Vulvar Fractionated CO2-Laser Therapy With and Without Concomitant Topical Clobetasol Propionate 0.05% Ointment for Treatment of Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus (VULVIE): A Randomized Controlled Trial (Oral 1)
Speaker:
Alexis Dieter
Discussant:
Jon Pennycuff, MD
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Perioperative Adverse Events in Women Taking GLP1-RAs in Gynecologic Surgery (Oral 2)
Speaker:
Madeline Carmain
Discussant:
Sarah Collins, MD
8:15 AM - 8:20 AM
Accuracy of a Large Language Model in Identifying Gynecologic Surgeons for Endometriosis, Prolapse, and Hysterectomy (Oral Poster 1)
CANCELLED - Evaluation of AI-Generated Personalized Patient Education Handouts for Stress Urinary Incontinence: Readability, Quality, and Actionability (Oral Poster 3)
Speaker:
Elaina Kwiatkowski
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Readability, Accuracy, and Completeness of Urogynecology Health Information Provided Through Patient-Driven Interaction With an Artificial Intelligence Chatbot (Oral 3)
Speaker:
Nicole Wood
Discussant:
Danielle Antosh, MD
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Artificial Intelligence-Based Risk Calculator for Endometriosis Surgery (Oral 4)
Speaker:
Liron Bar-El
Discussant:
Charlotte Pickett, MD
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
PAG Update
Speaker:
Caroline Cox, MD
9:20 AM - 9:45 AM
SGS Spotlight - I'm Sorry Dave, I'm Afraid I Can't Do That: Using Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Care
Moderator:
Kris Strohbehn, MD, FACS, FACOG
Speaker:
CT Lin, MD
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Grande Ballroom - Salon A-F - Exhibit Hall
Coffee Break
10:15 AM - 12:20 PM
Highland
Scientific Session 2
Moderators:
Keith Downing, MD & Annetta Madsen, MD
10:15 AM - 10:20 AM
High Accuracy Salivary miRNA Signature for Non-Invasive Diagnosis of Superficial Peritoneal Endometriosis: A Large Prospective Multicenter Study (Oral Poster 19)
Speaker:
Gaby Moawad
10:20 AM - 10:25 AM
Why We Start Late: Uncovering the Reasons for Delayed First Case Start Times (FCST) in Gynecologic Surgery (Oral Poster 4)
Geographic Access to Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery: A National Drive-Time Analysis Reveals Persistent Disparities Affecting 25.6 Million Women (Oral Poster 7)
From Operating Room to Office: Translational Pathway for a Machine Learning Driven, Uterine Lavage Liquid Biopsy for Endometriosis and Adenomyosis (Rapid Oral 1)
Implementation of “Benign Tumor Board” to Enhance Multidisciplinary Surgical Management of Endometriosis and Predictors of Colorectal Surgeon Involvement (Rapid Oral 3)
Speaker:
Claire Surkis
3:19 PM - 3:22 PM
Understanding the Collaboration Between MIGS and Urogynecology Specialists on Joint Operating Cases (Rapid Oral 4)
Vaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (vNOTES) - A Survey on Attitudes and Barriers Among Practicing Gynecologic Surgeons (Rapid Oral 8)
A Novel Surgical Skills Training Methodology, Leveraging Virtual Reality and Haptics to Teach Retropubic Midurethral Slings: Usability, Performance Validation and Assessment Capability (Rapid Oral 12)
Moderators:
Jeffrey Clemons, MD, John Heusinkveld, MD, FACOG, FACS & Eric Sokol, MD
3:10 PM - 3:17 PM
Perfused Cadaver: Augmentation of Cadaver-Based Surgical Simulation (Videofest 1)
Speaker:
Madeline Carmain
3:17 PM - 3:24 PM
Robotic Hysterectomy Strategies for Uterine Didelphys (Videofest 2)
Speaker:
Melina Monlux
3:24 PM - 3:31 PM
McIndoe Technique for the Creation of a Neovagina in a Case of Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser Syndrome (Videofest 3)
Speaker:
Justine Johnson
3:31 PM - 3:36 PM
Q&A
3:36 PM - 3:43 PM
