Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologist

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 Cleveland Medical Center/MetroHealth Medical Center
2024 Fellow Women’s Health Service and Leadership Award – this award recognizes a fellow at one of the Cleveland Obstetrics and Gynecology Departments for their leadership and service towards improving the healthcare of the populations they serve. Sponsored by Michael T. Gyves, MD ($500 and certificate)

Archana K. Ayyar, MD, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
2024 Research Grant Award to support Combination of Bisphenol A with Bisphenol F’s Impact on Ovarian Function and Uterine Function in Mice. Sponsored by the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists membership ($1000.00)

Kathryn Coyne, MD, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
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 Cleveland Medical Center
Machine learning for ovarian cancer screening: a novel approach to an age-old dilemma
2024 Fellow 3rd Place Award Sponsored by the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists membership ($200 and certificate)

Alexander Boscia, MD, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
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 Cleveland Medical Center
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 Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Medical Student Award the recipient is chosen based on the greatest commitment to women’s health, leadership in the field, and the anticipation of a successful future in obstetrics and gynecology. Sponsored by Miloslava Mervart, MD ($500 and certificate)

Brian Mercer, MD, 2024 Outstanding Service Award – to acknowledge a retired member for extraordinary service to the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologist and to the improvement of the health care of women in Northeast Ohio (plaque)

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 – this award recognizes a resident at one of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Departments for their leadership and service towards improving the healthcare of the populations they serve. Sponsored by Eileen Golden, MD and Jill Minger, MD ($500 and certificate)

Kathryn Coyne, MD, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
2023 Fellow Women’s Health Service and Leadership Award – this award recognizes a fellow at one of the Cleveland Obstetrics and Gynecology Departments for their leadership and service towards improving the healthcare of the populations they serve. Sponsored by Michael T. Gyves, MD ($500 and certificate)

Evelina Manvelyan, MD, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
2023 Research Grant Award to support The Difference in Cumulus Granulosa Cell Gene Expression based on Ovulation Trigger in IVF Cycle. Sponsored by the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists membership ($1000.00)

Rebecca K. Chung, MD, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
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 the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 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 Cleveland Medical Center
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 the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists membership ($200 and certificate)

Surabhi Tewari, MD, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
2022 Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Medical Student Award the recipient is chosen based on the greatest commitment to women’s health, leadership in the field, and the anticipation of a successful future in obstetrics and gynecology. Sponsored by Miloslava Mervart, MD ($500 and certificate)

Miloslava Mervart, MD, 2023 Outstanding Service Award – to acknowledge a retired member for extraordinary service to the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologist and to the improvement of the health care of women in Northeast Ohio (plaque)text goes here

Stacy Smrz, MD, Gynecologic Oncology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
2022 Fellow Women’s Health Service and Leadership Award - this award recognizes a fellow at one of the Cleveland Obstetrics and Gynecology Departments for their leadership and service towards improving the healthcare of the populations they serve ($500 and certificate)

Felicia LeMoine, MD, Maternal Fetal Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
2022 Research Grant Award to support Outpatient Antibiotics Following Previable Rupture of Membranes (pPPROM) Between 18 0/7 and 22 6/7 Weeks Gestational Age: OAPROM Trial. Sponsored by the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists membership ($1000.00)

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 Medical Center/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
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 Medical Center/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Chorioamnionitis grade correlates with myometrial inflammation and pro-labor progesterone receptor modification
2022 Fellow 2nd Place Award (tie) Sponsored by the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 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 Cleveland Medical Center
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 Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Medical Student Award ($500 and certificate)

Carrie D. Bennett, MD,Cleveland Clinic Foundation

2021 Highest CREOG Mortimer Rosen Award – overall standardized score compared to all years. Sponsored by the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists membership ($400 and certificate)

Kathryn N. Thomas, MD, MetroHealth Medical Center

2021 Resident Women’s Health Service and Leadership Award – the recipient is chosen based on the greatest commitment to women’s health, leadership in the field, and the anticipation of a successful future in obstetrics and gynecology. 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 – this award recognizes a fellow at one of the Cleveland Obstetrics and Gynecology Departments for their leadership and service towards improving the healthcare of the populations they serve ($500 and certificate)

Sabrina Bedell, MD, Gynecologic Oncology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation

2021 Research Grant Award to support To determine if the Oxford Nanopore MinION RNA sequencer is a reliable and adequate platform that correlates with bulk RNA sequencing by the Genomics Core of the Lerner Research Institute. Sponsored by the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists membership ($1000.00)

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 Cleveland Medical Center

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 the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 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 Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Medical Student Award ($500 and certificate)

Nina Rivera, MD, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

2020 Highest CREOG Mortimer Rosen Award - overall standardized score compared to all years. Sponsored by the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists membership ($400 and certificate)

