Research & Scholarly Activity
We have an unusually robust resident research program that is designed to initiate resident involvement in the development of a research project starting in their 1st year and helping them through all the steps and potential pitfalls of a research project to culminate in the 3rd year with presentation of their research to the department at the annual Resident Research Day. In addition to individual mentoring, we incorporate a research curriculum into our didactic sessions, including statistics, study design, scientific writing, and literature interpretation. The majority of our residents present their research at national or international meetings, and many graduate with publications to their name.
2025
Annual Jerome H. Rudolph Memorial Lecturer
Adeline Boatin, MD, MPH – Assistant Professor and Co-Director of Global Health, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School
Research Presentations
- Youngeun Armbuster, MD – The Interface of Gynecologic Oncology and Obesity Medicine
- Emily King, MD – Pre-Operative Exogenous Testosterone Use and the Risk of Vaginal/Perineal Laceration at the Time of Hysterectomy: A Retrospective Cohort Study
- Alexsaundra Zywicki, MD – After Love Canal: A Regional Perspective of Environmental Toxin Exposure and the Development of Congenital Heart Disease
- Allison Guarin, MD- Weight Changes During Delivery Admission and Rates of Readmission for Postpartum Hypertension
- Laura Bowman, MD – Comparison of Postpartum Readmission Rates Due to Hypertensive Disorders Before and After New Postpartum Hypertension Protocol Implementation
- Carolyn Larkins, MD – A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Impact of the Dobbs Decision on Abortion Care at URMC
- Anne Stoklosa, MD – Intra-amniotic Infection in Premature Prelabor Rupture of Membranes (PPROM): A Retrospective Analysis of Pre-viable, Peri-viable and Preterm Outcomes
Resident Publications
Class of 2029
Pierre-Louis M, Bauerle L, Ponnapalli M, Choma M, Absar SF, Donkar T. Appendiceal endosalpingiosis: a rare case with potential implications for gynecological malignancy. J Surg Case Rep 2025; 2026(1): rjaf1024.
Neumann B, Zerdan MB, Vorawandthanahai T, Schlant E, Madera I, Singh B. Integrating quality of life instruments into clinical care for benign gynecological conditions to enhance patient-centered care. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2026; 7:320:1144998.
Class of 2028
Klavans MR, Fronk E, Parsons L, Chisholm C. Impact of iron deficiency without anemia on pregnancy outcomes: a pilot study. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM 2005; 7(7):101687.
Horgan TM, Chandrabhatla AS, Fronk ED, White SW, Mandava S, Jacobs-El H, Jackson PEH, Narahari AK, Shah NL. A 30-year Analysis of National Institutes of Health F32 Grants to Internal Medicine Trainees. Ann Intern Med 2025; 178(11):1667-70.
Class of 2027
Lennon C, Toscano M. Analysis of Mood and Anxiety Disorder Content in Common U.S. Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Educational Resources. Acad Med. Published online December 24, 2024. doi:10.1097/ACM.0000000000005962
Pellino KT, Kershner A, Peterson EL. Postdischarge Opioid Prescription after Cesarean: A Quality Improvement Initiative. Am J Perinatol 2024; 41(S O1): e3025-9.
Mueller PR, Kershner A, Breitrick BI, Keller KN, Radtke RL, Patel RJ, Gierach K, Arvedson J, Moyle-Heyrman GE, Pearson DA. Vitamin D and docosahexaenoic acid inhibit proliferation of the ovarian cancer cell line OVCAR4. Nutr Health 2025; 31(2):575-84.
Class of 2026
Ramineni M, Armbuster YC, Katerji H, Huang W, McDowell JL, Wang X. A locally aggressive pelvic MEIS1::NCOA1 fusion sarcoma in a young adult female: a case report and review of the literature. Diagn Pathol 2025; 20(1):65. PMID: 40420135
Larson SN, Killeen TF, Bowman L, Shankar S, Stock E, Welton L, Harmon JV Jr. Hepatic Rupture in HELLP Syndrome: Report of Two Patients and a Review of Peripartum Surgical Care and Transfusion. Clin Case Rep, 2025: 13(2): e70059.
