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Past Recipients


To view the past winners, their research titles and institutions, please click on the award of interest below:
 
ACOG "Issue of the Year"

ACOG/Solvay Pharmaceuticals Research Award in Menopause

ACOG Community Service Awards

 
ACOG/Abbott Nutrition Research Award on Nutrition in Pregnancy
 
2009-2010
Wanjiku Musindi, MD
The Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus
"Impact of Nutrition Education and Exercise Program on Gestational Weight Gain in Obese Pregnant Women"
 
2008-2009
Cecilia T. Gambala, MD
University of Illinois at Chicago
"Maintaining Prepregnancy Body Mass Index in Overweight and Obese Women May Prevent Associated Disease Processes in Pregnancy"
 
2007-2008
Christina M. Scifres, MD
Washington University in St. Louis
"Maternal Obesity and Placental Fat Accumulation"
 
ACOG/Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Research Award in Contraception
 
2008-2009
Kristina Tocce, MD
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
"Delay of Rapid Repeat Teen Pregnancy: Immediate Post-partum Subdermal Contraception"
 
2007-2008
Tessa Madden, MD, MPH
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
"The Estradiol Patch for the Management of Intermenstrual Bleeding in Levonorgesterol Intrauterine Device Users"
 
2006-2007
Nicole W. Karjane, MD
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
"Quick Start Initiation of the Contraceptive Vaginal Ring in Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial"
 
2005-2006
Zev Williams, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
"Designing an Immunocontraceptive"
 
2004-2005
Jenell S. Coleman, MD
University of California, San Francisco
"Levonorgestrel-releasing Intrauterine Device in Women Infected with HIV-1 and its Effect on Genital Viral Shedding"
 
2003-2004
Kathryn H. Ostrom, MD
University of New Mexico Health Science Center
"Comparison of Progestin-only Oral Contraceptives to Combined Oral Contraceptive for Postpartum Breastfeeding Women"
 
2002-2003
Carrie Cwiak, MD/Alison B. Edelman, MD
Emory University School of Medicine/Oregon Health Sciences University
"A Multimedia Interactive Presentation for Teaching Contraception to Medical Students"
 
2001-2002
Kenneth D. Clark, MD
Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center of West Virginia University-Charleston Division
"Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate as a Contraceptive and Bone Loss in Young Women:  Is Concomitant Low Dose Transdermal Estrogen Beneficial"
 
2000-2001
A. Wendy Askew, MD
Milford Hall Medical Center/Brooke Army Medical Center
"A Randomized, Double-blinded, Controlled Clinical Trial in Adolescent Patients to Evaluate the Effects on Cycle Control of the Three 20mcg Containing OCs that are Currently Available in the United States"
 
1999-2000
Melissa Gilliam, MD
University of Illinois at Chicago
"Increasing Oral Contraceptive Use and Compliance Among Young Hispanic Women"
 
1998-1999
Daniel M. Breitkopf, MD
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
"Investigation of the Clinical Efficacy of Second- versus Third-generation Oral Contraceptives in the Treatment of Hyperandrogenic Syndromes"
ACOG/Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Research Award in Contraceptive Counseling
 
2009-2010
Deborah K. Bartz, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
"Medical Student Knowledge and Attitudes on Intrauterine Contraception and the Implications for Comprehensive Contraceptive Counseling from these Future Physicians"
ACOG/Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Research Award in Long Term Contraception
 
2009-2010
Angela Dempsey, MD
Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston
"A Randomized Controlled Trial of Immediate Versus Delayed Insertion of Implanon© in Postpartum Adolescents"
 
 
ACOG/Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Research Award in PMS/PMDD
 
2008-2009
Min Yang, MD
QualityMetric Incorporated
"A Feasibility Study of Establishing a Web-based Women's Health Portal and Information System"
 
2007-2008
Jennifer E. Dietrich, MD, MSc
University of Louisville School of Medicine
"Effectiveness of Yaz and Yasmin Administered Orally and Vaginally for the Primary Treatment of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder"
 
2006-2007
Tamra Fortenberry, MD
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
"A Comparison of Type and Severity of Premenstrual Symptoms Occurring in African American and Caucasian Women with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder"
 