Maria A. Phillis, MD, JD, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

2020 Resident Women’s Health Service and Leadership Award - the recipient is chosen based on the greatest commitment to women’s health, leadership in the field, and the anticipation of a successful future in obstetrics and gynecology. 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 - this award recognizes a fellow at one of the Cleveland Obstetrics and Gynecology Departments for their leadership and service towards improving the healthcare of the populations they serve. Sponsored by Kristine M. Zanotti, MD ($500 and certificate)

Oluyemi Aderibigbe, MD, Maternal Fetal Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center/University Hospitals Cleveland Medicine Center

Research Grant Award to support Postpartum Hypertension, Tight vs Liberal Control: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Sponsored by the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists membership ($1000.00)

Graham Chapman, MD, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/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 Cleveland Medical Center/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 the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists membership ($200 and certificate)

CeCe Cheng, MD, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

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 Cleveland Medical Center

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)

Jonathan Hunt, MD, MBA, Cleveland Clinic
2019 Highest CREOG Mortimer Rosen Award - overall standardized score compared to all years. Sponsored by the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists membership ($400 and certificate)

Tani Malhotra, MD, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center
2019 Fellow Women’s Health Service and Leadership Award - this award recognizes a fellow at one of the Cleveland Obstetrics and Gynecology Departments for their leadership and service towards improving the healthcare of the populations they serve. Sponsored by Kristine M. Zanotti, MD ($500 and certificate)

David Sheyn, MD, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/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 Cleveland Medical Center/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 Cleveland Medical Center
Pregnancy Outcomes in Peri-menarchal Adolescents
2019 Fellow 3rd Place Award Sponsored by the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ($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 Cleveland Medical Center
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 are to recognize retired members for "...Extraordinary service to the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and to the improvement of the health care of women in Northeast Ohio..."

Elizabeth A. Seagraves, DO, Summa Akron City Hospital
2018 Resident Women’s Health Service and Leadership Award
the recipient is chosen based on the greatest commitment to women’s health, leadership in the field, and the anticipation of a successful future in obstetrics and gynecology. 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
overall standardized score compared to all years. Sponsored by the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists membership ($400 and certificate)

Christa Dominick, MD, Gynecologic Oncology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
2018 Fellow Women’s Health Service and Leadership Award
this award recognizes a fellow at one of the Cleveland Obstetrics and Gynecology Departments for their leadership and service towards improving the healthcare of the populations they serve. Sponsored by Kristine M. Zanotti, MD ($500 and certificate)

Andrey Perikovets, MD, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/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 Cleveland Medical Center
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 Cleveland Medical Center
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 Cleveland Medical Center
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)”. Recognizes a physician who has provided a particular remarkable service to the community, nationally or internationally.

Jacob P. Christ
2018 Medical Student Award, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University ($500 and certificate)

Steven Porter, MD, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

2017 Women’s Health Service and Leadership Award – the recipient is chosen based on the greatest commitment to women’s health, leadership in the field, and the anticipation of a successful future in obstetrics and gynecology. Sponsored by Jill Minger, MD ($500 and certificate) 

Laura Moulton, DO, Cleveland Clinic

2017 Highest CREOG Mortimer Rosen Award – overall standardized score compared to all years. Sponsored by the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 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 Cleveland Medical Center

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 Cleveland Medical Center

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, MD2017 Outstanding Service Award is to recognize a retired member for “…Extraordinary service to the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and to the improvement of the health care of women in Northeast Ohio…”

Jacquelyn Adams, MD, Summa-Akron City Hospital

2016 Women’s Health Service and Leadership Award – the recipient is chosen based on the greatest commitment to women’s health, leadership in the field, and the anticipation of a successful future in obstetrics and gynecology. Sponsored by the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists membership ($500 and certificate) 

Lauren Baker, DO, Summa-Akron City Hospital

2016 Highest CREOG Mortimer Rosen Award – overall standardized score compared to all years. Sponsored by the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 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 Dr. Vicki Reed and Dr. Chad Michener 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 is to recognize a retired member for “…Extraordinary service to the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and to the improvement of the health care of women in Northeast Ohio…”

Priyanka Gokhale

Medical Student Award, CWRU SOM, ($500 and certificate)

Amber A. Bondurant, MD, University Hospitals Case Medical Center

2015 Women’s Health Service and Leadership Award Sponsored by the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists   membership through dues – the recipient is chosen based on the greatest commitment to women’s health, leadership in the field,

and the anticipation of a successful future in obstetrics and gynecology ($500 and certificate) 

