Restriction: From Translational Sciences to the Clinic.
OB/GYN Visiting Professor Series. Texas Tech University Health Science Center At El Paso.
2008
Screening for Aneuploidy: When and How. 45th Update In Obstetrics And Gynecology.
BWH/HMS.
2008
In Utero Stem Cell Therapy. OB/GYN Visiting Professor Series. University of Tennessee.
Memphis, TN.
2008
Feasibility of Ultrasound Guided Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis and Stem Cell Therapy Prior to 8
Weeks Gestation. Visiting Professor Series. Department Of Genetics. TUFTS.
Thomas Shipp, MD
2007
Hands-On” Obstetrical Ultrasound: A Look at the Basics. Postgraduate course.
ACOG. 55th Annual Clinical Meeting, San Diego, CA.
2007
The Fetal Heart: Four-Chamber View. The Fetal Heart: Great Vessels, 3D, STIC.
The Fetal Central Nervous System. OB/GYN Ultrasound 2007. World Class CME. San
Antonio, TX.
2007
Ultrasound in the Third Trimester. 44th Annual Update in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
OB/GYN Department, BWH.
2007
2008
Ultrasound in OB Emergencies. Quarterly Seminar Series: Urgent Obstetrics: Problem
Recognition and Management, Mount Auburn Hospital. Waltham, MA.
What is Important on the Third Trimester Ultrasound? 45 th Annual Update in Obstetrics
and Gynecology. OB/GYN Department, BWH/HMS.
Alison Stuebe, MD
2007
Gestational Weight Gain: A Modifiable Fetal Origin of Adult Disease? Neonatology
Epidemiology Seminar, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
2007
It’s My Birthday, Give Me a Hug! Skin-to-Skin Care, Massachusetts Breastfeeding Coalition
Annual Conference. Waltham, MA.
2007
Lactation and Epidemiology. Epidemiological Research in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harvard
School of Public Health.
2008
Breastfeeding: Opportunities and Challenges. Grand Rounds. South Shore Hospital, Weymouth,
MA.
Ruth E. Tuomala, MD
2007
Cervical and Vaginal Ecology - Impact on Health and Reproduction. Lund, Sweden.
2008
Perinatal Aspects of HIV. MA Medical Society, Committee on Maternal and Perinatal Welfare.
Waltham, MA.
Louise Wilkins-Haug, MD, PhD
2007
1) Obstetrics Outcomes Following Assisted Reproduction 2) A Fetal Intervention Program for
Cardiac Malformations. Advance Course in Prenatal Diagnosis and Treatment. Madrid, Spain.
2008
OB Outcomes After ART. Grand Rounds, OB/GYN Department, MGH.
2008
Aneuploidy Screening. Ultrasound/Women’s Imaging, HMS.
2008
Reproductive Issues and Family Planning. Neurofibromatosis Symposium, MGH, Simches
Research Center .
2008
1) Are There Obstetrical Concerns for Singletons Conceived by Assisted Reproduction
Technology? 2) Genetics and Reproduction, Clinical Workshop. 45 th Annual Update in Obstetrics
and Gynecology, BWH/HMS.