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1st Quarter Report (7/1/2022 - 9/30/22)
Nov 2022 - Vol 3, Issue 1
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As we embark on the busy holiday season, we are focused on gratitude. We are grateful for what we continue to achieve in line with our vision, mission, and values. We've had so many positive wins lately and we are grateful for hardworking teams within our department, across WashU, and among our hospital partners. We celebrate the news that we ranked No. 3 in the Nation for Obstetrics & Gynecology care according to U.S. News & World Report. Our hospital partner, Barnes-Jewish Hospital Barnes-Jewish again ranked #1 in the St. Louis metro region, #1 in Missouri, and #11 nationally, and was also placed on the Honor Roll of top 20 hospitals. Our residency program continues to celebrate being named #9 in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report and being ranked #10 by the 2022-2023 Doximity Residency Navigator.
We're excited to build on engagement and outreach activities with community partners and look forward to strengthening those relationships.
Please read on for additional highlights from our 1st quarter (FY23) and a couple of recent announcements.
Ever grateful for the people who make the Department of OB/GYN at WashU so great.
With gratitude,
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Dineo Khabele, MD, FACOG, FACS (she/her/hers)
Mitchell & Elaine Yanow Professor and Chair
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Reminder that due to the holiday, Grand Rounds will not take place on Wednesday November 23!
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CONGRATS TO OUR FACULTY ON THEIR RECENT PROMOTIONS!
Dr. David Eisenberg – Professor
Dr. Jerry Lowder – Professor
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Specialty ranked #3 by US News and World Report

We are so excited to see all the buzz on social media about our #3 ranking! It’s wonderful to see how proud people are to work in our department & specialty! Keep up the magnificent work!
Our ranking was determined based on a point system for Data-driven Specialty Scores which [...]
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Clinical Spotlight: Division of General Obstetrics & Gynecology | |
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FACULTY UPDATES
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Welcome Maggie Dwiggins, MD, who will join PEDS GYN in January!
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We wish the best for Holly Steiner, MD, who starts a new chapter with BJCMG in January!
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Dr. Ebony Carter and Dr. Melissa Tepe, in EleVATE, a maternal and infant health program | |
August 5, 2022
Dr. Ebony Carter and Dr. Melissa Tepe, in EleVATE, a maternal and infant health program. Here, they are improving maternal health-especially for Black mothers and birthing people [...]
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C.A.R.E. Clinic Participates in Awareness Walk | |
August 6, 2022
Members of the C.A.R.E Clinic team and OBGYN Community Engagement participated in the CareSTL Health Project O Awareness Walk where they provided information, education, [...]
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St. Louis American Article - 'Paving the way for that next generation' | |
August 30, 2022
Dineo Khabele, MD is the first Black department chair, ever, at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, which was founded in 1891. She serves as the Mitchell & Elaine Yanow Professor and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the medical school.
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Kuroki and Geiger speak on panel "Learning With National Leaders Gynecologic Cancers and Fertility Preservation Event | "Learning with National Leaders gynecological and fertility preservation event. KMOX's Carol Daniel will moderate a panel with our Washington University Physicians[...] | | | |
Pedal the Cause 2022 in the books! | |
September 24, 2022
Pedal the Cause 2022 in the books! Grateful for amazing teammates, great weather, and the ability to bike.
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CURIOSUS FEATURE: SPINA BIFDA: MAKING REPAIRS BEFORE BIRTH
By Stephanie Stemmler
| Spina bifida is a condition that affects the spine during the growth and development of a fetus. As the brain and spinal column begin to form, a portion of the spine doesn't close completely. The resulting opening in the spine leaves the spinal cord and nerves exposed. | |
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Couple honors Dr. David Mutch with gift for distinguished professorship
Endowment will support leader in gynecologic oncology.
Financial advisor Elizabeth Mannen Berges lives each day with heightened gratitude for the basic components of a meaningful life—fulfilling work, caring relationships, and a sense of purpose.
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WE'RE RECRUITING!
We are growing our faculty! If you or someone you know is interested in joining our team, please select Obstetrics & Gynecology and explore our open staff and faculty positions.
