2024
Emily Marra, MD — University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
2024 Highest CREOG Mortimer Rosen Award. Sponsored by William Todia, MD ($400 and certificate)
Susan Wherley, MD — Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospitals/MetroHealth Medical Center
2024 Fellow Women's Health Service and Leadership Award. Sponsored by Michael T. Gyves, MD ($500 and certificate)
Archana K. Ayyar, MD — Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University Hospitals
2024 Research Grant Award, "Combination of Bisphenol A with Bisphenol F's Impact on Ovarian Function and Uterine Function in Mice." Sponsored by CLESOG membership ($1,000)
Kathryn Coyne, MD — Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University Hospitals
"Altered endometrial cell progesterone responsiveness in the etiology of endometriosis and infertility." 2024 Fellow 1st Place Award, sponsored by the Jack and Anne Huxtable Palomaki Charitable Fund in memory of A. Brian Little, MD ($500 and certificate)
Lannah Lua-Mailland, MD — Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
"Are virtual visits for delivery of postoperative care following urogynecologic surgery equal to office visits? The VIDEO randomized trial." 2024 Fellow 2nd Place Award, sponsored by Vicki Reed, MD and Chad Michener, MD in memory of Teresa Michener ($300 and certificate)
Graham Chapman, MD — Gynecologic Oncology, University Hospitals
"Machine learning for ovarian cancer screening: a novel approach to an age-old dilemma." 2024 Fellow 3rd Place Award, sponsored by CLESOG membership ($200 and certificate)
Alexander Boscia, MD — University Hospitals
"Influence of daytime versus nighttime births on late preterm infant outcomes." 2024 Resident 1st Place Award, sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($500 and certificate)
Andreea Dinicu, MD — Cleveland Clinic
"Response to immunotherapy with pembrolizumab and Lenvatinib for recurrent endometrial cancer stratified by platinum free interval." 2024 Resident 2nd Place Award, sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($300 and certificate)
Maura Schlussel, MD — University Hospitals
"Standardizing the repair of obstetric anal sphincter injuries: a quality improvement initiative." 2024 Resident 3rd Place Award, sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($200 and certificate)
Rebekah Russell — Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
2023 CLESOG Medical Student Award. Sponsored by Miloslava Mervart, MD ($500 and certificate)
Brian Mercer, MD
2024 Outstanding Service Award (plaque)
2023
Catherine Y. Keller, MD — Cleveland Clinic
2023 Highest CREOG Mortimer Rosen Award. Sponsored by William Todia, MD ($400 and certificate)
Lauren Hutka, DO — Aultman Hospital
2023 Resident Women's Health Service and Leadership Award. Sponsored by Eileen Golden, MD and Jill Minger, MD ($500 and certificate)
Kathryn Coyne, MD — Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University Hospitals
2023 Fellow Women's Health Service and Leadership Award. Sponsored by Michael T. Gyves, MD ($500 and certificate)
Evelina Manvelyan, MD — Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University Hospitals
2023 Research Grant Award, "The Difference in Cumulus Granulosa Cell Gene Expression based on Ovulation Trigger in IVF Cycle." Sponsored by CLESOG membership ($1,000)
Rebecca K. Chung, MD — Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University Hospitals
"LPS-induced Inflammation and Early Pregnancy in a Mouse Model." 2023 Fellow 1st Place Award, sponsored by the Jack and Anne Huxtable Palomaki Charitable Fund in memory of A. Brian Little, MD ($500 and certificate)
Christine Hur, MD — Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Cleveland Clinic
"Low-Dose hCG Supplementation in Antagonist IVF Protocols is Associated with Delays in Embryo Development and Reduced Fertilization Rates." 2023 Fellow 2nd Place Award, sponsored by Vicki Reed, MD and Chad Michener, MD in memory of Teresa Michener ($300 and certificate)
Johanna A. Kelley, MD — Gynecologic Oncology, Cleveland Clinic
"Divergent Evolutionary Response to Multiple Fractions of Radiation (MF2) Therapy in Cervical Cancer Cell Lines (CCCL)." 2023 Fellow 3rd Place Award, sponsored by CLESOG membership ($200 and certificate)
Erika Lampert, MD — Cleveland Clinic
"Higher Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism Associated with Increasing Lines of Chemotherapy in Heavily Treated Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Patients." 2023 Resident 1st Place Award, sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($500 and certificate)
Noria McCarther, MD — University Hospitals
"Temporal Association Between Interracial Couples and Odds of Low-Birth-Weight Infants: Trends in National Vital Statistics Data from 1971 to 2016." 2023 Resident 2nd Place Award, sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($300 and certificate)
Emily Frisch, MD — Cleveland Clinic
"Comparing Long-term Quality of Life in Reproductive-aged Women Who Underwent Myomectomy versus Hysterectomy for Uterine Fibroids." 2023 Resident 3rd Place Award (tie), sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($200 and certificate)
Sabrina Rangi, MD — Cleveland Clinic
"Prevalence of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Young and Adolescent Transmasculine Patients Presenting for Gender Affirmation Care." 2023 Resident 3rd Place Award (tie), sponsored by CLESOG membership ($200 and certificate)