Expanding the Gynecologic Surgeon’s Toolbox: Liver Mobilization for Complete Excision of Diaphragmatic Endometriosis (Videofest 4)
Speaker:
Evan Austin
3:43 PM - 3:50 PM
Diaphragmatic Endometriosis: A Novel Resection Strategy (Videofest 5)
Speaker:
Fatima Hussain
3:50 PM - 3:57 PM
Excision Decisions: Surgical Management of Bowel Endometriosis (Videofest 6)
Speaker:
Zenobia Ofori-Dankwa
3:57 PM - 4:04 PM
Techniques for Pelvic Organ Suspension During Excision of Endometriosis (Videofest 7)
Speaker:
Shannon Yee
4:04 PM - 4:09 PM
Q&A
4:09 PM - 4:16 PM
Management of Presacral Bleeding During Sacrocolpopexy (Videofest 8)
Speaker:
Wei Tang
4:16 PM - 4:21 PM
Operation Restoration: A Robotic Sacrocolpopexy Revision (Videofest 9)
Speaker:
Gisele Moran
4:21 PM - 4:26 PM
Insights and Pearls for Uterosacral Suspension in VNOTES Hysterectomy (Videofest 10)
Speaker:
Aya Mohr-Sasson
4:26 PM - 4:33 PM
Don’t Miss Cervical Elongation: Diagnosis and Management (Videofest 11)
Speaker:
Christina Saad
4:33 PM - 4:38 PM
Q&A
4:38 PM - 4:45 PM
Accessory and Cavitated Uterine Malformation (ACUM): Thinking Outside the Box, and Inside the Myometrium, When Working up Chronic Pelvic Pain (Videofest 12)
Speaker:
Gabrielle Mintz
4:45 PM - 4:52 PM
Bladder Hydrodistention and Fulguration of Hunner’s Lesions in Patients With Bladder Pain Syndrome (Videofest 13)
Speaker:
Elizabeth Wood
4:52 PM - 4:58 PM
Risk Factors and Management of Sling Mesh Extrusion in the Vagina and Bladder (Videofest 14)
Speaker:
Courtney Wang
4:58 PM - 5:00 PM
Q&A
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Grande Ballroom - Salon J
FPRN Session (Non-CME)
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Grande Ballroom - Salon I
Collaborative Research in Pelvic Surgery Consortium (CoRPS) Meeting (Non-CME)
5:30 PM - 6:45 PM
Highland
SGS Equity Council Presentation and President’s Awards Ceremony (Non-CME)
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM
Equity Council Presentation - The Future of OB GYN Care: A Case for Collective Action
Speaker:
Sandra Brooks, MD, MBA, FACS, FACOG
6:15 PM - 6:45 PM
President’s Awards Ceremony
6:45 PM - 8:00 PM
Grande Ballroom - Salon A-F - Exhibit Hall
President’s Reception
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
6:30 AM - 7:30 AM
Grande Ballroom - Salon G
Innovation Simulation Room with Breakfast (Non-CME)
Association Between Minimally Invasive Surgery, Intraoperative Capsule Rupture, and Survival in Early-Stage Ovarian Cancer (Oral 8)
Speaker:
Alice Lee
Discussant:
Saifuddin Mama, MD, MPH, FACOG, FACS
7:50 AM - 8:00 AM
Thinking Outside of Your Silo: Leveraging a Multidisciplinary Approach to the Complex Patient (Video 2)
Speaker:
Petrina Lafaire
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Impact of a Defecation Posture Modification Device on Symptoms During First Bowel Movement Following Posterior Repair: A Randomized Controlled Trial (Oral 9)
Speaker:
Meredith Carrel-Lammert
Discussant:
Holly Richter, MD
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM
Reason Behind the Route: Qualitative Investigation of Surgeon’s Decision-making Regarding Route of Benign Hysterectomy (Oral 10)
Speaker:
Julia Shinnick
Discussant:
Jim Robinson, MD, MS
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
Distinguished Surgeon Award (Non-CME)
Moderator:
Kris Strohbehn, MD, FACS, FACOG
8:40 AM - 9:20 AM
Presidential Address - Addressing Elephants in the Room: What is the Future of Gynecologic Surgery (Non-CME)
Moderator:
Star Hampton, MD, FACOG
Speaker:
Kris Strohbehn, MD, FACS, FACOG
9:20 AM - 9:50 AM
Grande Ballroom - Salon A-F - Exhibit Hall
Coffee Break
9:50 AM - 11:30 AM
Highland
Scientific Session 5
Moderators:
Oz Harmanli, MD & Kate Meriwether, MD
