AUGS Resident Scholars Travel Award Winners

 This program funds third-year residents who have demonstrated an interest in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery to attend the AUGS Annual Scientific Meeting to experience the current research initiatives going on in the field. Each scholar receives a $1,500 award to cover travel, hotel accommodations and meeting registration.Support this year was provided by an educational grant from Medtronic.

Elizabeth Griffin Corey, MD

Duke University Medical Center

Nicole Korbly, MD

Brown University & Women & Infants’ Hospital 

Andrea Kuntaraf Crane, MD

Summa Health System/NEOUCOMP

Candace Parker-Autry, MD

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Karbo Tam, MD

Kaiser Permanente San Francisco

Hajira Yasmin, MD, MRCOG

Magee Women’s Hospital

 AUGS Abstract Awards

In addition to the Resident Scholars Travel Award program, AUGS also will award up to seven prizes to oral, poster and video presenters. One Outstanding Science Award will be presented to the best overall oral presentation.  

During the Awards Luncheon, individuals were recognized for presentations given during the Annual Scientific Meeting. This year’s categories and winners were:

 Resident/Fellow Award

Aimee Nguyen, MD

Marianna Alperin, MD

Basic Science Award

Peggy A. Norton, MD

Clinical Science Award

Scott A. Farrell, MD

Educational Research Award

Barbara L. Robinson, MD

Quality of Life Award

Yuko M. Komesu, MD

Best Video Award

Christina Lewicy-Gaupp, MD

Best Poster Presentation

James Whiteside, MD

Best Oral Presentation

Jocelyn Craig, MD

John Nguyen, MD