Surabhi Tewari, MD — Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
2022 CLESOG Medical Student Award. Sponsored by Miloslava Mervart, MD ($500 and certificate)
Miloslava Mervart, MD
2023 Outstanding Service Award (plaque)
2022
Stacy Smrz, MD — Gynecologic Oncology, University Hospitals
2022 Fellow Women's Health Service and Leadership Award ($500 and certificate)
Felicia LeMoine, MD — Maternal Fetal Medicine, MetroHealth/University Hospitals
2022 Research Grant Award, "Outpatient Antibiotics Following Previable Rupture of Membranes (pPPROM) Between 18 0/7 and 22 6/7 Weeks Gestational Age: OAPROM Trial." Sponsored by CLESOG membership ($1,000)
Christine Hur, MD — Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
"The presence of cell extrusion or exclusion during embryonic compaction is associated with lower rates of blastocyst formation and poorer morphologic grade." 2022 Fellow 1st Place Award, sponsored by the Jack and Anne Huxtable Palomaki Charitable Fund in memory of A. Brian Little, MD ($500 and certificate)
Oluyemi Aderibigbe, MD — Maternal Fetal Medicine, MetroHealth/University Hospitals
"Postpartum hypertension, tight vs liberal control: A randomized controlled trial." 2022 Fellow 2nd Place Award (tie), sponsored by Vicki Reed, MD and Chad Michener, MD in memory of Teresa Michener ($300 and certificate)
Emily K. Redman, MD — Maternal Fetal Medicine, MetroHealth/University Hospitals
"Chorioamnionitis grade correlates with myometrial inflammation and pro-labor progesterone receptor modification." 2022 Fellow 2nd Place Award (tie), sponsored by CLESOG membership ($300 and certificate)
Annika Sinha, MD — Cleveland Clinic Foundation
"The risk of venous thromboembolism in patients with and without leiomyomas undergoing hysterectomy." 2022 Resident 1st Place Award, sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($500 and certificate)
Priscilla Ting, DO — Aultman Hospital
"Effect of pre-operative counseling on post-operative outcomes at the time of minor gynecologic surgery: A randomized control study." 2022 Resident 2nd Place Award (tie), sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($300 and certificate)
Theresa Fisher, MD — University Hospitals
"An innovative skill trainer for surgical management of postpartum hemorrhage - concept and evaluation." 2022 Resident 2nd Place Award (tie), sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($200 and certificate)
Metabel Markwei, MD — Cleveland Clinic Foundation Lerner College of Medicine
2021 CLESOG Medical Student Award ($500 and certificate)
2021
Carrie D. Bennett, MD — Cleveland Clinic Foundation
2021 Highest CREOG Mortimer Rosen Award. Sponsored by CLESOG membership ($400 and certificate)
Kathryn N. Thomas, MD — MetroHealth Medical Center
2021 Resident Women's Health Service and Leadership Award. Sponsored by Eileen Golden, MD and Jill Minger, MD ($500 and certificate)
Tani Malhotra, MD — Maternal Fetal Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center
2021 Fellow Women's Health Service and Leadership Award ($500 and certificate)
Sabrina Bedell, MD — Gynecologic Oncology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
2021 Research Grant Award, to determine if the Oxford Nanopore MinION RNA sequencer is a reliable platform correlating with bulk RNA sequencing by the Genomics Core of the Lerner Research Institute. Sponsored by CLESOG membership ($1,000)
Natalia Llarena, MD — Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
"The role of the PI3K/PTEN/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway in maintaining the primordial follicle pool: implications for reproductive longevity." 2021 Fellow 1st Place Award, sponsored by the Jack and Anne Huxtable Palomaki Charitable Fund in memory of A. Brian Little, MD ($500 and certificate)
Channing Burks, MD — Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University Hospitals
"Use of frozen donor oocytes are associated with a decreased livebirth rate compared to fresh donor oocytes: A SART database analysis." 2021 Fellow 2nd Place Award, sponsored by Vicki Reed, MD and Chad Michener, MD in memory of Teresa Michener ($300 and certificate)
Olivia Chang, MD — Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
"Impact of intraoperative genital hiatus size on pelvic organ prolapse recurrence." 2021 Fellow 3rd Place Award, sponsored by CLESOG membership ($200 and certificate)
Annika Sinha, MD — Cleveland Clinic Foundation
"The effect of estrogen therapy on spermatogenesis in transgender women." 2021 Resident 1st Place Award, sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($500 and certificate)
Jonathan T. Hunt, MD, MBA — Cleveland Clinic Foundation
"Effect of contraceptive hormonal therapy on mammographic breast density: A longitudinal cohort study." 2021 Resident 2nd Place Award, sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($300 and certificate)
Mary Kate Lintel, MD — Cleveland Clinic Foundation
"How do endometrial biopsy results correlate with hysteroscopic pathology in women presenting with abnormal and postmenopausal uterine bleeding?" 2021 Resident 3rd Place Award, sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($200 and certificate)
Kathryn N. Thomas, MD — MetroHealth Medical Center
