Current Research

Current Research

Adverse Effects of Commonly Prescribed Antibiotics for Urinary Tract Infections Among Women

AUGS Pelvic Floor Disorders Registry

Cesarean Section Rate in Women Receiving Vaginal Versus Buccal Misoprostol

Changing Landscape of GC Referrals and Outcomes during COVID-19

Characteristics of Patients at Risk for Preterm Birth Receiving Antenatal Steroid Therapy at Vanderbilt University

Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the CERENE Device to Treat Heavy Menstral Bleeding (CLARITY)

Clinical Utility of Ultrasound Screening/Surveillance for Fetal Growth Restriction in the Second Trimester

Comparing Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes between High Risk Pregnancies and Pregnancies Complicated by Maternal Congenital Heart Disease

Comparison of Abdominal Circumference Measurement Strategies in Estimating Fetal Weight of Fetuses with Abdominal Wall Defects

Comparison of Abdominal Sacrocolpopexy with Rectus Fascia Autograft to Minimally Invasive Sacrocolpopexy with Mesh

Comparison of Management of Adnexal Masses and/or Torsion in Pediatric and Adolescent Population Between Gynecologist and Other Physician Specialties

Compliance Rates of Postpartum 75g Glucose Testing in Patients with Gestational Diabetes

Compliance with Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Protocol

Comprehensive Study of Endometriosis

Continuation or Termination: Pregnancy Decisions in the Setting of High-Risk Cell-Free Fetal DNA Screening Results in the Southeast U.S.

Cost-effectiveness of Routine Blood Typing Prior to Hysterectomy

COVID-19 and Gynecologic Cancer IRB Submission

COVID-19 Symptom Screening in an Obstetric Population

Development of a Nationally Scalable Model of Group Prenatal Care to Improve Birth Outcomes

Development of an Improved Protocol for Post-Cesarean Opioid Use

Detection of Preterm Labor Using Near-Infrared Raman Spectroscopy: A Pilot In Vivo Study

Diagnosis and Treatment of Placental Invasion Data Repository

Dioxin Exposure and the Invasive Pathogenesis of Endometriosis

Discharge Opioid Education to Decrease Opioid Use After Cesarean: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Doppler Assessment in Fetuses with Congenital Heart Disease

Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Fibroids and Fibroid Care

Effects of COVID-19 o FPMRS Fellowship Education

Effects of Gynecology Attending Mentoring Program

Effect of Palliative Care Consultation on Aggressive Medical Care in Terminally Ill Gynecologic Oncology Patients

EMIG Manual Skills Examination Construct Validation Study

Endometial Ablation in the Setting of Acute Uterine Bleeding Compared to Medical Therapy

ERAS protocol in Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery

Evaluation of Accuracy of Estimated Fetal Weight Assessment in Fetuses with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Evaluation of Overall Morbidity Associated with First Delivery

Fellowship Exposure to Management Strategies for Severe Placenta Accreta Spectrum

Fetal Surgery for Myelomeningocele Data Collection

Gene Regulatory Mechanisms in Diabetes Associated Cardiovascular Disease

Gestational Diabetes Management Variation at VUMC

Gynecologic ERAS Pathway

Gynecologic Oncologist’s Understanding and Practice of Medical Aid in Dying (MAID)

Healthy Birth Initiative on Reducing Primary Cesarean Rates (HBI: RPC)

Impact of Birthing Volumes on Abortion Provision and Miscarriage Management

Impact of Instituting a Formal Research Curriculum on Research Productivity in a Obgyn Residency Program

Improving Compliance with NCCN Genetic Counseling and Testing Guidelines Among Ovarian Cancer Patients at VUMC

Improving Postpartum Breast Pumping in Mothers of Babies in the NICU 

Improvement of Lab Ordering Practices for Potential Fetal TORCH Infections

Independent Prenatal Risk Factors Associated with Antenatal and Neonatal Outcomes: Can We Prevent Poor Outcomes?

Instrumenting Phenotypic Immunological Responses to Toxicants that Threaten Human Reproduction 

Longitudinal Effects of Pregnancy on A1C

Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Pregnancies Complicated by Maternal Congenital Heart Disease

Maternal Diabetes, DNA Methylation, and Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Maternal Hyperglycemia Induces Changes in Placental Gene Expression and Morphology

Medical Study Perspectives no the Practice of Educational Female Pelvic Exams under Anesthesia during the Ob/Gyn Clerkship

Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Expectant Mothers (MOMs): A Pragmatic Randomized Trial Comparing Extended-Release and Daily Buprenorphine Formulations

Microscopic Hematuria in Women with Urothelial Cancer

Mobile-Phone Integrated Diagnostic Tests for Measurements of Fertility Hormones

nCYT study: A Powered Study to Evaluate the Sensitivity and Specificity to Cytological Evaluation of Fallopian Tube Samples Collected by the MAKO 7 in Determining the Presence of Malignancy

Neonatal Outcomes in Pregnancy Affected by Congenital Heart Disease Database

North American Fetal Therapy Network Fetal Myelomeningocele Repair Registry

OB Intern Bootcamp Review: Preparation for Residency Simulation-based Training Workshop for Interns and Senior Medical Students

