Roger P. Smith, M.D. is a midwest native from Illinois who finished college at Purdue University in Indiana before returning to Northwestern University in Chicago for both medical school and OB-Gyn residency. Be-ginning clinical practice in the Champaign-Urbana, Illinois area, Dr. Smith entered aca-demics full time at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta followed by the Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City Truman Medical Cen-ter and currently at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis.

The Robert A. Mensic Professor of OB-Gyn, Dr. Smith is an incredibly popular mentor for medical students and residents with numer-ous outstanding teacher awards to his credit as well as frequent “Best Doctors” accolades. The author of over 80 books and chapters in OB-Gyn plus almost 200 articles and ab-stracts to his credit, Dr. Smith still finds time for poster exhibits, audiovisual programs, films, computer software design and educa-tional programs. Active in community activi-ties Dr. Smith is always in demand as a speaker on Ob-Gyn and other diverse topics.

Dr. Smith has held senior administrative re-sponsibilities at every academic center with

which he has been associ-ated. He is a member of over 20 scientific and pro-fessional societies, includ-ing ACOG, APGO and the Society of Gyneco-logic Surgeons. He has served on the editorial boards for multiple ACOG documents and as a peer reviewer for OB-Gyn, AJOG and the Jour-nal of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. His contributions to ACOG, ABOG, APGO, ACGME, CREOG and the OB-Gyn RRC are too numerous to mention.

Dr. Smith was elected to CAOG membership in 1980. He has been a very frequent presenter at the Annual Scientific Meeting and served as a Trustee from 2011-2014.

Roger is a Life Member of the National Eagle Scout Association and a second generation OB-Gyn, following his father Stanley E. Smith, Jr., also a CAOG member. As one of the prominent generalists in American OB-Gyn today, the CAOG is especially proud to introduce Dr. Roger Smith as its 82nd President.

Trustees Richard S. Hansell, M.D (2013-2016) Curtis L. Lowery, M.D (2013-2016) Thomas F. Arnold, MD (2014-2017) Susan M. Mou, MD (2014-2017) Michelle Y. Owens, MD (2015-2018) William J. Todia, MD (2015-2018)

Roger P. Smith, M.D.

Meet New CAOG President Roger Smith

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DECEMBER 2015

Special points of interest:

x First call for papers for 2016 ( insert mailed)

x 2016 dues statements mailed in December

x Reserve Las Vegas 2016 dates NOW

x Any delinquent dues are requested STAT !

x Please update any new contact information changes immediately

Officers Roger P. Smith, MD, President Fran Popper, MD, Vice President David F. Lewis, MD, President Elect I Lee P. Shulman, MD, President Elect II Suneet P. Chauhan, MD, Secretary-Treasurer Barbara V. Parilla, MD, Past President

Charleston Meeting Report 2

Charleston Photo Highlights 3

2015 CAOG Awards 7

New Members Elected 7

Management Report 8

Thanks PTO Donors 8

2016 Las Vegas Meeting 8

Managing Director Dennis J. Lutz, MD Executive Director Rochelle Hickel P.O. Box 3010 Minot, ND 58702 (O) 701-838-8323 (F) 701-852-8733 rhickel@caog.org

Inside this issue:

www.caog.org Holiday

Social & Guest Events

Charleston Meeting Report

Over 200 registrants mingled at the CAOG Welcome Reception Wednesday night at the Exhibit Hall area. Thanks to everyone who visited our most valued industry supporters. Without them meeting registration fees would require a substantial increase. Thursday morning, spouses and guests met with Frank Parilla for breakfast followed by a mes-merizing presentation by Charleston’s own novelist, Dr. Roger Newman. The making of Dr. Newman’s debut medical thriller “Occam’s Razor” enthused the audience, who were each given an autographed copy during their personal visit with the author. The traditional Black Tie Banquet and Dinner Dance on Friday evening featured the Masker Band in the Crystal Ballroom, where Drs. Barbara Parilla and Suneet Chauhan presented CAOG Awards for the winning papers and posters.

Meeting Report: Charleston, South Carolina

CAOG Industry Friends & Benefactors

The CAOG extends its sincere appreciation to each of these valued friends from industry for their generous sup-port of the educational and scientific objectives of the 2015 CAOG Annual Meeting. We hope you will join us in Las Vegas in 2016.