Morell A, Stoklosa A, Blackman A, Armbuster Y, Rowswell-Turner R, Miller MC, Moore RG. The utility of the novel biomarker HE4 for monitoring epithelial ovarian cancer during PARP inhibitor treatment. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2025:102682.
Stoklosa A, Armbuster Y, Marshall LA, McDowell JL, Zhang N, Smith A, Angel C, Varghese A, Huang W, Moore, RG. Endometrioid adenocarcinoma of the colon arising from rare malignant transformation of extra-gonadal endometrioma. Gynecol Oncol Rep Dec 17;57:101664 eCollection 2025 Feb. PMID: 39840072
Zywicki A, Zhang N, Sagan O, Moore R, Rowswell-Turner R, Angel C, DuBeshter B, Numbere N, Smith A. Metastatic melanoma posing as a pelvic pass. Gyencol Oncol Rep 2023; 45:1011133.
Class of 2025
Zhang N, Marshall L, Thappa S, et al. Patient surveillance adherence after treatment for endometrial cancer. O&G Open 1(2):p0.10, June 2024. doi:10.1097/og 9.0000000000000010.
Dagher C, Lim YH, Sonoda Y, Marshall L, Roche KL, Jewell E, Chi DS, Gardner G, Broach V, Mueller JJ, Abu-Rustum NR, Leitao MM. Oncologic and peri-operative outcomes of robot-assisted versus conventional laparoscopy for the treatment of clinically uterine-confined high-grade adenocarcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Dec; 31 (13); 8934-8943 . Epbub 2024 Sept 24 PMID:39317893
Marshall L, Varghese S, Ciranni-Callon M. Peritoneal bile granuloma formation at the site of caesarean surgical scar. J Case Rep Images Obstet Gynecol 2024;10(2):6-10
Resident Oral Presentations and Posters
Class of 2028
Tenali A, Fronk E, Latimer K, Smolkin M. How is Personality Type Associated with Performance in Third-Year Medical School Clerkships? Oral Presentation. 2025 CREOG APGO Annual Meeting, March 2025, Philadelphia, PA.
De Abreu Pineda M, Smith EW, Kisner C, et al. Latina Clinic: A Community Liaison Prenatal Care Model for Uninsured Undocumented Patients. Oral Presentation. APHA Annual Meeting, October 2024, Minneapolis, MN.
Class of 2027
Marshall, L., Armbuster, YC., Riedelsheimer, P., Zhang, N., Thevenet-Morrison, K., Wilbur, M. Public insurance is adversely associated with survival outcomes in patients with endometrial cancer. Poster presentation, 2025 SGO Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer, March 2025, Seattle, WA
Class of 2026
Marshall, L., Armbuster, YC., Riedelsheimer, P., Zhang, N., Thevenet-Morrison, K., Wilbur, M. Public insurance is adversely associated with survival outcomes in patients with endometrial cancer. Poster presentation, 2025 SGO Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer, March 2025, Seattle, WA
King E. Minimally invasive hemihysterectomy with hemivaginectomy for the treatment of recurrent vaginal septum in OHVIRA syndrome. Oral presentation of surgical video. SLS Minimally Invasive Surgery Week, September 2024, Lake Buena Vista, FL. *Carl J. Levinson Award for Best Video
King E. N-methyl-D-aspartic acid receptor antibody encephalitis due to ovarian teratoma. Oral presentation of surgical video. SLS Minimally Invasive Surgery Week, September 2024, Lake Buena Vista, FL.
Stoklosa A, Burns MK. Placental Site Nodule in Cesarean Scar Isthmocele: a robot-assisted laparoscopic repair. SLS Minimally Invasive Surgery Week, September 2024, Lake Buena Vista, FL.
Class of 2025
Coughenour P, Hocker M, Harrington A, et al. One Key Question and the impact of missed opportunities on family planning in the outpatient setting. ACOG District II Meeting. October 2024. Brooklyn, NY.
