Past Awards

Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologist

Research Day

May 17, 2017

Steven Porter, MD, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

2017 Women’s Health Service and Leadership Award – the recipient is chosen based on the greatest commitment to women’s health, leadership in the field, and the anticipation of a successful future in obstetrics and gynecology. Sponsored by Jill Minger, MD ($500 and certificate) 

Laura Moulton, DO, Cleveland Clinic

2017 Highest CREOG Mortimer Rosen Award – overall standardized score compared to all years. Sponsored by the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists membership ($400 and certificate)

Justin R. Lappen, MD, Maternal Fetal Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center

Pulse pressure and the risk of post-epidural fetal heart rate (FHR) abnormalities: a randomized control study

2017 Fellow 1st Place Award Sponsored by the Jack and Anne Huxtable Palomaki Charitable Fund in memory of A. Brian Little, MD ($300 and certificate)

Ndeye-Aicha Gueye, MD, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Cleveland Clinic

Versican proteolysis by ADAMTS proteases and its influence on sex steroid receptor expression in uterine leiomyoma

2017 Fellow 2nd Place Award Sponsored by Vicki Reed, MD and Chad Michener, MD in memory of Teresa Michener ($200 and certificate)

Laura Moulton, DO, Cleveland Clinic

Single port laparoscopy in gynecologic oncology: seven years of experience at a single institution​

2017 Resident 1st Place Award Sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($300 and certificate)

Alison Bauer, MD, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Pregnancy after endometrial ablation is associated with increased rates of morbidly adherent placenta

2017 Resident 2nd Place Award Sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($200 and certificate) 

Anupama Kotha, MD, MetroHealth Medical Center

Comparison of sperm morphology between fertile and infertile men

2017 Resident 3rd Place Award Sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($100 and certificate)

Alison Bauer, MD, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Pregnancy after endometrial ablation is associated with increased rates of morbidly adherent placenta

2017 Northeast Ohio Maternal Fetal Medicine Society 1st Place Resident Award ($300 and certificate)

Vanessa Sarfoh, MD, MetroHealth Medical Center

Impact of a longitudinal OB simulation experience on teaching vaginal delivery techniques to medical students

2017 Northeast Ohio Maternal Fetal Medicine Society 2nd Place Resident Award ($200 and certificate)

Paula V. Hendryx, MD

2017 Values in Action Award “Achievement Award (lifetime service award as a member)”

Nancy Wollam-Huhn, MD2017 Outstanding Service Award is to recognize a retired member for “…Extraordinary service to the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and to the improvement of the health care of women in Northeast Ohio…”

Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologist

Research Day

May 11, 2016

Jacquelyn Adams, MD, Summa-Akron City Hospital

2016 Women’s Health Service and Leadership Award – the recipient is chosen based on the greatest commitment to women’s health, leadership in the field, and the anticipation of a successful future in obstetrics and gynecology. Sponsored by the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists membership ($500 and certificate) 

Lauren Baker, DO, Summa-Akron City Hospital

2016 Highest CREOG Mortimer Rosen Award – overall standardized score compared to all years. Sponsored by the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists membership ($400 and certificate) 

Linnea Goodman, MD, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Cleveland Clinic

Multinucleation and aneuploidy: A prospective sibling embryo cohort study

2016 Fellow 1st Place Award Sponsored by the Jack and Anne Huxtable Palomaki Charitable Fund in memory of A. Brian Little, MD ($300 and certificate) 

Justin Lappen, MD, Maternal Fetal Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center

IV intravenous drug use is associated with alloimmunization in pregnancy

2016 Fellow 2nd Place Award Sponsored by Dr. Vicki Reed and Dr. Chad Michener in memory of Teresa Michener ($200 and certificate) 

Nancy McBride, MD, University Hospitals Case Medical Center

Exosome-mediated progesterone responsiveness in local immune cells

2016 Resident 1st Place Award Sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($300 and certificate)

Ruchira Sharma, MD, University Hospitals Case Medical Center

Obesity, adipokinins and the myometrial expression of contraction-associated proteins

2016 Resident 2nd Place Award Sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($200 and certificate) 

Megan Guetzko, MD, University Hospitals Case Medical Center

Pre-operative predictors of delay in initiation of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients undergoing surgery for ovarian cancer

2016 Resident 3rd Place Award Sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($100 and certificate)

Ruchira Sharma, MD, University Hospitals Case Medical Center

Obesity, adipokinins and the myometrial expression of contraction-associated proteins

