Grand Rounds

All Grand Rounds are held at the UCI Medical Center Medical Library, Building 22A, Second Floor Auditorium, Room 2107. Unless otherwise indicated, Grand Rounds begin promply at 8:00 a.m. Regular Grand Rounds Conferences are approved for AMA Category I, Credit 1 Hour.

For more information, please call 714-456-5616, or e-mail dogarcia@uci.edu.

August 2008

August 1		“PRESERVATION OF FERTILITY IN GYN ONCOLOGY”
		Wendy Brewster, MD, PhD, Associate Professor
		Division of Gynecology Oncology
		Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine
August 8		“PREVALENCE OF SUBSTANCE EXPOSED BABIES IN ORANGE COUNTY DETERMINED USING A MULTI-METHOD APPROACH”
		Curtis J. Condon, Ph.D., Planning & Research Manager
		Office of Quality Management, OC Health Care Agency, Santa Ana, California
August 15		"CONTRACEPTION UPDATE"
		Paula Bednarek, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor
		Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
		Oregon Health & Science University
August 22		“CERVICAL CANCER - STATE OF THE SCIENCE”
		Krishnasu Tewari , MD , FACOG FACS, Associate Professor
		Division of Gynecologic Oncology
		Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine
		The Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
August 29		“CARDIOPULMONARY DISORDERS IN PREGNANCY”
		Afshan Hameed, MD, Assistant Professor
		Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
		Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine

July 2008

July 4		HOLIDAY
July 11		“LEGALIZATION OF ABORTION: TRANSITIONS AND CHALLENGES”
		Tabetha Harken, MD, Clinical Fellow in Family Planning
		UCSF Family Planning
		Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, San Francisco
July 18		“OBESITY UPDATE FOR THE OBSTETRICIAN GYNECOLOGIST”
		Antoinette Marengo-Barbick, MD, Assistant Professor
		Division of General OB/GYN
		Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine
July 25		“THE EVIDENCE-BASED CESAREAN DELIVERY: REVISITED”
		Vineet Shrivastava, MD, Clinical Instructor
		Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
		Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine

June 2008

June 6		“WHEN THE DOCTOR BECOMES THE PATIENT – A PERSONAL ENCOUNTER
		WITH LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS”
		Jay S.H. Masserman, MD, Clinical Professor
		Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine
June 13		“STEM CELL THERAPY: APPLICATIONS FOR THE OBSTETRICIAN AND GYNECOLOGIST
		Felicia Lane, MD , Assistant Clinical Professor
		Division of Urogynecology
		Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine
June 20		“HYSTEROSCOPY”
		Naghmeh Saberi, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor
		Division of General OB/GYN
		Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine
June 27		STUDENT FAREWELL

May 2008

May 2		“CARDIAC SYMPTOMS”
		Afshan Hameed , MD , FACC, Assistant Clinical Professor
		Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
		Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine
May 9		“LOWER URINARY TRACT AND SEXUAL FUNCTION FOLLOWING PELVIC SURGERY”
		Patricia A. Wallace MD, Clinical Instructor
		Division of Urogynecology
		Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine
May 16		PAPER DAY – NO GRAND ROUNDS
May 23		“LYMPHATIC MAPPING IN GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS "
		Ali Mahdavi, MD, Clinical Instructor
		Division of Gynecology Oncology
		Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine
May 30		“OBSTETRICS – CAN WE BECOME A HIGH RELIABILITY PROFESSION?”
		Steven L. Clark, MD, Medical Director of Women and Newborn Services
		Hospital Corporation of America
		Nashville , Tennessee

April 2008

April 4		“DERMATOSES AND PREINVASIVE DISEASE OF THE VULVA”
		Troy Gatcliffe, MD, FACOG, Clinical Instructor
		Division of Gynecologic Oncology
		Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine
April 11		"STATE OF THE ART: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE"
		Sharon E. Moayeri, MD, MPH, MS
		Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
		Fertility Center of Southern California, Irvine, California
April 18		“HEALTH DISPARITIES IN WOMEN'S HEALTH”
		Desiree Lie, MD, MSEd, Clinical Professor
		Department of Family Medicine, University of California, Irvine
		Linda Murphy, MLIS, Health Science Librarian
		Science Library, University of California, Irvine
April 25		" DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF EPITHELIAL OVARIAN CANCER"
		Ernest Han, MD, Clinical Instructor
		Division of Gynecological Oncology
		Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine

