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US Obstetrics
BRIEFINGS
& Gynecology
Volume 3 Issue 2
Advisory Panel
Nancy Chescheir, MD Roger B Newman, MD
Betty and Lonnie S Burnett Chair Professor and Vice Chairman for
of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Academic Affairs and Women’s Health
and Professor and Chair, Research, Department of Obstetrics
Vanderbilt University School and Gynecology, Medical University
of Medicine of South Carolina
Tommaso Falcone, MD Robert W Rebar, MD
Professor and Chair, Obstetrics, Executive Director, American Society
Editorial Director Gynecology, and Women’s for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
Jonathan McKenna
Health Institute, Cleveland
Managing Editor
Clinic Foundation Anil K Sood, MD
Tami Hughes
Editor
Professor of Gynecologic Oncology,
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Franklin Loffer, MD MD Anderson Cancer Center,
Sub-editorial Manager Executive Vice President and University of Texas
Claire Dunn
Medical Director, American
Sub-editor
Association of Gynecological Stephen Young, MD
Claire Vinent
Head of Design
Laparoscopists (AAGL) Chief, Division of Urogynecology and
Uzo Agbasonu
Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, and
Designer Thomas R Moore, MD Professor, Department of Obstetrics
Paul Scott
Professor and Chairman, and Gynecology, UMass Memorial
Head of Circulation and Production
Department of Reproductive Medical Center
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Medicine and Director, Division
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of Perinatal Medicine, University Shahida Zaidi, MBBS, FCPS
of California at San Diego Vice President, International
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