Cynosure

Hologic, Inc.* Lumara Health

OB Hospitalist Group Progenity

rEVO Biologics Sequenom Laboratories

(*Denotes Gold Level)

The Central Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists conducted its 82nd Annual Meeting in Charleston, South Carolina at the Marriott Hotel from October 21 – 24, 2015. The scientific program was developed through the year with the long hard work of the Scientific Program Committee chaired by Dr. Suneet Chauhan, Secretary-Treasurer. Thanks to everyone for a great effort. The 3 daily sunrise lectures and 22 podium oral presentations were interspersed with hot topics, in-vited lectures and a 2 day poster session to offer a diverse, lively and academic scientific program. The general sessions were awarded 16.5 CME I hours and 17.0 cognate credits from ACOG. Hot topics highlighted surgical infections, pregnancy as a window to future health, migraine and stroke risk with estrogen, 3D mammography, gynecologic oncology update, non-invasive prenatal testing, fetal surgery advances and the challenge of near misses in labor and delivery. Dr. Sigrun Hallmeyer delivered the Keynote Address on “Cancer Survivorship: Navigating the Aftermath.” The Presidential Address by Dr. Barbara Parilla challenged OB-Gyn‘s to combat “The Epidemic of Opiate Dependency in Pregnancy.” CME programs involving personal interaction like the CAOG Annual Meeting also provide a stress free break from work, networking opportunities and foster pro-fessional well being along with education.

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IN MEMORIAM

Vernon E. Dyer, M.D. Wichita, KS

Warren R. Moore, M.D.

Brighton, MI

James E. Nickel, M.D. Helena, MT

Warren H. Pearse, M.D.*

Mitchelville, MD

* Denotes Past President

Please promptly notify the CAOG office of any member deaths so they can be shared with the membership.

THE CENTRAL ASSOCIATION OF

OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS

82ND ANNUAL MEETING OCTOBER 21 – 24, 2015

THE CHARLESTON MARRIOTT

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA

MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

Dr. Barbara Parilla passes the CAOG Presidential gavel to Dr. Roger Smith Great Science + Great Venue = A Great Meeting

CAOG President Dr. Barbara Parilla and husband Frank welcome all

attendees to South Carolina

Dr. Sigrun Hallmeyer Keynote Speaker

Shilpa Babbar, M.D. “President’s Certificate

of Merit Award”

Sherif Shazly, M.B., B.Ch “Central Prize”

Ibrahim Hammad, M.D. “Pritchard Award Paper”

Danielle Greer, Ph.D. “Morley Award Paper”

Gustavo Vilchez, M.D. “Young Investigator”

2015 CAOG SCIENTIFIC AWARDS

Marie Forgie, D.O. “Community Hospital

Award”

Amy Valent, D.O. “Cowan FAR Research

Award”

Lee Shulman, M.D. “Krantz Award Paper”

CHARLESTON, SC

# 1 U.S. HOSPITALITY CITY

Dr. Dave, Denise & Alyssa Billings with Dr. Tom & Marie Arnold and Dr. John & Delores Witt, all from North Dakota

Dancing the Night Away – a CAOG tradition! Who can you identify from Missouri, North Dakota, Illinois, etc. ?

Dr. Roger Newman: novelist & hit speaker

“The Masker Band” at Friday night’s banquet in the

Marriott’s Crystal Ballroom

2015 CHARLESTON MEETING MEMORIES

Dr. Fran Popper New Vice President

from Chicago

Drs. Jim Dolan, Nancy Fay and Paul Tomich with wife Mary Beth. All part of the sizeable

CAOG Illinois contingent

Dr. Dennis Lutz receives rare CAOG “Visionary Award” from Drs. Mark

Evans & Barb Parilla

Dr. Coffy and Vivian Pieternelle (Texas)

CAOG PAST PRESIDENTS: (left to right) Drs. Mel Gerbie, John Calkins, Paul Tomich, Christine Comstock, Kirk Ramin, Robert Sokol, Stephen

Fortunato, Mark Evans and Dennis Lutz.

CAOG BOARD OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES: (left to right) Drs. Everett Magann, Joseph Miller, Thomas Arnold, Barbara Parilla, Kirk Ramin, Susan Mou, Curtis Lowery, Suneet Chauhan, Richard Hansell, Roger Smith and David Lewis

(Absent: Dr. Michael Hopkins)

