2023 Program Agenda
Come and join us for a unique weekend interacting with surgeons, scientists, and entrepreneurs who will educate and challenge you.
Please note – as always programs are subject to change.
4:00 pm
Check-in Opens
5:00 pm
Talk 1: Stacey Missmer, ScD, Michigan State University
“The Promise and Realities of Deep Phenotyping in Gynecologic Translational Science”
5:30 pm
Talk 2: Fariba Mohtashami, MD, Vancouver, BC, Canada
“Surgical Sexism”
6:00 pm
Talk 3: Selma Prodanovic, Vienna, Austria
“Closing the Investment Gender Gap: A Prescription for Health, Wealth, and a Better Future!”
6:30 pm
Depart for ArtBar
8:30 am
Registration and Coffee
9:00 am
Talk 4: Antoine Watrelot, MD, Lyon, France
“How to Keep Your Mind When the Unthinkable Happens”
9:30 am
Talk 5: Eugene Skalnyi, MD, Santa Clara, California
“Medical Professionals. Roles and Contributions in Medical Innovation Process of Today and Tomorrow”
10:00 am
Talk 6: Michal (Mikki) Tal, PhD, MIT
“Can Lyme Disease Cause Uterine Disorders?”
10:30 am
Break
11:00 am
Talk 7: Pierre Watrelot, JD, Lyon, France
“Please, Make Mistakes!”
11:30 am
Talk 8: Frank Tu, MD, Chicago, Illinois
“Idle reflections on the joy of retraction”
12:00 pm
Talk 9: Willam (Bill) Parker, MD, San Diego, California
“Thinking about Critical Thinking and Medical Error”
12:30 pm
Lunch
1:15 pm
Talk 10: Cheryl Iglesia, MD, Washington, D.C.
”From Corbet to Barbie: The Quest for the Perfect Vulva and Vagina”
1:45 pm
Talk 11: Samar Nahas, MD, Riverside, California
“Women vs. Men, The Elephant in The Room – It Is Time to Address the Problem”
2:15 pm
Break
2:30 pm
Talk 12: Ellis Downes, MD, London, UK
“We know so much about Women’s Health, but what don’t we know, and what should we do about it?
3:00 pm
Talk 13: Kelly Wright, MD, Los Angeles, California
“Climate Change Begins at 7:15: Our Unsustainable Future in Healthcare”
3:30 pm
Depart for MIT lab tour
5:00 pm
Charles River Boat Tour
8:30 am
Coffee and networking
9:00 am
Talk 14: Mark Woodland, MD, West Reading, Pennsylvania
“Rerouting….AI & MIGS!”
9:30 am
Talk 15: Vadim Morozov, MD, Washington, DC
“AI in Gynecology: current and future trends”
10:00 am
Talk 16: Sixian You, PhD, MIT
“Illuminating Tissue Structure and Function by Imaging Intrinsic Fluorescence”
10:30 am
Break
10:45 am
Moderated Panel with all speakers on the future of OEF
11:45 am
Wrap Up / Summary
12:00 pm
Adjourn
OEF Program Committee
Ellis Downes, MD
Amy Garcia, MD
Linda Griffith, PhD
Grace Janik, MD
Keith Isaacson, MD
Ceana Nezhat, MD
Resad Paya Pasic, MD
Peter Rosenblatt, MD
OEF 2023: Accepted Speakers
Ellis Downes, MD
London, UK
“We know so much about Women’s Health, but what don’t we know, and what should we do about it?”
Cheryl Iglesia, MD
Washington, D.C.
”From Corbet to Barbie: The Quest for the Perfect Vulva and Vagina”
Stacey Missmer, ScD
Grand Rapids, Michigan
“The Promise and Realities of Deep Phenotyping in Gynecologic Translational Science”
Fariba Mohtashami, MD
Vancouver, BC, Canada
“Surgical Sexism”
Vadim Morozov, MD,
Washington, DC
“AI in Gynecology: current and future trends”
Samar Nahas, MD
Riverside, California
“Women vs. Men, The Elephant in The Room – It Is Time to Address the Problem”
William (Bill) Parker, MD
San Diego, California
“Thinking about Critical Thinking and Medical Error”
Selma Prodanovic
Vienna, Austria
“Closing the Investment Gender Gap: A Prescription for Health, Wealth, and a Better Future!”
Eugene Skalnyi, MD
Santa Clara, California
“Medical Professionals. Roles and Contributions in Medical Innovation Process of Today and Tomorrow”
Michal (Mikki) Tal, PhD
Cambridge, Massachusetts
“Can Lyme Disease Cause Uterine Disorders?”
Frank Tu, MD
Chicago, Illinois
“Idle reflections on the joy of retraction”
Antoine Watrelot, MD
Lyon, France
“How to Keep Your Mind When the Unthinkable Happens”
Pierre Watrelot, JD
Lyon, France
“Please, Make Mistakes!”
Mark Woodland, MD
West Reading, Pennsylvania
“Rerouting….AI & MIGS!”
Kelly Wright, MD
Los Angeles, California.
“Climate Change Begins at 7:15: Our Unsustainable Future in Healthcare”
Sixian You, PhD
Cambridge, Massachusetts
“Illuminating Tissue Structure and Function by Imaging Intrinsic Fluorescence”