Resident Research Day/Seitchik Memorial Lecture and Dr. Armando Nasta Symposium on Gynecologic Innovation


Join us for the Annual Resident Research Day/Seitchik Memorial Lecture and
Dr. Armando Nasta Symposium on Gynecologic Innovation
Hosted by the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine’s
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Friday, June 23, 2023, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.*  |  Long School of Medicine Campus

*Participants are welcome to attend either the morning Resident Research & Seitchik Memorial Lecture Presentations session, the afternoon Nasta Symposium session, or both. Registration is free for all attendees. Continuing Medical Education for the afternoon session will be provided at no cost to participants.


About the Event

Resident Research Day kicks off our event, showcasing PGY-3 residents completed research projects and PGY-1 residents proposed research projects. Our invited Resident Research Day speaker this year will be Dr. W. Patrick Duff, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Florida College of Medicine who will be presenting “Smoothing the Road to Professional and Personal Success:  Final Thoughts for the Graduate.” 

Following Resident Research Day, enjoy an on-site luncheon and visit our “Journey to Innovation” exhibition. Visit with each of our exhibitors to enter a raffle for a chance to win UT Health San Antonio swag!

Our afternoon will conclude with a fantastic Continuing Medical Education session, the Nasta Symposium on Gynecologic Innovation, supported by a generous donation from Dr. Armando Nasta’s family. Our keynote session is entitled Understanding the Legal Implications of Texas State Laws (post Dobbs) for Practicing OBGYNs. This will start with a 30 min presentation on the law by Alexa Moore, JD followed by a panel discussion on management of common clinical scenarios with our reproductive endocrinology, maternal fetal medicine and generalist faculty. Also, you will hear updates in urogynecology, maternal fetal medicine, and more!

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Continuing Medical Education:
UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, Including 1 hour ethics credit. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Certificate of Attendance:
Other healthcare professionals will receive a certificate of participation for this educational activity and should consult with their licensing board for information on applicability and acceptance.

Seitchik Memorial Lecture Keynote Speaker

Patrick Duff

W. Patrick Duff, MD

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Florida College of Medicine

Dr. Duff is a native of Suitland, Maryland.  He completed his undergraduate studies at Harvard University and earned a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Virginia before attending Georgetown University Medical School.  Subsequently, he completed residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and fellowship training in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Texas – San Antonio.  When he retired from the U.S. Army in 1989, he joined the faculty at the University of Florida and has remained in Gainesville since that time.  While at Florida, he has served as the Residency Program Director (21 years) and the Associate Dean for Student Affairs (19 years).  His specific research interests include prenatal diagnosis, medical education, and infectious diseases in pregnancy.

Dr. Duff is married and has three adult children and eight grandchildren.  His outside interests include spending time with family, reading mystery novels, watching movies, attending UF sporting events, and playing the acoustic guitar in a band.

Agenda

TimeEventLocationSpeaker
Resident Research Day:
8:00am-8:15amWelcome and IntroductionsALT-C Room 304Randal Robinson, MD, MBA
Sarah Page-Ramsey, MD
8:15am-11:00amResident Research PresentationsALT-C Room 304Moderators:
Angela Boyd, MD, PhD
Yetunde Ibrahim, MD
Yasmin A. Lyons, DO
11:00am-11:10amIntroduction to Seitchik Memorial LectureALT-C Room 304Dr. Randal D. Robinson
11:10am–11:50am"Smoothing the Road to Professional and Personal Success: Final Thoughts for the Graduate."ALT-C Room 304Patrick Duff, MD
11:50am-12:00pmQ&AALT-C Room 303
Nasta Symposium:
1:30pm-1:40pmWelcome and Introduction of Afternoon ActivitiesALT-C Room 304Dr. Randal Robinson and Dr. Erin Nelson
1:40-2:40Ethics Session: Understanding the Legal Implications of Texas State Laws (post Dobbs) for Practicing OBGYNs
Introduction/Legal Perspective - Alexa Moore, JD

Common Clinical Challenges with Panelists
ALT-C Room 304Alexa Moore, JD
Dr. Randal Robinson
Dr. Patrick Ramsey
Dr. Luke Newton
2:45pm-3:30pmAdvances in Urogynecology: New Solutions for Prevalent ProblemsALT-C Room 304Elizabeth Evans, MD
3:30pm-3:45pmExhibitsALT-C Room 303
3:45pm-4:30pmOverdue: Reducing the Barriers for Equitable Access to Postpartum SterilizationALT-C Room 304John Byrne, MD

Featured Speakers

Moore, AlexaAlexa Moore, JD

Office of Legal Affairs
Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
UT Health San Antonio

Alexa Moore is the Senior Attorney over Healthcare Claims Management in the Office of Legal Affairs at UT Health San Antonio. She is responsible for the management of all medical negligence litigation and state licensing agency investigations for UT Health San Antonio providers. Her practice encompasses health law, healthcare regulatory matters, higher education, and employment law. Prior to joining UT Health San Antonio, she practiced law at a private firm in San Antonio with emphasis on medical malpractice defense and representation of providers before regulatory agencies. She is a graduate of St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio and Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee.