2005-2006
Clarisa Gracia, MD
University of Pennsylvania
"The Effects of PMS/PMDD Treatment with Sertraline on Allopregnanolone Levels"
 
2004-2005
Martina Chiodi, MD
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
"A Community Based Parallel Survey of 100 Mother-daughter pairs Where the Daughter Characterizes Herself as Having PMS"
 
ACOG/Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. Research Award in Female Sexual Dysfunction
 
2008-2009
Leah S. Millheiser, MD
Stanford University Medical Center
"Creating an Evidence-based Curriculum in Female Sexual Dysfunction for Medical Student Education"
 
ACOG/Eli Lilly and Company Research Award for the Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis
 
2009-2010
Larisa Vorobyeva, MD
Beth Israel Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, New York
"The Cumulative Effects of Pregnancy, Lactation and Postpartum Depo-provera Use on Bone Mineral Density"
 
2008-2009
Sandhya Nayak, MD
Weill Cornell Medical Center
"Is Baseline BMD at an Early Age-perimenopausal Years Helpful in Prevention or Early Diagnosis of Bone Loss?"
 
2007-2008
Thomas D. Kimble, MD
Eastern Virginia Medical School
"Measuring the Activity of CYP3A4, A Member of the Cytochrome P-450 Family, To Predict Excessive Bone Loss in Adolescent Users of Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate"
 
2006-2007
Khaled Sakhel, MD
Synergy Medical Education Alliance
"The Effect of Calcium and Vitamin D on the Change in Bone Mineral Density in Patients on Depo- Medroxy Progesterone Acetate for Birth Control"
 
 
 
ACOG "Issue of the Year"
 
2008-2009
Michele G. Curtis, MD
University of Texas -- Houston
 
and
 
Rajiv B. Gala, MD
Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
"Establihsing an Office-Based Patient Safety Program"
 
2007-2008
Larry Rand, MD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
"The Future of Residency Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology: How Should we Prepare Doctors for Tomorrow's Demands in Women's Health Care Services?"
 
2006-2007
Melissa A. Merideth, MD, MPH
National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH
"Ethical Issues Unique to Genetic Testing"
 
2005-2006
D. Yvette LaCoursiere, MD, MPH
University of Utah
"Successful Interventions for Achieving and Maintaining Weight Loss:  The Role of the Obstetrician-Gynecologist"
 
2004-2005
Patrick S. Ramsey, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
"How to Recruit More Medical Students in Obstetrics and Gynecology"
 
2003-2004
Paul L. Ogburn, Jr, MD
State University of New York -- Stony Brook
"Developing an Effective Method for Mobilization of Patients in an Effort to Enact Tort Reform"
 
2002-2003
James D. Miller, MD
UIC College of Medicine at Rockford
"New Models of Obstetric/Gynecologic Practice"
 
2001-2002
James F. Smith, Jr, MD/Barbara Hughes, CNM, MS, MBA
Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital/HealthONE - The Medical Center of Aurora
"Impact of the Current and Future Role of Non-physician Providers in Obstetrics"
 
2000-2001
James G. Blythe, MD
"Define the Scope of Practice of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Include How it Relates to Primary Care"
 
1999-2000
None
 
1998-1999
Virginia R. Lupo, MD
"Smoking Cessation Program"
 
1997-1998
Morton A. Stenchever, MD
"Care of the Geriatric Patient:  A Curriculum"
 
1996-1997
Federico G. Mariona, MD
"Quality Assessment in a Managed Care Environment"
 
1995-1996
Richard E.N. Sedwick, MD
"Models of Primary Care Practice"
 
1994-1995
David A. Grimes, MD
"Technology Assessment"
 
1993-1994
Frank W. Ling, MD
"How to Structure Graduate Education to Include the Concept of Primary Care"
 
1992-1993
Dennis J. Lutz, MD
"Credentialing"
 
1991-1992
Timothy R.B. Johnson, Jr, MD
"Nutrition in Pregnancy"
 
1990-1991
Curtis L. Cetrulo, MD/Lawrence G. Cetrulo, JD
"Is Current Obstetric Practice Consistent with Existing Knowledge and Technology from a Medico-legal Perspective"
 
1989-1990
Gloria A. Bachmann, MD
"Hysterectomy"
 
1988-1989
None
 
1987-1988
None
 
1986-1987
David A. Nagey, MD
"Content of Prenatal Care"
 
ACOG/Kenneth Gottesfeld-Charles Hohler Memorial Foundation Research Award in Ultrasound
 
2009-2010
Kimberly A. Kho, MD
Center for Pelvic Surgery - Atlanta, Georgia
"Pre-operative Ultrasound: A Risk-reducing Method for the Prevention of Laparoscopic Complications"
 
2008-2009
Jessica L. Fiorelli, MD
Columbia University
"Sonographically Detected Endometrial Abnormalities in Asymptomatic Women: Who Requires Evaluation?"
 
