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Indiana University School of Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology

Resident Research

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology residents complete research projects as part of their educational experience throughout residency. First-year residents receive a stipend to begin their library of OB-GYN texts, and all third-year residents are expected to complete a formal research project of publishable quality. Residents present their research at the annual research day in June.

The research curriculum is led by a resident research mentoring team, including statistician Institutional Review Board (IRB) support and research assistants who guide residents beginning in the PGY1 year. Each resident has a faculty mentor who guides them in the design and analysis of their project.

The department also supports resident travel to postgraduate meetings and courses. Prizes are awarded for research excellence. Many past projects have led to presentations at national meetings, including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine.

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OB-GYN Resident Research

The department’s vice chair of research, David Haas, MD, meets with residents throughout the research process. Hear from him here.

PGY3 Resident Research Projects

Third-year residents present their research at the annual Hunter Lecture and Research Day each year. Presenting this research serves many purposes, including helping residents develop their presentation skills, practicing dissemination and refining their research for future publication. Many residents publish research articles from the data gathered for their project, while others gain national conference recognition and use the project as a launching pad for an academic career.

Read summaries of recent presentations

Benn — Influenza and Tdap Vaccination Rates in Pregnancy Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic 

Crites — Similarities and Differences in how Periviable and Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes Counseling by Perinatologists and Neonatologists

Edelman — Go Nuts! Coconut Oil as a Patient-preferred Alternative to Commercial Ultrasound Gel

Green — Clinical Significance of Intermittent Absent End Diastolic Flow of the Umbilical Artery in Fetal Growth Restriction

Li — History of Unintended Pregnancy and Use of Long-acting Reversible Contraception

Mahdasian-Miller — Low-dose Aspirin Initiation Rates in Appropriate Candidates

Minalt — Risk Factor Assessment for Failure of Pelvic Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Management of Endometrial Cancer

Pape — Supplementing Provider counseling with an Educational Video Prior to Scheduled Induction of Labor

Scheidel — Measurement of Sleep Awakenings Using Fitness Trackers in Women Undergoing Midurethral Sling

Soderholm — Virtual Schooling During the COVID Pandemic: The Effect on High School Retention for Teenage Mothers"

Burleson — The GYN take on GPT: Assessing artificial intelligence models in patient education

Hasan — Exposing the Effects of Obesity on Postpartum Hemorrhage Risk

Jansen — Disparities in Baseline Sarcopenia and Body Composition with Associated Outcomes Among Patients with Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

Kumar — Comfort with Contraception: Education for Internal Medicine Residents

Ogumunko — A systematic review to assess obstetric outcomes after unplanned cesarean delivery

Polidori — Distribution of pain scores during cervical ripening balloon placement in medicated compared to unmedicated patients

Ryan — The relationship between diet quality, residing in a food desert, and psychosocial characteristics in early pregnancy

Schultheis — Effect of BMI on Efficacy of Urethral Bulking

Srinand — Hungry and Pregnant, Does Living in a Food Desert Increase the Likelihood of Stillbirth?

Wade — Teaching Residents Interpretation Best Practices

Akinduro — Evaluating the Impact of a Brief Instructional Video on Medical Students' Use of Interpreters in Clinical Encounters

Baugh — Evaluating the Quality of Care of a Statewide Contraceptive Access Initiative

Bynarowicz — The impact of body mass index on misoprostol dosing for labor induction: A comparison of vaginal and buccal dosage forms

Frischmann — Impact of a new abnormal Papanicolaou smear or HPV diagnosis on the rate of HPV vaccination in individuals ages 21-45

Henderson — Successful Bilaterial Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping Rate in Uterine Cancer by Body Mass Index and Surgical Approach

Kramer — Does Remote Postpartum Blood Pressure Monitoring Increase Postpartum Visit Rates?

Mancuso — Progesterone in oil: A retrospective study of the prevalence of Progesterone Hypersensitivity and its impact on reproductive outcomes

Merriweather — The association of diet diversity and social vulnerability in a Midwest U.S. pregnancy cohort

Reiter — You might feel a pinch: assessing patient pain when utilizing a new suction-based device for cervical stabilization during intrauterine procedures

Santana-Ufret — Interrogation of polymicrobial urinary tract infection etiology and interaction

Fazle — How Much is Enough? - A Look at Narrative Assessment in an Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program

Fugate — Evaluating Reproductive Health and Birth Control Knowledge Among Different Sociodemographic Groups

Kelley — Patient Preferences for Management of Abnormal Pap Smears

Landess — Comparing Postpartum Care for Patients with Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury Before and After Protocolization

McDonald — Effect of Cost-Support on Ability to Access Preferred Contraception: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Moss — Factors Associated in Timely Follow-Up after Index Colposcopy in Indianapolis, Indiana

Stock — Effect of Procedure Setting Urinary Retention After Bulkamid Injection

Schopper — Is Sharing Caring? A Retrospective Review Comparing Collaborative Care with Medical Oncology Care Only for Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Cancer in Indiana

Thomspon — Impact of a 'beta book' on Ectopic Pregnancy Outcomes

Wittman — Let's Talk about Sex Baby: Is Sexual Dysfunction in Men More Commonly Diagnosed Than Women?

