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2023 Seminars

Date Speaker Topic/Video Links
September 22, 2023 Rasheda J. Vereen, MD, MBS, FAAP
Major, Medical Corps, United States Army
Beyond Universal Prenatal Care: Addressing the Root Causes of Perinatal Health Care Disparities
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August 25, 2023 Dr. Marcelle Cedars
Professor & Director
Center for Reproductive Health
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
University of California, San Francisco
Reproductive Aging: Window on General Aging
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July 28, 2023 Megan Clarke, PhD, MHS
Earl Stadtman Invesigator
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics
National Cancer Institute
New Directions in Prevention and Early Detection of Endometrial Cancers with a Focus on Reducing Cancer Disparities
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May 26, 2023 Tanya Sysoeva, PhD 
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Alabama Huntsville
Urinary Microbiome Resistance: Potential defense against UTI?
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April 28, 2023 Gina M. Northington, MD, PhD
Professor & Director, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Emory University School of Medicine
Back to basics: Translating the basic science of pelvic organ prolapse to inform treatment
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March 24, 2023 Samantha Martin, PhD
Ashley Battarbee, MD, MSCR
Waldemar Carlo, MD
Alan Tita, MD, PhD
Ricardo Azziz, MD, MPH, MBA
CWRH Study Spotlights
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February 24, 2023 Dr. Eduardo Sanchez, MD, MPH, FAHA Start with Health Equity: Eliminating Disproportionality in Maternal Health and in Blood Pressure Control
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January 27, 2023 Teresa Boitano, MD
David Kimberlin, MD
Christina Muzny, MD, MSPH
Holly Richter, MD, PhD
Akila Subramaniam, MD, MPH
Alan Tita, MD, PhD
CWRH on the Cutting Edge: A Window to the Future
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2022 Seminars

Date Speaker Topic/Video Links
October 28, 2022 Jonathan Gleason, M.D.
Executive Vice President, Chief Clinical Officer
Prisma Health | Greenville, SC
COVID-19: The Safety Moment of Modern Healthcare
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September 23, 2022 Michal A Elovitz, M.D.
Hilarie L. Morgan and Mitchell L. Morgan Distinguished Professor in Women's Health
Center for Research in Reproduction and Women's Health
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Department of Microbiology
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
From the Bedside to the Bench: The Role of the Cervicovaginal Microbiome in Preterm Birth
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August 26, 2022 Dee E. Fenner, M.D.
Bates Professor of Diseases of Women and Children
Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan
Combating Racism & Sexism in Academic Medicine
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May 27, 2022 CWRH Open House CWRH Open House
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March 4, 2022 Melissa A. Simon, M.D., MPH
George H. Gardner Professor of Clinical Gynecology
Vice Chair of Research, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Founder & Director, Center for Health Equity Transformation and the Chicago Cancer Health Equity Collaborative
The Intersection of Implementation Science, Community Partnership, and Health Equity to Improve Women’s Health
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February 25, 2022 Robert L. Goldenberg, M.D.
Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Columbia University School of Medicine
Professor Emeritus, UAB Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Former Chair, UAB Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Former Director, Center for Women’s Reproductive Health
Pregnancy Outcome in Low Income Countries
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January 28, 2022 Jodie A. Dionne, M.D., MSPH
CWRH Associate Director of Global Health
Associate Professor of Medicine
UAB Division of Infectious Diseases
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Rachael Lee, M.D., MSPH
UAB Healthcare Epidemiologist
Associate Professor
UAB Division of Infectious Diseases
COVID-19 in 2022: Managing New Waves and the Impact on Women’s Health
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2021 Seminars

Date Speaker Topic/Video Links
January 22, 2021 Erica E. Marsh, MD, MSCI
University of Michigan Medical School
Racism, Reproduction, and White Fragility: Where Do We Go From Here?
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February 26, 2021 Emily Su, MD, MSCI
University of Colorado School of Medicine - CU Anschutz
Severe, early-onset fetal growth restriction: A never-swinging pendulum
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March 26, 2021 Lisa Halvorson, MD
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development NIH
NICHD Funding Updates
Internal Video
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April 30, 2021 Etty (Tika) Benveniste, PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Multiple Sclerosis: Animal Modeling and the Role of Innate Immune Cells in Neuroinflamation
Internal Video
External Video
May 14, 2021 Ricardo Azziz, MD, MPH, MBA
University of Alabama at Birmingham
PCOS-A Common Disorder In Women: Assessing Its Public Health Impact And Lessons Learned
Internal Video
External Video
June 4, 2021 Rachel Nardos, MD, MCR, FPMRS
University of Minnesota Medical School
Reimagining Global Health Engagement in FPMRS
Internal Video
External Video
 August 27, 2021

Olivia Van Gerwen, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Christina Muzny, MD, MSPH
Associate Professor of Medicine & Epidemiology
Division of Infectious Diseases
Vice Chair, Institutional Review Board
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Updates in Bacterial Vaginosis, Trichomoniasis,
and Vulvovaginal Candidiasis 2021
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September 24, 2021 Matthew Hoffman, MD, MPH, FACOG
Marie E. Pinizzotto, M.D., Endowed Chair
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Director, Center for Women & Children’s Health Research
Christiana Care, Newark, Delaware
Reducing Healthcare Disparities with Remote
Patient Monitoring and Virtual Care
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October 29, 2021 Jeffrey Michael Smith, MD, MPH
Deputy Director of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
One Decade to 2030: A Strategic Approach to Maternal and Newborn Mortality Reduction to Reach the SDGs
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2020 Seminars

Date Speaker Topic/Video Links
February 28, 2020 Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, FACP, FIDSA
C. Glenn Cobbs MD Endowed Professor in Infectious Diseases
Director, UAB Division of Infectious Diseases
and
Rachel Lee, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
UAB Medicine Healthcare Epidemiologist
Update on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Part 1
Internal Video
External Video
June 5, 2020 Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, FACP, FIDSA
C. Glenn Cobbs MD Endowed Professor in Infectious Diseases
Director, UAB Division of Infectious Diseases
and
Rachel Lee, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
UAB Medicine Healthcare Epidemiologist
Update on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Part 2
Internal Video
External Video
July 24, 2020 Casey D. Morrow, PhD
Director UAB Microbiome Resource
Professor, Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology
Individualized mosaics of microbial strains transfer from the maternal to the infant gut: Implications for inheritance of metabolism and colonization resistance
Internal Video
External Video
August 7, 2020 Paige M. Porrett, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Director, VCA Transplantation
Director, Clinical & Translational Research
Comprehensive Transplant Institute
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Uterus Transplantation at UAB: Moving the Mountain Together
Internal Video
External Video
September 11, 2020 Rohan Hazra, MD
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development NIH
NICHD and Women’s Reproductive Health
Internal Video
External Video
November 11, 2020 Tom Robinson, MD
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Strategies for Optimization of Surgical Outcomes in the Older Adult
Internal Video
External Video
December 4, 2020 Tracy Manuck, MD
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Racial disparities in spontaneous preterm birth
Internal Video
External Video