Alain H. Szyller, MD
University of Texas Medical Branch and Texas Fertility Center
"A Prospective, Comparative, Single Center Trial to Predict Pregnancy Outcome with Uterine and Ovarian Doppler in Patients Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization"
 
2007-2008
Susan M. Sheridan, MD
University of Wisconsin Medical School
"Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Early-stage Endometrial Cancer: Sonohysterographic Injection and Cytologic Analysis of Distention Media"
 
2006-2007
Kimberly W. Hickey, MD
Georgetown University Hospital
"Fetal Anemia in the Presence of Intrauterine Growth Restriction"
 
Laura S. Kim, MD
New York University School of Medicine
"Three Dimensional (3D) Ultrasound Assessment of the Pelvic Floor During Pregnancy"
 
2005-2006
Helen Feltovich, MD
University of Vermont
"Ultrasonographic Cervical Assessment Using Elastography and Quantitative Backscatter Analysis"
 
Michelle A. Kominiarek, MD
University of Illinois Medical Center
"Tei Index as a Measure of Cardiac Functional Reserve for Growth Restricted Fetuses"
 
2004-2005
David M. Kushner, MD
University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center
"The Incidence of Disseminated Endometrial Cancer Cells During Sonohysterography and Their Functional Viability:  A Prospective Study"
 
2003-2004
Catherine M. Nichols, MD
Virginia Commonwealth University
"Anal Sphincter Injury in Women With Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Organ Prolapse"
 
Bettina W. Paek, MD
University of Washington, Seattle
"High Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Selective Fetal Reduction in the Rabbit Model"
 
ACOG/Hologic Research Award for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer
 
2009-2010
Dana Chase, MD
University of California Medical Center, Irvine
"HPV L1 Gene Methylation as a Biomarker of the Progression of Cervical Neoplasia"
 
2008-2009
Leigh G. Seamon, DO
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
"Genetic Susceptibility of Cervical Cancer"
 
 
 
ACOG/Merck & Company Inc. Research Award on Adolescent Health Preventive Services
 
2009-2010
Nirupama K. DeSilva, MD
University of Oklahoma, Tulsa
"Preventing High Risk Adolescent Behaviors via Web Based Simulation"
 
2008-2009
Mya Zapata, MD
University of California, Los Angeles
"Sexual Behavior and Risk During the Freshman Year of College"
 
2007-2008
Rebecca B. Perkins, MD
Boston University School of Medicine
"Factors Affecting HPV Vaccination in Underserved and Minority Adolescents"
 
 
 
ACOG/Merck & Company Inc. Research Award on Immunization
 
2009-2010
Lindsay M. Mains, MD
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City
"The Impact of the HPV Vaccine on Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors in Teens"
 
2008-2009
Jennifer L. Young, MD, MPH
University of Virginia Health System
"Prospective Cohort Study of Girls Ages 11-12 to Determine Factors Associated with HPV Vaccination"
 
2007-2008
Wendy S. Vitek, MD
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
"Developing a Comprehensive Immunization Program: Surveying Vaccination Needs and Patient Interest at an Academic Women's Medical Center"
 
 
 
ACOG/Ortho-McNeil Academic Training Fellowships in Obstetrics  
  and Gynecology
 
2009-2010
Chad A. Grotegut, MD
Duke University Medical Center, Durham
"Beta-arrestin Mediated Desensitization of the Oxytocin Receptor"
 
Sacha Krieg, MD
Stanford Hospitals and Clinics in Palo Alto, California
"Decidual Factors in Recurrent Pregnancy Loss"
 
2008-2009
Karin K. Shih, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
"MicroRNA Profiling in Advanced Ovarian Cancer"
 
