Obstetrics and Gynecology

June 29, 2017

Renewal House, VUMC team to help opioid-addicted mothers

Renewal House and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) have launched an alliance that will expedite treatment and expand the community’s capacity to treat mothers and children most acutely affected by opioid addiction in the mid-state.

By VUMC News and Communications
June 13, 2017

VUMC study shows cesarean patients sent home from hospital with more narcotic pain medications than needed

Most women who undergo a cesarean childbirth are prescribed more opioid (narcotic) pain medications than needed upon release from the hospital, a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study shows.

By Nancy Humphrey
pensive pregnant african american woman at home
June 7, 2017

Vanderbilt-led study disputes link between uterine fibroids and miscarriage risk

A 10-year study, led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Katherine Hartmann, M.D., Ph.D., disrupts conventional wisdom that uterine fibroids cause miscarriages.

By Jessica Pasley
woman and female gynecologist talking in exam room
May 4, 2017

New cell model to help test reproductive disease therapies

Kevin Osteen, Ph.D., Pierre Soupart Professor Obstetrics and Gynecology, and his team at the Women’s Reproductive Health Research Center have developed a three-dimensional organ-on-a-chip cell model that mimics the endometrial lining of the uterus in an effort to test therapeutic interventions for reproductive diseases.

By Jessica Pasley
January 12, 2017

Non-invasive prenatal screening’s popularity on rise

Genetic counselors are playing a greater role in areas of medicine in the wake of advancement in genomic technology.

By Jessica Pasley
November 3, 2016

New weekly clinic focuses on vulvar, vaginal disorders

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s (VUMC) Center for Women’s Health has launched a new clinic with the opening of the Center for Vulvar and Vaginal Disorders.

By Jessica Pasley
August 25, 2016

Urogynecology to debut single practice site in Cool Springs

Vanderbilt Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery is consolidating its practice sites and moving to the Vanderbilt Center for Women’s Health at Cool Springs. Providers will begin seeing patients at the new location beginning Thursday, Sept. 1.
By Jessica Pasley
May 24, 2016

Vanderbilt expert addresses Zika-related concerns for women who are, or want to become, pregnant

With summer time approaching and the topic of mosquitoes abuzz, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist Sarah Osmundson, M.D., has a few recommendations for women who are pregnant or want to become pregnant.
By Jessica Pasley
April 28, 2016

Alvarez named chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Ronald David Alvarez, M.D., Ellen Gregg Shook Culverhouse Chair in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology and vice chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has been named chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
By Jessica Pasley
September 3, 2015

Session named to lead VUMC Reproductive Endocrinology efforts

Donna Session, M.D., has been named to direct Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, which treats problems related to reproductive medicine including infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, endometriosis, polycystic ovarian disease, congenital uterine anomalies, fibroids and risk of genetic disorders in offspring.
By Jessica Pasley
August 27, 2015

Jones to step down as chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Howard Jones III, M.D., Betty and Lonnie S. Burnett professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and chair of the department, will be stepping down as chair on June 30, 2016. Jones will continue his clinical practice as well as serve as a consultant on outreach projects.
By Jessica Pasley
August 11, 2015

Drug combos enhance ovarian cancer cell death

Drugs that target DNA damage improve ovarian cancer cell response to platinum chemotherapies, suggesting new therapeutic opportunities.
By Leigh MacMillan
June 4, 2015

Anderson elected treasurer of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Ted Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., Betty and Lonnie S. Burnett Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, was recently elected treasurer of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). His three-year term began in May.
By Jessica Pasley