Program

Thursday, September 17, 2026
7:00 AM – 7:45 AM
Anacostia Ballroom Salon F
Breakfast
7:45 AM – 8:00 AM
Anacostia Ballroom Salons D&E
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Speaker: Barbara A. Goff, MD
8:00 AM – 10:20 AM
Anacostia Ballroom Salons D&E
Session 1 – Burnout, Wellness and Impact of Leadership
Moderator: Stella M. Dantas, MD
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM
Joseph Price Lecture – Well-Being Centered Leadership for Thriving Teams in Medicine
Speaker: Colin P. West, MD, PhD
8:45 AM – 9:15 AM
Healing Our Departments: Building, Supporting, and Scaling Peer Support for Second Victims in OB‑GYN
Speaker: Enid Yvette Rivera-Chiauzzi, MD
9:15 AM – 9:30 AM
Advancing OBGYN Well-Being and Sustaining the Workforce
Speaker: Stella M. Dantas, MD
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Sustaining Leaders Through Clarity and Purpose
Speaker: Maureen Phipps, MD, MPH
10:00 AM – 10:20 AM
Questions and Panel Discussion (all above participate)
Speakers: Stella M. Dantas, MD, Maureen Phipps, MD, MPH, Enid Yvette Rivera-Chiauzzi, MD & Colin P. West, MD, PhD
10:20 AM – 10:40 AM
Anacostia Ballroom Salon F
Break
10:40 AM – 12:30 PM
Anacostia Ballroom Salons D&E
Session 2 – What’s Going on in Washington
Moderator: Camille Clare, MD, MPH, CPE, FACOG
10:40 AM – 11:10 AM
Midlife Momentum: Powering Innovation in Women’s Health Research
Speaker: Janine Clayton, MD
11:10 AM – 11:40 AM
ACOG: Our Focus on Collective Action
Speaker: Sandra E. Brooks, MD, MBA, FACOG, CEO
11:40 AM – 12:10 PM
Tactics for Winning in Challenging Times
Speaker: Rebekah Gee, MD, MPH, MS, FACOG
12:10 PM – 12:30 PM
Questions and Panel Discussion (all above participate)
Moderator: Camille Clare, MD, MPH, CPE, FACOG
Speakers: Sandra E. Brooks, MD, MBA, FACOG, CEO, Janine Clayton, MD & Rebekah Gee, MD, MPH, MS, FACOG
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM
Anacostia Ballroom Salon F
Lunch – Announcement of New Members
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Magnolia Ballroom
Welcome Reception
Friday, September 18, 2026
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Anacostia Ballroom Salon F
Breakfast
8:00 AM – 8:25 AM
Anacostia Ballroom Salons D&E
AGOS Business Meeting
8:25 AM – 8:45 AM
Anacostia Ballroom Salons D&E
AAOGF Business Meeting
8:45 AM – 9:30 AM
Anacostia Ballroom Salons D&E
AAOGF Scholar Presentations
9:30 AM – 11:20 AM
Anacostia Ballroom Salons D&E
Session 3 – Reproductive Health, the Environment and Sustainability
Moderator: Blair Wylie, MD, MPH
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Everyday Chemical Exposures Affecting Reproductive Health
Speaker: Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Extreme Weather, Impact on Reproductive Health, and Emergency Preparedness
Speaker: Blair Wylie, MD, MPH
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Greening the OR: Is it Possible to Achieve True Sustainability in Surgical Care?
Speaker: Kelly N. Wright, MD, FACOG, FACS
11:00 AM – 11:20 AM
Questions and Panel Discussion (all above participate)
Speakers: Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH, Kelly N. Wright, MD, FACOG, FACS & Blair Wylie, MD, MPH
11:20 AM – 11:35 AM
Anacostia Ballroom Salon F
Break
11:35 AM – 12:35 PM
Anacostia Ballroom Salons D&E
Legislative Panel
12:35 PM – 1:50 PM
Anacostia Ballroom Salon F
Lunch Break
1:50 PM – 4:00 PM
Anacostia Ballroom Salons D&E
Session 4 – Beyond the White Coat: Revolutionizing Recruitment, AI Integration, and the Future of Gynecologic Surgical Care
Moderator: Seine Chiang, MD
1:50 PM – 2:20 PM
From Innovation to Implementation: Transforming OBGYN Residency Recruitment at Scale
Speaker: Maya Hammoud, MD, MBA
2:20 PM – 2:50 PM
ABOG Endowed Lecture – Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Medical Education: Implications for Training, Assessment, and Clinical Practice in OB/GYN
Speaker: Christopher M. Morosky, MD, MS, FACOG
2:50 PM – 3:20 PM
Educating Physicians for the Long Game: Public Responsibility, a Prepared and Accessible Workforce, and Policy Reform
Speaker: Amy Young, MD
3:20 PM – 3:35 PM
Questions and Panel Discussion (all above participate)
Moderator: Seine Chiang, MD
Speakers: Maya Hammoud, MD, MBA, Christopher M. Morosky, MD, MS, FACOG & Amy Young, MD
3:35 PM – 4:05 PM
Anacostia Ballroom Salons D&E
The AGOS Presidential Lecture
Speaker: Barbara A. Goff, MD
4:05 PM – 5:00 PM
Anacostia Ballroom Salon F
Celebration of Past Presidents and New Members
Saturday, September 19, 2026
7:00 AM – 7:45 AM
Anacostia Ballroom Salon F
Breakfast
7:45 AM – 9:30 AM
Anacostia Ballroom Salons D&E
Session 5 – Impact of the Microbiome on Reproductive Health
Moderator: Caroline Mitchell, MD, MPH
7:45 AM – 8:15 AM
Charles Hunter Lecture – Deciphering the Vaginal Microbiome With Chemistry
Speaker: Emily P. Balskus, PhD
8:15 AM – 8:45 AM
Causal Roles of the Gut Microbiome in Endometriosis and Their Diagnostic and Therapeutic Implications
Speaker: Ramakrishna Kommagani, PhD
8:45 AM – 9:15 AM
Changing the Vaginal Microbiome to Improve Health
Speaker: Caroline Mitchell, MD, MPH
9:15 AM – 9:30 AM
Questions and Panel Discussion (all above participate)
Speakers: Emily P. Balskus, PhD, Ramakrishna Kommagani, PhD & Caroline Mitchell, MD, MPH
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Anacostia Ballroom Salon F
Break
9:45 AM – 11:30 AM
Anacostia Ballroom Salons D&E
Session 6 – Advancing Maternal Mortality and Morbidity: From Current State to Equitable, Scalable Solutions
Moderator: William Grobman, MD, MBA
9:45 AM – 10:15 AM
Maternal Mortality in the U.S.: Where Are We Now
Speaker: William Grobman, MD, MBA
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM
AMETHIST@Penn: A Hub to Accelerate Implementation in Maternal Health Equity within the IMPROVE Initiative
Speaker: Rebecca F. Hamm, MD, MSCE
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM
P3 EQUATE: A Health Equity Research Network Advancing Maternal and Infant Outcomes
Speaker: Alan Tita, MD, MPH, PhD
11:15 AM – 11:30 AM
Questions and Panel Discussion (all above participate)
Speakers: William Grobman, MD, MBA, Rebecca F. Hamm, MD, MSCE & Alan Tita, MD, MPH, PhD
11:30 AM – 11:35 AM
Anacostia Ballroom Salons D&E
Adjournment
Speaker: Barbara A. Goff, MD

