Congratulations to the 2007 Award Recipients!

2007 AUGS Foundation Research Scholar
Emily Whitcomb, MD
University of California San Diego
Prospective Cohort Study of the Impact of Surgically-Induced Weight Loss on Pelvic Floor Disorders

2007 AUGS June Allyson Research Grant Recipients
Matthew Ho, MD, PhD
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Tissue Engineering with Muscle-derived Stem Cells for Pelvic Reconstruction

Tola Omotosho, MD
University of New Mexico
Caffeine Reduction and Overactive Bladder Symptoms

 
2007 AUGS Foundation Travel Grants
Elisabeth Erekson, MD
Brown University

Joye Lowman, MD, MPH
Urogynecology Associates Indianapolis

David Rahn, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

2006-2007 AUGS Foundation/Astellas Research Grant Scholars
Marianna Alperin, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Understanding Mechanisms of Maternal Birth Injury and Recovery

Matthew Ho, MD, PhD
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Reversions of Pelvic Muscle Atrophy by Stem Cells in SUI

Andrew Sokol, MD
Washington Hospital Center
A Randomized Clinical Trail of Vaginal Mesh for Anterior Prolapse

2007 June Allyson Foundation Travel Grants
Marianna Alperin, MD
University of Pittsburgh

Wenjun Zong, MD
University of Pittsburgh

2007 AUGS Resident Scholars
Alejandro Daniel Treszezamsky
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine

Cara Grimes
Johns Hopkins University

Adam Gafni-Kane
Yale University School of Medicine
Nerys Benfield
University of California, San Francisco

Marla Scott Kelly
Washington Hospital Center

Elizabeth Kranz
Magee-Women’s Hospital/University of Pittsburg School of Medicine

Laura Skoczylas
University of California, Irvine

Aimee Smith
University of Texas

Kara Worley
University of New Mexico

Costas A. Apostolis
Winthrop University Hospital

Subha Sundaram
University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Anna Dowling
Oregon Health and Science University

2007 AUGS Annual Scientific Meeting Prize Papers Awards

Clinical Science Paper: Matthew Barber, MD, Cleveland Clinic
A Multi-Center Randomized Trial Comparing the Transobturator Tape with Tension-Free Vaginal Tape for the Surgical Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence

Basic Science Paper: Luyun Chen, University of Michigan
3D Finite Element Model of Anterior Vaginal Wall Support for Evaluating Mechanisms Underlying Cystocele Formation

Video: Rebecca Marguiles, MD, University of Michigan
What Lies Beneath the Surface? Correlation of Pelvic Exams and MRI Anatomy in Women with Prolapse