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Charles W. Butrick MD, FACOG, FPMRS
Urogynecologist,
The Urogynecology Center
Dr. Butrick completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Barnes Hospital/Washington University in St. Louis. His areas of special interest involve the neuropathology of chronic pain, interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome, and pelvic floor pain disorders.
He was one of the founding members of the International Pelvic Pain Society as well as past president of that society. His love for teaching has inspired him to lead both patient and provider education programs around the world as well as author multiple peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. He has moderated a number of post graduate programs on the subject of various pelvic pain disorders for the last 20 years with such organizations as the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG), the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction, and the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL).
Dr. Butrick completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Barnes Hospital/Washington University in St. Louis.
His areas of special interest involve the neuropathology of chronic pain, interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome, and pelvic floor pain disorders.
William H. Catherino, MD, PhD
Chair of the Research Division of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Dr. Catherino is Chair of the Research Division of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS). He completed medical and graduate school training at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, residency training at Duke University Medical Center, and fellowship training at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
His research focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms of uterine leiomyoma development, a common and highly symptomatic malady in women, which results in infertility, miscarriage, and symptoms significant enough to warrant surgical intervention in up to 20% of women. Dr. Catherino is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and earned subspecialty board certification in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility in 2007. He is a board examiner as well. In addition to being a full professor, he does clinical work at NIH.
Dr. Catherino is Chair of the Research Division of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Uniformed Services
University of the Health Sciences (USUHS). He completed medical and graduate school training at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, residency training at Duke University Medical Center, and fellowship training at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Jin Hee Kim, MD, FACOG
Assistant Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Dr. Kim is Assistant Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in the Division of Gynecologic Surgical Services. Dr. Kim graduated from Yale University and earned her
medical degree from New York University. Following her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at New York University, she completed an American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL)-accredited fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery and Chronic Pelvic Pain at the University of Michigan, also earning her master's degree in Clinical Research Design and Statistical Analysis. The fellowship provided Dr. Kim with specialized training and expertise in the field of advanced laparoscopy and robotics. Dr. Kim favors a minimally invasive approach to the care of her patients, understanding that this approach leads to faster recovery, less pain, shorter hospital stays, improved cosmesis, and greater patient satisfaction.
In addition to providing routine gynecologic care, Dr. Kim specializes in gynecologic endoscopy, including robotic surgery, advanced laparoscopy, hysteroscopy, and the treatment of women with chronic pelvic pain, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB), and vulvar pain. Dr. Kim regularly presents at national and international conferences and led the establishment of a laparoscopic training program in Ghana. UF are hormone-dependent, nonmalignant tumors of the uterus.1 Common symptoms include heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB), anemia from blood loss, pelvic pressure, and/or pelvic pain.1 These symptoms may lead to morbidities that can significantly impact women's quality of life, psychological and social well-being, and productivity.2-4
Dr. Kim is Assistant Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians
and Surgeons in the Division of Gynecologic Surgical Services. Dr. Kim graduated from Yale University and earned her medical degree from New York University. Following her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at New York University, she completed an American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL)-accredited fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery and Chronic Pelvic Pain at the University of Michigan, also earning her master's degree in Clinical Research Design and Statistical Analysis. The fellowship provided Dr. Kim with specialized training and expertise in the field of advanced laparoscopy and robotics. Dr. Kim favors a minimally invasive approach to the care of her patients, understanding that this approach leads to faster recovery, less pain, shorter hospital stays, improved cosmesis, and greater patient satisfaction.
Georgine Lamvu, MD, MPH
Gynecologic Surgeon, Pelvic Pain Specialist, Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology,
University of Central Florida, Orlando VA Medical Center
Dr. Lamvu is a gynecologic surgeon, a pelvic pain specialist, and Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Central Florida and the Orlando VA Medical Center, where she is heavily involved in clinical care, education, and research.
She received her undergraduate and medical degrees from Duke University and completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she also received her Master of Public Health degree in Epidemiology and completed a fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopy and Pelvic Pain.
Dr. Lamvu began her clinical practice at UNC Health as an assistant professor, and she completed an NICHD Triangle Clinical Research Fellowship in Reproductive Health. Her clinical practice and research focused on gynecologic care of women with chronic pelvic pain disorders including vulvodynia. She served as Director of the National Vulvodynia Registry from 2009-2016, and she is also a past President and current Chair of the Board for the International Pelvic Pain Society. Dr. Lamvu is board-certified by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), and she is a Certified Pain Educator by the American Society of Pain Educators. Her research and publications encompass a variety of study designs, including randomized clinical trials focusing on postoperative pain and other surgical outcomes in women.
Dr. Lamvu is a gynecologic surgeon, a pelvic pain specialist, and Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University
of Central Florida and the Orlando VA Medical Center, where she is heavily involved in clinical care, education, and research.