Opioid Consumption after Urogynecologic Surgery: A Prospective, Observational Study Utilizing A Text-Messaging Tool

Opioid Prescriptions for Postpartum Patients Prior to and Following Implementation of TN House Bill No 1831

Outcomes after Uterine Artery Emolization and Other Treatment Modalities for Uterine Arteriovenous Malformation

Orthotopic Propagation of Primary Human Ovarian Tumors for Preclinical Investigation of Novel Anti-Tumor Agents

OrthoVision Automated Analyzers Enable Efficient and Reproducible Measurement of Prenantal Antibody Titers

Patient Perceptions on Pelvic Floor Disorders Evaluation of Racial and Ethnic Factors

Patterns of Opioid Use after Cesarean Delivery

Phase I Dose Escalation and Cohort Study TSR 042, an Anti-PD-1 Monoclonal Antibody in Solid Tumors

Phase I Study of Triapine in Combination with Chemradiation

Phase II Study of Copanlisib (BAY 80-6946) A Selective Inhibitor of P13KCA

Phase III Study of ADXS 11-001

Pissaro p53 Suppressor Activation in Serious Ovarian Cancer, A Phase Ib/II Study with Carboplatin

Placeta Accreta Spectrum Consortium

Prenatal Ultrasound Features and Medication in Exposure and Outcomes for Neonates with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Pragmatic Multicenter Randomized Trial Antihypertensive Therapy for Mild Chronic Hypertension During Pregnancy

Prevalence of Anemia and Compliance to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guidelines for Workup and Treatment of Anemia Among Patients Newly Diagnosed with Solid Tumors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Prevalence of Malnutrition and Vitamin Deficiencies Among Patients Newly Diagnosed with Solid Tumors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Primigravida Morbidity Study

Progression to Implantable Pulse Generator and Continued Therapeutic Benefits in Sacral Neuromodulation: Do Age and Comorbidities Have and Effect?

Prospective Clinical Study of the Relationship between Cancer Driving Mutations Found in Endometriotic Implants and Development of Progesterone Resistance

Prospective Tissue and Clinical Database for Ovarian Cancer Studies

Quality Improvement Initiative to Prevent Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Among Gynecologic Oncology Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

Quality Improvement Project to Improve Advance Care Planning and Documentation Among Gynecologic Oncology Inpatients at VUMC

Quality Improvement Project to Improve Advance Care Planning and Documentation Among Gynecologic Oncology Patients Receiving Chemotherapy at VUMC in the Outpatient Setting

Quality in Anti-Incontinence Surgery (QUAIIS)

Quality in Prolapse Surgery (QUIPS)

Randomized Open-Label Study Comparing the Combination of Yondelis and Doxil/Caelyx with Doxil/Caelyx Monotherapy for the Treatment of Advanced-Relapsed Ovarian Cancer

Rate and Risk Factors for Emergency Department Visits Following Gynecologic Laparoscopy for Benign Indications

Reducing Cesarean Delivery Surgical Site Infection: Implementation of a Surgical Bundle

Reproductive Medicine Specimen/Data Repository

Resident and Attending Usage and Perceptions of a New System for Case Logging and Surgical Feedback

Resolution of Urinary Urgency and Urge Urinary Incontinence in Women with Mixed Urinary Incontinence Treated with a Mid-Urethral Sling

Risk Factors and Independent Predictors for Unplanned 30-Day Readmission after Elective Hysterectomy

Risk Factors for Conversion from Observation to Inpatient Admission Following Gynecologic Surgery

Risk of Fetal Congenital Heart Defects in Infertility Patients

Role of Elevated Hemoglobin A1C in Post-operative Complications from Gynecologic Laparoscopic Surgery

Role of miR15a and miR34c in PGE2 Signaling in the Pathogenesis of Endometriosis

Self-monitoring of Blood Glucose and Perinatal Outcomes

Subsequent Pregnancy Outcomes Post Fetal Myelomeningocele Surgery

Super-Utilization of Health Care Resources: An Exploratory Analysis of Gynecologic Oncology Patients at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Surgeon and Patient Factors Affecting the Accuracy of Predicted Gynecologic Surgical Times

Surgical Removal of the Essure Sterilization Implant: Prospective Analysis of Safety and Efficacy

Survey of American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopy Fellows and Members

Teaching Laparoscopy in Haiti

Telehealth in Obstetrics during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Tissue Engineering the Next Generation Endometrium-on-Chip

Tissue Repository for Ovarian Cancer (TROC)

Trial of Labor Versus Primary Cesarean Delivery in Women with Superobesity

Use of Express Lanes for Improving Documentation for Well Woman Visits in eStar

Use of Video Review of Vaginal Hysterectomy as a Teaching Tool for Residents: A Multi-center Randomized Controlled Trial  

Uterine Malignancy Diagnosed after Gynecological Surgery for Benign Indications

Vaginal Hysterectomy for Treatment of Edometrial Cancer and Endometrial Intraepithelial Hyperplasia in the Superobese (BMI>50)

VTE Risk Assessment Tools in Urogynecology