Resident publications, 2022–2023

Does acute funisitis predict worse neonatal outcomes among term newborns? Zemtsov GE, Diaz N, Ryan E, Chao A, Avram CM, Grace MR, Dotters-Katz SK. 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.07.057

Safety and feasibility of same-day discharge following minimally invasive hysterectomy in the morbidly obese patient population. Haight P.J.; Barrington D.A.; Graves S.M.; Piver R.N.; Baek J.; Ardizzone M.; Akinduro J.A.; Busho A.C.; Fadoju D.; Pandit R.; Stephens R.; Strowder L.M.; Tadepalli S.; VanNoy B.; Sriram B.; McLaughlin E.M.; Lightfoot M.D.S.; Bixel K.L.; Cohn D.E.; Cosgrove C.M.; O'Malley D.; Salani R.; Nagel C.I.; Backes F.J. 10.1016/j.ygyno.2023.01.013

Patterns of Postpartum Primary Care Follow-up and Diabetes-Related Care After Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes. D'Amico R.; Dalmacy D.; Akinduro J.A.; Hyer M.; Thung S.; Mao S.; Fareed N.; Bose-Brill S. 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.54765

Growth Anthropometrics as a Metric of Malnutrition Disparities Among Young Children Affected by HIV who are Orphaned Maternally, Paternally, or Totally in Western Kenya. Jansen S; Apondi E; Ayaya SO; Kim J; McHenry MS. 10.1177/2333794X231156045

Assessment of the feasibility of same-day discharge following minimally invasive hysterectomy in the elderly population. Haight P.J.; Piver R.N.; Barrington D.A.; Baek J.; Graves S.M.; Ardizzone M.; Akinduro J.A.; Busho A.C.; Fadoju D.; Pandit R.; Stephens R.; Strowder L.M.; Tadepalli S.; VanNoy B.; Sriram B.; McLaughlin E.M.; DS Lightfoot M.; Chambers L.M.; Bixel K.L.; Cohn D.E.; Cosgrove C.M.; O'Malley D.; Salani R.; Backes F.J.; I Nagel C. 10.1016/j.gore.2023.101227

Fast-progressing Kienbock's: A review of the literature with a case report. Frischmann L.; Klinefelter R.; Balch Samora J. 10.1097/BCO.0000000000001114

Creating a Women’s Health Coalition at a Student-Run Free Clinic: A Model for Increasing Access and Quality of Care. Brown, L., Gensel, A., Steele, E., Aksu, E., McCarty, S., Baugh, K., Owens, J., Barber, M., & Chimhanda, M. https://doi.org/10.59586/jsrc.v9i1.366

The Impact of COVID-19 on Postpartum Depression and the Responsibility of the Healthcare System. DiGregory S, Githere N, Crites K, Rouse C, Shanks A. 10.7759/cureus.27805

Clinical significance of intermittent absent end-diastolic flow of the umbilical artery in fetal growth restriction. Green S, Schmidt A, Gonzalez A, Bhamidipalli SS, Rouse C, Shanks A. 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2022.100800

Accuracy of fetal middle cerebral artery Doppler ultrasound for moderate to severe fetal anemia prior to 24 weeks gestation. Miller K, Green S, Schiefer A, Tuuli MG, Shanks A. 10.1038/s41372-022-01444-z

Resident conference presentations, 2022–2023

IU School of Medicine Correctional Medicine Student Outreach Project. Nunge, Rebecca A; Gates, Kayla L; Fazle, Trilliah; Garcia, Jennifer; Messmore, Nicole M; Agarwal, Neeta. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/30117

Emergent Intervention of a Non-Communicating Rudimentary Uterine Horn Pregnancy. Friel, Rylee; Evelyn, Crowley; Ali, Yasmin; Bell, Libby; Tian, Wendy; Scott, Nicole. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/33324

Adequacy of glycemic control in early pregnancy with type 2 diabetes and perinatal outcomes. Izewski, J; Crites, K; Tang, R ; Campbell, M ; Pelton, S ; Saiko-Blair, M; Scifres, C. 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.11.297

Maternal weight gain among individuals with type 2 diabetes and associated perinatal outcomes. Izewski, J ; Crites, K; Tang, R; Saiko-Blair, M; Campbell, M; Pelton, S ; Scifres, C. 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.11.1117

Association between ACEs and Postoperative Pain after Gynecologic Surgery - F-18. LaPorte A; Gnade, C; Owusu, R; Patanwala, I. 10.1097/01.AOG.0000929948.52981.81

Analysis of Factors Contributing to Antenatal Corticosteroid Administration in Threatened Preterm Labor. Haas, D; Gidia, N; Ibrahim, S; McKinzie, A

Reusable 3D printed model for prenatal ultrasound-guided needle procedures. Pape, KJ; Wilson, A; Cronin, N; Ellis, N; Parmenter, J; Rouse, CE; Shanks, AL