9:50 AM - 10:15 AM
SGS Spotlight - The Space Between Skill and Excellence: Coaching, Data, and the Future of Surgical Performance
Moderator:
Peter Jeppson, MD, FACOG, FACS
Speaker:
Cara King, DO, MS
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Exploring the Interconnection Between Endometriosis, Anxiety, and the Vaginal and Rectal Microbiome at Time of Surgery (Oral 11)
Speaker:
Nicole Jimenez
Discussant:
Megan Orlando, MD
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM
Primary Inguinal Endometriosis: Neuroanatomy Beyond the Pelvis (Video 3)
Speaker:
M Jonathon Solnik
10:40 AM - 11:30 AM
TeLinde Lecture - True Confessions of a Surgeon-Scientist
Moderator:
Kris Strohbehn, MD, FACS, FACOG
Speaker:
John DeLancey, MD
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Grande Ballroom - Salon A-F - Exhibit Hall
Lunch Break
12:15 PM - 12:55 PM
Highland
Scientific Session 6
Moderators:
Meenal Misal, MD & Tyler Muffly, MD
12:15 PM - 12:25 PM
Double-Opposing Z-Plasty for Reconstruction of Narrow Introital Caliber (Video 4)
Speaker:
Jennie Eunsook Choi
12:25 PM - 12:40 PM
Time to Physical Recovery After Minimally Invasive Sacral Colpopexy (Oral 12)
Speaker:
Sarah Collins, MD
Discussant:
Robert Gutman, MD
12:40 PM - 12:55 PM
Sex After Surgery: Changes in Sexual Function After Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse (Oral 13)
Hysterectomy in the Setting of Complex Uterine Isthmocele (Video 6)
Speaker:
Isabel Janmey
9:05 AM - 9:20 AM
Fragility Index Analysis for Robustness of Evidence in Randomized Controlled Trials Leading to FDA Approval of Pharmacological Therapies for Endometriosis (Oral 17)
Speaker:
Raanan Meyer
Discussant:
Christine Foley, MD
9:20 AM - 9:25 AM
Timing of Postoperative Active Void Trials After Urogynecologic Procedures: A Randomized Control Trial (Oral Poster 13)
Moderators:
Jennifer Hamner, DO & Rebecca Rogers, MD
10:25 AM - 10:40 AM
Assessment of Laparotomy Conversion Among Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Surgery for Endometrial Cancer: Robotic-Assisted vs Laparoscopic (Oral 18)
Speaker:
Sawa Keymeulen
Discussant:
Paul Magtibay, MD
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
Ovarian Transplantation: Surgical Techniques and Anatomic Considerations for the Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgeon (Video 8)
Speaker:
Erin Galakatos
10:50 AM - 11:05 AM
Postoperative Infections in Non-Hysterectomy Endometriosis Surgeries: Association With the Vizient Vulnerability Index (Oral 19)
Speaker:
Natasha Makarova
Discussant:
Mireille Truong, MD
11:05 AM - 11:10 AM
Does Surgery for Prolapse Change the Genital and Levator Hiatus on MRI? (Oral Poster 16)
Speaker:
Anne Sammarco
11:10 AM - 11:15 AM
Presentation and Management of Vaginal Cuff Dehiscence Following Hysterectomy (Oral Poster 17)
Speaker:
Madeline Carmain
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM
Decreasing surgical site infection rates after benign hysterectomy: Effects of a bundled approach (Oral Poster 18)
A Case of a 4cm Calculi Formed on Eroded Mersilene Cervical Cerclage Tape and Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Removal via Minimally-Invasive Approach to Cystolithotomy (Video Café 32)
Management of a Vaginal Cuff Endometrioma and Ovarian Remnant After Hysterectomy and Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy: A Combined Gynecologic and Colorectal Surgical Approach (Video Café 40)
Demographic and Social Characteristics Associated With Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Referral and Compliance After Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury (Non-discussed Poster 3)