Amanda B. White, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas
"Accelerating Wound Healing After Anal Sphincter Injury: Satellite Cell Recruitment"
 
2007-2008
Tracy M. Tomlinson, MD
Washington University in St. Louis
"Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Hypoxia-induced Murine Placental Injury"
 
Laura T. Lawrence, MD
Washington University in St. Louis
"Maternal Insulin Resistance and Elevated Fructose -- Adverse Effects on Embryo Competence and Pregnancy Outcome"
 
2006-2007
Erica E. Marsh, MD
Northwestern University
"Role of MicroRNA in Human Uterine Leiomyoma Pathogenesis and Growth"
 
David D. Rahn, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
"The Effect of Pregnancy, Partuition and Fourth Degree Laceration on the Function of the External Anal Sphincter"
 
2004-2005
Richard Drake, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas
"Gene Expression Profiling to Predict Platinum-sensitivity in Ovarian Cancer"
 
2005-2006
Bonnie K. Dwyer, MD
University of Vermont
"The Increased Risk for Pre-eclampsia in Pregnant Patients with Medical Conditions may be Mediated by an Imbalance of Pro- and Anti- Angiogenesis Factors"
 
Ashley S. Roman, MD
New York University School of Medicine
"n-3 PUFA on Pregnancy-related Tissues"
 
2004-2005
Richard Drake, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas
"Gene Expression Profiling to Predict Platinum-sensitivity in Ovarian Cancer"
 
Victoria K. Minior, MD
New York University School of Medicine
"The Level and Duration of Hypoxemia Directly Determines the Fetal Nucleated Red Blood Cell Count"
 
2003-2004
Sejal Dharia, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
"Studies on the Mechanisms for Adrenal Androgen Deficiency in Aging"
 
Laurie J. McKenzie, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
"Predictors of Fertilization and Embryo Morphology:  A Strategy to Reduce Multiple Gestations"
 
2002-2003
Muriel Boreham, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
"Markers of Denervation/Regeneration in the Levator Ani Muscle of Women With Pelvic Floor Prolapse"
 
Jerald S. Goldstein, MD
University of Vermont College of Medicine
"Effects of Estradiol and Progesterone on Cardiac Protein Synthesis and IGF-1 Expression"
 
2001-2002
Bhavana Pothuri, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
"Genetic Analysis of Ovarian Carcinoma Histogenesis"
 
Michael J. Heard, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
"Genetic Analysis of the P53 Tumor Suppressor Gene in Endometriosis"
 
2000-2001
John O. Schorge, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
"A Molecular Model for the Development of BRCA1-related Papillary Serous Carcinoma of the Peritoneum"
 
Mylene Yao, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
"The Hormonal and Genetic Regulation of Hoxa-20 and Wnt-5a in Implantation"
 
1999-2000
W. Michael Lin, MD
Southwestern Medical Center
"Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and TP53 Analysis of Fluid-based PAP Smears"
 
Ramin Mirhashemi, MD
University of Miami School of Medicine
"Heat Shock Protein Vaccine for Induction of Peptide Specific Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes Against Cervical Cancer"
 
1998-1999
Karen H. Lu, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
"Genetic Alterations in Familial Ovarian Cancers versus Sporadic Ovarian Cancers"
 
Debra A. Minjarez, MD
Southwestern Medical Center
"The Role of 5-α Reductase in Cervical Ripening"
 
1997-1998
Anil K. Sood, MD
University of Iowa College of Medicine
"Genomic Instability:  Why the Guardian Fails in Ovarian Cancer"
 
Margareta Pisarska, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
"Climacteric Oophorectomy Accelerates Aging"
 
1996-1997
Ilana Cass, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
"Genetic Alterantions in Ovarian Cancinoma"
 
Isabelle P. Ryan, MD
University of California, San Francisco
"Chemokine Expression in the Pathophysiology of Endometriosis"
 
1995-1996
Kian Behbakht, MD
University of Pennsylvania
"Gene Therapy for Ovarian Cancer"
 
Donna Dizon-Townson, MD
The University of Utah
"Genetic Predisposition to Preterm Delivery:  Linkage Analysis"
 
1994-1995
Valerie Baker, MD
University of California, San Francisco
"Regulation of Vessel Tone by Estrogen and Epidermal Growth Factor"
 
