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2025 Resident Graduation
We proudly celebrated our 2025 graduating class of OBGYN residents! We’re thrilled to welcome back several familiar faces as our newest fellows, send warm farewells to those continuing their training elsewhere, and begin an exciting journey with our incoming interns. Every one of these exceptional physicians—trained right here at WashU Medicine—successfully matched into fellowship programs, […]
WashU Medicine OBGYN team inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society Class of 2025
Congratulations to gynecologic oncologist Dr. Premal Thaker; gynecologic oncology fellows Dr. Whitney Grither and Dr. Mark Valentine; maternal–fetal medicine fellow Dr. Cassandra Trammel; and reproductive medicine and infertility fellow Dr. Mitra Sharifi on their induction into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society Class of 2025. Premal Thaker, MD, MS Whitney Grither, MD, PhD Mark Valentine, […]
Thaker Appointed Chief, Division of Gynecologic Oncology
The Department is pleased to announce that Premal Thaker, MD, MS, the David & Lynn Mutch Distinguished Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Director of Gynecologic Oncology Clinical Trials, has been appointed as Chief of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology, effective June 1, 2025. Dr. Thaker served for almost 18 months as Interim Chief and […]
REDs & the Marathon of Medicine: What sports teach us about resiliency, recovery, and how to avoid being benched
WashU Medicine OBGYN’s Discuss the Importance of Addressing RED-S in Adolescents and Professionals It’s well studied in athletes—chronic low energy availability leads to performance implications. It turns out that rest and recovery are essential for top performance, even for Type A doctors. Is it possible to create space for rest, recovery, and recharging in our […]
Dr. Goodman and Dr. Thayer Initiated into AOA
Congrats to Dr. Bree Goodman and Dr. Sydney Thayer, were unanimously selected to the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Class of 2024, representing WashU Medicine! “WashU Medicine values inclusion, diversity, innovation and critical thinking – all of which are aligned with AOA’s core principles,” said Renée Shellhaas, MD, the David T. Blasingame Professor of Neurology and senior associate […]