Our women’s hospital earned a high-performing designation in recognition of maternity care – the highest award a hospital can earn in the specialty by U.S. News and World Report.

U.S. News evaluated nearly 650 hospitals that provide high-quality labor and delivery services for uncomplicated pregnancies for its 2022-2023 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care released today. Fewer than half of all hospitals that offer maternity care and participated in the survey received a high-performing designation. 

Congratulations and thank you to our entire Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital team!

In a newly published article, Gary Smith, PhD, Timothy Johnson, MD, and coauthors discuss the current US federal and state regulatory environment of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and the future uses of hESCs, and other pluripotent stem cells, in general and reproductive medicine.

A letter to the editor titled “Defending Abortion Rights for Our Patients and Fellow Physicians” from PGY-1 Shira Fishbach, MD, was recently published in Academic Medicine.

Lindsay Admon, MD, MSc, has been invited to join the Michigan Health and Hospital Association's (MHA's) Health Equity Task Force!

The task force of health system and community representatives serves to provide guidance in identifying successful strategies that support the identification of disparities in care and re-designing interventions that address disparities by applying equity frameworks to existing quality and safety workstreams within hospitals and health systems. 

PGY-2 Kyle Latack, MD, gave an oral presentation at the 2022 Society of Family Planning Annual Meeting in Baltimore titled "Trends in copper versus hormonal intrauterine device breakage reporting within the United States' Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System." This work was also recently published in the Contraception. 

Monica Rosen, MD, will serve as an OB/Gyn Representative for the Program on Equity in Child Health (PECH) at Mott Hospital.

This program aims to examine the potential for inequity resulting from variation in the actual care provided by clinicians and hospital personnel to children and their families at Mott. 

The Women's Health Innovation Fund supports research and unique programs in women’s health. The funds are disseminated annually through a peer-review competition program.

• Molly Stout, MD, & Joshua Goyert: Progress in predicting preterm birth.
• Samantha Schon, MD: Weighing In on Patient-Centered Care: A Qualitative Assessment of Infertility Patients with Obesity.
• Alex Peahl, MD, MSc: A virtual service-learning program for improving support and education in pregnancy.
• Daphna Stroumsa, MD, MPH, & Bori Lesser Lee: Supporting Trans Learners and Clinicians at Michigan Medicine.
• Shitanshu Uppal, MBBS, & Hannah McLaughlin, MD: Implementation of a Virtual Care Pathway for Chemotherapy in Patients with Gynecologic Malignancies.
• Marie Bangura, MD, Emma Lawrence, MD, MS, & Payton Schmidt, MD, MS: Enhancing Vaginal Surgical Training In Ghana Through Simulation.
• Courtney Streur, MD, & Monica Rosen, MD: Co-Developing an Online Sexual Health Education Intervention for Adolescent Girls with Physical Disabilities.

PGY-3 Sarah Santiago, MD, has been selected for induction into the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society.

Selection to AOA is an honor signifying a lasting commitment to scholarship, leadership, professionalism, and service. This is an outstanding recognition of Dr. Santiago’s leadership and dedication to excellence.

Please join us in celebrating the inauguration of the Morton R. Lazar Research Professorship and the installation of Molly Stout, MD, as the first Morton R. Lazar Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Innovation! 

Date: January 11, 2023

Time: 5:00 pm

Location: D. Dan and Betty Kahn Auditorium, A. Alfred Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building 

The ceremony will also be streamed live online. For additional information, please contact Nicole Borden at (734) 776-7871 or bordenni@umich.edu.

Please join us for the Michigan Section “Snow Meeting” held at Crystal Mountain Resort in Thompsonville, MI, Michigan, February 2-4, 2023. Faculty and trainees are encouraged to attend. Register by January 6th to get hotel discounts. 

Featured topics include: Gender affirming care for the OBGYN Generalist, Pandemics and Pregnancy, Post-Roe Panel, Health Equity Townhall

Luncheon Workshop: Junior Fellow Simulation: Manual Vacuum Aspiration

Please send all questions to Dr. Courtney Townsel, Michigan Section Vice Chair. 

Please join us for the 2023 Pelvic Floor Research Group Day! Our keynote -"Biomechanics of the Pregnant Cervix" - will be given by Kristin M. Myers, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Columbia University.

Date: February 22, 2023

Time: 8:20 am - 4:30 pm

Location: Rackham Amphitheatre (4th Floor)

Questions? Visit the PFRG Day website or contact pfrg@umich.edu.

Michigan Medicine, Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Ann Arbor Chapter, and SOS Community Services are collecting donations to benefit families of young children.

The goal is to provide 50 families with high need items for infants and young children. 

The drive will support families working to move out of poverty and homelessness through several initiatives at SOS Community Services, including the Ypsilanti Parent Network. 

Donations can be purchased via Amazon Wish List or by contacting Angela Johnson.

Deadline for donations is December 22, 2022!

Volunteers are needed to help plan for Health Equity Month (April) and Black Maternal Health Week (1st week in April)​. Please reach out to Courtney Townsel or Emily Rivkin if you are interested in planning a great series of events!