It is a pleasure to invite you to our Annual Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Conference on October 25th, 2019. We have invited several distinguished faculty from around the country to give state-of-the-art lectures, including:

Dr. Jeanne Sheffield, Director of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Johns Hopkins, who will give a lecture on emerging infections in obstetrics and gynecology.

Dr. David Keefe, Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Stanley H. Kaplan Professor at New York University (NYU), who will discuss the benefits and pitfalls of preimplantation genetic testing in IVF as well as what is new in medicine and stress.

Dr. Bethany Stetson, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Northwestern University, who will discuss what’s new in labor and delivery.

Several of our own Distinguished Faculty are offering “pearls for practice” in their areas of expertise, including:

• Infertility and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss• High Risk Obstetrics

There will be ample opportunity to meet with all of the Distinguished Faculty to discuss clinical cases, and to reacquaint with friends or colleagues, over coffee or lunch.

I look forward to meeting healthcare providers who attend this Conference for the first time, and reuniting with colleagues, friends, and healthcare providers from throughout the state and beyond, and especially meeting with UIC alumni.

Mark your calendars, register online, and hope to see you soon!

Mary D. Stephenson, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACOG, FRCOG (hon)Theresa S. Falcon-Cullinan Professor & Head

Department of Obstetrics & GynecologyUniversity of Illinois at Chicago

WELCOME TO OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE

CHALLENGES IN OB/GYN: PEARLS FOR PRACTICE

Early Birdregistration

endsSeptember 27th

University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology presents

C H A L L E N G E S I N O B / G Y N

Pearls for PracticeOctober 25th, 2019

JEANNE SHEFFIELD, MD,

FACOG

DAVID KEEFE, MD, FACOG BETHANY STETSON, MD, FACOG

ELCOME TO OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE CHALLENGES IN OB/GYN: PEARLS FOR PRACTICE

25ANTONIO SCOMMEGNA, MD SYMPOSIUM14TH ANNUAL

LAIRD WILSON JR, MD SYMPOSIUMMODERATOR: HUMBERTO SCOCCIA, MD MODERATOR: CATALIN S. BUHIMSCHI, MD

8:00-8:15 Introduction, Dr. Mary Stephenson

8:15-9:00 KEYNOTE, Dr. David Keefe: Preimplantation Genetic Testing in IVF: Does It Benefit Everyone?

9:00-9:45 Dr. Mary Stephenson, What’s New in Recurrent Pregnancy Loss?

9:45-10:30 COFFEE BREAK

10:30-11:00 Dr. David Keefe, Medicine and Stress: What’s New?

11:00-11:30

11:30-12:00

Dr. Humberto Scoccia, What’s New in Ovulation Induction?

Infertility and RPL Case Studies with Dr. David Keefe and Dr. Mary Stephenson Moderated by Dr. Humberto Scoccia

12:00-1:00 MEET OUR DISTINGUISHED FACULTY FOR LUNCH

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2019

1:15-1:30 Introduction, Dr. Mary Stephenson

1:30-2:15 KEYNOTE, Dr. Jeanne Sheffield, Emerging Infections in Obstetrics and Gynecology

2:15-2:45 Dr. Irina A. Buhimschi, Global Challenges in Reducing the Burden of Preeclampsia- Why One Size Can Not Fit All

2:45-3:15 COFFEE BREAK

3:15-3:45 Dr. Bethany Stetson, Evidence Based Practice. What’s new in Labor and Delivery

3:45-4:15 Dr. Catalin S. Buhimschi, Why Can Only Those Who Fail Succeed to Prevent Preterm Birth?

4:15-5:00 Maternal Fetal Medicine Case Studies: Dr. Jeanne Sheffield, Dr. Bethany Stetson, and Dr. Catalin Buhimschi. Moderated by Dr. Monique Sutherland and Dr. Gian Diaz-Rodriguez

Dr. Jeanne Sheffield is Director of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Professor in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Her areas of clinical and research expertise include medical and surgical complications of pregnancy, with a focus on infectious diseases and immunizations in pregnancy. Dr. Sheffield earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and her medical degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, followed by her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She then completed a Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Dr. Sheffield is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine. She joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2015.

Dr. Bethany Stetson is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwestern University where she practices in the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine. She serves as Co-Chair for OB/GYN Residency Research and is involved in simulation development. Dr. Stetson earned her medical degree at University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, followed by residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She also completed a Clinical Fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine at The Ohio State University. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Stetson’s research area of interest is in term and preterm labor physiology and management.

David L. Keefe, MD is Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Stanley H. Kaplan Professor at NYU Langone Medical Center. He also is a practicing fertility specialist at NYU Langone Fertility Center and his research focuses on how to improve in vitro fertilization (IVF). Dr. Keefe earned his bachelor’s degree Magna cum laude from Harvard College and medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He took training in psychiatry at Harvard and University of Chicago before completing residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Clinical Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Yale. He also completed post-doctoral research training fellowships in Reproductive Biology at Northwestern University and Yale University School of Medicine.

DISTINGUISHED FACULTY

19TH ANNUAL

MARY STEPHENSON, MD, MSC FRCSC,

FACOG, FRCOG (hon)

Theresa S. Falcon-Cullinan Professor of Obstetrics &

Gynecology Department Head

HUMBERTO SCOCCIA, MD, FACOG

Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Division Director, Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility

MONIQUE SUTHERLAND, MD

Fellow, Maternal Fetal Medicine

GIAN DIAZ-RODRIGUEZ

Fellow, Maternal Fetal Medicine

IRINA BUHIMSCHI, MD, MMS

Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Division Director, ResearchDirector, Perinatal Research

Lab

CATALIN BUHIMSCHI, MD, MMS, MBA,

FACOG

Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Division Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine

UIC DISTINGUISHED FACULTY

TO LEARN MORE Visit our websites:

ACADEMIC SITEwww.obgyn.uic.edu

CLINICAL SITEhospital.uillinois.edu/obgyn

CONTACT USDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology

820 S Wood Street, M/C 808, Chicago, IL 69612

P 312-996-7006

F 312-413-1857