2016 Northeast Ohio Maternal Fetal Medicine Society 1st Place Resident Award ($300 and certificate)

Laura Moulton, DO, Cleveland Clinic

A model to predict risk of infection after Cesarean delivery

2016 Northeast Ohio Maternal Fetal Medicine Society 2nd Place Resident Award ($200 and certificate)

Linda D. Bradley, MD

2016 Values in Action Award “Achievement Award (lifetime service award as a member)”

Jacob F. Palomaki, MD

2016 Outstanding Service Award is to recognize a retired member for “…Extraordinary service to the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and to the improvement of the health care of women in Northeast Ohio…”

Priyanka Gokhale

Medical Student Award, CWRU SOM, ($500 and certificate)

Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologist

Research Day

May 20, 2015 

Amber A. Bondurant, MD, University Hospitals Case Medical Center

2015 Women’s Health Service and Leadership Award Sponsored by the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists   membership through dues – the recipient is chosen based on the greatest commitment to women’s health, leadership in the field,

and the anticipation of a successful future in obstetrics and gynecology ($500 and certificate) 

Megan E. Buechel, MD, Cleveland Clinic

2015 Highest CREOG Mortimer Rosen Award – overall standardized score compared to all years. Sponsored by the Cleveland Society

of Obstetricians and Gynecologists membership through dues ($400 and certificate)

Kathryn Maurer, MD, Gynecologic Oncology, Cleveland Clinic

The development and evaluation of a new solid media specimen transport card for population based cervical cancer prevention

2015 Fellow 1st Place Award Sponsored by the Jack and Anne Huxtable Palomaki Charitable Fund in memory of A. Brian Little, MD

($300 and certificate)

Amy Armstrong, MD, Gynecologic Oncology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center

The use of small molecule activators of PP2A in ovarian cancer

2015 Fellow 2nd Place Award Sponsored by Dr. Vicki Reed, Presidential Award ($200 and certificate)

Shandhini Raidoo, MD, University Hospitals Case Medical Center

Predicting non-home discharge for patients undergoing surgery for ovarian cancer

2015 Resident 1st Place Award Sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($300 and certificate)

Rachel Pope, MD, University Hospitals Case Medical Center

Standardization of laparoscopic operative reporting

2015 Resident 2nd Place Award Sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($200 and certificate)

Jamie Stanhiser, MD, Cleveland Clinic

Surgical outcomes and cost analysis of abdominal, mini-laparotomy, and traditional and robotic-assisted laparoscopy with and

without tandem mini-laparotomy: A comparison of myomectomy techniques

2015 Resident 3rd Place Award Sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($100 and certificate)

Lauren Ruggiero, MD, University Hospitals Case Medical Center,

Initiation of postpartum contraception in an urban hospital population

2015 Northeast Ohio Maternal Fetal Medicine Society 1st Place Resident Award ($300 and certificate)

Jacqueline Adams, MD, Summa Health Systems

Comparison of outcomes in maternal opiate medical support using centering pregnancy

2015 Northeast Ohio Maternal Fetal Medicine Society 2nd Place Resident Award ($200 and certificate)

Jerome L. Belinson, MD

2015 Values in Action Award  “Achievement Award (lifetime service award as a member)”

Bradley D. Dennis, MD, MS, MPH

2015 Outstanding Service Award is to recognize a retired member for “…Extraordinary service to the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and to the improvement of the health care of women in Northeast Ohio…”

Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologist

Research Day

May 21, 2014

Rachel J. Pope, MD, MPH, University Hospitals Case Medical Center

2014 Women’s Health Service and Leadership Award Sponsored by the 2001 MetroHealth Graduating Class In Honor of LeRoy J. Dierker, Jr., M.D. – the recipient is chosen based on the greatest commitment to women’s health, leadership in the field, and the anticipation of a successful future in obstetrics and gynecology  ($500, certificate, and plaque) 

Megan Christman, DO, Summa Health System

2014 Highest CREOG Mortimer Rosen Award – overall standardized score compared to all years ($400, certificate, and plaque)

Sarah K. Goodrich, MD, Gynecologic Oncology, Cleveland Clinic

A population-based comparison of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) distribution and cervical lesions in China

2014 Fellow 1st Place Award Sponsored by Chad M. Michener, M.D. In Memory of Teresa Michener – tie ($300, certificate, and plaque)

Cecile A. Unger, MD, MPH, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic.  Perioperative adverse events after minimally invasive abdominal sacrocolpopexy

2014 Fellow 1st Place Award Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Presidential Award – tie ($300, certificate, and plaque)

Kelly Kuo, MD, University Hospitals Case Medical Center University Hospitals Case Medical Center.  Partnering with public schools: Impact of a resident driven reproductive health education program

2014 Resident 1st Place Award Sponsored by the Ohio Section of ACOG ($600, certificate, and plaque)

Shannon Armbruster, MD, Summa Health System

Novel exercise, weight-loss, and dietary approach to your life study (NEWDAY) in overweight endometrial and breast cancer survivors

2014 Resident 2nd Place Award Sponsored by Maurice A. E. Soremekun, M.D. In Memory of

Samuel O.A. Soremekun, M.D., CRCP, FRCP ($400, certificate, and plaque)  

Melissa Verchio, MD, Aultman Hospital

Cervical length screening: are cervical portio lengths acceptable for screening?