Crofton K, Johnston A, Kaszubinski S, Betstadt S, Tal E, Flink-Bochacki R. Postpartum permanent contraceptive procedures: A 360 degree qualitative investigation. Poster Presentation. Society of Family Planning Annual Meeting, Detroit MI October 2024
Marshall, L., Armbuster, YC., Riedelsheimer, P., Zhang, N., Thevenet-Morrison, K., Wilbur, M. Public insurance is adversely associated with survival outcomes in patients with endometrial cancer. Poster presentation, 2025 SGO Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer, March 2025, Seattle, WA
Osho A, et al. Bridging the Gap: A study analyzing how experiential community-based simulation can benefit resident social determinants of health teaching. 2024 AAMC Conference. November 2024. Atlanta, GA.
2024
Annual Jerome H. Rudolph Memorial Lecturer
Sarah Horvath, MD – Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Penn State Health
Research Presentations
- Patricia Coughenour, MD – “One Key Question” and the Impact of Missed Opportunities on Family Planning in the Outpatient Setting
- Savannah Kaszubinski, MD – A Qualitative Investigation of Facilitators and Barriers for Completing Postpartum Sterilization Procedures on Labor and Delivery
- Lila Marshall, MD – Investigating the Appropriateness of an Endometrial Stripe Thickness Threshold for Risk Stratification of Endometrial Cancer
- Danielle Martin, MD- Comparing Inflammatory Marker Levels in Pregnancies Affected by Preeclampsia to Those Unaffected: A Cohort Analysis of the Prospectively Generated ECHO Dataset
- Leanne Ondreicka, MD – Improving Continuity of Care in the Ob-Gyn Resident Clinic with a Resident Specific Scheduler
- Aladeyemi Osho, MD – Bridging the Gap: Utilizing Experimental Learning-Based Simulation to Foster Collaboration Between OB-GYN Residents and Rochester Community Organizations
- Pavithra Vijayakumar, MD – The Effect of Abortion Hostility on Adolescent Pregnancy Outcomes: Insights from the PRAMS Database and Scoping Review
- Kathyrn Voss, MD – Ovulation Induced Frozen Embryo Transfer Regimens in Patients with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
2023
Annual Jerome H. Rudolph Memorial Lecturer
Judette Louis MD, MPH – Chair, College of Medicine Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of South Florida Health
Research Presentations
- Yanling Dong, MD – Increasing Prevalence of Hypertensive Morbidity During COVID Pandemic in Finger Lakes Region
- Victoria Ly, MD – One Abnormal Value on the 3-Hour Glucose Tolerance Test and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
- Joanna Lin, MD – Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Alter Management Choice for Early Pregnancy Failure or Pregnancy Termination?
- Devin Williams, MD, MPH – A Case Series of Ultrasound Guided Uterine Aspiration for the Management of Cesarean Scar Pregnancy
- Alexis Platek, MD, MS – Change in Abortion Trends at URMC in the Post-Dobbs Era
- Emily Hart, DO – Short Interval Pregnancy in Monroe County: A Retrospective Analysis of Sociodemographic and Geographical Characteristics
- Michelle Vu, MD – The Lived Experiences of Infertility in Asian Americans: A Qualitative Study
2022
Annual Jerome H. Rudolph Memorial Lecturer
Elizabeth Howell, MD, MPP - Harrison McCrea Dickson President’s Distinguished Professor; Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania
Research Presentations
- Madeline Coulter, MD – There’s No Place Like Home: Same-Day Discharge after Colpocleisis is Safe for Our Medically Frail Patients
- Jordana Gilman, MD, MPH – PROMIS Score Changes in Patients with Stress Urinary Incontinence Treated with Pessary Versus Surgery
- Rebecca Hartman, MD – Is the ROSE (“Reach Out, Stay Strong, Essentials for New Mothers”) Psychoeducational Preventive Intervention Associated with Improved In-Hospital Stress Among Antepartum Patients Admitted to a High-risk Obstetrics Unit?
