Women's Reproductive Health Research (WRHR) Career Development Program

The National Institutes of Health – Women’s Reproductive Health Research Program provides the opportunity for Obstetrician/Gynecologists who have recently completed their postgraduate clinical training to seek further their education and experience inbasic, translational and clinical research. There are 20 University WRHR Training Sites across the United States for conducting such intensive training.
The University of Rochester is priveleged to host one of the WRHR Training Sites since 1999. In our tenth year, the program is flourishing with four graduates and three current scholars.

Current Scholars

David Hackney, MD, MS

David N. Hackney, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
WRHR Scholar 2009 - present
Research: Preterm Labor and Hematologic Disorders During Pregnancy; Polymorphisms of the Coagulation Cascade

Monique Ho, MD

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
WRHR Scholar 2007 - present
Research: Characterization of Stem Cells Derived from Amniotic Fluid; Placental Gene Expression in Preeclampsia

Eugene Toy, MD

Eugene P. Toy, MD

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
WRHR Scholar 2005 - present
Research: Human Papillomavirus Oncoprotien E6; Ovarian Cancer Stem Cells

Past Scholars

Sara Sukalich, MD

Sara A. Sukalich, MD

Assistant Residency Director and Medical Director, Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program at Riverside Hospital Columbus, Ohio
WRHR Scholar 2003 - 2005
Research: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and Obesity in Adolescent Women; Pregnancy and Obesity

Nancy Stanwood, MD

Nancy L. Stanwood, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
WRHR Scholar 2001 - 2005
Research: Contraception Use and Efficacy; Post Delivery Contraception

Sireesha Reddy, MD, MS

Sireesha Y. Reddy, MD, MS

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, Division of General Gynecology
WRHR Scholar 1999 - 2004
Research: Immune Response in Endometrosis

Kathy Hoeger, MD, MPH

Kathleen M. Hoeger, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Obestrics and Gynecology
Director, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
WRHR Scholar 1999 - 2004
Research: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and Obesity