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It’s 2025 NRMP Urogynecology Match Day! We are excited to announce that we matched Dr. Hannah Wavering-Walters!  She will be joining us in August 2026 from the University of Illinois-Chicago.

Welcome New Fellows! Complex Family PlanningRachel Crebessa, MD Gynecologic OncologyMostafa Eyada, MDAnnalyn Welp, MD Maternal Fetal MedicineHaley Baker, MDDuy Hoang Dinh, MDKatherine Zhu, MD Minimally Invasive Gynecologic SurgeryNaomi Atobiloye, MD Reproductive Endocrinology and InfertilityMitra Sharifi, MD Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic SurgeryChristina Herbosa, MD

A groundbreaking surgery at the Fetal Care Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital is giving children like Wesley a brighter future, thanks to the expertise of Dr. Kathy Bligard, Associate Director of the Center. Wesley was the first patient at the Center to undergo a fetoscopic spina bifida repair, a minimally invasive procedure offered at only a […]

Dr. Magdaleena Mbadhi, Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Frolova lab of WashU Medicine OBGYN, was elected President of the WashU Black Postdoctoral Association (BPA)! “The WashU Black Postdoctoral Association (WashU BPA) is an interdisciplinary community of postdoctoral fellows committed to creating, cultivating, and solidifying a protected, inclusive space of advocacy and support. The mission of the WashU […]

Congratulations to Dr. Shweta Bhagwat from the Santi Lab on her first-author publication, “Bacterial vaginosis toxins impair sperm capacitation and fertilization,” in Human Reproduction! This study uncovers a new way bacterial vaginosis (BV) may contribute to infertility. BV-related toxins (LPS and VLY) were found to disrupt crucial steps sperm need to fertilize an egg, including […]