- Hallie Nelson, MD – Contraceptive Congruence: Acknowledging Pregnancy Ambivalence By Applying a Novel Measure of Contraceptive Use to a National Population
- Sara Spielman, MD – Decision Regret or Satisfaction Following Sterilization Procedure at the Time of Preterm Birth
- Sarah Thappa, DO – Risk of Ovarian Malignancy Algorithm (ROMA): Analysis of a Multisite General United States Population
- Logan Todhunter, DO- Insights into Postpartum Readmission for Poor Blood Pressure Control: An Assessment of Risk Profile
- Chloe Williams, MD – Pregnancy Testing and Contraceptive Care for Inpatient Women of Reproductive Age with Medical Co-Morbidities
2021
Annual Jerome H. Rudolph Memorial Lecturer
Michael Mendoza, MD, MPH, MS, FAAFP - Commissioner of Public Health, Monroe County, University of Rochester-Advancing Population Health in Monroe County
Research Presentations
- Alyssa Adkins, MD - Preterm Prelabor Rupture of Membranes: Outcomes with Expectant Management until 35 versus 36 weeks
- Adam Evans, MD - Overnight Melatonin Concentration and Sleep Quality are Associated with Clinical Features of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Emily Leubner, MD - Immediate Postplacental IUD Placement: Expulsion and Associated Risk Factors
- Miriam McQuade, MD - Delayed Abortion Care Among Women Who Use Drugs
- Alexandra Morell, MD - Characterization and comparison of pelvic mass risk assessment by gynecologists and PCP’s to ROMA.
- Lauren Paraison, MD - Peer audit of racial representation in contemporary obstetric guidelines
- Margaret Schoeniger, MD - ExperiencesofWomenatCrisisPregnancyCentersinWesternNewYork
- Kaylee Underkofler, MD - Characterization of patients with isolated tumor cells and micrometastasis on sentinel lymph node biopsy performed for endometrial cancer staging
2020
Annual Jerome H. Rudolph Memorial Lecturer
Marcela Del Carmen, MD, MPH - Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital- Finding Aequanimitas in Academic Medicine Today
Research Presentations
- Tiffany Abreu, MD - A Qualitative Evaluation of the Feasibility of a Community-Based Research Track in an Academic OBGYN Residency Program
- Alexandra Blackman, MD - The utility of additional ovarian cancer biomarkers to the dual marker combination of HE4 and CA125 for the detection of cancer
- Katelyn Carey, MD - Association Between Preconception Weight Changes During Ovulation Induction and Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with PCOS
- Cheryl Chu, MD - Multiples again? Recurrence risk and risk factors for monozygotic live birth in over 65000 in-vitro fertilization cycles
- Victoria Quimpo Moretti, MD - A Qualitative Evaluation of the Feasibility of a Community-Based Research Track in an Academic OBGYN Residency Program
- Katherine Rogg, MD - The Prediction of Spontaneous Preterm Birth Using 3-Dimensional Cervical Length Measurement
- Alexandra Samborski, MD - The combination of HE4 and CA125 is superior to either marker alone for monitoring women with ovarian cancer
- Elizabeth Willman, MD - Is Earlier Better? A Novel Approach to Early Postpartum Depression Screening Utilizing MyChart
2019
Annual Jerome H. Rudolph Memorial Lecturer
Carolyn Sufrin, M.D., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University - Reproductive Justice and Incarcerated Women: Understanding the Nexus of Reproductive Health, Mass Incarceration, and Social Justice
Research Presentations
- Jillian Dodge, D.O. - Inpatient assessment of contraceptive use in medically complex women
- Matthew Gevelinger, M.D. - Evaluation of Sacral Nerve Stimulator Revision and Explantation in a Single Center, Multidisciplinary Study
- Katrina Heyrana, M.D., Ph.D. - Does strict adherence to ACOG criteria for prevention of the primary Cesarean section lead to lower institution-specific Cesarean delivery rates?
- Danielle Krueger, M.D. - Are cesarean delivery rates increased among low-risk, nulliparous women undergoing elective induction of labor compared to awaiting spontaneous labor prior to 40 weeks gestation?