"Postpartum contraceptive choice and fulfilment in patients with opioid use disorder." 2021 Northeast Ohio Maternal Fetal Medicine Society 1st Place Resident Award ($300 and certificate)
Danielle Olson, MD — MetroHealth Medical Center
"Evaluation of multidisciplinary shoulder dystocia training on knowledge, performance, and documentation." 2021 Northeast Ohio Maternal Fetal Medicine Society 2nd Place Resident Award ($200 and certificate)
Bethany Bruno, MD — Cleveland Clinic Foundation Lerner College of Medicine
2020 CLESOG Medical Student Award ($500 and certificate)
2020
Nina Rivera, MD — University Hospitals
2020 Highest CREOG Mortimer Rosen Award. Sponsored by CLESOG membership ($400 and certificate)
Maria A. Phillis, MD, JD — University Hospitals
2020 Resident Women's Health Service and Leadership Award. Sponsored by Eileen Golden, MD and Jill Minger, MD ($500 and certificate)
Lisa Caronia Hickman, MD — Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
2020 Fellow Women's Health Service and Leadership Award. Sponsored by Kristine M. Zanotti, MD ($500 and certificate)
Oluyemi Aderibigbe, MD — Maternal Fetal Medicine, MetroHealth/University Hospitals
Research Grant Award, "Postpartum Hypertension, Tight vs Liberal Control: A Randomized Controlled Trial." Sponsored by CLESOG membership ($1,000)
Graham Chapman, MD — Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospitals/MetroHealth Medical Center
"Tamsulosin versus placebo to prevent postoperative urinary retention following female pelvic reconstructive surgery: a multi-institutional randomized controlled trial." 2020 Fellow 1st Place Award, sponsored by the Jack and Anne Huxtable Palomaki Charitable Fund in memory of A. Brian Little, MD ($500 and certificate)
Kasey Roberts, MD — Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospitals/MetroHealth Medical Center
"Adverse cardiovascular events associated with female pelvic reconstructive surgery." 2020 Fellow 2nd Place Award, sponsored by Vicki Reed, MD and Chad Michener, MD in memory of Teresa Michener ($300 and certificate)
Olivia Chang, MD — Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
"Predicting a world without midurethral slings: A cost-effective analysis." 2020 Fellow 3rd Place Award, sponsored by CLESOG membership ($200 and certificate)
CeCe Cheng, MD — University Hospitals
"Efficacy of an educational intervention on HPV vaccination knowledge and rates of administration." 2020 Resident 1st Place Award, sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($500 and certificate)
Susan Wherley, MD — University Hospitals
"Evaluation of the American College of Surgeons National Surgery Quality Improvement Program Surgical Risk Calculator in patients undergoing pelvic organ prolapse surgery." 2020 Resident 2nd Place Award, sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($300 and certificate)
Alyssa Herrmann, MD — Cleveland Clinic
"Cervico-vaginal junction to anterior cul-de-sac: measured distance during vaginal hysterectomy in patients with a history of Cesarean section." 2020 Resident 3rd Place Award, sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($200 and certificate)
Anna Chichura, MD — Cleveland Clinic
"Lapses in breast cancer screening for highly penetrant mutation carriers in pregnancy and lactation." 2020 Northeast Ohio Maternal Fetal Medicine Society 1st Place Resident Award ($300 and certificate)
Emily Freeman, DO — Cleveland Clinic Akron General
"Intention versus uptake: long-acting reversible contraception among postpartum women in a federally qualified health center." 2020 Northeast Ohio Maternal Fetal Medicine Society 2nd Place Resident Award (tie) ($100 and certificate)
Stephanie Pollard, MD, MPH — MetroHealth Medical Center
"Psychiatric care in pregnancy and neonatal opiate withdrawal syndrome: a propensity score analysis." 2020 Northeast Ohio Maternal Fetal Medicine Society 2nd Place Resident Award (tie) ($100 and certificate)
2019
Jonathan Hunt, MD, MBA — Cleveland Clinic
2019 Highest CREOG Mortimer Rosen Award. Sponsored by CLESOG membership ($400 and certificate)
Tani Malhotra, MD — Maternal-Fetal Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center
2019 Fellow Women's Health Service and Leadership Award. Sponsored by Kristine M. Zanotti, MD ($500 and certificate)
David Sheyn, MD — Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospitals/MetroHealth Medical Center
"Development & Validation of a Machine Learning Algorithm for Predicting Response to Anticholinergic Medications for Overactive Bladder Syndrome." 2019 Fellow 1st Place Award, sponsored by the Jack and Anne Huxtable Palomaki Charitable Fund in memory of A. Brian Little, MD ($500 and certificate)
Graham Chapman, MD — Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospitals/MetroHealth Medical Center
"Perioperative Outcomes in Vaginal or Laparoscopic Reconstructive Surgery versus Obliterative Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse in the Elderly and Frail Population." 2019 Fellow 2nd Place Award, sponsored by Vicki Reed, MD and Chad Michener, MD in memory of Teresa Michener ($300 and certificate)
Alison Bauer, MD — MetroHealth Medical Center/University Hospitals
"Pregnancy Outcomes in Peri-menarchal Adolescents." 2019 Fellow 3rd Place Award, sponsored by CLESOG ($200 and certificate)
Katherine Foster, MD — Summa-Akron City Hospital
