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New Board Officers, Subspecialty Chairs and Division Members Begin Terms
Dallas, Texas (July 23, 2018) – New board officers, Chairs of Subspecialty Divisions, and Subspecialty Division Members for The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) officially started their new appointments on July 1. The positions are as follows:
Board of Directors
President - Andrew J. Satin, MD
Dr. Dorothy Edwards Professor and
Director (Chair) of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Obstetrician/Gynecologist-in-Chief
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Term: 4 years
Immediate Past President - Deborah Driscoll, MD
Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Luigi Mastroianni, Jr. Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Professor of Genetics
Professor of Pediatrics
The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Term: 2 years
Vice President - Anita Blanchard, MD
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
University of Chicago Medicine
Term: 2 years
Treasurer - Laurel Rice, MD
Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department
Ben Miller Peckham, MD, PhD, Distinguished Professor and Chair
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
Term: 4 years
Director- At-Large - Ronald D. Alvarez, MD, MBA
Chairman and Clinical Service Chief, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Term: 6 years
Subspecialty Committee Chair - Jeanne Sheffield, MD
Director of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Term: 2 years
Chairs of Subspecialty Divisions
Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery - Marlene M. Corton, MD, MSCS
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
UT Southwestern Medical School
Division of Gynecologic Oncology - Fidel A. Valea, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Division Members of Subspecialty Divisions
Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery - Matthew D. Barber, M.D., MHS
Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Duke University School of Medicine
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility - Emily S. Jungheim, M.D., MSCI
Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
REI Fellowship Program Director
Washington University School of Medicine
About ABOG
The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) is an independent, non-profit organization that certifies obstetricians and gynecologists in the United States. Founded in 1927, ABOG is one of 24 specialty Boards recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties. Based in Dallas, ABOG serves candidates and diplomates in the United States and Canada in the specialty of obstetrics and gynecology, plus several subspecialties, including Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility; Maternal-Fetal Medicine; Gynecologic Oncology; and Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. ABOG also offers a continuous certification (Maintenance of Certification) program.