Pap Talk

Hear from James Shwayder, MD, as he goes through the details of a case involving methotrexate in an intrauterine pregnancy that eventually led to fetal demise. The article originally appeared in the May issue of Contemporary OB/GYN® . For ultrasound images and a visual roundup of the case, watch the interview here . 

Christine Isaacs, MD is a general ob-gyn, Professor and Chief of the Division of Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics & Gynecology at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. Isaacs is also the Medical Director of Midwifery Services and one of Contemporary OB/GYN®'s newest editorial board members. 

Yalda Afshar, MD, Ph. D. is one of Contemporary OB/GYN®’s newest editorial board members. Afshar is an Assistant Professor and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. Watch the episode here.

Introducing Contemporary OB/GYN® Editorial Advisory Board member, Laura E. Riley, MD. Laura E. Riley, MD is one of Contemporary OB/GYN®’s newest editorial board members . Riley is chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Weill Cornell Medicine and Obstetrician and Gynecologist-in-Chief at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. She specializes in obstetric infectious disease and is a member...

Hear from Michael Krychman, MD, a gynecologist who specializes in sexual health and survivorship medicine on how to discuss sexual health with your patients.  

Featuring Ayman Al-Hendy, MD Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, OB/GYN; Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology; The University of Chicago Medical Center Sateria Venable  Founder & CEO of The Fibroid Foundation

“Whenever I get worried, I always think about a quote from a mentor of mine, Beth Karlan, MD, Ph. D. She always reminds us, ‘Never worry alone.’ That is so true in some of the toughest clinical and surgical cases we get into. It comes in handy during some of the darkest moments in medicine, whether it is patient care-related or not. Lean on your chosen family and community; always. Then be a pilla...

This video interview features Rachael Phelps, MD, Medical Director at Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York, and of the Rochester LARC Initiative; and Amber Truehart, MD, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Family Planning and Contraceptive Research at the University of Chicago. 

In this episode, Dr. Rachel Phelps of the Rochester LARC Initiative sits down with Dr. Amber Trueheart of the University of Chicago Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 

The first of Contemporary OB/GYN 's Meet the Board series features Editor in Chief, Catherine Y. Spong, MD. We talked with her about what compelled her to join Contemporary OB/GYN , become an MFM, and begin the Human Placenta Project at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

Emily Adhikari, MD tells Contemporary OB/GYN® senior editor Angie DeRosa what she is hearing from patients about the COVID-19 vaccine. COVID-19 Vaccine FAQ Sheet

This episode of  Pap Talk  features Linda Fan, MD, an assistant professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences; Section Chief of Gynecology; and director of Gynecologic Quality and Safety at the Yale School of Medicine.

This episode of Pap Talk by Contemporary OB/GYN features David Abel, MD, as he discusses various elements of skeletal dysplasia and how practitioners can help their patients. Stay tuned for the full video online at contemporaryobgyn.net . 

Zurawin is an adjunct associate professor at the Baylor College of Medicine, Department of ob/gyn.   Moawad is a clinical associate professor of ob/gyn at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and founder of the Center for Endometriosis and Advanced Pelvic Surgery.   Disclosures Zurawin is the principal medical advisor for Memic Innovative Surgery Ltd., the compa...

Senior Editor Angie DeRosa interviewed Dr. Michael Krychman to discuss vaginal dilators in preparation for his feature article in the November issue of Contemporary OB/GYN , ‘Vaginal Dilators: A guide for health care professionals.’  Stay tuned for the full, peer-reviewed article and watch the video interview here . 

Senior Editor Angie DeRosa interviews Dr. Michal Elovitz, executive director of the recently formed Womxn’s Health Collaborative (WHC), a group whose mission is to empower women from diverse backgrounds to succeed and become leaders in science and health in the field of women’s health. Watch the full video interview here . 

In this episode of Pap Talk by Contemporary OB/GYN , Senior Editor Angie DeRosa interviews Aleha Aziz, MD, an ob/gyn at Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center in New York. Dr. Aziz was one of many fellows involved with caring for patients during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City earlier this year.

Watch the full video interview with Drs. Crissman and Stroumsa Read the peer-reviewed feature article, ' Gynecologic care for transmasculine people. ' Learn terminology to use when treating transmasculine patients Improve your care with t raining modules: Improving Ob/Gyn Care for Transgender and Non-Binary Individuals

Senior Editor Angie DeRosa and Associate Editor Lindsey Carr sat down with Drs. Vanessa Rogers and Shawna Nesbitt to discuss racism and unconscious bias in ob/gyn practice. Read their full feature article from Contemporary OB/GYN :   Overcoming racism and unconscious bias in ob/gyn Watch: Full video interview

Contemporary OB/GYN Senior Editor Angie DeRosa interviews Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist Dr. Washington Hill to get his perspective on what practicing ob/gyns must do to address implicit bias and racism in the health care system. For the full video interview with Dr. Washington Hill, visit us online . 

This episode of Pap Talk by Contemporary OB/GYN features an interview with Dr. Emily S. Miller , with Northwestern Medicine in Chicago. In this exclusive interview, Dr. Miller shares what may be the most interesting clinical findings to date for the impact of COVID-19 on pregnancy.    In this episode, Dr. Miller discusses evidence of maternal vascular malperfusion (MVM) in her clinical practice an...

This episode of Pap Talk by Contemporary OB/GYN features an interview with Dr. Kristina Adams-Waldorf , Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Adjunct Professor in Global Health at the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine in Seattle.  As an expert in pregnancy infections, Dr. Adams-Waldorf shares her expertise as principal investigator at the Adams-Waldorf Researc...

In this episode, Dr. Dotters-Katz discusses her perspective on COVID-19’s impact on pregnant patients. Dotters-Katz also includes what she is seeing in her area of the United States. Read the full commentary she wrote with Dr. Brenna Hughes titled, "The Pathogen That Will Define the Decade." Watch the full video here .

Contemporary OB/GYN Senior Editor Angie DeRosa interviews Dr. Laura Riley, MD, a renowned obstetrician who specializes in obstetric infectious disease. Dr. Riley weighs in on COVID-19. Let us know what you think about the show on Twitter, @ContempOBGYN and use the hashtag #PapTalk!