2014 Resident 3rd Place Award Brian Little Memorial Prize Sponsored by Gita P. Gidwani, M.D. ($300, certificate, and plaque)

Melissa Verchio, MD, Aultman Hospital

Cervical length screening: are cervical portio lengths acceptable for screening?

2014 Northeast Ohio Maternal Fetal Medicine Society 1st Place Resident Award ($300 and certificate)

Stephanie Pierce, MD, MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic

Effect of maternal and newborn factors on neonatal metabolism: harbinger of long-term metabolic dysfunction?

2014 Northeast Ohio Maternal Fetal Medicine Society 2nd Place Resident Award ($200 and certificate)

Karen M. Jaffe, MD

2014 Outstanding Service Award is to recognize a retired member for “…Extraordinary service to the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and to the improvement of the health care of women in Northeast Ohio…” 

May 22, 2013 Awards

2013 Resident Leadership Award ($500 and plaque) 

Kelly Kuo, MD, University Hospitals Case Medical Center

2013 Highest CREOG Award (Mortimer Rosen Award) ($400 and plaque)

Megan Christman, DO, Summa Akron City Hospital

2013 Fellow 1st Place ($400 and plaque)

Nathan S. Kow, MD, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Fellow, Cleveland Clinic, Assessing intraoperative judgment through the obstetrics and gynecology continuum of practice

2013 Fellow 2nd Place ($200 and plaque)

Laura Vricella, MD, Maternal Fetal Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Estimating circulating blood volume near term: applying the Hydroxyethyl Starch Method to the obstetric population

2013 Resident 1st Place ($600 and plaque)

Rebecca James, MD, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Effect of human adipose mesenchymal stem cells on the continence mechanism in a vaginal distention rat model of stress urinary incontinence

2013 Resident 2nd Place ($400 and plaque)

Linda Shiber, MD, MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic, VDRL testing in pregnancy  

2013 Resident 3rd Place ($300 and plaque)

Jessica Woessner, MD MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic, Tumor size in endometrioid endometrial carcinoma grossly confined to the uterus:  Does it play a role in predicting lymph node metastasis and survival outcome?  

2013 Cleveland Maternal Fetal Medicine Society 1st Place Award ($300)

Linda Shiber, MD, MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic, VDRL testing in pregnancy

January 16, 2013

Cynthia Arvizo was awarded the Cleveland Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 2012 Medical Student Award 

May 14, 2012 Awards 

2012 Resident Leadership Award ($500 and plaque) 

Anita Tamirisa, DO Summa Akron City Hospital

2012 Highest CREOG Award (Mortimer Rosen) – ($400 and plaque)

Megan Cristman, DO Summa Akron CIty Hospital

2012 Fellow 1st Place ($400 and plaque) tie 

Rebecca Flyckt, MD Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Fellow, Cleveland Clinic

Lori Weinberg, MD Gynecologic Oncology Fellow, Cleveland Clinic

2012 Resident 1st Place ($600 and plaque)

Carrie Bedient, MD MetroHealth Medical Center/Clevleand Clinic

2012 Resident 2nd Place ($400 and plaque)

Stephen J. Bacak, DO, MPH Akron General Medical Center

2012 Resident 3rd Place ($300 and plaque)

Mary Taylor, MD MetroHealth Medical Center/Clevleand Clinic

2012 Cleveland Maternal Fetal Medicine Society Award ($300)

Stephen J. Bacak, DO, MPH Akron General Medical Center

2012 Cleveland Maternal Fetal Medicine Society Award ($200)

Mary Taylor, MD MetroHealth Medical Center/Clevleand Clinic

May 18,  2011

2011 Outstanding Service Award (plaque)

Patrick Catalano, MD  MetroHealth Medical Center

2011 Values in Action Award (plaque)

Laura David, MD University Hospitals

2011 Resident Leadership Award ($500 and plaque)  

Stephanie Deter Pickett, MD   University Hospitals Case Medical Center   

2011 Medical Student Award ($500 and plaque)

 Elise Schrop  NEOUCOM

2011 Fellow 1st Place ($400 and plaque)

Matrika D. Johnson, MD   Research Fellow   University Hospitals Case Medical Center  