Central Prize Award – Sherif A. Shazly, M.B., B.Ch., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN “Randomized Clinical Trial of Medical Therapy vs. Radiofrequency Endometrial Ablation in the Initial Treatment of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding: Treatment Outcomes and Life Quality Assessment” President’s Certificate of Merit Award – Shilpa Babbar, M.D., Univ. of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City, MO “Acute FeTal Behavioral Response to Prenatal Yoga: A Single Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial (TRY Yoga Study)” Community Hospital Award – Marie M. Forgie, D.O., Aurora Sinai Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI “A Randomized Control Trial of Foley Catheter Placement for Induction of Labor: Stylette vs. No Stylette” Young Investigator Award – Gustavo Vilchez, M.D., Wayne State Univ./Detroit Med. Center, Detroit, MI “Body Mass Index and Magnesium Sulfate Neuroprotection: A Secondary Analysis From a Multicenter Randomized Control Trial” People’s Choice GYN Poster Award – Carlos M. Fernandez, M.D., Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL “Management of a Live Cervical Ectopic Pregnancy” Judges’ Choice GYN Poster Award – Elliot M. Levine, M.D., Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL “Risk Stratification and Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolic Events in Obstetrics and Gynecology” People’s Choice OB Poster Award – Rachel Fournogerakis, M.D., Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Evanston, IL “Diagnosing Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy: Are Biomarkers and Clinical Prediction Models Useful?” Judges’ Choice OB Poster Award – Angela D. Yates, M.D., Univ. of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN “Incidence of Chorioamnionitis and Risk of Neonatal Infection” Dr. George W. Morley Memorial Paper – Danielle M. Greer, Ph.D., Center for Urban Population Health, Aurora UW Medical Group, Milwaukee, WI “Tumor Diameter as a Predictor of Lymphatic Dissemination in Endometrioid Endometrial Cancer” Dr. Jack A. Pritchard Memorial Paper – Ibrahim A. Hammad, M.D., Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia "UltraSound Examinations to Improve Detection of Fetal Growth Restriction in Uncomplicated Pregnancies: A Pilot, Multi-Center Randomized Clinical Trial (USE RCT)” Dr. Kermit E. Krantz Memorial Paper – Lee P. Shulman, M.D., Feinberg School. of Med., Northwestern Univ., Chicago, IL "Molecular Evaluation of Fetal and Newborn Skeletal Dysplasia: Applying Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) to Providing Accurate Diagnostic Information” Dr. Bryan D. Cowan FAR Research Award –Amy M. Valent, D.O., University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH “Use of Scoring Systems to Predict Prolonged Hospitalization and Severity of Acute Pylelonephritis in Pregnancy”

2015 CAOG Scientific Award Winners

Provisional Active Members are encouraged to attend one of the next

two Annual Meetings to become full active members. If you have not

yet received your membership certificate, please plan to attend at the

Venetian Resort, Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV in 2016. To ever

clarify membership status please call the CAOG office.

Costas A. Apostolis, M.D., Copley, OH Riva N. Branch, M.D., Chicago, IL Joshua D. Dahlke, M.D., Omaha, NE Leah N. Delfinado, M.D., Chicago, IL Luissa V. Kiprono, D.O., Newburgh, IN

New Provisional Active Members Elected 2015 Heidi A. Lyn, M.D., El Paso, TX Cecilia A. Lyons Gaffaney, M.D., Dallas, TX Suwan Mehra, M.D., Clayton, MO Nicole P. Scott, M.D., Indianapolis, IN Erin E. Stevens, M.D., Billings, MT

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New Adjunct Members 2015 Scott D. Curtis, M.D., North Canton, OH

Jennifer L. Parker, D.O., Canton, OH

Blake W. Porter, M.D., Prairie Village, KS

Radhika Sharma, M.D., North Canton, OH

Linda-Dalal J. Shiber, M.D., Louisville, KY

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Rochelle Hickel, CAOG P.O. Box 3010 Minot, ND 58702-3010 Call for Shipping Address

W E’ RE ON THE W EB! W W W. CAO G. ORG

Thanks to these additional 2015 Donors the PTO Endowment Fund continues to grow. All interest income is used to fund CAOG scientific awards.

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Phone: 701-838-8323 Fax: 701-852-8733 E-mail: rhickel@caog.org

Women’s Health Care Leaders

Rochelle Hickel

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2015 PTO Fund Year End Contributions

The 2015 Annual Meeting at the Marriott Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina was a resounding success. Non-attendees missed a great event. After all the e-mails, faxes and tele-phone calls it’s always fun to personally see so many members again. We have wound down 2015, but here’s what you can expect in 2016 leading up to the Las Vegas grand finale. First the 2016 member dues billing and call for papers were mailed in early December. This gives everyone the tax option of paying in either 2015 or early 2016. Your prompt remit-tance is always most appreciated. The quarterly CAOG newsletters arrive electronically and contain current information. Please read them and frequently refer to them for reminders. The recent year’s newsletters are always online at the CAOG website. The CAOG needs to expand its membership. If you know anyone who would qualify for active or adjunct membership, encourage them to submit an application as soon as possi-ble. A copy can be downloaded from the CAOG website. The deadline is July 1st. Finally, please return the personal database update form mailed with the December dues statement. With fewer mailings we don’t always hear about recent changes. Expect a new Membership Directory to be compiled by Spring 2016.

Central Association

A copy of the final Charleston Meeting Program is available on request.

John W. Calkins, M.D. Michael G. Flax, M.D.

Stephen J. Fortunato, M.D. Harriette L. Hampton, M.D.

John V. Knaus, D.O. Dennis J. Lutz, M.D.

Barbara V. Parilla, M.D. Lee P. Shulman, M.D.

Jerry J. St. Pierre, M.D. James W. Van Hook, M.D.

Reserve These CAOG 2016 Las Vegas Meeting Dates:

October 26 – 29, 2016

Rochelle Hickel Executive Director

“VIVA LAS VEGAS” IN 2016

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