"Continuation and Complications of Immediate Postpartum Long-acting Reversible Contraceptive (LARCs) Methods." 2019 Resident 1st Place Award, sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($500 and certificate)
Erica Newlin, MD — Cleveland Clinic
"Gynecologic Oncology Physician Barriers and Perceptions of Palliative Care and Hospice." 2019 Resident 2nd Place Award, sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($300 and certificate)
Tajh Ferguson, MD — University Hospitals
"Comparison of Short Term Outcomes after Laparoscopic Salpingostomy versus Salpingectomy for the Surgical Management of Ectopic Pregnancy." 2019 Resident 3rd Place Award, sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($200 and certificate)
Katherine Foster, MD — Summa-Akron City Hospital
"Continuation and Complications of Immediate Postpartum Long-acting Reversible Contraceptive (LARCs) Methods." 2019 Northeast Ohio Maternal Fetal Medicine Society 1st Place Resident Award ($300 and certificate)
Jane Morris, MD — MetroHealth Medical Center
"Fulfillment of Desired Postpartum Sterilization at time of Cesarean Section by Insurance Status." 2019 Northeast Ohio Maternal Fetal Medicine Society 2nd Place Resident Award ($200 and certificate)
Michael M. Bloomfield, MD and Israel Henig, MD
2019 Outstanding Service Awards, recognizing retired members for extraordinary service to CLESOG and to the improvement of health care for women in Northeast Ohio
2018
Elizabeth A. Seagraves, DO — Summa Akron City Hospital
2018 Resident Women's Health Service and Leadership Award. Sponsored by Eileen Golden, MD and Jill Minger, MD ($500 and certificate)
Christine Arnold, MD — Summa Akron City Hospital
2018 Highest CREOG Mortimer Rosen Award. Sponsored by CLESOG membership ($400 and certificate)
Christa Dominick, MD — Gynecologic Oncology, University Hospitals
2018 Fellow Women's Health Service and Leadership Award. Sponsored by Kristine M. Zanotti, MD ($500 and certificate)
Andrey Perikovets, MD — Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospitals/MetroHealth Medical Center
"ICE-T postoperative multimodal pain regimen compared to the standard regimen in vaginal pelvic reconstructive surgery: a multicenter randomized controlled trial." 2018 Fellow 1st Place Award, sponsored by the Jack and Anne Huxtable Palomaki Charitable Fund in memory of A. Brian Little, MD ($300 and certificate)
Emily R. W. Davidson, MD — Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
"Perioperative adverse events in women undergoing concurrent urogynecologic and gynecologic oncology surgeries." 2018 Fellow 2nd Place Award, sponsored by Vicki Reed, MD and Chad Michener, MD in memory of Teresa Michener ($200 and certificate)
Steve Porter, MD — University Hospitals
"A randomized controlled trial of ketorolac versus placebo on opioid analgesic use following Cesarean delivery with intra-epidural morphine." 2018 Resident 1st Place Award (tie), sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($300 and certificate)
Felicia Lynn Bahadue, MD — University Hospitals
"Validating computerized tomography morphometric ratios in relation to clinical and pathological characteristics in endometrial cancer patients." 2018 Resident 1st Place Award (tie), sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($300 and certificate)
Christina Krudy, MD — MetroHealth Medical Center
"Effect of opioid maintenance therapy on placental efficiency." 2018 Resident 2nd Place Award, sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($200 and certificate)
Steve Porter, MD — University Hospitals
"A randomized controlled trial of ketorolac versus placebo on opioid analgesic use following Cesarean delivery with intra-epidural morphine." 2018 Northeast Ohio Maternal Fetal Medicine Society 1st Place Resident Award ($300 and certificate)
Christina Krudy, MD — MetroHealth Medical Center
"Effect of opioid maintenance therapy on placental efficiency." 2018 Northeast Ohio Maternal Fetal Medicine Society 2nd Place Resident Award ($200 and certificate)
Margie E. Wenz, MD
2018 Values in Action Award — "Achievement Award" (lifetime service award as a member), recognizing a physician who has provided remarkable service to the community, nationally or internationally
Jacob P. Christ — Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
2018 Medical Student Award ($500 and certificate)
2017
Steven Porter, MD — University Hospitals
2017 Women's Health Service and Leadership Award. Sponsored by Jill Minger, MD ($500 and certificate)
Laura Moulton, DO — Cleveland Clinic
2017 Highest CREOG Mortimer Rosen Award. Sponsored by CLESOG membership ($400 and certificate)
Justin R. Lappen, MD — Maternal Fetal Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center
"Pulse pressure and the risk of post-epidural fetal heart rate (FHR) abnormalities: a randomized control study." 2017 Fellow 1st Place Award, sponsored by the Jack and Anne Huxtable Palomaki Charitable Fund in memory of A. Brian Little, MD ($300 and certificate)
Ndeye-Aicha Gueye, MD — Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Cleveland Clinic
"Versican proteolysis by ADAMTS proteases and its influence on sex steroid receptor expression in uterine leiomyoma." 2017 Fellow 2nd Place Award, sponsored by Vicki Reed, MD and Chad Michener, MD in memory of Teresa Michener ($200 and certificate)
Laura Moulton, DO — Cleveland Clinic
