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This medical podcast from Contemporary OB/GYN is designed for doctors by doctors and features in-depth interviews, treatment advice, commentaries, and cutting-edge research updates from some of the industry’s most respected practitioners.   

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    • Dec 31, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 18m AVG DURATION
    • 51 EPISODES


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    S4 Ep15: Pap Talk S4E15: MIRA surgical system for hysterectomy with Jean Dubuisson, MD, PhD

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024 7:18


    In this episode of Pap Talk, Jean Dubuisson, MD, PhD, discusses the first successful hysterectomy performed using the MIRA surgical system.

    S4 Ep14: Alternatives to hysterectomy & uterine-preserving options for fibroids, part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 12:25


    This is part 2 of a 2-part series. In this bonus episode of Pap Talk, get an exclusive recap of Kimberly Kho, MD's presentation at AAGL 2022 on alternatives to hysterectomy and uterine-preserving options for fibroids.

    S4 Ep13: Alternatives to hysterectomy & uterine-preserving options for fibroids, part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 15:18


    This is part 1 of a 2-part series. In this bonus episode of Pap Talk, get an exclusive recap of Kimberly Kho, MD's presentation at AAGL 2022 on alternatives to hysterectomy and uterine-preserving options for fibroids.

    S4 Ep12: Recap on reproductive rights with David Hackney, MD, MS

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 13:46


    Join us as we talk with David Hackney, MD, MS, maternal-fetal medicine physician at Case Western University and chair of ACOG's Ohio chapter. A full recap of where restrictions on reproductive rights have been and where they're going. 

    S4 Ep11: Bonus: EMIGS with Dr. Nash Moawad

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 10:57


    In this bonus episode, Nash Moawad, MD, MS, FACOG, FACS, sits down to discuss the recent standardization of Essentials of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (EMIGS) training program for minimally invasive gynecologic surgeons and how it's shaping the way this subspecialty delivers care. Moawad is the chair of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL)Steering Committee of EMIGS, and chief of the Division of MIGS at the Unversity of Florida.

    S4 Ep10: 2023 women's health outlook

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 14:05


    Alison Cowan, MD, discusses her predictions for women's health trends in 2023. Alison Cowan, MD, ob-gyn hospitalist and head of medical affairs at Mirvie, discusses the latest predictions for women's health in 2023. From maternal mortality to preterm birth, Cowan dives into what health conditions will be affecting women most in 2023 and how the specialty is trying to combat these issues.

    S4 Ep8: The impact of environmental exposures on women's health

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 9:49


    Katie Huffling, DNP, RN, CNM, FAAN, sits down to discuss her presentation at the Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NPWH) 25th Annual Conference in Houston, Texas from September 28 to October 2022. From safe baby products to helping your patients become educated consumers, Huffling's insights are valuable across practices. 

    S4 Ep9: Medications for early pregnancy loss with Amy Levi, CNM, WHNP-BC, FACNM, FAAN

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 11:46


    Amy Levi, CNM, WHNP-BC, FACNM, FAAN, Albers Endowed Professor of Midwifery at the University of New Mexico College of Nursing, sits down to discuss her presentation at the NPWH 25th Annual Premier Women's Healthcare Conference on medications for early pregnancy loss.

    S4 Ep7: March of Dimes launches new preterm birth research center at UCSF

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 7:48


    Marina Sirota, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco, spoke about the new March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at UCSF and the impact they hope their research will have on the future of preterm birth.

    S4 Ep6: Dr. John Martin on Butterfly's innovative new ultrasound solution

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2022 8:14


    Dr. John Martin is the chief medical officer for Butterfly Network Inc., who's innovative device is the world's only single-probe, whole-body ultrasound solution. 

    S4 Ep5: Beating burnout: Habit-hacking tips for bringing wellness back into your life

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 15:21


    Burnout is uniquely pervasive in medicine, regardless of specialty, making physicians more susceptible than the average person. In this episode, Matthew T. Siedhoff, MD, MSCR, discusses warning signs to watch for and shares his habit-hacking tips to refocus your routines and bring wellness back into your life. Watch it here. Resources in this episode Matthew T. Siedhoff, MD, MSCR, is vice chair of gynecology, an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, and a minimally invasive gynecologic surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.

    S4 Ep4: RFA and uterine fibroids with Dr. Jessica Shepherd

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 8:40


    Jessica Shepherd, MD, MBA, FACOG, deep dives into the benefits of utilizing radio frequency ablation (RFA) for treatment of uterine fibroids, available RFA devices, and disparities in the condition.