The role of caspase-1 in gene expression and regulation in explant cultures of term myometrium

2011 Fellow 2nd Place ($200 and plaque)

Anna Frick, MD   Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Fellow   Cleveland Clinic       

Cost analysis of laparoscopic versus robotic sacrocolpopexy in a randomized controlled trial  

2011 MFM Award ($300) Jill Minger, MD MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic

2011 MFM Award – ($200) Joel Escobedo, MD University Hospitals  Role of Heat Shock protein (Hsp) 27 in Gravid Human Myometrium

2011 Highest CREOG Award (Mortimer Rosen) – ($400 and plaque)          

Jill Minger, MD MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic

2011 Resident 1st Place MFM Award ($300) 

Jill Minger, MD MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic

Cost-effectiveness of routine third trimester antibody screening in RH negative Pregnant women

2011 Resident 1st Place ($600 and plaque)

Jonathan Shaw, MD MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic

A randomized double-blind trial of lidocaine gel versus plain lubricating gel on pain perception in women undergoing rigid office cystoscopy

2011 Resident 2nd Place ($400 and plaque)

Jill Minger, MD MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic

Cost-effectiveness of routine third trimester antibody screening in RH negative Pregnant women

 2011 Resident 3rd Place/tie ($300 and plaque)

Michael Guy, MD Akron General Medical Center

Skill acquisition and maintenance on the da Vinci robot

2011 Resident 3rd Place/tie ($300 and plaque)

Kathryn Goebel, MD   MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic

Women’s preference of cosmetic results following gynecologic surgery

2011  Resident 2nd Place MFM Award ($200)

Joel Escobedo, MD  University Hospitals Case Medical Center

Role of heat shock protein (Hsp) 27 in gravid human myometrium

May 12, 2010

Resident Award, Shruti Malik, M.D., Summa Health System

Highest CREOG Award (Mortimer Rosen), Sevasti K. Yeropoli, M.D., Akron General Medical Center

Medical Student Award will be given November 3, 2010

Resident First Place – Mohamed Ali Bedaiwy, MD, University Hospitals, Prepubertal ovarian reserve screening: role of anti-mullerian hormone (AMH), ($600 and plaque)

Resident Second Place – Stacey Ehrenberg Buchner, MD, University Hospitals, Preterm labor is associated with both fetal and maternal innate immune function changes, ($400 and plaque)

Resident Third Place – Kimberly Stockmaster, MD, MethroHealth/Cleveland Clinic, Patient preference for a chaperone during an intimate examination at an obstetric and gynecologic office visit, ($300 and plaque)

Fellow First Place – Gouri B. Diwadkar, MD, Cleveland Clinic, An assessment of the operating roomeducational environment – measuring surgical trainee perceptions, ($400 and plaque)

Fellow Second Place – Tyler Muffly, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Suture in Gynecology, ($200 and plaque)

MFM Award – Stacey Ehrenberg, MD, University Hospitals, Preterm labor is associated with both fetal and maternal innate immune function changes, ($300)

MFM Award – Kelly Gibson, MD, MethroHealth/Cleveland Clinic, Estimation of maternal weight gain prior to 24 weeks in women with gestational diabetes mellitus compared to women with normal glucose tolerance testing ($200)

May 20, 2009

Highest CREOG Award (Mortimer Rosen), Malgorzata Skaznik-Wikiel, MD, MetroHealth/Cleveland Clinic

Medical Student Award, Lyndsey Benson from Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of CWRU

Resident First Place – Malgorzata Skaznik-Wikiel, MD, MetroHealth/Cleveland Clinic, Granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) in conjunction with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) increases in primordial follicle numbers in transplanted mammalian ovaries ($600 and plaque)

Resident Second Place – Hasan Abd Essamad, MD, University Hospitals,  Ob/Gyn attitudes toward lesbian patient and knowledge about lesbian health issues in Ohio and Ontario ($400 and plaque)

Resident Third Place – Philip Smelcer, MD, Akron General Medical Center, Potential use of serum sFlt-1 levels as a marker of pre-eclampsia in women with acquired or hereditary thrombophilia ($300 and plaque)

Fellow First Place – Gouri B. Diwadkar, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Objectively assessing vaginal surgical skills using video motion analysis ($400 and plaque)

Fellow Second Place – Lucybeth Nieves Arriba, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Michoácan cervical cancer screening study II($200 and plaque)