"Single port laparoscopy in gynecologic oncology: seven years of experience at a single institution." 2017 Resident 1st Place Award, sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($300 and certificate)
Alison Bauer, MD — University Hospitals
"Pregnancy after endometrial ablation is associated with increased rates of morbidly adherent placenta." 2017 Resident 2nd Place Award, sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($200 and certificate)
Anupama Kotha, MD — MetroHealth Medical Center
"Comparison of sperm morphology between fertile and infertile men." 2017 Resident 3rd Place Award, sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($100 and certificate)
Alison Bauer, MD — University Hospitals
"Pregnancy after endometrial ablation is associated with increased rates of morbidly adherent placenta." 2017 Northeast Ohio Maternal Fetal Medicine Society 1st Place Resident Award ($300 and certificate)
Vanessa Sarfoh, MD — MetroHealth Medical Center
"Impact of a longitudinal OB simulation experience on teaching vaginal delivery techniques to medical students." 2017 Northeast Ohio Maternal Fetal Medicine Society 2nd Place Resident Award ($200 and certificate)
Paula V. Hendryx, MD
2017 Values in Action Award, "Achievement Award" (lifetime service award as a member)
Nancy Wollam-Huhn, MD
2017 Outstanding Service Award, recognizing a retired member for extraordinary service to CLESOG and to the improvement of health care for women in Northeast Ohio
2016
Jacquelyn Adams, MD — Summa-Akron City Hospital
2016 Women's Health Service and Leadership Award. Sponsored by CLESOG membership ($500 and certificate)
Lauren Baker, DO — Summa-Akron City Hospital
2016 Highest CREOG Mortimer Rosen Award. Sponsored by CLESOG membership ($400 and certificate)
Linnea Goodman, MD — Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Cleveland Clinic
"Multinucleation and aneuploidy: A prospective sibling embryo cohort study." 2016 Fellow 1st Place Award, sponsored by the Jack and Anne Huxtable Palomaki Charitable Fund in memory of A. Brian Little, MD ($300 and certificate)
Justin Lappen, MD — Maternal Fetal Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center
"IV intravenous drug use is associated with alloimmunization in pregnancy." 2016 Fellow 2nd Place Award, sponsored by Vicki Reed, MD and Chad Michener, MD in memory of Teresa Michener ($200 and certificate)
Nancy McBride, MD — University Hospitals Case Medical Center
"Exosome-mediated progesterone responsiveness in local immune cells." 2016 Resident 1st Place Award, sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($300 and certificate)
Ruchira Sharma, MD — University Hospitals Case Medical Center
"Obesity, adipokinins and the myometrial expression of contraction-associated proteins." 2016 Resident 2nd Place Award, sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($200 and certificate)
Megan Guetzko, MD — University Hospitals Case Medical Center
"Pre-operative predictors of delay in initiation of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients undergoing surgery for ovarian cancer." 2016 Resident 3rd Place Award, sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($100 and certificate)
Ruchira Sharma, MD — University Hospitals Case Medical Center
"Obesity, adipokinins and the myometrial expression of contraction-associated proteins." 2016 Northeast Ohio Maternal Fetal Medicine Society 1st Place Resident Award ($300 and certificate)
Laura Moulton, DO — Cleveland Clinic
"A model to predict risk of infection after Cesarean delivery." 2016 Northeast Ohio Maternal Fetal Medicine Society 2nd Place Resident Award ($200 and certificate)
Linda D. Bradley, MD
2016 Values in Action Award, "Achievement Award" (lifetime service award as a member)
Jacob F. Palomaki, MD
2016 Outstanding Service Award, recognizing a retired member for extraordinary service to CLESOG and to the improvement of health care for women in Northeast Ohio
Priyanka Gokhale — CWRU SOM
Medical Student Award ($500 and certificate)
2015
Amber A. Bondurant, MD — University Hospitals Case Medical Center
2015 Women's Health Service and Leadership Award, sponsored by CLESOG membership through dues ($500 and certificate)
Megan E. Buechel, MD — Cleveland Clinic
2015 Highest CREOG Mortimer Rosen Award, sponsored by CLESOG membership through dues ($400 and certificate)
Kathryn Maurer, MD — Gynecologic Oncology, Cleveland Clinic
"The development and evaluation of a new solid media specimen transport card for population based cervical cancer prevention." 2015 Fellow 1st Place Award, sponsored by the Jack and Anne Huxtable Palomaki Charitable Fund in memory of A. Brian Little, MD ($300 and certificate)
Amy Armstrong, MD — Gynecologic Oncology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center
"The use of small molecule activators of PP2A in ovarian cancer." 2015 Fellow 2nd Place Award, sponsored by Dr. Vicki Reed, Presidential Award ($200 and certificate)
Shandhini Raidoo, MD — University Hospitals Case Medical Center
"Predicting non-home discharge for patients undergoing surgery for ovarian cancer." 2015 Resident 1st Place Award, sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($300 and certificate)
Rachel Pope, MD — University Hospitals Case Medical Center
"Standardization of laparoscopic operative reporting." 2015 Resident 2nd Place Award, sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($200 and certificate)
Jamie Stanhiser, MD — Cleveland Clinic
