Registration opens in September 2025. Contact us if you have any questions.
Program Chair: Peter Jeppson, MD | University of New Mexico
Program Vice Chair: Maria E. Florian-Rodriguez, MD | UT Southwestern Medical Center
This 2-day hands-on cadaver course is designed for 2nd and 3rd-year fellows in Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery who are well-versed in basic pelvic surgery and looking for advanced training. The course focuses on complex vaginal and laparoscopic procedures, including Martius flaps, retropubic surgery, ureteral management, prolapse repair (with and without grafts), mesh complication management, neuromodulation, and botulinum toxin.
Nationally recognized faculty will lead didactic sessions, case discussions, and daily cadaver labs (three hours each), with fellows rotating in small groups for close interaction and demonstration of surgical anatomy and techniques. The emphasis is on exposure and learning rather than completing full dissections.
By the end of the course, participants will have expanded knowledge and greater confidence in applying minimally invasive surgical approaches to challenging pelvic floor disorders.
Course Details
- This course is limited and complimentary to one fellow per AUGS Fellowship Program whose dues must be current and -up to date as of January 2025. The deadline to register for Program Fellows is November 12, 2025.
- Priority registration is given to AUGS Program Fellows, however fellow members not enrolled in an AUGS Fellowship Program will have the opportunity to register for a fee beginning November 13, 2025. The deadline to register is November 27, 2025.
- Location: Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS)
- Hotel Information: Upon completing your registration, a housing link will be provided to the preferred accommodation. You must book your accommodation with this link to be eligible for the discounted group rate. Accommodation and other transportation are NOT included in registration.
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Dining: Registration includes 2 lunches, evening reception on Thursday night.
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Participants should eat breakfast at the hotel before going to CAMLS. Breakfast will not be served at CAMLS.
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More Information: Registered fellows will be enrolled in the 2026 Fellow Hands-On Course Community and will have to access course materials and connect with other fellows and faculty.
Course Overview
2026 Course Faculty
- Marian G Acevedo-Alvarez, MD, MPH | Loyola University Medical Center
- Cindy L. Amundsen, MD | Duke University Medical Center
- Cecile Ferrando, MD, MPH | University of California, San Diego
- Maria E. Florian-Rodriguez, MD | UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Gabriela Halder, MD, MPH | University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Peter Jeppson, MD, FACOG, FACS | University of New Mexico
- Saifuddin T. Mama, MD, MPH, FACOG, FACS | Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
- Victor W. Nitti, MD | University of California, Los Angeles
- Amy Park, MD | Cleveland Clinic
- Leslie M. Rickey, MD, MPH | Yale School of Medicine
- Kris Strohbehn, MD, FACS, FACOG | Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
- Elena Tunitsky-Bitton, MD, FACOG, FFPMRS | Hartford Hospital
2026 Didactic Lectures
- Avoiding and Managing Laparoscopic Complications
- Congenital Anomalies
- Gender Affirming Surgery
- Hysteropexy vs. Hysterectomy
- Laparoscopic Colpopexy
- Management of Urinary Tract Injury
- Native Tissue Repair of Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- Overview of Fecal Incontinence
- Surgical Treatment of SUI
- Vaginal Hysterectomy
- Vesicovaginal Fistula Repair
- Urethral Diverticula
2026 Cadaver Labs
- Burch and Retropubic Space
- Cysto/Stents/Retrograde Images and Technique
- Implantable Ankle Nueromodulators
- Laparoscopic Cystotomy Repair & Suturing
- Midurethral Slings (Transobturator, Retropubic, Single Incision)
- Obturator and Perineal Anatomy
- Rectus Fascial Sling
- Sacrocolpopexy
- Sacroneuromodulation and Fluoro
- Sacrospinous Ligament Fixation
- Sphincteroplasty/Perineal Anatomy
- Urethral Bulking Agents
- Ureteral Injury and Repair
- Use of Martius Flap
Schedule At a Glance
| Time | Session |
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| 7:20 am – 7:45 am | CAMLS Check-in and Registration |
| 7:45 am – 8:00 am | Welcome and Introductions |
| 8:10 am – 11:10 am | LECTURES: GROUP A |
| 8:00 am – 8:15 am | Transition time to get to lab |
| 8:15 am – 11:10 am | LAB: GROUP B |
| 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | Lunch Panel Discussion |
| 12:40 pm – 3:45 pm | LECTURES: GROUP B |
| 12:30 pm – 12:40 pm | Transition Time to Get to Lab |
| 12:40 pm – 3:45 pm | LAB: GROUP A |
| 3:45 pm – 3:55 pm | Transition Time to Get to Auditorium from Lab for Wrap Up |
| 3:55 pm – 4:15 pm | Wrap Up in Lecture Hall |
| 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm | Reception |
| Time | Session |
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| 7:45 am – 8:00 am |
CAMLS Check-in Note: Faculty and fellows need to check out in the morning. You may store luggage at the hotel or CAMLS storage. There is NO late checkout. |
| 8:00 am – 10:55 am | LECTURES: GROUP B |
| 7:45 am – 8:00 am | Transition Time to Get to Lab |
| 8:00 am – 10:55 am | LAB: GROUP A |
| 10:55 am – 11:45 am | Lunch Panel Discussion |
| 11:55 am – 2:50 pm | LECTURES: GROUP A |
| 11:45 am – 11:55 am | Transition Time to Get to Lab |
| 11:55 am – 2:50 pm | LAB: GROUP B |
| 2:50 pm – 4:00 pm | Shower and wrap-up |
The Fellows Hands-On Course is made possible through generous support of sponsors: BlueWind Medical, Caldera Medical, Laborie Medical Technologies, Medtronic, and Neomedic International. Thank you!
