Past Events

Topic:

Breast Cancer

Speaker:

Wishwdeep Dhillon, MD
Medical Oncology and Hematology

Elizabeth Jeans, MD
Radiation Oncology

Noemi Sigalove, MD
Breast Surgical Oncology

Sponsored by AZCCC

Topic:

Modernize Your Practice - A Step Towards Reducing Burnout

Speaker:

Dr. Hung Ecklund
Medical Director, ModMed

Sponsored by ModMed

Topic:

Spring Social

Place:
A Different Pointe of View

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Topic:

Research Symposium

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Topic:

Integrating the Acessa ProVu System into your Surgical Fibroid Toolkit

Speaker:

Danny Younes, MD
Sharp Rees-Stealy
San Diego, CA

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: Hologic

Topic:

JADA System

Speaker:

TBA

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: Organon

Topic:

Transcervical Fibroid Ablation with Intrauterine Imaging with Radio Frequency

Speaker:

Lesly Hanson Linder, MD
Atrium Health Women Care
Charlotte, NC

Kelly H. Roy, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix Campus
Founder/Medical Director
Arizona Gynecology Consultants

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: Gynesonics

Topic:

Winter Symposium - Healthcare Horizons: AI Medicine and Private Equity Dynamics

Speaker:

Panel Discussion

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Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

Phoenix OBGYN Society's Annual Winter Symposium is pleased to present a thought-provoking program on these two timely topics: AI in Medicine and Private Equity Dynamics. An expert panel will discuss the latest developments as well as contrasting views.

In addition to welcoming Society members, we look forward to inviting women's and reproductive health providers and residents in the community to attend this Symposium event.

5:00pm - 9:00pm - Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres, Exhibitors, Program, Dinner

Arrive before 5:30 for an extra gift!

Topic:

Cervical Cancer Prevention - The Primary Screening Option

Speaker:

Nicole Robinson, Ph.D.
Scientific Liaison - Molecular
Medical and Scientific Affairs
Roche Diagnostics Corporation

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: Roche

Topic:

PreP (Pre-exposure prophylaxis) HIV prevention for women and girls at risk

Speaker:

Kevin Hatfield, MD
University of Washington Clinical Residency
Faculty for Internal Medicine & Family Practice

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: ViiV Healthcare

Topic:

Spring Social

Place:
MIM (Musical Instrument Museum) 4725 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix AZ 85050

6:00pm – Cocktails
7:00pm – Buffet Opens 
7:30pm – Board Installation
*The Artist Gallery will be open to explore from 6:00pm – 8:30pm

Thank you to Arizona Center for Cancer Care for partial sponsorship

Topic:

Research Symposium

Speaker:

Research Presentations

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

5:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Topic:

AI: A New World of Painless Outpatient Genetic Screening

Speaker:

M. Franz Janicek, MD
Gynecologic Oncology

Topic:

Vaginal Atrophy in Breast Cancer Patients who are on Estrogen Receptor Blockers

Speaker:

Lipika McCauley, MD, Urology

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: AZ Center for Cancer Care (AZCCC)

Topic:

How Carrier Screening Facilitates Informed Decision Making and Early Preparation

Speaker:

Vivienne Souter, MD
Board Certified OB/GYN
Clinical Geneticist
Seattle, WA

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: Natera

Topic:

Preterm Birth and Preterm Tests

Speaker:

Michael R. Foley, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Sera Prognostics

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: Sera Prognostics

Topic:

Winter Symposium - Reproductive Healthcare

Speaker:

Panel Discussion

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

Phoenix OBGYN Society's Annual Winter Symposium is pleased to present a thought-provoking "Reproductive Healthcare in Arizona" discussion. A panel of experts will discuss the complex legal implications for practicing obstetrician/gynecologists in our state and will comment on the potential future directions for both doctors and patients.

In addition to welcoming Society members, we look forward to inviting women's and reproductive health providers and residents in the community to attend this Symposium event.

5:00pm - 9:00pm - Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres, Exhibitors, Program, Dinner

Arrive before 5:30 for an extra gift!

Topic:

Elagolix for Endometriosis Pain and Elagolix + E2/Neta for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding due to Uterine Fibroids

Speaker:

Leslie Coons, PharmD, BCACP
Medical Science Liaison - Women's Health
Women's Health Organization
AbbVie US Medical Affairs

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: AbbVie

Topic:

Reducing risk in second stage c-sections & a patient's perspective on a novel approach to endometrial ablation

Speaker:

Christina Tussey, MSN, APRN-CNS, RNC-OB and RNC-MNN
L&D Director
Banner University Medical Center, Phoenix

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: Cooper Surgical

Place:
Vincent's on Camelback

Vincent's on Camelback
3930 E Camelback Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85018

602-224-0225

6pm

Grab your plus-one and join your colleagues for a special night of amazing food and wine pairings/education with their Wine Steward. Vincent's has received the Wine Spectator Best Award of Excellence each year since 1997.  No charge for members and one guest. Seating is limited - RSVP is required.