- Rachel O’Connell, M.D. - Near-histologic resolution images of cervical dysplasia obtained with Gabor domain optical coherence microscopy
- Arti Taggar, M.D., M.P.H. - Virtual Reality and Gaming in Non-Surgical Medical Education: A Pilot Trial of The Steroid Pathway Game.
- Elizabeth Whinston, M.D., Ph.D. - Effectiveness of Computed Tomography Guided Pudendal Nerve Block in the Treatment of Pudendal Neuralgia
2018
Annual Jerome H. Rudolph Memorial Lecturer
Nanette Santoro, M.D., University of Colorado School of Medicine - Follow the Patient: The Many Ways That Obesity Affects Female Reproduction
Research Presentations
- Katherine Congelosi, M.D. - Depression and contraceptive choice in the postpartum period
- Alecia Fields, D.O. - Implementing a social determinants of health curriculum into OBGYN residency
- Laura Hanks, M.D. - Healthy motherhood: Teenage pregnancy prevention in the US affiliated Pacific Island of Pohnpei, Micronesia
- Olivia Higgins, M.D. - Laparoscopic sacrospinous ligament transection for treatment of pudendal nerve entrapment syndrome
- Alexis Pilato, M.D. - Knowledge, behaviors, and reproductive hormones related to phthalate exposure among women seeking fertility care.
- Rachelle St Onge, M.D. - ADAPT: A novel on-line simulation game that promotes knowledge of maternal and fetal physiology among medical students
- Marika Toscano, M.D. - Handheld point-of-care ultrasound for gynecologic pathology: a pilot study for low resource settings
- Phoebe Whalen, M.D. - Impact of direct abdominal trauma on pregnancy outcome
2017
Annual Jerome H. Rudolph Memorial Lecturer
Angel Foster, D.Phil., M.D., A.M., University of Ottawa - Abortion in humanitarian settings: Challenges and opportunities for expanding safe services
Research Presentations
- Jennifer Black, M.D. - Comparative safety and efficacy of cervical preparation methods
in dilation and evacuation - Sheila Flaum, D.O. - Barriers and outcomes associated with failure to execute desired postpartum sterilization
- Jennifer Leone, M.D. - Does term labor induction increase risk of cesarean section for nulliparous women?
- Haley Meyer, M.D. - Pelvic floor dysfunction after total cystectomy for bladder cancer
- Jessica Mitchell, M.D. - The differential analysis of serum HE4 levels in epithelial ovarian cancer and other malignant tumors
- Laura Pekman, M.D. - Mode of membrane rupture in pregnancies with idiopathic polyhydramnios
- Mary Towner, M.D. - Validity assessment of a novel gynecologic surgical model: The GySMo project
- Ferdous Zannat, M.D. - Risk factors for repeat laparoscopy for patients with chronic abdominopelvic pain and endometriosis
2016
Annual Jerome H. Rudolph Memorial Lecturer
Aaron B. Caughey, M.D., Ph.D., OHSU School of Medicine - Periviable Pregnancies: Decision Making Under Uncertainty
Research Presentations
- Elizabeth Bard, M.D. - Women’s representation in government as a predictor of women’s health outcomes
- Lauren Coyle, M.D. - The express study: Immediate postpartum breast pump use and infant formula supplementation at one month
- Beatriz Folch Torres-Aguiar, M.D. - The rise of female sterilization vs LARC among women in Latin America: A closer look at Colombia
- Ethan Gable, M.D. (presented in 2015) - Counseling practices and social outcomes in pregnancies conceived with assisted reproductive technologies
- Whitney Hanan, M.D. - A precursor survey to the scheduled prophylactic antiemetics for reduction of emesis with doxycycline (SPARED) trial
- Stefanie Hollenbach, M.D., M.S. - Evaluating quantity of antenatal transplacental cell exchange: the EQUATE study
- Tessa Reisinger, M.D. - Geographic disparities in access to abortion services in western New York
- Daniel Terk, M.D. - Adherence to recommended cervical cancer screening based on HPV vaccination status