Omid Khorram, MD, PhD
University of California, San Diego
"The Effect ofGrowth Hormone Releasing Hormone (GHRH) on the Immune Function of Aging Women"
 
1993-1994
Angela Palumbo, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
"Characterization of the Mechanism of Apoptosis in the Ovary:  Role of Growth Factors and Cytokines"
 
Jan Shifren, MD
University of California, San Francisco
"Developmental Expression and Regulation of Fascular Endothelial Growth Factor in the Human Fetal Adrenal Gland"
 
1992-1993
Young Bae Kim, MD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
"The Role of Adhesion Proteins in the Intraperitoneal Spread of Ovarian Cancer"
 
Kathryn D. McGowan, MD
The Johns Hopkins University
"Genetic Diagnosis Prior to Conception Through Analysis of the First Polar Body"
 
1991-1992
Barbara Goff, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
"Treatment of Ovarian Cancer With Photodynamic Therapy and Immunoconjugates"
 
Yoel Sadovsky, MD
University of California, San Francisco
"Estrogen Regulation of the Differentiated Myometrial Response:  Establishment of an In Vitro System"
 
1990-1991
Guy M. Boike, MD
University of Miami School of Medicine
"A Research Proposal to Develop and Characterize a New, Short Term In Vitro Radiation Sensitivity Assay for Studies in Experimental Modulation of Radiation Sensitivity in Gynecologic Cancer Cell Lines"
 
Peter R. Casson, MD
University of Tennessee, Memphis
"CASH Adrenal Cortex Receptors:  In Vitro Characterization"
 
1989-1990
Cecillia T. Valdes, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
"Insulin Resistance and Hyperandrogenism"
 
James A. Grifo, MD, PhD
Yale University
"Novel Methods for Genetic Prenatal Diagnosis"
 
1988-1989
Susan M. Cox, MD
University of Texas, SWMC
"Biomolecular Basis of Infection-induced Preterm Labor"
 
Timothy R. Yeko, MD
University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago
"Luteinizing Hormone/Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Receptors and Tissue Progesterone, 17 β-Estradial and 17 α-Hydroxyprogesterone Levels in Human Corpora Lutea"
 
1987-1988
Deborah A. Metzger, MD, PhD
Duke University Medical Center
"The Use of Diethylstilbestrol Metabolites and Analogs as Probes for Estrogen Receptor-nuclear Acceptor Site Interaction"
 
Randle S. Corfman, MD, PhD
Yale University School of Medicine
"Studies on the Molecular Nature Endometriosis-associated Infertility"
 
1986-1987
Beth Young Karlan, MD
James M. Wheeler, MD
 
1985-1986
Frances H. Taney, MD
Robert N. Taylor, MD, PhD
 
1984-1985
Robert L. Barbieri, MD
Jeffery M. Dicke, MD
 
1983-1984
Henry J. Cheng, MD
Kenneth N. Muse, Jr, MD
 
1982-1983
Elliott K. Main, MD
John P. Micha, MD
 
1981-1982
Michael R. Caudle, MD
Robert S. Schenken, MD
 
1980-1981
James H. Beeson, MD
Mary C. Martin, MD
 
1979-1980
Kent Crickard, MD
Ralph K. Tamura, MD
 
1978-1979
Arnold S. Grandis, MD
William H. Pfeffer, MD
 
1977-1978
Sharon L. Dooley, MD
Robert d. Nachtigall, MD
 
1976-1977
Lois R. Levine, MD
William J. Mann, MD
 
1975-1976
Stephen P. Boyers, MD
Uchenna C. Nwosu, MD
 
1974-1975
William H. Clewell, MD
Emery A. Wilson, MD
 
1973-1974
Bruce B. Ettinger, MD
Daniel H. Riddick, MD
 
1972-1973
William R. Keye, Jr, MD
Larry L. Veltman, MD
 
1971-1972
Peter E. Fehr, MD
Joe Leigh Simpson, MD
 
ACOG/Solvay Pharmaceuticals Research Award in Menopause
 
2008-2009
Azin Shahryarinejad, MD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
"The Impact of SERMs (Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators) on the Biomechanics and Receptor Quantification of Pelvic Support Ligaments in the Monkey Model of Menopause"
 
