Columbia Ob/Gyn hosts workshop for FPMRS trainees and faculty
Columbia University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology hosted the second annual New York City Regional Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS) Course on Friday, November 15 at the Jaharis Simulation Center in the Roy and Diana Vagelos Education Center.
The full-day medical education event icnluded all fellows in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery from the New York City area as well as residents interested in FPMRS. Faculty members from institutions across New York City, representing a variety of sub-specialty disciplines, taught at the various stations, including a dry and wet lab.
Second annual FPMRS workshop attendees on Nov. 15, 2019
Faculty who participated in the workshop include:
- Charles J Ascher-Walsh, MD (Ichan School of Medicine, Mount Sinai)
- Bilal Chughtai, MD (NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center)
- Doreen E. Chung, MD (NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center)
- Helai Hesham, MD (NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center)
- Priyanka Kadam-Halani, MD (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore)
- Deborah S. Keller, MD, MS (NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center)
- Ava R. Leegant, MD (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore)
- Dr. Veronica T. Lerner, MD (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore)
- Svjetlana Lozo, MD, MPH (NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center)
- Danielle Lauren O'Shaughnessy, MD (Northwell Health)
- Renee Rolston, MD (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore)
- Matthew P. Rutman (NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center)
- Saya Segal, MD, MSCE (NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center)
- Sovrin M. Shah, MD (Ichan School of Medicine, Mount Sinai)
- Dara Faye Shalom, MD (Northwell Health)
- Ann D Tran, MD (Ichan School of Medicine, Mount Sinai)
- Ladin Yurteri-Kaplan, MD (NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center)
The course was significantly expanded from its first iteration, featuring contributions from Boston Scientific as well as Medtronic and Allergan.
Columbia University faculty members presented at the event. Helai Hesham, MD presented challenging cases to a panel of experts during lunch, and Svjetlana Lozo, MD, MPH sat on a panel of FPMRS experts.
The course took place in the Mary and Michael Jaharis Simulation Center in the Roy and Diana Vagelos Education Center. The SIM Center, a major training resource that integrates a standardized patient program, mannequin-based simulations, and procedural skills training, has tools, models, and set ups tailored to many different disciplines.