    S4 Ep3: Myfembree for moderate-to-severe endometriosis pain: Potential for adolescents

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 3:44


    Contemporary OB/GYN® Associate Editor Lindsey Carr sat down with Jessica Shim, MD, an attending at in the Division of Gynecology, Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital; Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts, to discuss Myfembree (relugolix, estradiol, and norethindrone acetate tablets; Myovant Sciences, Pfizer) and its possible approval in May 2022.

    S4 Ep2: Caring for women who are or have been incarcerated: contraception, sexual health, and trauma-informed care

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 37:04


    In this episode of Pap Talk, Gloria Bachmann, MD, MSc, breaks down what it means to be a health care provider for incarcerated individuals, and explores the specific challenges women and their providers face during and after incarceration. Joined by sexual health expert Michael Krychman, MD, Bachmann also discusses trauma-informed care and how providers can get informed. 

    S4 Ep1: New RNA platform can predict pregnancy complications

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 14:49


    Contemporary OB/GYN® sat down with Maneesh Jain, CEO of Mirvie, and Michal Elovitz, MD, chief medical advisor at Mirvie, a new RNA platform that is able to predict pregnancy complications by revealing the biology of each pregnancy. They discussed recently published data regarding the platform's ability to predict preeclampsia and preterm birth.

    S3 Ep22: MIGS surgeons discuss novel vNOTES technology

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 52:13


    This panel discussion features Brandi Hardin, MD, Grover May, MD, and Thomas Pitman, MD. It was moderated by Jon I. Einarsson, MD, PhD, MPH, deputy medical editor of Contemporary OB/GYN®; director of the Division of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital; and professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School, both in Boston, Massachusetts. Brandi Hardin, MD, is affiliated with Spartanburg Medical Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and is on the medical executive committee of the Ambulatory Surgery Center of Spartanburg. Grover May, MD, managing partner of a large obstetrician-gynecologist (ob-gyn) private practice in Johnson City, Tennessee, was an early adopter of single-incision laparoscopic surgery and has provided contemporary mixed techniques to his patients for over 20 years. Thomas Pitman, MD, is board certified in obstetrics, gynecology, female pelvic medicine, and reconstructive surgery, and practices in Southaven, Mississippi. Read a transcript of the interview here.

    S3 Ep21: Gloria Bachmann, MD, MMS: virtual medicine and trauma-informed care for incarcerated women

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 8:50


    Gloria A. Bachmann, MD, MMS sat down with Michael Krychman, MD, at the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) Annual Meeting to talk about telemedicine and her work providing trauma-informed care to women in prison. Get the transcript here.

    S3 Ep20: Brooke Faught, NP on sexual health, trauma-informed care, and the perks of meeting in-person

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 7:40


    In this episode of Pap Talk, we took you with us to the North American Menopause Society's recent Annual Meeting. Sexual health specialist Michael Krychman, MD, sat down with Brooke Faught, NP, to learn more about her work at the Women's Institute for Sexual Health, her role on the NAMS Planning Committee, and her tips for talking trauma with patients.

    S3 Ep19: Alyssa Dweck, MD, on menopause products, her podcast, and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 8:11


    In this episode, Michael Krychman, MD, sat down with Alyssa Dweck, MD, gynecologist, and Bonafide medical advisor to catch up at this year's North American Menopause Society (NAMS) Annual Meeting.

    18: Coping with COVID-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 14:11


    In this episode, Angie DeRosa spoke with Michael Krychman, MD about how physicians are coping with COVID-19. 

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    17: FDA grants approval to Visby Medical's Sexual Health Click Test

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 18:55


    Visby Medical's Sexual Health Click Test is unlike anything else on the market. With a self- or health care-provided vaginal swab sample, the test can recognize three of the most common STIs—chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis—in 30 minutes or less. Watch this interview and learn more about the Sexual Health Click Test here. 

    16: Social media for ob/gyns with Jen Lincoln, MD

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 8:27


    We spoke with social media influencer Jennifer Lincoln, MD, IBCLC about social media's role in health care, and why you should use it. 

    15: Meet the Board: Ilana Cass, MD

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 21:13


    Introducing Contemporary OB/GYN® Editorial Advisory Board member, Ilana Cass, MD. 

    14: Current snapshot of COVID-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 16:11


    In this podcast, Contemporary OB/GYN Senior Editor Angie DeRosa gets insight on COVID-19 from Christina Han, MD, division director of maternal fetal medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a member of the COVID-19 task force. Han spoke on behalf of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine. 

    13: Becoming involved in health coverage and reimbursement coverage issues

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 16:02


    In this podcast, host Scott Kober is joined by experts Robert C. McDonald, MD, MBA, and Karla F. Loken, DO, OBGYN, FACOOG, as they discuss ways in which practicing ob-gyns can become involved in this arena.