March 2008

March 7		“PROFESSIONALISM AND MEDICINE'S SOCIAL CONTRACT WITH SOCIETY”
		John A. Kusske, MD, FACS, Professor Emeritus and Vice Chairman
		Department of Neurological Surgery
		University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine
March 14		“INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTION - NOT JUST A DEVICE ANYMORE”
		Pratima Gupta , MD , MPH, Associate Physician
		Kaiser Permanente East Bay
		Clinical Instructor at University of California, San Francisco
		Medical Director, St James Infirmary
March 21		“ADVANCES IN HCG AND LH RESEARCH AND THEIR POTENTIAL FOR NOVEL CLINICAL APPLICATIONS "
		Ch.V. Rao, PhD, Professor
		Director & Distinguished University Scholar Division of Research
		Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health
		University of Louisville Health Sciences Center
		James Kurtzman, MD, Associate Clinical Professor
		Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
		UCI Medical Center Perinatologist
		Saddleback Women's Hospital
March 28		HOLIDAY

February 2008

2/1 CANCELLED

2/8
"Elective Cesarean Delivery: Who Should Decide?"
Karen L. Noblett, MD, Associate Professor
Director of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Division of Urogynecology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine

2/15
"The US National Children's Study: An Overview of Perinatal Research Issues and Protocols"

Pathik D. Wadhwa, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of
Psychiatry & Human Behavior, OB/GYN and Pediatrics
Director, Behavioral Perinatology/Development
Health and Disease Research Program
University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine
and
Feizal Waffarn, MD, Chairman, Department of Pediatrics
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine Division
University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine

2/22
"Supportive Care in Gynecologic Oncology"
Dana Chase, MD, Clinical Instructor
Division of Gynecology Oncology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California Irvine

2/29
"Management of Uterine Fibroids: Modern Trends"
Yona Tadir, MD, Adjunct Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Beckman Laser Institute, UC Irvine
Rabin Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Israel

January 2008

1/4
"Updates on the Management of Fecal Incontinence"
Jocelyn Craig, MD, Clinical Instructor
Division of Urogynecology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California Irvine

1/11
"Modern Management of Vulvar Cancer "
Mark Hunter, MD, Clinical Instructor
Division of Gynecological Oncology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California Irvine

1/18
"De-Mystifying Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy"
Julie Sarton, DPT, Clinical Instructor
Division of Urogynecology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California Irvine

1/25
"Is it Okay to Eat Fish?....and other Crucial Pregnancy Questions"
Priya Rajan, MD, Clinical Instructor
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California Irvine

December 2007

12/7
"Lactational Amenorrhea as a Method of Family Planning "
Ian Brent Tilley, MD, Clinical Instructor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

12/14
"Give Me Those Old Time Diseases.... "
Mark Vuchinich , MD, Associate Professor
Acting Director, Division of General Obstetrics & Gynecology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine

12/21
"Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation in Pregnancy: Fact or Fiction? "
Deborah Wing , MD, Associate Professor and Director
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine

12/28
CANCELLED

November 2007

11/2
"Update on Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis of Fetal Aneuploidy "
Melissa Bush, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine

11/9
"Update on Perinatal CMV Infection"
Jennifer McNulty, MD, Associate Clinical Professor
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine

11/16
7am - 9am Bldg. 53
Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
Gwendolyn Thompson, Senior Investigator
Office of Equal Opportunity & Diversity
University of California, Irvine

11/23
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

11/30
"Taking Control of Menstruation: The Role of Extended Hormonal Contraceptive Regimens"
Radhika Rible, MD, Clinical Instructor
Fellowship in Family Planning
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

October 2007

10/5
"Prediction and Prevention of Preterm Delivery: Devining the Roles of Fetal Fibronectin, Cervical Length Screening, and Progesterone Prophylaxis in Asymptomatic Patients"
James Kirtzman, MD, Associate Clinical Professor
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California Irvine

10/12
CANCELLED

10/19
"Ovarian Cancer Vaccines"
Joseph Anthony Lucci III, MD, Professor
University of Miami/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

10/26
"The Genetics of Preterm Birth"
Kenneth Ward , MD, Professor and Chair
University of Hawaii, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health
Director, Pacific Research Center for Early Human Development

September 2007

9/7
"Preconception Care for Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: Then & Now"
Judith Chung, MD, Assistant Professor
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California Irvine

9/15
"Current Standards and Future Directions in Cervical Cancer Treatment"
Leslie Randall-Whitis, MD, Clinical Instructor
Division of Gynecology Oncology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California Irvine

9/21
" Fetal Surgery Update"
Manuel Porto, MD, Professor & Chairman
E.J. Quilligan Endowed Chair in Obstetrics & Gynecology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California Irvine

9/28
"Current State of Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis"
Esther Friedrich, MD, Clinical Instructor
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California Irvine

August 2007

8/3
"Electronic Medical Record:
Experience at One Year"
David LaGrew, MD, Clinical Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine

8/10
"Androgen Therapy in Women "
Moon Kim, MD, Professor Emeritus
Director, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology
and Infertility
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine

8/17
"Prenatal Diagnosis of Skeletal Dysplasias "
Virginia Kimonis, MD, Professor of Pediatrics
Chief, Division of Genetics and Metabolism
University of California Irvine Medical Center

