Welcome to a special episode of the MIGS Front Page in partnership with JMIG and AAGL! In this episode, we sit down with AAGL 2025 Global Congress leaders Dr. Michael Hibner (Scientific Program Chair and President Elect), Linda Michels (AAGL Executive Director), and Roman from the operations team. Join us as we explore the vision and groundbreaking innovations at this year’s Congress, held in Vancouver from November 8–11, 2025. Hear Dr. Hibner share why this moment is a true turning point for...
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Welcome to a special episode of the MIGS Front Page in partnership with JMIG and AAGL! In this episode, we sit down with AAGL 2025 Global Congress leaders Dr. Michael Hibner (Scientific Program Chair and President Elect), Linda Michels (AAGL Executive Director), and Roman from the operations team. Join us as we explore the vision and groundbreaking innovations at this year’s Congress, held in Vancouver from November 8–11, 2025. Hear Dr. Hibner share why this moment is a true turning point for...
Welcome to a special episode of the MIGS Front Page in partnership with JMIG and AAGL! In this episode, we sit down with AAGL 2025 Global Congress leaders Dr. Michael Hibner (Scientific Program Chair and President Elect), Linda Michels (AAGL Executive Director), and Roman from the operations team. Join us as we explore the vision and groundbreaking innovations at this year’s Congress, held in Vancouver from November 8–11, 2025. Hear Dr. Hibner share why this moment is a true turning point for...
Welcome to MIGS Front Page episode with our host, Dr. Richard Hsu! In this episode of the JMIG podcast, we're excited to chat with Dr. Gabriela Halder, Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Alabama Birmingham. We're diving into her study: "The Survey of Barriers for Vaginal Access Surgery Study." Dr. Halder shares the story behind this eye-opening survey of over 500 gynecologic sur...
Welcome to MIGS Front Page episode with our new host, Dr. Jenny Wu. In this episode of the JMIG podcast, we’re joined by Dr. Colleen McDermott, Division Head of Urogynecology at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, to discuss her recently published randomized controlled trial: “Does Intravenous Tranexamic Acid Reduce Blood Loss at the Time of Total Colpocleisis?” Dr. McDermott walks us through the motivation behind the study, the challenges of conducting a double-blind placebo-controlled trial i...
Welcome to MIGS Front Page episode our new host, Dr. Richard Hsu. In this episode, we are thrilled to feature our distinguished guest who is shaping the landscape of minimally invasive gynecologic surgery,Dr. Emily Wang, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center. Dr. Wang shares her inspiring journey across diverse medical communities and discusses her groundbreaking research on endometriosis and surgical compl...
Welcome to a very special MIGS Front Page episode with not one, but two guests! In the first segment, hear from Arcy Dominguez (X: @Arcy09), the current Program Manager for AAGL's Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (FMIGS). With over 24 years of history working with AAGL, Ms. Dominguez shares her unique perspective on the annual AAGL Global Congress.Our second segment brings a discussion with Dr. Kristina Karlson (X: @KKarlsonMD) Assistant Professor with Uniformed...
Listen to our interview with Dr. Tam on her publication, "Angular Pregnancy in an Arcuate Uterus: Hysteroscopic Management of Retained Products of Conception". In this episode, we discuss the management of retained products of conception in the setting of an abnormal pregnancy location. Be sure to view the full publication below to see accompanying pictures.https://www.jmig.org/article/S1553-4650(23)00954-8/fulltext Volume 31, ISSUE 2, P88-89, February 2024Connect with the JMIG Social Me...
Listen to our interview with Dr. Rimel and Dr. O'Connor on their paper, "Vaginal Cuff Dehisence in Transgender Patients after Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy". https://www.jmig.org/article/S1553-4650(23)00928-7/abstractVOLUME 31, ISSUE 2, P138-146, FEBRUARY 2024Dr. BJ Rimel attended Duke University School of Medicine. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwestern University and her fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at Washington University in St. Louis. She is curr...
Listen to our interview with Dr. Ricardo Azziz, an author of "Prospective Cohort Study Quantifying the Effect of the LevaLap 1.0 on the Distance between the Abdominal Wall and Intra-abdominal Viscera". In this episode, we discuss the effect of the LevaLap 1.0 device on changing the radiological distance between the abdominal wall and underlying structures with the ultimate goal of facilitating safe laparoscopic abdominal access. See below for publication details and be sure to join discussion...
Listen to our special in-person interview with co-editors-in-chief of JMIG, Dr. Jason Abbott and Dr. Gary Frishman at AAGL 2023. In this episode, we discuss their current role with the journal, their plans for the future, and learn how interested individuals can get involved with the journal.For anyone interested in obtaining more information about contributing to JMIG you can visit the Information for Authors page. If you are a JMIG reviewer and interested in becoming an associate...