2007-2008
Katherine S. Sandhu, MD
The Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center
"Alterations in Smooth Muscle in the Lower Urogenital Tract of Women"
 
2006-2007
Johanna S. Archer, VMD, MS, MD
Center for Magnetic Resonance Research at the University of Minnesota
"The Effect of Estradiol and Testosterone on Sexual Arousal and Cognitive Function in Surgically Postmenopausal Women Utilizing Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging"
 
2005-2006
Susanna J. Park, MD
UMDNJ -- New Jersey Medical School
"Neuroendocrine Alterations in the Perimenopausal Woman"
 
2004-2005
Clarisa R. Gracia, MD
University of Pennsylvania
"The Role of Fluctuating Testosterone on Sexuality During the Menopausal Transition"
 
2003-2004
Gloria S. Huang, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center
"Antitumor Effects of Discodermolide and Paclitaxel Against Human Ovarian Tumor Xenografts in Athymic Nude Mice"
 
2002-2003
Mark H. Einstein, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center
"The Effects of Celecoxib, A Selective Cyclooxygenase-II Inhibitor on Endometrial Cancer"
 
2001-2002
David Michael Lee, MD
Oregon Health Sciences University
"Autologous Transplantation of Fresh and Frozen Monkey Ovarian Tissue as a Prelude to Clinical Application"
 
2000-2001
Brian M. Clark, MD
University of Vermont College of Medicine
"A Comparison Between the Effects of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene Therapy on Vascular Reactivity in a Pressurized Vascular Segment Model"
 
1999-2000
Christopher D. William, MD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
"Telomerase Expression and Regulation in Premenopausal and Postmenopausal Endometrium and Endometriosis"
 
1998-1999
Judi L. Chervenak, MD
UMDNJ -- New Jersey Medical School
"A Comparison of Conjugated Equine Estrogen and Soy on Postmenopausal Endometrium Lipoproteins and Cognitive Function"
 
1997-1998
George F. Sawaya, MD
University of California at San Francisco/Mount Zion Medical Center
"Cervical Cancer Screening in Postmenopausal Women"
 
1996-1997
Judi L. Chervenak, MD
UMDNJ -- New Jersey Medical School
"Hormones, Sleep Architecture and Sleep Disorders in Midlife Women"
 