Topic:

Resident Research Night

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

Residents from AZ programs present research in a friendly competition for the OBGYN community

5:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
6:00pm – Program and Dinner

Topic:

21st Century Approach to Breast Cancer Care

Speaker:

Steve Sckolnik, MD
Stephanie Lindauer, MD
Noemi M Sigalove, MD, FACS
Arizona Center for Cancer Care

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: Arizona Center for Cancer Care

Topic:

Measured Blood Loss: A Vital Sign in Modern Obstetrics

Speaker:

Andrew F Rubenstein, MD, FACOG
Dept of Women's Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dignity Health Medical Group
Associate Professor and Vice-Chair, Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Creighton University School of Medicine

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: Alydia Health

Topic:

Innovations in Clinical and Surgical OB/GYN Practices

Speaker:

Ethan Goldstein, MD, FACOG
Director, Robotic & Minimally Invasive GYN Surgery
Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital, Commerce Township, MI

M. Vaziri, MD, FACOG
Medical Director, Valley Perinatal Services
Assistant Clinical Professor, Midwestern University

Innes Taylor
CooperSurgical

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: CooperSurgical

Topic:

Holiday Symposium

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

National speakers on cutting edge topics in Women's Health

5:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
6:00pm – Program and Dinner

Topic:

POC Testing

Speaker:

Vivienne Souter, MD
Board Certified OB/GYN and Clinical Geneticist
Seattle, WA

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: Natera

Topic:

The Risks and Benefits of Hormone Replacement Therapy

Speaker:

John Joseph Peet, MD
Woodlands Gynecology & Aesthetics Institute
The Woodlands, TX

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: Evexias Health Solutions

Topic:

Club Foot

Speaker:

Melissa Esparza, MD and Jessica D. Burns, MD
Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
Phoenix Children's Hospital

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: Phoenix Children's Hospital

Topic:

Advances in Minimally Invasive Surgery for Neonates

Speaker:

Mark S. Molitor, MD
Pediatric Surgeon
Director of the ECMO Program 
Phoenix Children's Hospital

Sponsored by: Phoenix Children's Hospital

Topic:

The role of non-opioid NSAIDs for the management of moderate to severe pain

Speaker:

Dr. Hal Humphreys
Board Certified Anesthesiology
Chief of Staff at Sutter Medical Center Sacramento
COO Greater Sacramento Surgery Center

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: Baudax Bio

Topic:

TBD

Speaker:

tbd

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Topic:

Supporting the Developing Gut Microbiota of Infants Born via C-section: Infant Feeding Choices and the Role of Probiotics

Speaker:

Erin Quann, PhD, RD, LDN
Head of Medical Affairs
Nestle' Nutrition/Gerber Products Company

Sponsored by: Gerber Medical Sales

Topic:

Perinatal Palliative Care

Speaker:

Billie Winegard, MD MPH
Palliative Medicine

Sponsored by: Phoenix Children's Hospital

Topic:

Advanced Fetal Imaging

Speaker:

Luis F. Goncalves, MD
Director of Fetal Imaging
Department of Radiology
Professor Child Health and Radiology, University of Arizona

Christopher Lindblade, MD
Director of Fetal Cardiology Program
Pediatric Cardiology
Phoenix Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor, Child Health
University of Arizona

Sponsored by: Phoenix Children's Hospital

Topic:

Heart Patients for OB/GYNs: From Contraception to Pregnancy

Speaker:

Wayne J. Franklin MD FACC
Phoenix Children's Hospital
Co-Director, PCH Heart Center
Chair, Department of Adult Medicine
Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Professor, University of Arizona

Sponsored by: Phoenix Children's Hospital

Topic:

Importance of Genetic Carrier Screening

Speaker:

Dr. Russ Jelsema, MFM
Senior Medical Director
Natera

Sponsored by: Natera

Topic:

Advances in cdDNA & NIPT Technology

Speaker:

Russ Jelsema, MD
Medical Director, Reproductive Health
Natera

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: Natera

Topic:

Cesarean Section: Wound Closure Techniques

Speaker:

Sara H. Garmel, MD
Michigan Perinatal Associates
Dearborn, MI

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: CooperSurgical

Topic:

Hidradenitis Suppurativa disease state and treatment

Speaker:

Gerald "JT" Guirard, PharmD
AbbVie Medical Science Liaison

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: Abbvie

Topic:

State of Mammography

Speaker:

Eszter Wolf, MD
Breast Radiologist
Phoenix, AZ

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: Solis Mammography

Topic:

Depression and Altered Mood States in Peri and Post-Menopausal Women: Understanding the Role of Androgens

Speaker:

Terri DeNeui, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC
Founder/Practitioner
EVEXIAS Medical Centers

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: EVEXIAS Health Solutions & EvexiPEL

Topic:

Pelvic Pain Associated with Endometriosis

Speaker:

Ian Bratz
Medical Science Liaison
Abbvie

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: Abbvie

Place:
Topgolf Scottsdale

Topgolf Scottsdale
9500 E. Indian Bend Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85256

480-240-2402

7pm - 10pm

Topgolf is truly everyone's game - whether you are a pro or have never picked up a club in your life.  Come have some fun while we enjoy a buffet dinner, drinks, music and installation of our 2019-2020 officers.  No charge for members and one guest.

