2015 Match Day Welcomes Six New Residents to Vanderbilt OBGYN

Match Day is the crowning moment of the National Resident Match Program (NRMP), which matches thousands of medical students with residency programs at medical centers and hospitals across the country. Vanderbilt Obstetrics and Gynecology is proud to welcome its six new residents from across the United States:

New Faculty: Amy Graves

The Vanderbilt Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is pleased to announce the addition of a new faculty member: Nurse Practitioner Amy Graves! Amy received her MSN from Vanderbilt University in 2007, and is a Board-Certified Women's Health Nurse Practitioner. She will be joining our Midwifery and Advanced Practice Nursing division and be practicing at our One Hundred Oaks and Cool Springs locations.

Issues in Pelvic Surgery XXII Conference

http://www.issuesinpelvicsurgery.com
Registration is open for the 22nd Issues in Pelvic Surgery Conference, hosted by Vanderbilt University Medical Center's School of Medicine. Held at the Marriott at Vanderbilt, the weekend-long conference focuses on management of a wide variety of pelvic surgical problems. New insights and current information will enable participants to augment both their clinical and surgical skills. To register or receive more information, click the "Read More" link below, or visit www.issuesinpelvicsurgery.com.

New Faculty: Janice Taleff

The Vanderbilt Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is pleased to announce the addition of a new faculty member: Nurse-Midwife Janice Taleff! Janice received her MSN from East Carolina University in 2001, and is a Certified Nurse-Midwife. She will be joining our Midwifery and Advanced Practice Nursing division and the team at the One Hundred Oaks Vanderbilt Women's Center.

New midwifery-led birthing center to debut next summer

http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2014/10/new-midwifery-led-birthing-center-to-debut-next-summer/
Families seeking midwifery care outside of the traditional hospital setting will have a new option beginning next summer — an outpatient birth center. The birthing center is a collaboration between Maternity Centers of America and Vanderbilt University Medical Center to bring the Baby + Co. to Nashville. Vanderbilt will provide the midwives, and Bennett Spetalnick, M.D., associate professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, will serve as medical director.

40th Annual High Risk Obstetrics Seminar Registration Opens

http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/root/vumc.php?site=highriskseminar
The 40th Annual High Risk Obstetrics Seminar has opened registration! Taking place on December 5th in Franklin, TN, the seminar features 10 guest speakers giving talks and workshops on topics ranging from Electronic Fetal Monitoring to Obesity in Pregnancy. The event is sponsored by Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and accredited by the American medical Association's Physician Recognition Award and Credit System. Click for more details!

New Faculty: Dr. Christopher Sizemore

The Vanderbilt Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is pleased to announce the addition of a new faculty member: Dr. Christopher Sizemore! Dr. Sizemore received his D.O. from Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2005. He will be joining our General Obstetrics and Gynecology division and the team at the Vanderbilt Franklin Women's Center.

Vanderbilt participates in national study of group prenatal care

http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2014/04/vanderbilt-participates-in-national-study-of-group-prenatal-care/
Vanderbilt University hopes to enroll about 400 women in a national study to evaluate the effectiveness of a new model of group prenatal care designed to improve the health and well-being of mothers and babies during pregnancy, birth and infancy. The program, called Expect With Me, offers prenatal care in the group setting based on clinical guidelines from the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American College of Nurse Midwives. The program provides valuable social and emotional support in addition to standard prenatal care, education and skills.

Probing mysteries of preterm birth

http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2014/01/mysteries-preterm-birth/
To advance the understanding of preterm premature rupture of membranes ( PPROM), Kimberly Fortner, M.D., assistant professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and colleagues examined membrane thinning and the presence of bacteria in membrane samples from women who had just given birth and had PPROM, preterm birth for other reasons or full-term birth. The researchers found that the chorion (the fetal membrane outer layer) was thinner at the site of rupture compared to a distant site in all groups, and that PPROM samples had more pronounced thinning overall.
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