Preoperative Referral to a Primary Care Provider and Association With Perioperative Medical Complications in Urogynecologic Surgery (Non-discussed Poster 7)
Evaluating the Risk of Postoperative Complications Following Concomitant Appendectomy During Laparoscopic Endometriosis Excision (Non-discussed Poster 18)
Sexual Dysfunction and Interventions in Gynecologic Cancer: Protocol and Preliminary Findings of a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (Non-discussed Poster 27)
Impact of a Defecation Posture Modification Device on Ease of Bowel Movements in Patients With Posterior Compartment Prolapse and Bowel Dysfunction (Non-discussed Poster 35)
Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy With Exit Incision for Specimen Extraction Versus Abdominal Hysterectomy for Enlarged Uteri (Non-discussed Poster 36)
Association Between Uterine Version, Uterine Position, and Vaginal Wall Length Among Patients With Posterior Predominant Prolapse (Non-discussed Poster 37)
Retrospective Multicenter Review of Efficacy and Practices of Botulinum Toxin a Trigger Point Injections for Chronic Pelvic Pain (Non-discussed Poster 39)
Use of High Intensity Focused Electromagnetic (HIFEM) Device for the Treatment of Urinary Incontinence: A Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial (Non-discussed Poster 41)
The Association Between Morbid Obesity and Recurrence of Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Stress Urinary Incontinence Status Post Surgical Management: A Retrospective Cohort Study Utilizing TriNetX Data (Non-discussed Poster 49)
Impact of Anesthesia Agents and Patient Factors on Postoperative Urinary Retention Following Urethral Polyacrylamide Hydrogel Injection for Urinary Incontinence (Non-discussed Poster 54)
Concomitant Procedure at the Time of Transcervical Radiofrequency Ablation of Uterine Fibroids: Intra- and Post-Operative Outcomes (Non-discussed Poster 55)
A Retrospective Observational Survey Evaluating Efficacy of diVa Vaginal Laser Therapy for Treatment of Genitourinary Symptoms and Urinary Stress Incontinence (Non-discussed Poster 65)
Despite Increased Miscarriage History With Uterine Anomalies, Hysteroscopic Metroplasty Resulted in Identical IVF Miscarriage, Live Birth, and Cumulative Live Birth Rates When Compared to Controls (Non-discussed Poster 66)
Decreased Patient Driving Time, Gasoline Cost, and Carbon Emissions With an Institutional Home Foley Removal Quality Initiative (Non-discussed Poster 84)
The Cost of Care: Quantifying Financial Toxicity Among Patients With Endometriosis (Non-discussed Poster 89)
Speaker:
Amber Lalla
Investigating the Socio-Demographics of Those Utilizing Tubal Ligation Versus Other Contraceptive Methods Within Barrero, Dominican Republic (Non-discussed Poster 90)
Application of a Modified Person-Centered Counseling Scale to Investigate Experiences of Individuals With Chronic Pelvic Pain (Non-discussed Poster 91)
Oophoropexy at the Time of Excision of Parametrial and or Ovarian Fossa Endometriosis to Reduce Postoperative Adhesive Disease (Non-discussed Poster 99)
Patient Perspectives on Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery: Knowledge, Concerns, and Attitudes at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana (Non-discussed Poster 103)
From Pilot to Practice: Clinical Implementation of At-Home Catheter Self-Discontinuation Protocol Reduces Healthcare Utilization Without Compromising Safety (Non-discussed Poster 111)
Response to Leuprolide Acetate in Surgical Management of Large Uterine Fibroids (Non-discussed Poster 114)
Speaker:
Kelsey Stewart
Antidepressant Usage and Its Postoperative Outcomes on the Surgical Management of Hysterectomy: A Multi-Institutional 1:1 Propensity Matched Cohort Analysis (Non-discussed Poster 115)