"Surgical outcomes and cost analysis of abdominal, mini-laparotomy, and traditional and robotic-assisted laparoscopy with and without tandem mini-laparotomy: A comparison of myomectomy techniques." 2015 Resident 3rd Place Award, sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($100 and certificate)
Lauren Ruggiero, MD — University Hospitals Case Medical Center
"Initiation of postpartum contraception in an urban hospital population." 2015 Northeast Ohio Maternal Fetal Medicine Society 1st Place Resident Award ($300 and certificate)
Jacqueline Adams, MD — Summa Health Systems
"Comparison of outcomes in maternal opiate medical support using centering pregnancy." 2015 Northeast Ohio Maternal Fetal Medicine Society 2nd Place Resident Award ($200 and certificate)
Jerome L. Belinson, MD
2015 Values in Action Award, "Achievement Award" (lifetime service award as a member)
Bradley D. Dennis, MD, MS, MPH
2015 Outstanding Service Award, recognizing a retired member for extraordinary service to CLESOG and to the improvement of health care for women in Northeast Ohio
2014
Rachel J. Pope, MD, MPH — University Hospitals Case Medical Center
2014 Women's Health Service and Leadership Award, sponsored by the 2001 MetroHealth Graduating Class in honor of LeRoy J. Dierker, Jr., MD ($500, certificate, and plaque)
Megan Christman, DO — Summa Health System
2014 Highest CREOG Mortimer Rosen Award ($400, certificate, and plaque)
Sarah K. Goodrich, MD — Gynecologic Oncology, Cleveland Clinic
"A population-based comparison of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) distribution and cervical lesions in China." 2014 Fellow 1st Place Award (tie), sponsored by Chad M. Michener, MD in memory of Teresa Michener ($300, certificate, and plaque)
Cecile A. Unger, MD, MPH — Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
"Perioperative adverse events after minimally invasive abdominal sacrocolpopexy." 2014 Fellow 1st Place Award (tie), CLESOG Presidential Award ($300, certificate, and plaque)
Kelly Kuo, MD — University Hospitals Case Medical Center
"Partnering with public schools: Impact of a resident driven reproductive health education program." 2014 Resident 1st Place Award, sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($600, certificate, and plaque)
Shannon Armbruster, MD — Summa Health System
"Novel exercise, weight-loss, and dietary approach to your life study (NEWDAY) in overweight endometrial and breast cancer survivors." 2014 Resident 2nd Place Award, sponsored by Maurice A. E. Soremekun, MD in memory of Samuel O.A. Soremekun, MD, CRCP, FRCP ($400, certificate, and plaque)
Melissa Verchio, MD — Aultman Hospital
"Cervical length screening: are cervical portio lengths acceptable for screening?" 2014 Resident 3rd Place Award, Brian Little Memorial Prize, sponsored by Gita P. Gidwani, MD ($300, certificate, and plaque)
Melissa Verchio, MD — Aultman Hospital
"Cervical length screening: are cervical portio lengths acceptable for screening?" 2014 Northeast Ohio Maternal Fetal Medicine Society 1st Place Resident Award ($300 and certificate)
Stephanie Pierce, MD — MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic
"Effect of maternal and newborn factors on neonatal metabolism: harbinger of long-term metabolic dysfunction?" 2014 Northeast Ohio Maternal Fetal Medicine Society 2nd Place Resident Award ($200 and certificate)
Karen M. Jaffe, MD
2014 Outstanding Service Award, recognizing a retired member for extraordinary service to CLESOG and to the improvement of health care for women in Northeast Ohio
2013
2013 Resident Leadership Award recipient not separately named on source
2013 Resident Leadership Award ($500 and plaque)
Kelly Kuo, MD — University Hospitals Case Medical Center
2013 Highest CREOG Award (Mortimer Rosen Award) ($400 and plaque)
Megan Christman, DO — Summa Akron City Hospital
2013 Fellow 1st Place ($400 and plaque)
Nathan S. Kow, MD — Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Fellow, Cleveland Clinic
"Assessing intraoperative judgment through the obstetrics and gynecology continuum of practice." 2013 Fellow 2nd Place ($200 and plaque)
Laura Vricella, MD — Maternal Fetal Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center
"Estimating circulating blood volume near term: applying the Hydroxyethyl Starch Method to the obstetric population." 2013 Resident 1st Place ($600 and plaque)
Rebecca James, MD — University Hospitals Case Medical Center
"Effect of human adipose mesenchymal stem cells on the continence mechanism in a vaginal distention rat model of stress urinary incontinence." 2013 Resident 2nd Place ($400 and plaque)
Linda Shiber, MD — MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic
"VDRL testing in pregnancy." 2013 Resident 3rd Place ($300 and plaque)
Jessica Woessner, MD — MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic
"Tumor size in endometrioid endometrial carcinoma grossly confined to the uterus: Does it play a role in predicting lymph node metastasis and survival outcome?" 2013 Cleveland Maternal Fetal Medicine Society 1st Place Award ($300)
Linda Shiber, MD — MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic
"VDRL testing in pregnancy." (January 16, 2013)
Cynthia Arvizo
2012 CLESOG Medical Student Award
2012
2012 Resident Leadership Award recipient not separately named on source
2012 Resident Leadership Award ($500 and plaque)
Anita Tamirisa, DO — Summa Akron City Hospital
