Research Highlights

May 9, 2025

This year's joint Complex Family Planning (CFP) and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Thesis day featured both Dr. Catherine (Lule) Rault and Dr. Jacob Garcia.  

Joint CFP & MFM Thesis Day Collage featuring Drs. Catherine Rault and Jacob Garcia

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April 17, 2025

Our 30th Annual Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health Resident Research Day was held at Honolulu Country Club, and featured our six 3rd-year residents: Silvia Bastea, Amelia Feinberg-Eddy, Meshelle Hirashima, Shani Ma, Deepraj Pawar and Catherine Tarleton.

30th Annual Resident Research Day Collage
 
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March 20-23, 2025

Dr. Paris Stowers presenting at the IARS conference

Dr. Paris Stowers, recipient of the Junior Faculty Perioperative Medicine Research Award, presents her poster entitled, "Pregnancy Risk among Reproductive-Aged Women Using Hormonal Contraception at the Time of Sugammadex Exposure" at the International Anesthesia Reserach Society Conference.  - Honolulu, Hawaii

Resent Publications

Faculty, Fellows, Residents and Medical Students

Rault L, Raidoo S. Therapeutic Options for Unscheduled Bleeding on Hormonal Contraception. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2025 Jun;52(2):331-346. doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2024.12.006. Epub 2025 Mar 28. PMID: 40320274.

Huang TTF, Walker B, Ahn HJ, Ishikawa KM, Arnett C, Huang CTF. Predicting frequency distributions of blastocyst biopsy genotypes by their discrete cohort size using the binomial theorem. Reprod Biomed Online. 2025 May;50(5):104428. doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2024.104428. Epub 2024 Aug 23. PMID: 40174295.

Ung A, Riel J, Stowers P, Killeen J, Brown S, Chang A. Self-Collected Swabs for Primary HPV Screening in an Underscreened Population in Hawaii. J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2025 Apr 10. doi: 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000887. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40209155.

Nguyen HT, Wong JWH, Ramm O, Geynisman-Tan J, Lewicky-Gaupp C, Kenton K, Mueller M. Small Bowel Complications After Sacrocolpopexy: A Case Series. Urogynecology (Phila). 2025 Apr 3. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001682. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40179039.

Nunes LGA, Weingrill RB, Fredrick SBJ, Lorca R, Lee MJ, Atif SM, Chicco AJ, Rosario FJ, Urschitz J. Trophoblast-specific Deptor knockdown enhances trophoblast nutrient transport and fetal growth in mice. Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2025 Apr;241(4):e70012. doi: 10.1111/apha.70012. PMID: 40042094; PMCID: PMC11932668.

Davis CMA, Soon R, Aoki K, Begay K, Charron-Prochownik D, Dendy R, Elia J, Garrow H, Gellert K, Hebert LE, Hoskin M, Inada MK, Kaneshiro B, Lapilo K, Moore K, Odom SK, Paloma D, Park ML, Scarton L, Sereika S, Mau MKLM, Stotz SA..  Proceedings from an Indigenous Women’s Health Workshop: Use of a Co-Creation Process to Build Cross-Disciplinary Relationships and Support Creation of a Indigenous Women’s Health Priority Agenda.  International Journal of Environment Research and Public Health. 2025 Mar 7;22(3):390. doi: 10.3390/ijerph22030390. PMID: 40238431; PMCID: PMC11942328.

Fang S, Duarte CA, Fodera DM, Shi L, Chen X, Advincula AP, Vink J, Hendon CP, Myers KM. Equilibrium mechanical properties of the human uterus in tension and compression. Acta Biomater. 2025 Mar 1;194:219-232. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2025.01.033. Epub 2025 Jan 31. PMID: 39894324.

Wong JWH, Xu RH, Stephens J, Ritterman Weintraub M, Tucker LY, Ramm O, Zaritsky EF, et al.  Increased Vaginal Cuff Dehiscence among Gender Diverse People on Testosterone. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2025 Mar 27 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2025.03.027

Fang S, Duarte-Cordon CA, Fodera DM, Shi L, Chen X, Advincula A, Vink J, Hendon C, Myers KM. Equilibrium Tension and Compression Mechanical Properties of the Human Uterus. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Apr 28:2024.04.25.591208. doi: 10.1101/2024.04.25.591208. Update in: Acta Biomater. 2025 Mar 1;194:219-232. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2025.01.033. PMID: 38712283; PMCID: PMC11071511.

Stevenson M, Vierkoetter K, Wong J. Chronic Pelvic Pain Secondary to Venous Congestion of Longitudinal Vaginal Septum: A Case Report. AJOG Global Reports. 2025 Mar 13, ISSN 2666-5778 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xagr.2025.100480