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

5:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
6:00pm – Program and Dinner

Topic:

Best Practices in Advancing Health Equity for Refugee Women

Speaker:

Crista Johnson-Agbakwu, MD, MSc, FACOG
Founding Director, Refugee Women's Health Clinic
Maricopa Integrated Health System

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: Angelica Prescod, AAMS

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Topic:

Psychiatric Emergencies in Pregnancy

Speaker:

Marlin Mills, M.D., M.C
Maternal Fetal Medicine
Hoag Hospital, Newport Beach, CA

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: Sage Therapeutics

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Place:
Sasha's Kitchen & Cocktails

Join us for education, drinks & appetizers
6:00 - 8:30pm
(Come by anytime)

Guest:
Mark Amols MD
Jennifer Gay, MS, Certified Genetic Counselor

RSVP
Connie Cracolici
Connie.cracolici@progenity.com
310-948-0454

Topic:

Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS) in the Context of Pregnancy

Speaker:

Richard Burwick, MD, MPH
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: Alexion

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Topic:

Vaginal Health and Dyspareunia

Speaker:

Deborah Wickman, MD, MS, FACOG, NCMP, CSC

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: AMAG

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Topic:

OBGYN Stats, Claims and Prevention

Speaker:

Julie Ritzman, Vice President of Risk Management
Jeremy Hodder, Risk Management Supervisor
Mutual Insurance Company of Arizona (MICA)

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: MICA

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Topic:

Endometriosis Disease State and New Therapies

Speaker:

Anna-Maria Joseph, PHD
Medical Science Liaison
South Central, Women’s Health Organization
US Medical Affairs

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: Abbvie

Join us at Mastro’s City Hall Steakhouse as we support residents from the Arizona OB/GYN residency programs compete by presenting research projects.  Gourmet multi-course dinner and raffle prizes for attendees included.

5:00-6:30: Cocktails, Appetizers, Exhibitor Booths
6:30-7:30: Dinner, Resident Research Presentations – Ray Jennett Society
7:30-8:00: Break – Exhibitor Booths
8:00-8:30: Dessert, Resident Research Presentations
8:30-9:00: Break – Exhibitor Booths (Judges’ Deliberation)
9:00: Winners Announced, Prizes Awarded

Topic:

Prenatal Genetic Testing: A Legal Perspective and Risk Management Discussion

Speaker:

Phil Duffy, Esq.
Director, Gibbons Law Firm

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: Progenity

Topic:

Cervical Cancer Screening & Sexually Transmitted Infectious Disease (HPV, CT/NG and Trich)

Speaker:

David Greenspan, MD

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: Hologic

Topic:

AUB: Impact of Direct Visualization for Earlier Diagnosis

Speaker:

Ethan Goldstein, MD
DMC, Medical Group Director GYN RMIS
Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital
President, ZPOG Surgical Services, PLC
Detroit, Michigan

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: CooperSurgical

Topic:

Contemporary Approaches to Prevent Preterm Birth: Where Are We and What Can We Do Better?

Speaker:

M. Sean Esplin, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Utah Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: Sera

Topic:

Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing

Speaker:

Cheryl Albuquerque, MD
Perinatologist
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
San Jose, CA

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: Roche

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Topic:

History & Evolution of Endometrial Ablation. Clinical Results

Speaker:

Eugene Skalyni

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

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Place:
Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West

6:00pm - Reception and Gallery Browse
7:00pm - Dinner catered by Vincent on Camelback

Join us at Mastro’s City Hall Steakhouse as we support residents from the Arizona OB/GYN residency programs compete by presenting research projects.  Gourmet multi-course dinner and raffle prizes for attendees included.

5:00-6:30: Cocktails, Appetizers, Exhibitor Booths
6:30-7:30: Dinner, Resident Research Presentations – Ray Jennett Society
7:30-8:00: Break – Exhibitor Booths
8:00-8:30: Dessert, Resident Research Presentations
8:30-9:00: Break – Exhibitor Booths (Judges’ Deliberation)
9:00: Winners Announced, Prizes Awarded

Topic:

Advanced MIS Techniques in GYN Surgery with Next Generation Robotic Technology

Speaker:

Darin Swainston, MD
Director of Robotics and MIS
Summerlin Hospital
Las Vegas, Nevada 

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: Intuitive Surgical

Topic:

NIPT: Choosing a laboratory in a crowded marketplace

Speaker:

Kimberly A. Martin, MD, FRCSC, FCCMG, FACOG, FACMG
Senior Global Medical Director
Natera

Place:
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse

6:00pm – Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres
7:00pm – Program and Dinner

Sponsored by: Natera