Malcolm G. Munro, MD, FRCS, FACOG
Clinical Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director of Gynecologic Services,
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
Dr. Munro is Clinical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and Director of Gynecologic Services at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center. He received his medical
degree from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada, his resident training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Western and the University of British Columbia, and training in Gynecologic Oncology at the Cancer Control Agency of British Columbia. He is certified by both the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Dr. Munro's clinical and research interests are oriented to the physical, medical, and minimally invasive approaches to gynecological disorders, with interests in surgical education and training as well as the issue of abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB), including investigation, medical, and procedural interventions. He was a founding co-chair of the FIGO Committee for Menstrual Disorders, which was responsible for the development and publication of the two FIGO AUB systems: one for nomenclature and symptoms, and the other for the classification of causes of AUB in the reproductive years, known by its PALM-COEIN acronym. He has published more than 100 papers in peer-reviewed literature, 27 chapters, and five books, including Abnormal Uterine Bleeding, released by Cambridge University Press in 2010, and Reproductive and Reconstructive Surgery in Gynecology, published in 2019. Dr Munro is also on the editorial board or a frequent reviewer for a number of peer-reviewed specialty journals.
Dr. Munro is Clinical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at
UCLA, and Director of Gynecologic Services at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center. He received his medical degree from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada, his resident training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Western and the University of British Columbia, and training in Gynecologic Oncology at the Cancer Control Agency of British Columbia. He is certified by both the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Mona E. Orady, MD, FACOG
Director of Robotic Surgery Services,
St. Francis Memorial Hospital
Dr. Orady is currently Director of Robotic Surgery Services at St. Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco, California, practicing GYN Minimally Invasive Surgery at Dignity Health Medical Foundation. She formerly served as Chief of Quality
and Education in OB/GYN at Tawam Hospital in affiliation with John Hopkins Medicine in Al Ain, UAE. Prior to this, she was Director of Robotic Surgery Education at the Cleveland Clinic OB/GYN & Women's Health Institute from 2012-2015, specializing in robotic surgery in benign gynecology. There she developed and oversaw the minimally invasive surgery curriculum for the Gynecology residents at the Cleveland Clinic.
Dr. Orady is actively involved in teaching medical students and residents and advancing MIS surgery education with involvement on the Robotic Special Interest Group (SIG) at the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL) and most recently serving as an active board member of the Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons (SLS). After completing a Bachelor of Science degree from McMaster University and a medical degree from the University of Western Ontario in 2001, she completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Board-certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology since 2007, she is a current Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (FACOG). She was trained in robotic surgery in 2009, completing more than 1000 complex cases to date. Her research focus is benign hysterectomy and robotic surgery applications.
Dr. Orady is currently Director of Robotic Surgery Services at St. Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco, California,
practicing GYN Minimally Invasive Surgery at Dignity Health Medical Foundation. She formerly served as Chief of Quality and Education in OB/GYN at Tawam Hospital in affiliation with John Hopkins Medicine in Al Ain, UAE. Prior to this, she was Director of Robotic Surgery Education at the Cleveland Clinic OB/GYN & Women's Health Institute from 2012-2015, specializing in robotic surgery in benign gynecology. There she developed and oversaw the minimally invasive surgery curriculum for the Gynecology residents at the Cleveland Clinic.
Frank Tu, MD, MPH
Director, Division of Gynecological Pain and Minimally Invasive Surgery
NorthShore University HealthSystem
Dr. Tu is Director of the NorthShore University HealthSystem Division of Gynecological Pain and Minimally Invasive Surgery in Evanston, Illinois. Dr. Tu is also Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of
Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Alabama and completed an Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at Northwestern University. Postgraduate work at the University of North Carolina included a fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery and Pelvic Pain Management and a simultaneous master's degree in Public Health (Epidemiology).
His clinical research interests include clinical and pelvic musculoskeletal pain disorders, diagnostic test evaluation, outcomes assessment, and physician surgical education. His group's work is funded by an R01 grant (CRAMPP) from the NIH/NIDDK, and he is currently co-investigator on three other U and R series grants to investigate visceral pain conditions. Dr. Tu is former President of the International Pelvic Pain Society and past International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) Chair for the Abdominal and Pelvic Pain Special Interest Group (SIG). He continues to do peer review for several journals and speaks periodically in front of national and international workshops on pain and endoscopic surgery.
Dr. Tu is Director of the NorthShore University HealthSystem Division of Gynecological Pain and Minimally Invasive
Surgery in Evanston, Illinois. Dr. Tu is also Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Alabama and completed an Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at Northwestern University. Postgraduate work at the University of North Carolina included a fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery and Pelvic Pain Management and a simultaneous master's degree in Public Health (Epidemiology).
Nelson B. Watts, MD, FACP, MACE, CCD
Director of Osteoporosis and Bone Health Services,
Mercy Health
Dr. Watts currently serves as Director of Osteoporosis and Bone Health Services for Mercy Health, an integrated health system in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has a long career in osteoporosis research at Emory University and the University of
Cincinnati. He has served as President of the American College of Endocrinology, President of the International Society of Clinical Densitometry, Chair of the FDA's Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee, and on the ABIM subspecialty board in Endocrinology and Metabolism.
Dr. Watts is active in numerous professional organizations and serves on several editorial boards. He has published numerous books, book chapters, abstracts, and articles in such journals as The New England Journal of Medicine and The Journal of the American Medical Association.
Dr. Watts currently serves as Director of Osteoporosis and Bone Health Services for Mercy Health, an integrated health system
in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has a long career in osteoporosis research at Emory University and the University of Cincinnati. He has served as President of the American College of Endocrinology, President of the International Society of Clinical Densitometry, Chair of the FDA's Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee, and on the ABIM subspecialty board in Endocrinology and Metabolism.
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