2012 Highest CREOG Award (Mortimer Rosen) ($400 and plaque)
Megan Cristman, DO — Summa Akron City Hospital
2012 Fellow 1st Place (tie) ($400 and plaque)
Rebecca Flyckt, MD — Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Fellow, Cleveland Clinic
2012 Fellow 1st Place (tie) ($400 and plaque)
Lori Weinberg, MD — Gynecologic Oncology Fellow, Cleveland Clinic
2012 Fellow award co-recipient (as listed on source)
Carrie Bedient, MD — MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic
2012 Resident 1st Place ($600 and plaque)
Stephen J. Bacak, DO, MPH — Akron General Medical Center
2012 Resident 2nd Place ($400 and plaque)
Mary Taylor, MD — MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic
2012 Resident 3rd Place ($300 and plaque)
Stephen J. Bacak, DO, MPH — Akron General Medical Center
2012 Cleveland Maternal Fetal Medicine Society Award ($300)
Mary Taylor, MD — MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic
2012 Cleveland Maternal Fetal Medicine Society Award ($200)
2011
Patrick Catalano, MD — MetroHealth Medical Center
2011 Outstanding Service Award (plaque)
Laura David, MD — University Hospitals
2011 Values in Action Award (plaque)
Stephanie Deter Pickett, MD — University Hospitals Case Medical Center
2011 Resident Leadership Award ($500 and plaque)
Elise Schrop — NEOUCOM
2011 Medical Student Award ($500 and plaque)
Matrika D. Johnson, MD — Research Fellow, University Hospitals Case Medical Center
"The role of caspase-1 in gene expression and regulation in explant cultures of term myometrium." 2011 Fellow 1st Place ($400 and plaque)
Anna Frick, MD — Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Fellow, Cleveland Clinic
"Cost analysis of laparoscopic versus robotic sacrocolpopexy in a randomized controlled trial." 2011 Fellow 2nd Place ($200 and plaque)
Jill Minger, MD — MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic
2011 MFM Award ($300)
Joel Escobedo, MD — University Hospitals
"Role of Heat Shock protein (Hsp) 27 in Gravid Human Myometrium." 2011 MFM Award ($200)
Jill Minger, MD — MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic
2011 Highest CREOG Award (Mortimer Rosen) ($400 and plaque)
Jill Minger, MD — MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic
"Cost-effectiveness of routine third trimester antibody screening in RH negative pregnant women." 2011 Resident 1st Place MFM Award ($300)
Jonathan Shaw, MD — MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic
"A randomized double-blind trial of lidocaine gel versus plain lubricating gel on pain perception in women undergoing rigid office cystoscopy." 2011 Resident 1st Place ($600 and plaque)
Jill Minger, MD — MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic
"Cost-effectiveness of routine third trimester antibody screening in RH negative pregnant women." 2011 Resident 2nd Place ($400 and plaque)
Michael Guy, MD — Akron General Medical Center
"Skill acquisition and maintenance on the da Vinci robot." 2011 Resident 3rd Place (tie) ($300 and plaque)
Kathryn Goebel, MD — MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic
"Women's preference of cosmetic results following gynecologic surgery." 2011 Resident 3rd Place (tie) ($300 and plaque)
Joel Escobedo, MD — University Hospitals Case Medical Center
"Role of heat shock protein (Hsp) 27 in gravid human myometrium." 2011 Resident 2nd Place MFM Award ($200)
2010
Shruti Malik, MD — Summa Health System
2010 Resident Award
Sevasti K. Yeropoli, MD — Akron General Medical Center
2010 Highest CREOG Award (Mortimer Rosen)
Mohamed Ali Bedaiwy, MD — University Hospitals
"Prepubertal ovarian reserve screening: role of anti-mullerian hormone (AMH)." 2010 Resident 1st Place ($600 and plaque)
Stacey Ehrenberg Buchner, MD — University Hospitals
"Preterm labor is associated with both fetal and maternal innate immune function changes." 2010 Resident 2nd Place ($400 and plaque)
Kimberly Stockmaster, MD — MetroHealth/Cleveland Clinic
"Patient preference for a chaperone during an intimate examination at an obstetric and gynecologic office visit." 2010 Resident 3rd Place ($300 and plaque)
Gouri B. Diwadkar, MD — Cleveland Clinic
"An assessment of the operating room educational environment - measuring surgical trainee perceptions." 2010 Fellow 1st Place ($400 and plaque)
Tyler Muffly, MD — Cleveland Clinic
"Suture in Gynecology." 2010 Fellow 2nd Place ($200 and plaque)
Stacey Ehrenberg, MD — University Hospitals
"Preterm labor is associated with both fetal and maternal innate immune function changes." 2010 MFM Award ($300)
Kelly Gibson, MD — MetroHealth/Cleveland Clinic
"Estimation of maternal weight gain prior to 24 weeks in women with gestational diabetes mellitus compared to women with normal glucose tolerance testing." 2010 MFM Award ($200)
2009
Malgorzata Skaznik-Wikiel, MD — MetroHealth/Cleveland Clinic
2009 Highest CREOG Award (Mortimer Rosen)
Lyndsey Benson — Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of CWRU
2009 Medical Student Award
Malgorzata Skaznik-Wikiel, MD — MetroHealth/Cleveland Clinic
"Granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) in conjunction with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) increases in primordial follicle numbers in transplanted mammalian ovaries." 2009 Resident 1st Place ($600 and plaque)
Hasan Abd Essamad, MD — University Hospitals
