Research & Scholarly Activity

We have a robust resident research program that culminates in the 3rd year with a presentation to the department at the annual Resident Research Day. In addition to individual mentoring, we incorporate a research curriculum as well as an idea generation "Pitch Day" into our didactic sessions. Many of our residents present their research at national or international meetings, and publish their findings. Below are the annual Resident Research Day presentations.

2026

Annual Jerome H. Rudolph Memorial Lecturer

Anuja Dokras, MD, MHCI, PhD – Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Rethinking Risk Beyond Fertility

Research Presentations

• Alexandra Kershner, MD – Decreased Intravenous Fluid Hydration in Labor Does Not Impact Route of Birth Outcomes: A Natural Experiment
• Carson Klasner, MD – Oral versus Vaginal Misoprostol for Induction of Labor at Term
• Clare Lennon, MD – Vitamin D Deficiency is Associated with Elevated AMH Levels in Individuals with PCOS
• Grace Narlock, DO – Investigating the use of Videos as Informational Tools for Induction of Labor Patients
• Paige Riedelsheimer, MD – Clinical and Operational Factors Associated with Emergency Department Abdominal Computed Tomography Use in Reproductive Age Females with Ovarian Pathology
• Dana Stuehling, MD – The Personal is Political: Women’s Political Representation and Abortion Restrictions
• Tiffany Wang, MD – Examining the Rates of Antiphospholipid Antibody Positivity and Antiphospholipid Syndrome Diagnosis after Pregnancy Loss
• Emily Young, MD – Impact of an Additional Obstetrics-Dedicated Operating Room on Completion Rates of Postpartum Sterilization Procedures

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

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