Urogynecology / Vaginal Surgery

Welcome to AAGL’s specialty page dedicated to minimally invasive surgeons with a focus on urogynecology.

The 2018 Goals of this SIG are:

Goal 1- As representatives of the specialty of Urogynecology in a large surgical gynecology society, our goal is to emphasize the need to identify and address pelvic floor disorders that can be treated or prevented during gynecologic surgery. First and foremost, our SIG will emphasize and promote the importance of apical suspension at the time of minimally invasive hysterectomy. This small but important step may help us reduce the increasing number of women that are affected by prolapse as our aging population grows.
      Measurable outcome- We expect to see an observable increase in Urogynecology contributions of research and technique videos presented at the Global Congress that will promote goal 1.
      
Goal 2 – We will continue to promote Vaginal Hysterectomy and Vaginal Surgery as the least invasive surgical option for many women. This goal is an ongoing goal for the SIG dedicated specifically to improving access to fellowship training.
      Measurable outcome- We hope to have an increased presence during the FMIGS Boot Camp to allow further teaching in vaginal surgery for our fellowship trainees. With new technology like the VITOM, we expect more contributions from our SIG to the Global Congress, promoting and demonstrating excellent vaginal surgery techniques.
      
Goal 3 – We will work towards increasing the membership of the SIG. Identifying and encouraging further Urogynecologic and Vaginal surgeons to join and be active members in AAGL will help disperse cutting edge, evidence based medicine and continue to elevate the level of evidence presented from the SIG.
      Measurable outcome- We anticipate increased numbers within our SIG membership.

SIG Leadership
 

Johnny Yi Chair

Vincent Lucente Vice-Chair

Anthony Visco Immediate Past Chair

Board Members: Robert Furr, Luiz Oliveira Brito

Participants:

Alain Abdallah, Akram Abdelaal, Tomas Antonini, Katia Apollon, Bakytbubu Arynova, Radwan Asaad, Juan Jose Ayala Bonilla, Ebenezer Babalola, Osama Badran, Nikola Badzakov, Kawita Bapat, Daniel Barraez, Martin Belmontes Rodriguez, Plinio Berardo, Ramesh Bettaiah, Pawan Bhasin, Megan Billow, Sanjay Biswas, Jeffrey Blake, Harry Boatwright, Hans Brolmann, Raffaele Bruno, Leandro Burguener, German Calonje, Eugen Campian, Trinidad Campos, Francis Cardinale, Andrew Cassidenti, Maurice Chung, Raul Cima, Teodora Cirja, Joao Colaco, Suman Dadhich, Konstantinos Daglas, Cathy Dahl, Donald Debrakeleer, Abrahan Diaz Diaz, Alvina Driscoll, Conrad Duncan, Noor Ebbiary, Jose Eing, Amr El Haraki, Denise Elser, Monique Farrow, Antonio Fasolino, Afshin Fazel, Jessica Feranec, Joseph Franzese, Gabriel Garcia Hernandez, Luis Garcia Rodriguez, Francisco Garcini, Benjamin Garnett, Vincent Gatto, Daniel Ginn, Rodrigo Gomez Cardoso, Angel Gonzalez Rios, Leslie Gray, Jeremy Green, Marc Greenstein, David Griffiths, Dorin Grigoras, Nathan Guerette, Berna Haliloglu Peker, Robert Harris, Janet Harris-Hicks, Soyini Hawkins, Douw Holder, Wagner Horst, Azza Ibrahim, Cheryl Iglesia, Ali Jaffry, Nutan Jain, Barry Jarnagin, Hye Sun Jun, Bilal Kaaki, Bruce Kahn, Leslie Kammire, Julia Keltz, Pallavi Khanna, Rosanne Kho, Thembi Khoale, Elizabeth Killebrew, Rebecca King, Armen Kirakosyan, Guillermo Kohn, Xianchao Kong, Paraskevas Kotsonis, Kumar Kunde, Kestutis Kuraitis, Tamer Labib, Rama Lakshmi, Ted Lee, Jose Leon, Veronica Lerner, Torrance Lewis, Helio Libera, Brandon Lingenfelter, Sheldon Linn, C.Y. Liu, Franklin Loffer, Kristin Lyerly, John Lyons, Jesus Macias Duvignau, Is Magalov, Mohamad Mahmoud, Edward Marici, Sergio Marques, Gisele McKinney, Jay Mehta, Ileana Mendiburu, John Miklos, Martha Mills, Sandhya Mittal, Waldir Modotti, Michael Moen, Abeer Mohammed, Manoj Mohan, Surjit Moolamalla, Richard Mooney, Michael Moore, Obiamaka Mora, Enrique Moratalla, Fred Morgan-Ortiz, Ion Mueller-Funogea, Olumide Mughelli, Bindumol Murali, Erinn Myers, John Navas, Alfredo Nieves Gonzalez, Junichi Nishida, Nyia Noel, Atieh Novin, Anthony O'Connell, Robert O'Shea, Navpriya Oberoi, Cheryl Page, Vijay Palvia, Apurva Pancholy, Joalee Paquette, Marie Fidela Paraiso, Jun-Sook Park, Marco Pelosi, Richard Penketh, Alexandra Poienar, Hilton Pollock, James Presthus, Mark Preston, Christopher Pugh, Liliana Puycan Caceres, Mohammad Quayyum, David Quinlan, Hania Qutub, Mala Raj, Suran Ramphal, Sharon Ransom, Charles Rardin, Licia Raymond, Jonathan Reinstine, Francisco Ribeiro Da Costa, Jose Roiz-Hernandez, John Rojas, Peter Rosenblatt, Jim Ross, Derrick Sanderson, Geoffrey Schnider, Pragnesh Shah, Xenia Shepeleva, Sohail Siddique, Amita Singla, Alex Slack, Andrew Sokol, Eric Sokol, Devanshi Somaiya, Urmila Soman, Marina Sonova, Carlos Sorondo, J'Leise Sosa, Julieta Sotelo Ortiz, Christopher Stanley, Andreas Stavroulis, Kayvahn Steck-Bayat, Kevin Stepp, Raj Syal, Toni Sylvester, Morva Tahmasbi Rad, Nicole Tate, Lyndon Taylor, Suresh Thani, James Theofrastous, Arthur Thorpe, Radhika Tirumala, Abraham Topete Diosdado, Alaeddin Tulgay, Paul Tulikangas, Amartuvshin Tumenjargal, Hakan Turan, Ralph Turner, Dhiraj Uchil, Nirmala Vaithilingam, Johan van der Wat, Bruno Van Herendael, Pilar Viana Casado, Pablo Villalobos Candela, Megan Wasson, Nicole Williams, Roberts Wood, Holly Yettaw Luts, Eun-Hee Yoo, Tricia Yusaf, Fei Zeng, Sergio Zetina

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