"Ob/Gyn attitudes toward lesbian patient and knowledge about lesbian health issues in Ohio and Ontario." 2009 Resident 2nd Place ($400 and plaque)
Philip Smelcer, MD — Akron General Medical Center
"Potential use of serum sFlt-1 levels as a marker of pre-eclampsia in women with acquired or hereditary thrombophilia." 2009 Resident 3rd Place ($300 and plaque)
Gouri B. Diwadkar, MD — Cleveland Clinic
"Objectively assessing vaginal surgical skills using video motion analysis." 2009 Fellow 1st Place ($400 and plaque)
[Name not listed — source shows "clesog@gmail.com" in place of a name, likely a data-entry error on the live site] — Cleveland Clinic
"Michoácan cervical cancer screening study II." 2009 Fellow 2nd Place ($200 and plaque)
[Name not listed — source shows "clesog@gmail.com" in place of a name, likely a data-entry error on the live site] — Akron General Medical Center
"Potential use of serum sFlt-1 levels as a marker of pre-eclampsia in women with acquired or hereditary thrombophilia." 2009 MFM Award ($300)
[Name not listed — source shows "clesog@gmail.com" in place of a name, likely a data-entry error on the live site] — Akron General Medical Center
"Use of the rapid bacterial vaginosis test in the symptomatic pregnant patient." 2009 MFM Award ($200)
2008
Aisling Murphy, MD — University Hospitals
2008 Highest CREOG Award (Mortimer Rosen)
Karen Gibbins — Case Western Reserve University; and Justin Bohrer — Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of CWRU
2008 Medical Student Award
Barbara Bogolin Rhoads, MD — MetroHealth/Cleveland Clinic
"Obstetric outcomes after treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia." 2008 Resident 1st Place ($600 and plaque)
Hasan Abd Essamad, MD — University Hospital
"A randomized trial comparing two outpatient educational settings for clerkship students: private practice office versus hospital clinic." 2008 Resident 2nd Place ($400 and plaque)
Aisling Murphy, MD — University Hospital
"Estrogen receptor alpha expression in human pregnancy myometrium." 2008 Resident 3rd Place ($300 and plaque)
Amanda Nickles Fader, MD — Cleveland Clinic
"CCL2 expression in ovarian carcinoma is associated with chemotherapy response and survival but not with the -2518 A/A polymorphism." 2008 Fellow 1st Place ($400 and plaque)
Chi Chiung Grace Chen, MD — Cleveland Clinic
"Risk factors that predict failure after vaginal repair of obstetric vesicovaginal fistulas." 2008 Fellow 2nd Place ($200 and plaque)
Barbara Bogolin Rhoads, MD — MetroHealth/Cleveland Clinic
"Obstetric outcomes after treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia." 2008 MFM Award ($300)
Aisling Murphy, MD — University Hospitals
"Estrogen receptor alpha expression in human pregnancy myometrium." 2008 MFM Award ($200)
2007
Jamie M. Byler, MD — Akron General Medical Center
2007 Highest CREOG Award (Mortimer Rosen)
Shani Mohammad — CWRU
2007 Medical Student Award
Melissa Snyder Mancuso, MD — University Hospitals
"Predicting preterm delivery cervical length vs. cervical volume." 2007 Resident 1st Place ($600 and plaque)
Angela Rouse Scharschmidt, MD — Akron General Medical Center
"Diagnosing bacterial vaginosis in the pregnant patient: is bedside testing accurate?" 2007 Resident 2nd Place ($400 and plaque)
Mianda Carr Cook, MD — MetroHealth/Cleveland Clinic
"The role of ultrasound in the diagnosis of appendicitis in the pregnant woman." 2007 Resident 3rd Place ($300 and plaque)
A. Marcus Gustilo-Ashby, MD — Cleveland Clinic
"Lower genitourinary tract anatomy and function in lysyl oxidase like-1 knockout mice." 2007 Fellow 1st Place ($400 and plaque)
Amy Merlino, MD — MetroHealth Medical Center
"Expression of membrane progesterone receptors in the human pregnancy myometrium: changes with gestation and the onset of labor." 2007 Fellow 2nd Place ($200 and plaque)
Melissa Snyder Mancuso, MD — University Hospitals
"Predicting preterm delivery cervical length vs. cervical volume." 2007 MFM Award ($300)
Angela Rouse Scharschmidt, MD — Akron General Medical Center
"Diagnosing bacterial vaginosis in the pregnant patient: is bedside testing accurate?" 2007 MFM Award ($200)
2006
Bilal Kaaki, MD — University Hospitals
2006 Highest CREOG Award (Mortimer Rosen)
Abigail Tucker — CWRU
2006 Medical Student Award
Robb Rydzynski, DO — University Hospitals
"Perspectives on short-term survivorship in overweight endometrial cancer patients." 2006 Resident 1st Place ($600 and plaque)
Soldrea Roberts, MD — MetroHealth/Cleveland Clinic
"Gram negative multidrug resistance in antepartum pyelonephritis." 2006 Resident 2nd Place ($400 and plaque)
Vernon T. Cannon, MD, PhD — University Hospitals
"Assessment of progesterone responsiveness in the term myometrium." 2006 Resident 3rd Place ($300 and plaque)
Luis A. Rojas-Espaillat, MD — Cleveland Clinic
"Molecular profiling of purified ovarian carcinoma cells from ascites demonstrates a novel resource for biomarker and prognostic studies." 2006 Fellow 1st Place ($400 and plaque)
Mark F. Sewell, MD — MetroHealth Medical Center
"Increased neonatal fat mass and not lean body mass is associated with maternal obesity." 2006 Fellow 2nd Place ($200 and plaque)
Vernon T. Cannon, MD, PhD — University Hospitals
"Assessment of progesterone responsiveness in the term myometrium." 2006 MFM Award (tie) ($250)
Soldrea Roberts, MD — MetroHealth/Cleveland Clinic
"Gram negative multidrug resistance in antepartum pyelonephritis." 2006 MFM Award (tie) ($250)