 

John Byrne

John J Byrne, MD

Assistant Professor

Dr. Byrne received his Bachelor of Science in Education from Baylor University in 2006. Prior to attending medical school, he received a M.P.H. from the University of Texas School of Public Health in 2009. He then completed medical school at the Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio in 2013. He completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago, IL, before coming back to Texas to complete a fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center/Parkland Hospital in 2020. Dr. Byrne joined the faculty at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. His current interests include multifetal gestation, maternal cardiac disease, and prenatal diagnosis.

Dr. Elizabeth Casiano Evans

Elizabeth Casiano Evans, MD

Associate Professor

Dr. Evans is originally from San Antonio. She completed an 8-year combined Program in Liberal Medical Education at Brown University receiving her BA in Political Science in 2000 and MD in 2004. In 2008 she completed her residency at UT Southwestern in Dallas. She then completed a fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. She returned home to San Antonio to join the faculty here at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Dr. Evans is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She enjoys caring for women with uterine and vaginal prolapse and urinary incontinence. Her research interests include epidemiology and patient-centered outcomes following treatment.

NewtonLuke A. Newton, MD

Associate Professor and Division Chief
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of General Obstetrics and Gynecology
Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, UT Health San Antonio

Biography
Dr. Luke Newton received his B.A. in Biology at Texas A&M University in 1999. He then attended medical school at UT Southwestern in Dallas between the years of 1999-2003. He continued his training at UNC Chapel Hill where he completed his Obstetrics and Gynecology residency in 2007. He joined our Department in 2007 and promoted to Associate Professor in 2014. Dr. Newton served as the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Junior Fellow Section Chair from 2008-2009. He is the current Co-Director for the Long School of Medicine Endocrine/Female Reproduction course for 4th year medical students. In 2016, he was appointed Chief of the Division of General Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Dr. Patrick Ramsey profilePatrick S. Ramsey, MD, MSPH

Professor and Division Chief
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, UT Health San Antonio

Biography

Dr. Patrick Ramsey joined our department at the rank of Professor in 2014 and serves as the Director of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship training program, Director for Maternal Transport and Outreach, and Maternal Medical Director for the University Hospital Level IV Maternal Center.  Dr. Ramsey completed his medical school training at the University of Wisconsin Madison School of Medicine in 1994 and residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine in Rochester, MN in 1998. He completed a fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2001. He also received a Master of Science in Public Health with emphasis in Epidemiology/International Health in 2003. He is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine and serves as an oral board examiner for the ABOG. He is an active member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), Infectious Disease Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology (IDSOG), among others. He is a graduate of the ACOG Leadership Institute, SMFM Leadership Academy, Dr. Ramsey is the founder and director for the annual ACOG Medical Student John Gibbons Memorial Lecture and co-director of for the ACOG Medical Student Workshops.  He currently serves in several regional, state, and national leadership roles as member of the Obstetrics & Gynecology “Green Journal” Editorial Board, member of the IDSOG Council, Vice Chair for the Texas Collaborative for Healthy Mothers and Babies (TCHMB), member of the Texas Perinatal Advisory Council, member of the Texas Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Task Force, ACOG District XI/Section 5 Chair, and Secretary/Program Chair elect for ACOG District XI.  As an active researcher and educator, he has received numerous awards and accolades including the ACOG Mentor of the Year Award, Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO) Excellence in Teaching Award, and the ACOG Medical Student Recruitment Award.  He has published over 90 peer-reviewed papers in major journals. His research interests are clinical trials, prevention of preterm birth, labor management, infectious diseases, and management of medical complications of pregnancy.

Dr. Randal Robinson profileRandal D. Robinson, MD, MBA

Frank Harrison Chair in Reproductive Endocrinology, Professor
Humana Foundation Distinguished Chair
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, UT Health San Antonio

Biography

Dr. Robinson joined the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology Division in 2011. He received his A.B (Artium Baccalaureus) and M.D. degrees from the University of Missouri and completed his Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA in 1992 and a Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA in 1996. He previously served on active duty in the US Army Medical Corps and retired at the rank of Colonel after more than 26 years of service. He served as both the Chairman and Residency Program Director of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the San Antonio Military Medical Center and the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium. He is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. Dr. Robinson currently serves as Chair of the Education Committee of the Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology. He is a board examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology for both the specialty and reproductive endocrinology and infertility subspecialty certification examinations.

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The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology would like to acknowledge
the Nasta Symposium Planning Committee for their dedication and hard work in organizing
the Nasta Symposium for Gynecologic Innovation:

Erin Nelson, MD, (Chair)
Sarah Page-Ramsey, MD
Cristina Wallace Huff, MD
Jessica Hughes, MD.