    12: Legally Speaking: Methotrexate in an intrauterine pregnancy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2021 17:12


    Hear from James Shwayder, MD, as he goes through the details of a case involving methotrexate in an intrauterine pregnancy that eventually led to fetal demise. The article originally appeared in the May issue of Contemporary OB/GYN®. For ultrasound images and a visual roundup of the case, watch the interview here. 

    11: Meet the Board: Christine Isaacs, MD

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2021 9:58


    Christine Isaacs, MD is a general ob-gyn, Professor and Chief of the Division of Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics & Gynecology at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. Isaacs is also the Medical Director of Midwifery Services and one of Contemporary OB/GYN®'s newest editorial board members. 

    10: Meet the Board: Yalda Afshar, MD, PhD

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 8:30


    Yalda Afshar, MD, Ph.D. is one of Contemporary OB/GYN®'s newest editorial board members. Afshar is an Assistant Professor and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. Watch the episode here.

    9: Meet the Board: Laura E. Riley, MD

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 10:26


    Introducing Contemporary OB/GYN® Editorial Advisory Board member, Laura E. Riley, MD. Laura E. Riley, MD is one of Contemporary OB/GYN®'s newest editorial board members. Riley is chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Weill Cornell Medicine and Obstetrician and Gynecologist-in-Chief at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. She specializes in obstetric infectious disease and is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) COVID-19 Task Force. Watch the episode here.

    8: Sexual Health Matters: How to Have Difficult Conversations with Patients

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 17:39


    Hear from Michael Krychman, MD, a gynecologist who specializes in sexual health and survivorship medicine on how to discuss sexual health with your patients.  

    7: Physician-patient collaboration for uterine fibroid treatment options

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 35:32


    Featuring Ayman Al-Hendy, MD Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, OB/GYN; Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology; The University of Chicago Medical Center Sateria Venable  Founder & CEO of The Fibroid Foundation

    6: Avoiding burnout with Yalda Afshar, MD, PhD

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 4:25


    “Whenever I get worried, I always think about a quote from a mentor of mine, Beth Karlan, MD, Ph.D. She always reminds us, ‘Never worry alone.' That is so true in some of the toughest clinical and surgical cases we get into. It comes in handy during some of the darkest moments in medicine, whether it is patient care-related or not. Lean on your chosen family and community; always. Then be a pillar for them,” says Yalda Afshar, MD, on ways to avoid burnout and preserve mental wellbeing. Afshar is an Assistant Professor and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. Read a full transcript of the interview.

    5: LARC in the time of COVID-19 and telehealth: Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 22:43


    This video interview features Rachael Phelps, MD, Medical Director at Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York, and of the Rochester LARC Initiative; and Amber Truehart, MD, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Family Planning and Contraceptive Research at the University of Chicago. 

    4: LARC in the time of COVID-19 and telehealth: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 37:51


    In this episode, Dr. Rachel Phelps of the Rochester LARC Initiative sits down with Dr. Amber Trueheart of the University of Chicago Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 

    3: Meet the Board: Catherine Y. Spong, MD

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 6:17


    The first of Contemporary OB/GYN's Meet the Board series features Editor in Chief, Catherine Y. Spong, MD. We talked with her about what compelled her to join Contemporary OB/GYN, become an MFM, and begin the Human Placenta Project at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

    2: HPV and Cervical Cancer with Sangini Sheth, MD

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 30:25


    1: COVID-19 in pregnancy: Q&A with Emily Adhikari, MD

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2021 18:14


    Emily Adhikari, MD tells Contemporary OB/GYN® senior editor Angie DeRosa what she is hearing from patients about the COVID-19 vaccine. COVID-19 Vaccine FAQ Sheet

    9: Linda Fan, MD, on telehealth in the second stage of COVID-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 18:37


    This episode of Pap Talk features Linda Fan, MD, an assistant professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences; Section Chief of Gynecology; and director of Gynecologic Quality and Safety at the Yale School of Medicine.

    8: Skeletal dysplasia with David Abel, MD

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 29:01


    This episode of Pap Talk by Contemporary OB/GYN features David Abel, MD, as he discusses various elements of skeletal dysplasia and how practitioners can help their patients. Stay tuned for the full video online at contemporaryobgyn.net. 

    7: Surgeons Panel: The state of gynecologic surgery

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 48:06


    Zurawin is an adjunct associate professor at the Baylor College of Medicine, Department of ob/gyn.   Moawad is a clinical associate professor of ob/gyn at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and founder of the Center for Endometriosis and Advanced Pelvic Surgery.   Disclosures Zurawin is the principal medical advisor for Memic Innovative Surgery Ltd., the company that created the Hominis surgical system.   Moawad is on the Speakers Bureau, Intuitive Surgical.

