Committees

Communications Committee

The Communications Committee oversees the communication channels used by SGS to communicate with and engage both SGS members and potential members and ensures information distributed via SGS communications is up to date. The committee develops strategy and content for distribution via social media channels and conducts periodic reviews of the SGS website. The committee consists of the Social Media Subcommittee, the Website Subcommittee and the Podcast Subcommittee.

Chair
Jocelyn Fitzgerald, MD | Magee Womens Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Social Media Subcommittee

Associate Chair: Coralee Toal, MD
Member: Rebecca Barbaresso, DO
Member: Lauren Griswold, MD
Member: Jeannine Miranne, MD, MPH

Website Subcommittee

Associate Chair: Kate Woodburn, MD
Member: Colin Johnson, MD
Member: Nora Miles, MD
Member: Rodger Rothenberger, MD

Podcast Subcommittee

Associate Chair: Jasmine Tibon, MD
Member: Barbara Ha, MD, MPH
Member: Ankur Shah, MD
Member: Christine Vaccaro, DO

Executive Committee Liaison
Whitney Ross, MD

Education Committee

The Education Committee assesses the needs of members and non-members with input from the Board of Directors to identify those services and product opportunities that bring value to the Society. After approval of projects by the Board, the committee develops programs, products, and services that support the SGS strategic plan and works closely with SGS staff to identify resources to design and implement them.

Chair
Jaime Long, MD | PennState College of Medicine

Members
Jenifer Byrnes, DO
Grace Chen, MD
Cecile Ferrando, MD
Liz Geller, MD
Veronica Lerner, MD

PAG Working Group
Caroline Cox, MD
Annetta Madsen, MD
Donna Mazloomdoost, MD

Associate Members
Payton Schmidt, MD
Kate Woodburn, MD

Executive Committee Liaison
Star Hampton, MD

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is a subset of the Board of Directors and serves as the governing body of the Society between meetings of the full Board, attending to routine administration and management of Society affairs. The Executive Committee may not amend the Bylaws and may not take any action nor exercise powers expressly retained by the Board of Directors. 

President
Kris Strohbehn, MD | Dartmouth Health

President Elect
Becky Rogers, MD | Albany Medical Center

Secretary/Treasurer
Kimberly Kenton, MD | University of Chicago

Assistant Secretary/Treasurer
Nicole Donnellan, MD | UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital

Past President
Star Hampton, MD | Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Women & Infants Hospital

Member-at-Large
Denise Howard, MD, MPH | Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP-Brooklyn Methodist
Whitney Ross, MD, MSCI | Washington University in St. Louis

Finance Committee

The Finance Committee oversees and advises the Board of Directors regarding all financial matters of the Society. The committee advises the Board in fulfilling its financial responsibilities with respect to the annual audit, budgetary impact of major projects and financial planning. The Committee recommends to the Board the selection of the Society’s investment advisor to assist in establishing investment strategy guidelines.  

Chair
Kimberly Kenton, MD | University of Chicago

Members
Nicole Donnellan, MD
Star Hampton, MD
Michael Moen, MD
Becky Rogers, MD
Kris Strohbehn, MD
Marc Toglia, MD

Industry Advisory Group

The Industry Advisory Group helps to maximize potential collaborations with industry that would best serve SGS membership and the success of the Society. The IAG serves as a conduit between the SGS Board of Directors and industry partners to best serve the interests of both parties. The IAG aids staff in promoting current educational and research sponsorships and soliciting industry support for the SGS mission.

Chair
Cheryl Iglesia, MD | MedStar WHC/Georgetown

Members
Miles Murphy, MD
Mireille Truong, MD
Peter Rosenblatt, MD
Lauren Siff, MD

Executive Committee Liaison
Nicole Donnellan, MD

Membership Committee

The Membership Committee reviews new member applications and related required materials and submits recommendations to the Board of Directors. The committee is also the primary group charged with recruitment of new members in general gynecology and in all subspecialty areas of gynecologic surgery (with special attention to encouraging applications from under-represented minorities), retention of current members, and fostering mentorship programs.