Megan E. Buechel, MD, Cleveland Clinic

2015 Highest CREOG Mortimer Rosen Award – overall standardized score compared to all years. Sponsored by the Cleveland Society

of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 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 is to recognize a retired member for “…Extraordinary service to the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and to the improvement of the health care of women in Northeast Ohio…”

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., M.D. – the recipient is chosen based on the greatest commitment to women’s health, leadership in the field, and the anticipation of a successful future in obstetrics and gynecology  ($500, certificate, and plaque) 

Megan Christman, DO, Summa Health System

2014 Highest CREOG Mortimer Rosen Award – overall standardized score compared to all years ($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 Sponsored by Chad M. Michener, M.D. In Memory of Teresa Michener – tie ($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 Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Presidential Award – tie ($300, certificate, and plaque)

Kelly Kuo, MD, University Hospitals Case Medical Center 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, M.D. In Memory of

Samuel O.A. Soremekun, M.D., 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, M.D. ($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 is to recognize a retired member for “…Extraordinary service to the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and to the improvement of the health care of women in Northeast Ohio…” 

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 was awarded the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 2012 Medical Student Award

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 ($400 and plaque) tie 

Rebecca Flyckt, MD Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Fellow, Cleveland Clinic

Lori Weinberg, MD Gynecologic Oncology Fellow, Cleveland Clinic

2012 Resident 1st Place ($600 and plaque)

Carrie Bedient, MD MetroHealth Medical Center/Clevleand Clinic

2012 Resident 2nd Place ($400 and plaque)

Stephen J. Bacak, DO, MPH Akron General Medical Center

2012 Resident 3rd Place ($300 and plaque)

Mary Taylor, MD MetroHealth Medical Center/Clevleand Clinic

2012 Cleveland Maternal Fetal Medicine Society Award ($300)

Stephen J. Bacak, DO, MPH Akron General Medical Center

2012 Cleveland Maternal Fetal Medicine Society Award ($200)

Mary Taylor, MD MetroHealth Medical Center/Clevleand Clinic

2011 Outstanding Service Award (plaque)

Patrick Catalano, MD  MetroHealth Medical Center

2011 Values in Action Award (plaque)

Laura David, MD University Hospitals

2011 Resident Leadership Award ($500 and plaque)  

Stephanie Deter Pickett, MD   University Hospitals Case Medical Center   

2011 Medical Student Award ($500 and plaque)

 Elise Schrop  NEOUCOM

2011 Fellow 1st Place ($400 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 2nd Place ($200 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 MFM Award ($300) Jill Minger, MD MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic

2011 MFM Award – ($200) Joel Escobedo, MD University Hospitals  Role of Heat Shock protein (Hsp) 27 in Gravid Human Myometrium

2011 Highest CREOG Award (Mortimer Rosen) – ($400 and plaque)          

Jill Minger, MD MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic

2011 Resident 1st Place MFM Award ($300) 

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 ($600 and plaque)

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 2nd Place ($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 3rd Place/tie ($300 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 2nd Place MFM Award ($200)

Joel Escobedo, MD  University Hospitals Case Medical Center

Role of heat shock protein (Hsp) 27 in gravid human myometrium

Resident Award, Shruti Malik, M.D., Summa Health System

Highest CREOG Award (Mortimer Rosen), Sevasti K. Yeropoli, M.D., Akron General Medical Center

Medical Student Award will be given November 3, 2010

Resident First Place – Mohamed Ali Bedaiwy, MD, University Hospitals, Prepubertal ovarian reserve screening: role of anti-mullerian hormone (AMH), ($600 and plaque)

Resident Second Place – Stacey Ehrenberg Buchner, MD, University Hospitals, Preterm labor is associated with both fetal and maternal innate immune function changes, ($400 and plaque)

Resident Third Place – Kimberly Stockmaster, MD, MethroHealth/Cleveland Clinic, Patient preference for a chaperone during an intimate examination at an obstetric and gynecologic office visit, ($300 and plaque)

Fellow First Place – Gouri B. Diwadkar, MD, Cleveland Clinic, An assessment of the operating roomeducational environment – measuring surgical trainee perceptions, ($400 and plaque)

Fellow Second Place – Tyler Muffly, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Suture in Gynecology, ($200 and plaque)

MFM Award – Stacey Ehrenberg, MD, University Hospitals, Preterm labor is associated with both fetal and maternal innate immune function changes, ($300)

MFM Award – Kelly Gibson, MD, MethroHealth/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 ($200)

Highest CREOG Award (Mortimer Rosen), Malgorzata Skaznik-Wikiel, MD, MetroHealth/Cleveland Clinic

Medical Student Award, Lyndsey Benson from Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of CWRU

Resident First Place – 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 ($600 and plaque)