MFM Award – Philip Smelcer, MD, Akron General Medical Center, Potential use of serum sFlt-1 levels as a marker of pre-eclampsia in women with acquired or hereditary thrombophilia ($300)

MFM Award – Katherine Wolfe, DO, Akron General Medical Center, Use of the rapid bacterial vaginosis test in the symptomatic pregnant patient ($200)

May 21, 2008

Highest CREOG Award (Mortimer Rosen), Aisling Murphy, MD, University Hospitals

Medical Student Award, Karen Gibbins from Case Western Reserve University and Justin Bohrer from Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of CWRU

Resident First Place – Barbara Bogolin Rhoads, MD, MetroHealth/Cleveland Clinic, Obstetric outcomes after treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia ($600 and plaque)

Resident Second Place – Hasan Abd Essamad, MD, University Hospital, A randomized trial comparing two outpatient educational settings for clerkship students: private practice office versus hospital clinic ($400 and plaque)

Resident Third Place – Aisling Murphy, MD, University Hospital, Estrogen receptor alpha expression in human pregnancy myometrium ($300 and plaque)

Fellow First Place – Amanda Nickles Fader, MD, Cleveland Clinic, CCL2 expression in ovarian carcinoma is associated with chemotherapy response and survival but not with the -2518 A/A plymorphism ($400 and plaque)

Fellow Second Place – Chi Chiung Grace Chen, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Risk factors that predict failure after vaginal repair of obstetric vesicovaginal fistulas ($200 and plaque)

MFM Award – Barbara Bogolin Rhoads, MD, MetroHealth/Cleveland Clinic, Obstetric outcomes after treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia ($300)

MFM Award – Aisling Murphy, MD, University Hospitals, Estrogen receptor alpha expression in human pregnancy myometrium ($200)

May 16, 2007

Highest CREOG Award (Mortimer Rosen), Jamie M. Byler, MD, Akron General Medical Center

Medical Student Award, Shani Mohammad, CWRU

Resident First Place -Melissa Snyder Mancuso, MD, University Hospitals, Predicting preterm delivery cervical length vs. cervical volume ($600 and plaque)

Resident Second Place – Angela Rouse Scharschmidt, MD, Akron General Medical Center, Diagnosing bacterial vaginosis in the pregnant patient:  is bedside testing accurate? ($400 and plaque)

Resident Third Place – Mianda Carr Cook, MD, MetroHealth/Cleveland Clinic, The role of ultrasound in the diagnosis of appendicitis in the pregnant woman ($300 and plaque)

Fellow First Place – A. Marcus Gustilo-Ashby, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Lower genitourinary tract anatomy and function in lysyl oxidase like – 1 knockout mice ($400 and plaque)

Fellow Second Place – Amy Merlino, MD, MetroHealth Medical Center, Expression of membrane progesterone receptors in the human pregnancy myometrium: changes with gestation and the onset of labor ($200 and plaque)

MFM Award – Melissa Snyder Mancuso, MD, University Hospitals, Predicting preterm delivery cervical length vs. cervical volume ($300)

MFM Award – Angela Rouse Scharschmidt, MD, Akron General Medical Center, Diagnosing bacterial vaginosis in the pregnant patient:  is bedside testing accurate?  ($200)

May 17, 2006

Highest CREOG Award (Mortimer Rosen), Bilal Kaaki, MD, University Hospitals

Medical Student Award, Abigail Tucker, CWRU

Resident First Place -Robb Rydzynski, DO, University Hospitals, Perspectives on short-term survivorship in overweight endometrial cancer patients ($600 and plaque)

Resident Second Place – Soldrea Roberts, MD, MetroHealth/Cleveland Clinic, Gram negative multidrug resistance in antepartum pyelonephritis ($400 and plaque)

Resident Third Place – Vernon T. Cannon, MD, PhD, University Hospitals, Assessment of progesterone responsiveness in the term myometrium ($300 and plaque)

Fellow First Place – Luis A. Rojas-Espaillat, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Molecular profiling of purified ovarian carcinoma cells from ascites demonstrates a novel resource for biomarker and prognostic studies ($400 and plaque)

Fellow Second Place – Mark F. Sewell, MD, MetroHealth Medical Center, Increased neonatal fat mass and not lean body mass is associated with maternal obesity ($200 and plaque)

MFM Award tie– Vernon T. Cannon, MD, PhD, University Hospitals, Assessment of progesterone responsiveness in the term myometrium ($250)

MFM Award tie – Soldrea Roberts, MD, MetroHealth/Cleveland Clinic, Gram negative multidrug resistance in antepartum pyelonephritis ($250)