Chair
Jim Robinson, MD | Shady Grove Fertility

Members
Charles Ascher-Walsh, MD
Bryce Bowling, MD, FACS
Christine Foley, MD
Jeannine Miranne, MD, MS
Whitney Ross, MD

Associate Member
Peter Aziz, MD

Executive Committee Liaison
Nicole Donnellan, MD

Nominating Committee

The Nominating Committee is responsible for seeking qualified leaders to fill vacancies among the Board of Directors each year. Given that SGS has a rotation pattern in which the Assistant Secretary-Treasurer ascends to Secretary-Treasurer and then onward to President-Elect, the committee’s charge each year is to identify and recommend one qualified candidate for Assistant Secretary-Treasurer and one for an At-Large member of the Board of Directors. The slate of Board members to serve in the coming year is presented for approval at the Annual Business Meeting.

Chair
Star Hampton, MD | Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Women & Infants Hospital

Secretary-Treasurer
Kimberly Kenton, MD

Members-at-Large
Megan Billow, DO
John Gebhart, MD, MS
Holly Richter, PhD, MD
Ernie Lockrow, DO

Postgraduate Committee

The Postgraduate Committee evaluates the ongoing needs of gynecologic surgeons and develops courses responsive to those needs and within the strategic objectives of the Society. Upon approval of the Board of Directors, the Postgraduate Committee seeks out appropriate venues to conduct activities keeping in mind the fiscal responsibility to the Society.

Chair
Lauren Siff, MD | Central Virginia VA Health Care System

Members
Emily Weber LeBrun, MD, MS
Megan Wasson, DO
Elena Tunitsky, MD
Jo Hill, MD
Joseph Chen, MD

Executive Committee Liaison
Kris Strohbehn, MD

Publications Committee

The Publications Committee reviews and approves all documents intended for dissemination that emanate from works done by groups within SGS and bearing the SGS name. The committee reviews documents from the Systematic Review Group (SRG), Pelvic Anatomy Group, the Fellows Pelvic Research Network (FPRN) and the Collaborative Research in Pelvic Surgery Consortium (CoRPS).

Chair
Michelle Morrill, MD | Kaiser San Francisco

Members
Barbara Levy, MD
Mikio Nihira, MD
Danielle Patterson, MD, MS
Jon Shepherd, MD
Alexis Dieter, MD
Woojin Chong, MD
Megan Orlando, MD

Executive Committee Liaison
Denise Howard, MD, MPH

Research Committee

The Research Committee promotes and communicates high quality research in gynecologic surgery and helps facilitate evidence-based    practice for all gynecologic surgeons. The projects undertaken by the Research Committee may be suggested to the Board of Directors for approval and/or may be designated by the Board of Directors based on the Society’s current needs. The Research Committee officially oversees SGS Research engines including the Systematic Review Group (SRG), the Fellows Pelvic Research Network (FPRN) and the Collaborative Research in Pelvic Surgery Consortium (CoRPS). The committee is also responsible for review, selection and approval of requests for survey distribution at the SGS Annual Scientific Meeting.

Chair
Cara Grimes, MD | Albany Medical College

Associate Chairs
SRG: Ankita Gupta, MD
CoRPS: Shunaha Kim-Fine, MD
FPRN: Whitney Ross, MD, MSCI

Members
Danielle Antosh, MD
Francisco Orejuela, MD
Julia Geynisman-Tan, MD
Mallory Stuparich, MD
Maria Florian-Rodriguez, MD

Associate Members
Julia Shinnick, MD
Kate Chaves, MD
Kelsey Stewart, MD

Executive Committee Liaison
Kim Kenton, MD

Scientific Program Committee

The Scientific Program Committee organizes the Annual Meeting by day, reviews disclosures and IRBs, identifies named and keynote speakers, and selects moderators and discussants. The committee selects the chairs of the abstract and video review committees and those reviewers with input from those chairs. The Scientific Program Committee Chair and Co-Chair work closely with the SGS President and play a key role in selecting PG Courses, Roundtables and other meeting components that may vary from year to year.

Chair
Peter Jeppson, MD | The Woman’s Center for Advanced Pelvic Surgery

Co-Chair
Mireille Truong, MD

President
Kris Strohbehn, MD

President Elect
Becky Rogers, MD

Abstract Review Chair
Keith Downing, MD

Video Review Chair
Lisa Chao, MD

Past Scientific Program Chair
Gena Dunivan, MD

Past SGS President
Star Hampton, MD

Members
Olivia Cardenas-Trowers, MD
Sunil Balgobin, MD