The State of SGS with Dr. Kris Strohbehn

The State of SGS with Dr. Kris Strohbehn

Season 2 of Scalpel Sessions kicks off with SGS’s immediate Past President, Dr. Kris Strohbehn! A fellowship-trained OB/GYN and Division Director of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery at Dartmouth Medical Center, Dr. Strohbehn has brought years of leadership experience and insight to both our Society and this conversation. Together with Dr. Jocelyn Fitzgerald, he provides an inside look into his year as President and reflects on both the current state - and future - of our field.

Sustainable Surgery: Developing a Greener OR with Dr. Kelly Wright

Even as healthcare systems continue to confront their environmental impact, the operating room remains one of the most resource-intensive areas in medicine. Leading the push towards sustainability and mindful practice in the OR is Dr. Kelly Wright. She joins Dr. Christine Foley to discuss how to implement more "green" methods in medicine and how the changing global environment affects the health of our patients. Dr. Wright is the Director of the Division of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery and an Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Data-Driven Outcomes and AI with Dr. Douglas Luchristt

Integrating major medical databases and large language models can feel overwhelming in today's evolving healthcare landscape. To help make sense of this new reality of modern medicine, Dr. Jasmine Tibon is joined by Dr. Douglas Luchristt to explore how clinicians can more effectively use technology in their practice. Together, they discuss how data powers meaningful medical research, the strengths and limitations of large databases, and why not everything labeled as “AI” is truly what it seems.

The Realities of Private Practice with Dr. Lindsey Jackson

Curious what private practice looks like for a gynecologic surgeon? So were we! To answer our questions, we invited Dr. Lindsey Jackson to sit down with Dr. Jasmine Tibon to discuss the benefits, challenges and unique opportunities available at her current practice in San Antonio.

New GSM Guidelines with Dr. Gina Northington

With the AUA’s newly released clinical guidelines on diagnosing, counseling, and treating patients with GSM, we knew we had to invite Dr. Gina Northington, a panel member directly involved in developing these guidelines, onto the podcast for a special pop-up episode! In this roundtable conversation, Dr. Northington joins Drs. Jasmine Tibon, Christine Vaccaro, and Jocelyn Fitzgerald to discuss the guideline development process, their publication, and the broader impact these recommendations will have on clinical care. They also explore how this work contributed to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ decision to remove the black box warning from hormone-replacement therapies.