Our minimally invasive gynecologic surgery/complex benign gynecology specialists contribute to all aspects of academic medicine, including patient care, research, and education.
Our clinical mission
Because we’re focused on gynecologic surgery, our surgical volume is high. We operate two to three days per week at both the academic hospital and our community academic-associated hospital. In addition to treating our patients, our surgical responsibilities include helping general ob/gyns with their laparoscopic surgeries.
We treat a wide range of benign gynecologic conditions, including fibroids, endometriosis, adenomyosis, adnexal masses, prolapse, pelvic pain, and many more. Almost every patient is a candidate for a minimally invasive approach.
Surgeries include:
- Laparoscopic hysterectomy
- Laparoscopic myomectomy
- Laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy
- Laparoscopic excision of endometriosis, joint cases with urology and colorectal surgery for Stage IV endometriosis
- Laparoscopic removal of Essure coils
- Hysteroscopic myomectomy and polypectomy
- Hand-assist laparoscopy for very large fibroids, no upper limit on size
- Contained morcellation within a large bag to limit the spread of uterine tissue
We believe in educating patients about their disease process and discussing their full range of options, so women can choose a treatment course that is right for them.
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Our research mission
Our surgical outcomes are collected in a prospective database, which has resulted in publications, speaking engagements at national conventions, and presentations at other universities. Our research aims to improve minimally invasive gynecologic surgery outcomes, make less invasive treatments safer and available to all women, improve techniques for safer tissue extraction, and use surgical simulation to better train the next generation of surgeons.
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Our education mission
In addition to a state-of-the-art surgical simulation center, which is used to train residents and medical students, our division oversees the surgical skills curriculum for the OB/GYN residency.
Our faculty
Elise C Bardawil, MD
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn
Division: Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (Complex Benign Gynecology)
Admin; Cynthia Munson
Katherine de Souza, MD
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn
Division: Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (Complex Benign Gynecology)
Admin; Jasmine Jones
Whitney Trotter Ross, MD, MSCI
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn
Division: Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (Complex Benign Gynecology)
Admin; Jasmine Jones