8/24
"Prolonged Pregnancy - Cervical Ripening, Labor Induction and Augmentation"
Kim Walters, MD, Clinical Instructor
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California

8/31
"Permanent Contraception: From In-Patient to In-Office"
Aldo Palmieri, MD, Assistant Chief, Dept. OB/GYN
Southern California Permanente Medical Group Lancaster/
Palmdale Medical Offices
Associate Professor OB/GYN, UCLA/David Geffen School of Medicine

July 2007

7/6
"Reducing the Risks of Vacuum-Assisted Delivery "
Ross w. McQuivey, MD, Medical Director
Clinical Innovations, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT

7/13
"Robot Assisted Surgery"
Elspeth M. McDougall, MD, FRCSC
Professor of Urology
Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery Education Center
University of California, Irvine Medical Center

7/20 CANCELLED
"Vulvodynia: A Perflexing Urogenital Pain Syndrome"
Julie Sarton, DPT, Assistant Professor
Division of General Obstetrics & Gynecology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine Medical Center

7/27
"Quality Indicators in Obstetrics & Gynecology: Past Present & Future"
Kimberly Gregory, MD, MPH, Associate Professor
David Geffen School of Medicine @ UCLA & UCLA School of Public Health
Vice Chair Women's Healthcare & Performance Improvement
Department Obstetrics & Gynecology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center

June 2007

6/1
"Cervical Cancer: What the Future Holds"
Nefertiti Dupont, MD, Clinical Instructor
Division of Gynecologic Oncology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California

6/8
"Laparoscopic Peritoneal Access"
Naghmeh Saberi, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor
Division of General Obstetrics & Gynecology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of
California, Irvine Medical Center

6/15
"Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy"
Kim Walters, MD, Clinical Instructor
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of
California

6/22
SENIOR RESIDENT FAREWELL
GRAND ROUNDS IS CANCELLED

6/29
"Ovarian Cancer Control in the 21st Century"
Robert Burger, MD, Associate Professor
Division of Gynecologic Oncology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of
California

May 2007

5/4
"Accreta, Increta, Percreta, Oh My! "
Vineet Shrivastava, MD, Clinical Instructor
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California

5/11
PAPER DAY
Grand Rounds is Canceled

5/18
"Resident Education Programs that Promote Scholarship "
Elizabeth Mueller, MD, MS, Assistant Professor and
Kimberly Kenton, MD, MS, FACS, FACOG, Associate Professor
Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Urology
Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery"
Loyola University Medical Center

5/25
"Breast, Ovarian, and Uterine Cancers: When is Genetics Evaluation Warranted? "
Ann P. Walker, Adjunct Professor
Department of Pediatrics, University of California

April 2007

4/6
"Pre-Conceptional Counseling"
Bich-Van Tran, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor
Division of General Obstetrics and Gynecology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California

4/13
"A Current Perspective of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome"
R. Jeffrey Chang, MD, Professor and Director
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology
Department of Reproducutive Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine

4/20
"Post-Pregnancy Plastic Surgery"
Michael J. Sundine, MD, FACS, Associate Clinical Professor
Division of Plastic Surgery
Department of Surgery, University of California

4/27
"Management of Stress and Fatigue"
Gerald A. Maguire, MD, DFAPA, Associate Clinical Professor
Associate Dean of Educational Affairs
Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, University of California

March 2007

3/2
"Fetal Pain"
Charlotte Clock, MD, Clinical Instructor
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California

3/9
"Estrogen Metabolizing Genes and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer"
Wendy Brewster, MD, Associate Professor
Division of Gynecologic Oncology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California

3/16
"Evidence Based Diagnosis of Ectopic Pregnancy"
Troy A. Gatcliffe, MD, FACOG, Clinical Instructor
Division of Gynecologic Oncology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California

3/23
"Selected Key Individuals in the History of OB/GYN"
Philip J. DiSaia, MD, Professor and Director
The Dorothy J. Marsh Chair in Reproductive Biology
Division of Gynecologic Oncology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California

3/30
HOLIDAY

February 2007

2/2
"Emergency Contraception "
Deborah Lynn Nucatola, MD
Planned Parenthood of Santa Barbara, Venura and
San Luis Obispo Counties, Inc.
Santa Barbara, California

2/9 - REVISED
"Spectrum of Congenital Gynecologic Malformation"
Wendy Su, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Division of Pediatric Surgery
Department of Surgery, University of California

2/16
"Colposcopy and Treatment of Glandular Lesions "
Bradley Monk, MD
Associate Professor
Division of Gynecology Oncology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California

2/23
"Health Disparities in Cervical Cancer Screening and
Management - An Evidence Based Approach"
Desiree Lie, MD, MSEd
Clinical Professor
Department of Family Medicine, University of California