Warner K. Huh

Warner K. Huh, MD, MSHA is Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and holds the Charles E. Flowers, Jr. Endowed Chair in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). He is also Professor in the Department of Surgery and Professor in the Department of Epidemiology in the UAB School of Public Health. He was previously the Division Director of Gynecologic Oncology, Vice Chair of Gynecology, and Chief Medical Officer of the UAB Cancer Service Line/O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center. His research interests include screening and prevention of HPV related diseases as well as novel immunotherapeutic approaches for pre-invasive disease of the cervix as well as cervical cancer. He has authored or co-authored over 300 articles in journals including The New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, Lancet Oncology, Journal of the National Cancer Institute Cancer, Clinical Cancer Research, Gynecologic Oncology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, and the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (h-index: 70). Dr. Huh serves as co-PI (MPI) of the Johns Hopkins-UAB-University of Colorado Cervical Cancer Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) program (2P50CA098252-06A1) – one of the most enduring SPORE programs in the NCI. Further, he is PI on a cervical cancer prevention R01 grant through the NCI (5R01CA279021). Dr. Huh serves as a Deputy Editor of Gynecologic Oncology and serves as an Associate Editor of The Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease. He is on the steering committee for the ASCCP treatment guidelines and was co-chair of the ASCCP colposcopy standards effort. He is Past President of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) and ASCCP. He is currently serves on the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) Division of Gynecologic Oncology. He recently completed the Executive Master of Science in Health Administration (MSHA) Program at UAB (2022-2024). He co-leads OPERATION WIPEOUT- the only state-based cervical cancer elimination effort in the United States.