Listen to our interview with Dr. Kacey Hamilton, the author of "Racial and Gender Representation Trends among National Obstetrics and Gynecology Society Leadership". In this episode, we discuss the trends among national society leadership demographics and look for future directions that may help improve representation in the profession. See below for publication details and be sure to join discussion on this topic through our social media platforms.Publication details:Published August 07, 202...
Listen to our interview with Dr. Oshri Barel, the author of "Addition of Lidocaine to the Distension Medium in Hysteroscopy Decreases Pain during the Procedure –A Randomized Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial". In this episode, we discuss the intervention of adding lidocaine to hysteroscopy distention medium and its effect on pain from the procedure. See below for publication details and be sure to join discussion on this topic through our social media platforms.Publication details: ...
Listen to our interview with Dr. Micah Wright, the author of "Single Incision Midurethral Sling Site of Care: Office based Ambulatory Surgical Unit versus Hospital based Ambulatory Surgical Unit Setting" where we discuss the factors surrounding performing this surgery in hospital compared to office-based settings. See below for publication details and be sure to join discussion on this topic through our social media platforms.Publication details:VOLUME 30, ISSUE 8, P665-671, AUGUST 2023Full t...
Listen to our newest podcast with Dr. Sarah Simko, the author of "Rates of Complications and Reoperation after Myomectomy—the Impact of Surgical Approach: A Statewide Population-based Cohort Study from 2005–2018" where we discuss the trends in varying routes of myomectomy and subsequent complications. See below for publication details and be sure to join discussion on this topic through our social media platforms.Publication details:JMIG VOLUME 30, ISSUE 3, P192-198, MARCH 2023Full text linkC...
Listen to our newest podcast with Dr. Jovana Tavcar, the author of "Incidence and Clinical Implications of Placenta Accreta Spectrum after Treatment for Asherman Syndrome," where we discuss the relationship between intrauterine adhesions and placenta accreta spectrum! See below for publication details and be sure to join discussion on this topic through our social media platforms.Publication details:JMIG VOLUME 30, ISSUE 3, P192-198, MARCH 2023Full text linkConnect with the JMIG Social Media ...
Listen to our newest podcast with Dr. Jamie Kroft, the author of "Surgical Outcomes Between Routes of Hysterectomy in Patients with a Previous Cesarean Section," where she shares her findings for different modes of hysterectomy from her Canadian database!Connect with the JMIG Social Media Team!X: @AAGLJMIGInstagram: @AAGLJMIGFacebook: AAGLJMIG
The Effect of Patient Positioning on Ureteral Efflux During Intraoperative Cystoscopy: a Randomized Controlled Trial w/ Dr. Sheena Galhotrahttps://www.jmig.org/article/S1553-4650(22)00363-6/fulltext Connect with the JMIG Social Media Team!X: @AAGLJMIGInstagram: @AAGLJMIGFacebook: AAGLJMIG
Dr. Tatnai L. Burnett and Dr. Adela G. Cope of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN discuss their recent publication "Association between laparoscopic appearance of superficial endometriosis, positive histology, and systemic hormone use". Learn about their groundbreaking findings in the variability in endometriosis appearance and ideas about the direction for endometriosis surgery in the future. You won't want to miss this Podcast from these endometriosis surgery experts!Connect with the JM...
Dr. Jacqueline Wong from Oregon Health Sciences University talks to us about her recent publication "Investigation of the Association between Surgeon Sex and Laparoscopic Device Ergonomic Strain in Gynecologic Surgery". Connect with the JMIG Social Media Team!X: @AAGLJMIGInstagram: @AAGLJMIGFacebook: AAGLJMIG
On this episode of MIGS Front Page, we discuss Dr. Meenal Misal's paper, Evaluating Surgical Complexity of Endoscopic Hysterectomy: An Inter-rater and Intra-rater Agreement Study of Novel Scoring Tool. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35085838/Connect with the JMIG Social Media Team!X: @AAGLJMIGInstagram: @AAGLJMIGFacebook: AAGLJMIG
Welcome to a special episode of the MIGS Front Page in partnership with JMIG and AAGL! In this episode, we sit down with AAGL 2025 Global Congress leaders Dr. Michael Hibner (Scientific Program Chair and President Elect), Linda Michels (AAGL Executive Director), and Roman from the operations team. Join us as we explore the vision and groundbreaking innovations at this year’s Congress, held in Vancouver from November 8–11, 2025. Hear Dr. Hibner share why this moment is a true turning point for...