    6: Vaginal dilators with Dr. Michael Krychman

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 20:59


    Senior Editor Angie DeRosa interviewed Dr. Michael Krychman to discuss vaginal dilators in preparation for his feature article in the November issue of Contemporary OB/GYN, ‘Vaginal Dilators: A guide for health care professionals.'  Stay tuned for the full, peer-reviewed article and watch the video interview here. 

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    5: The Womxn's Health Collaborative with Dr. Michal Elovitz

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 27:02


    Senior Editor Angie DeRosa interviews Dr. Michal Elovitz, executive director of the recently formed Womxn's Health Collaborative (WHC), a group whose mission is to empower women from diverse backgrounds to succeed and become leaders in science and health in the field of women's health. Watch the full video interview here. 

    4: The fellow on the frontlines of COVID-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 27:42


    In this episode of Pap Talk by Contemporary OB/GYN, Senior Editor Angie DeRosa interviews Aleha Aziz, MD, an ob/gyn at Columbia University's Irving Medical Center in New York. Dr. Aziz was one of many fellows involved with caring for patients during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City earlier this year.

    3: Providing quality care for transgender and nonbinary patients

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 32:33


    Watch the full video interview with Drs. Crissman and Stroumsa Read the peer-reviewed feature article, 'Gynecologic care for transmasculine people.' Learn terminology to use when treating transmasculine patients Improve your care with training modules: Improving Ob/Gyn Care for Transgender and Non-Binary Individuals

    2: Overcoming racism and unconscious bias in ob/gyn

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 41:02


    Senior Editor Angie DeRosa and Associate Editor Lindsey Carr sat down with Drs. Vanessa Rogers and Shawna Nesbitt to discuss racism and unconscious bias in ob/gyn practice. Read their full feature article from Contemporary OB/GYN:   Overcoming racism and unconscious bias in ob/gyn Watch: Full video interview

    1: Racial justice and health equity in ob/gyn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 38:57


    Contemporary OB/GYN Senior Editor Angie DeRosa interviews Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist Dr. Washington Hill to get his perspective on what practicing ob/gyns must do to address implicit bias and racism in the health care system. For the full video interview with Dr. Washington Hill, visit us online. 

    4: Placental Pathology and MVM Evidence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 26:04


    This episode of Pap Talk by Contemporary OB/GYN features an interview with Dr. Emily S. Miller, with Northwestern Medicine in Chicago. In this exclusive interview, Dr. Miller shares what may be the most interesting clinical findings to date for the impact of COVID-19 on pregnancy.    In this episode, Dr. Miller discusses evidence of maternal vascular malperfusion (MVM) in her clinical practice and research, plus the impact of socioeconomic status in patients and families affected by the virus.   Watch the full video of this conversation with Dr. Miller and learn more about her latest research efforts, findings and more. -- Contemporary OB/GYN @ContempOBGYN @ContempOBGYN

    3: Pandemics, Pathogens and Perseverance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 22:52


    This episode of Pap Talk by Contemporary OB/GYN features an interview with Dr. Kristina Adams-Waldorf, Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Adjunct Professor in Global Health at the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine in Seattle.  As an expert in pregnancy infections, Dr. Adams-Waldorf shares her expertise as principal investigator at the Adams-Waldorf Research Lab at UW, where the research team is studying COVID-19 in pregnancy.   Watch the full video of this conversation with Dr. Adams-Waldorf and learn more about her latest research efforts, findings and more. -- Contemporary OB/GYN @ContempOBGYN @ContempOBGYN

    2: COVID-19, Patient Care and Pandemic Jam

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 20:36


    In this episode, Dr. Dotters-Katz discusses her perspective on COVID-19's impact on pregnant patients. Dotters-Katz also includes what she is seeing in her area of the United States. Read the full commentary she wrote with Dr. Brenna Hughes titled, "The Pathogen That Will Define the Decade." Watch the full video here.

    1: COVID-19 in New York City with Dr. Laura Riley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 18:25


    Contemporary OB/GYN Senior Editor Angie DeRosa interviews Dr. Laura Riley, MD, a renowned obstetrician who specializes in obstetric infectious disease. Dr. Riley weighs in on COVID-19. Let us know what you think about the show on Twitter, @ContempOBGYN and use the hashtag #PapTalk! 

    Introducing Pap Talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2020 2:49


    Welcome to Pap Talk, a weekly medical podcast designed for doctors by doctors. Each week, we will feature in-depth interviews, treatment advice, commentaries and cutting-edge research updates from some of the industry's most respected practitioners.   

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