Linda S. Murphy, MLIS
Health Science Librarian
Science Library, University of California

January 2007

1/5
"Prevention of Postpartum Urinary Incontinence and Other Pelvic Floor Headaches"
Felicia Lane, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Division of Urogynecology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California

1/12
"Fetal Lung Maturity Testing"
Priya Rajan, MD
Clinical Instructor
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California

1/19
CANCELLED

1/26
"Cardiac Symptoms"
Afshan Hameed, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California


December 2006

12/1
"Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Pregnancy "
Deborah Wing, MD
Associate Professor
Director, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of California, Irvine

12/8
"Art: Does a Singleton Qualify as a
High Risk Pregnancy? "
Michael Haydon, MD
Fellow Clinical Professor
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of California, Irvine

12/15
"Professional Liability in Obstetrics & Gynecology -
A View from the Trenches "
Mark Vuchinich, MD
Associate Clinical Professor
Acting Director, Division of General Obstetrics
and Gynecology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of California, Irvine

12/22
"Update on Interstim Therapy for Avoiding Dysfunction - A Stimulating Subject "
Karen Noblett, MD
Associate Professor
Director, Division of Urogynecology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of California, Irvine

12/29 -CANCELLED

November 2006

11/3
"Advances in Radiotherapy for Gynecologic Cancer "
Jeffrey Kuo, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Radiation Oncology
University of California, Irvine

11/10
VETERAN'S DAY

11/17
"The Surgeon's Primer on Healthcare Economics "
Michael L. Berman, MD
Professor
Director, Division of Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program
Vice Chief of Clinical Affairs
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of California, Irvine

11/24
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

October 2006

10/6
"Uses and Abuses of CA 125 "
Robert Burger, MD
Associate Professor
Division of Gyn Oncology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of California, Irvine

10/13
"Novel Therapies in the Treatment of Ovarian Cancer"
Ernest Han, MD
Clinical Instructor
Fellow, Division of Gyn Oncology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of California, Irvine

10/20
NISSEN LECTURESHIP
"BCRA-Associated Gynecologic Malignancies: Disease
Penetrance, Behavior and Outcome"
Ilana Cass, MD, Associate Clinical Professor
Director, Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

10/27
"Malpractice Issues in OB/GYN"
Dawn E. Collins, JD
Department Editor, Legally Speaking
Contemporary Ob/Gyn, Malpractice Attorney
Long Beach, California

September 2006

9/1
"Polycycstic Ovary Syndrome "
Antoni Jacek Deluba, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Yale University School of Medicine

9/8
"Progesterone and Preterm Birth"
Hyagriv N. Simhan, MD, MSCR
Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Division of Reproductive Infectious Disease and Immunology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

9/15
"Cancer and Fertility "
FERTILE HOPE
Lawrence Werlin, MD, Coastal Fertility Medical Center
Jessica Jacobs, MPH, Fertile Hope

9/22
"Diagnosis, Testing and Prevention of Transmission of
HSV Infections - Update from the 2006 CDC STD Guidelines "
Gary Richwald, MD, MPH
Clinical Virologist
Former Director and Chief Physician Los Angeles County STD Program
Medical Advisor, LA and Orange County HELP Groups

9/29
"Evaluation of Adnexal Masses "
Leslie Randall-Whitis, MD
Fellow Clinical Instructor
Division of Gynecologic Oncology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of California, Irvine

August 2006

8/4
"Emerging Technology in Breast Cancer Imaging and
Treatment Monitoring "
David Hsiang, MD, FACS
Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Department of Surgery
University of California, Irvine

8/11
"The Graying of the Obstetric Population: The Impact of
Maternal Age on Perinatal Outcomes "
Cecilia Lyons, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of California, Irvine

8/18
"Role of Laparoscopy in Management of Cervical Cancer "
Ali Mahdavi, MD
Clinical Instructor
Division of Gynecologic Oncology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of California, Irvine

8/25
"Fertility Preservation in Gynecologic Malignancy"
Krishnansu Tewari, MD, FACOG
Associate Professor
Division of Gynecologic Oncology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of California, Irvine

July 2006

7/7
"Prenatal Diagnosis 2006: Why the California AFP Program is Obsolete"
Manuel Porto, MD
Professor and Chairman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of California, Irvine

7/14
"MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery: Uterine Fibroids and Beyond"
Elizabeth Stewert, MD
Clinical Director
Center for Uterine Fibroids
Brigham and Women's Biology
Harvard Medical School

7/21
"Ethical Responsibility in Scientific Publication"
Moon Kim, MD
Professor Emeritus and Director REI
Division of REI
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of California, Irvine

7/28
"The Whats, Whys, Whos and Hows of HPV Vaccination"
Kathy Berkowitz, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of California, Irvine