Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Research and Scholarly Activity

Our program enhances the educational experience of residency by providing an environment rich in research and scholarly activity.

Residents complete a mentored scholarly project and present their work on Resident Research Day as a PGY-3.  Projects utilize the clinical research and quality improvement skills acquired in the first two years of training through didactic and clinical instruction.  The faculty mentor and our director of resident research guide residents through the research process, and a statistician provides statistical support.  Many of these projects have been presented at major medical society conferences, have been published in peer-reviewed journals, or have improved the quality of the care we provide.

Select Nationally Presented Resident Research

Amanda Vakos, MD – A cost-effectiveness analysis of mifepristone with misoprostol vs. Misoprostol alone in second-trimester induction of labor for intra-uterine fetal demise, National Abortion Federation, April 2024

Clara Grayhack, MD - Surgical site infection severity in patients receiving non-cephalosporin antibiotics at time of cesarean section, Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine, February 2024

Amartha Gore, MD— Preeclampsia as an Independent Risk Factor for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, May 2020

Nicole Gaulin, MD— Attributable Risk of Endometrial Ablation on Subsequent Atypical Glandular Cells on Papanicolau Smear, Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, May 2020

Select Recent Publications by Residents

Saab R, Assali S, Angelides M, Idler J. Surviving Postpartum Group A Streptococcus Sepsis Complicated by Multiorgan System Failure: A Complex Case Presentation. Cureus. 2024 Mar 14;16(3):e56167. doi: 10.7759/cureus.56167. PMID: 38618427; PMCID: PMC11015903.

St John M, Sullivan K, DeFranco EA, Kelly E. Influence of Pregnancy Intention on Postpartum Contraceptive Choice at an Urban Academic Medical Center. Am J Perinatal. 2024 Jul 1. doi: 10.1055/a-2335-2951. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38810963.

Patrick Eisenberg A, Scibelli N, Fischer H, Collier V. Grade IV Glioma Potentially Disguised As COVID-19 Encephalitis. Cureus. 2024 Jan 11;16(1):e52075. doi: 10.7759/cureus.52075. PMID: 38344517; PMCID: PMC10858374.

Vakos A, Dean K, Reeder C, Louis-Jacques A. Management of cauda equina syndrome during pregnancy and postpartum. BMJ Case Rep. 2022 Apr 29;15(4):e238793. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-238793. PMID: 35487643; PMCID: PMC9058678.