Community Service Awards
 
2009-2010
Martin J. Caliendo, MD
District VI
 
2008-2009
Irwin R. Merkatz, MD
District II
 
Jerry M. Obritsch, MD
District VI
 
Susan M. Lemagie, MD
District VIII
 
Steven E. Braatz, MD
Armed Forces District
 
2007-2008
Cynthia Chazotte, MD
District II
 
Margaret Nordell, MD
District VI
 
Sally W. Nalesnik, MD
Armed Forces District
 
2006-2007
Lisa Eng, DO
District II
 
Harold C. Pollard III, MD
District IV
 
Maria C. Bell, MD
District VI
 
2005-2006
Nawal Nour, MD
District I
 
James W. Gell, MD
District V
 
Gregory Dantzler, MD (posthumously)
District IX
 
2004-2005
John J. Coughlin, MD (posthumously)
District I
 
Joseph Apuzzio, MD
District III
 
Hugh H. Wynter, MD
District IV
 
Patricia J. Sulak, MD
District VII
 
2003-2004
None
 
2002-2003
Larry S. Rosen, MD
District III
 
William P. Gideon, MD
District VII
 
Harvey M. Cohen, MD
District VIII
 
Larry Cousins, MD/David Schrimmer, MD
District IX
 
2001-2002
Douglas Black, MD
District I
 
Gloria Bachmann, MD
District III
 
Ronald A. Chez, MD
District IV
 
2000-2001
John S. Mutterperl, MD
District I
 
Magdy S. Mikhail, MD
District II
 
Gerard F. Hansen, MD
District III
 
Washington Clark Hill, MD
District IV
 
John W. Greene, Jr, MD
District V
 
1999-2000
Paul R. Ramirez, MD
District I
 
Iffath Abassi Hoskins, MD
District II
 
Hal C. Lawrence, MD
District IV
 
Clarence R. McLain, Jr, MD
District V
 
Harold A. Wiens, MD
District VI
 
1998-1999
Paul D. Manganiello, MD
District I
 
Richard Waldman, MD
District II
 
Garrett H. C. Colmorgen, MD
District III
 
Winfred L. Wiser, MD
District VII
 
1997-1998
carolyn V. Brown, MD, MPH
District I
 
John Boyce, MD
District II
 
Daniel J. Colombi, MD
District III
 
Philip C. Davis, MD
District IV
 
Benjamin Major, MD
District IX
 
1996-1997
Wilfred Reguero, MD
District I
 
Joel B. Lench, MD
Armed Forces District
 
1995-1996
Thomas S. Durant, MD
District I
 
Murray L. Nusbaum, MD
District II
 
Robert W. Ford, MD
District III
 
Bahman Payman, MD
District IV
 
William D. Ragan, MD
District V
 
1994-1995
Solan Chao, MD
District II
 
Vincent A. Pellegrini, MD
District III
 
Paul A. Gluck, MD
District IV
 
Joan Copeland Stryker, MD
District V
 
Laura E. Edwards, MD
District VI
 
William J. McGanity, MD
District VII
 
1994-1995
Jack L. Thorne, MD
District VIII
 
Howard C. Mandel, MD
District IX
 
William H.J. Haffner, MD
Armed Forces District
 
ACOG Award for International Service
 
2009-2010
Amanda J. Simsiman, MD
Armed Forces District
 
 
 
Warren H. Pearse/Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Women's Health Policy
  Research Award
 
2009-2010
Sindhu K. Srinivas, MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia
"The Impact of Obstetric Unit Closures on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes"
 
2008-2009
Taraneh Shirazian, MD
Mount Sinai Hospital
"Research Protocol for Active Management of Risk for Optimal Time of Induction of Labor"
 
2007-2008
Scott A. Sullivan, MD
Medical University of South Carolina
"Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes Associated with Physician Distribution in States that are 'Red Alert' for Medical Liability Crisis"
 
2006-2007
Jennifer M. Wu, MD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
"Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request:  A Comprehensive Decision Analysis"
 
2005-2006
Stanley A. Gall, MD
University of Louisville
"Adult and Maternal Immunization:  A Major Focus of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists"
 
2004-2005
Stewart J. Wetchler, MD, JD
Williamsburg, Virginia
"The Development of Effective Principles for Liability Reform"
 
2003-2004
Roger B. Newman, MD
Medical University of South Carolina
"Performance Implications of Prolonged Work Hours in an Obstetrics and Gynecology Training Program"
 
2002-2003
Lisa M. Hollier, MD, MPH
University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston
"An Economic Evaluation of Antenatal Syphilis Screening:  Costs and Consequences"
 
2001-2002
Jennifer Bailit, MD, MPH
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
"Comparison of Risk-adjustment Methodologies for Cesarean Delivery Rates"
 
2000-2001
Jeanne S. Sheffield, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
"Hepatitus B Vaccination of High Risk Pregnant Women"
 
1999-2000
Janet L. McCauley, MD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
"A Case Study Analysis of an Evolving Organizational Strategy for the Delivery of Women's Health Care Services"
 
1998-1999
Francisco A. R. Garcia, MD
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
"The Use of a Statewide Administrative Discharge Data for the Evaluation of Economic and Clinical Outcomes of Parturition"
 
1997-1998
Wanda K. Nicholson, MD, MPH
University of Maryland School of Medicine
"Utilization of Health Care Services for Gynecological Conditions Among Adult Women:  Implications for Health Policy Interventions"
 
1996-1997
Leslee L. Subak, MD
University of California, San Francisco
"Pretreatment Staging for Invasive Cervical Cancer:  A Combined Meta-analysis, Decision Analysis and Cost-effectiveness Analysis"
 
1995-1996
Seemanthini Hariharan, MD
University of Miami School of Medicine
"A Multi-disciplinary Approach to the Evaluation of Pregnancy Outcome"
 
1994-1995
Kimberly D. Gregory, MD, MPH
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
"Obstetrical Outcome of Macrosomic Deliveries:  Population Based Data for Consensus Development"
 
 
ACOG Special Recognition Award
 
2009-2010
Thomas LiVecchi
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals
 
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