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Director - Fetal Care Center - info
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Chief - Division of FPMRS - info
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Faculty - Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine - info
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Faculty - Division of Gynecologic Oncology - info
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September 25 - National Research Administrators Day! | We'd like to thank and recognize our amazing Research Administration Team in recognition of National Research Administrators Day (9.25). Our research administrators support our basic, clinical and translational research [...] | |
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Oyen and team receive funding to study placental function | Sept 13: Wellcome Leap has awarded Michelle Oyen, associate professor of biomedical engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering at [...] | | | |
Bisiayo Fashemi, MD, awarded NIH Research Supplement | Sept 30: Dr. Bisiayo Fashemi, a Post-doc Research Associate in the Khabele Lab, recently received a Diversity Supplement award from the National Cancer [...] | | | |
ExCELS Awards & Translational Prize for Santi Lab - Obstetrics & Gynecology | Sept 27: Please help us congratulate two members in Associate Professor Celia Santi's lab (@santi_lab) for their recent awards! Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. Juan Ferreira placed first in the ExCELS Awards[...] | | | |
Ebony B. Carter, MD, MPH, secures NIH R21 award | Sept 26: Dr. Ebony Carter, Associate Professor, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and Chief, Division of Clinical Research, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Washington [...] | | | |
Whitney Ross, MD - KL2 Career Development Award | Sept 12: The KL2 Career Development Awards Program provides high-quality, multidisciplinary training in clinical and translational research to promote the career development of future clinical investigators[...] | | | |
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In July, Dr. Christine O’Brien, assistant professor of biomedical engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering, with Ob/Gyn team members Drs. Antonina Frolova and Peinan Zhao, received Honorable Mention in the NIH Technology Accelerator Challenge for Maternal Health. They proposed to create a device that can inform early clinical decision-making for hemorrhage and preeclampsia in high- and low-resource settings.
In August, Maggie Mullen, MD, had two abstracts submitted to The Journal of Visualized Experiments: Generation and Culturing Methods for Patient Derived Ovarian Cancer Organoids and Utilizing Immunofluroescent Assays in Patient Derived High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer Organoids to Visualize DNA Damage Repair Proteins.
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US News & World Report ranks WashU OBGYN Residency in 'Top 10' Medical Schools!
We're thrilled to be included in the nation's top 10 ranking for OBGYN residency!
View the list
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Doximity ranks WashU OBGYN in 'Top 10' for best ObGyn Residency Programs
Doximity created a list of the best ObGyn residency programs...and we are #10!! We couldn't have accomplished this without our outstanding education and faculty team.
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Match Day: Our Chiefs - Obstetrics & Gynecology | Congrats to our Chiefs on their Fellowship Match! Check out the link for all the details! | |
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Match Day: Incoming Fellows | |
Welcome New OBGYN Fellows 2023!
View the details on our incoming fellows!
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On September 22 and 23, we hosted our 47th Symposium. The planning committee organized an exceptional event with over 20 guest speakers providing pertinent information to share with the participants. Over 125 people were in attendance, including physicians, nurse practitioners, and registered nurses from around the region. | |
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DR. D. MICHAEL NELSON ALUMNI SOCIETY | |
First Annual Nelson Alumni Society Dinner! | |
September 22, 2022
Our alumni society had a great time at the first annual Alumni Society Dinner at Herbie's in Clayton. Great to see everyone and looking forward to next year!
Click here for more info or Join or Donate today!
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Dr. Raghuraman named MFM fellowship Program Director | |
August 31, 2022
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has officially appointed Dr. Nandini Raghuraman as program director for the Maternal Fetal Medicine fellowship.
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New DEIA curriculum at ACOG/CREOG Advocacy Conference - Obstetrics & Gynecology | Resident Dr. Halley Staples presented the new DEIA curriculum at ACOG/CREOG Advocacy Conference [...] | | | |
DEIA Committee hosted "CWE Gay Liberation Walking Tour" | Last week, our DEIA Committee hosted a #SeeSTL Gay Liberation in the Gateway City walking tours at the @mohistorymuseum. | | | |
DEIA Committee hosts Refugee Experience in St. Louis with local refugees & Dr. Prater | The DEIA committee hosted a supper club event with Dr. Prater and some local refugees to discuss the refugee experience in St. Louis [...] | | | |
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September 29, 2022
Faculty, Fellows & Residents Attend Fundraiser for Reproductive Health
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Your gift allows us to translate potential into results within each of our mission areas – educating tomorrow’s leaders, providing patients the highest level of care, and pursuing research that will lead to better methods of prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
To make a donation, please follow the link below and select the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology from the list of funds, center and departments. You may also name a person in whose honor your gift is dedicated.
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