Resident Second Place – Hasan Abd Essamad, MD, University Hospitals,  Ob/Gyn attitudes toward lesbian patient and knowledge about lesbian health issues in Ohio and Ontario ($400 and plaque)

Resident Third Place – 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 ($300 and plaque)

Fellow First Place – Gouri B. Diwadkar, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Objectively assessing vaginal surgical skills using video motion analysis ($400 and plaque)

Fellow Second Place –clesog@gmail.com, Cleveland Clinic, Michoácan cervical cancer screening study II($200 and plaque)

MFM Award – clesog@gmail.com, Akron General Medical Center, Potential use of serum sFlt-1 levels as a marker of pre-eclampsia in women with acquired or hereditary thrombophilia ($300)

MFM Award – clesog@gmail.com, Akron General Medical Center, Use of the rapid bacterial vaginosis test in the symptomatic pregnant patient ($200)

Highest CREOG Award (Mortimer Rosen), Aisling Murphy, MD, University Hospitals

Medical Student Award, Karen Gibbins from Case Western Reserve University and Justin Bohrer from Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of CWRU

Resident First Place – Barbara Bogolin Rhoads, MD, MetroHealth/Cleveland Clinic, Obstetric outcomes after treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia ($600 and plaque)

Resident Second Place – Hasan Abd Essamad, MD, University Hospital, A randomized trial comparing two outpatient educational settings for clerkship students: private practice office versus hospital clinic ($400 and plaque)

Resident Third Place – Aisling Murphy, MD, University Hospital, Estrogen receptor alpha expression in human pregnancy myometrium ($300 and plaque)

Fellow First Place – 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 plymorphism ($400 and plaque)

Fellow Second Place – Chi Chiung Grace Chen, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Risk factors that predict failure after vaginal repair of obstetric vesicovaginal fistulas ($200 and plaque)

MFM Award – Barbara Bogolin Rhoads, MD, MetroHealth/Cleveland Clinic, Obstetric outcomes after treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia ($300)

MFM Award – Aisling Murphy, MD, University Hospitals, Estrogen receptor alpha expression in human pregnancy myometrium ($200)

Highest CREOG Award (Mortimer Rosen), Jamie M. Byler, MD, Akron General Medical Center

Medical Student Award, Shani Mohammad, CWRU

Resident First Place -Melissa Snyder Mancuso, MD, University Hospitals, Predicting preterm delivery cervical length vs. cervical volume ($600 and plaque)

Resident Second Place – Angela Rouse Scharschmidt, MD, Akron General Medical Center, Diagnosing bacterial vaginosis in the pregnant patient:  is bedside testing accurate? ($400 and plaque)

Resident Third Place – Mianda Carr Cook, MD, MetroHealth/Cleveland Clinic, The role of ultrasound in the diagnosis of appendicitis in the pregnant woman ($300 and plaque)

Fellow First Place – A. Marcus Gustilo-Ashby, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Lower genitourinary tract anatomy and function in lysyl oxidase like – 1 knockout mice ($400 and plaque)

Fellow Second Place – Amy Merlino, MD, MetroHealth Medical Center, Expression of membrane progesterone receptors in the human pregnancy myometrium: changes with gestation and the onset of labor ($200 and plaque)

MFM Award – Melissa Snyder Mancuso, MD, University Hospitals, Predicting preterm delivery cervical length vs. cervical volume ($300)

MFM Award – Angela Rouse Scharschmidt, MD, Akron General Medical Center, Diagnosing bacterial vaginosis in the pregnant patient:  is bedside testing accurate?  ($200)

Highest CREOG Award (Mortimer Rosen), Bilal Kaaki, MD, University Hospitals

Medical Student Award, Abigail Tucker, CWRU

Resident First Place -Robb Rydzynski, DO, University Hospitals, Perspectives on short-term survivorship in overweight endometrial cancer patients ($600 and plaque)

Resident Second Place – Soldrea Roberts, MD, MetroHealth/Cleveland Clinic, Gram negative multidrug resistance in antepartum pyelonephritis ($400 and plaque)

Resident Third Place – Vernon T. Cannon, MD, PhD, University Hospitals, Assessment of progesterone responsiveness in the term myometrium ($300 and plaque)

Fellow First Place – 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 ($400 and plaque)

Fellow Second Place – Mark F. Sewell, MD, MetroHealth Medical Center, Increased neonatal fat mass and not lean body mass is associated with maternal obesity ($200 and plaque)

MFM Award tie– Vernon T. Cannon, MD, PhD, University Hospitals, Assessment of progesterone responsiveness in the term myometrium ($250)

MFM Award tie – Soldrea Roberts, MD, MetroHealth/Cleveland Clinic, Gram negative multidrug resistance in antepartum pyelonephritis ($250)