International Medical Conference

Endometriosis 2023:
From Molecular Fingerprints to
Multiorgan Complex Surgery

For the benefit of Endometriosis Foundation of America (EndoFound)

April 1-2, 2023 - Einhorn Auditorium, Lenox Hill Hospital, NYC

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With great excitement, we invite you to EndoFound’s 14th Annual Scientific Conference – Endometriosis 2023: From Molecular Fingerprints to Multiorgan Complex Surgery 

While significant discoveries are being made in endometriosis at the molecular level, they have yet to be translated into tests and therapeutics that can improve the standard of care. Therefore, this conference will target this important topic.

The two-day conference is on April 1-2, 2023 at Einhorn Auditorium, Lenox Hill Hospital, NYC.

We have longed to have an in-person meeting where faculty and participants can talk, laugh, and brainstorm face-to-face. While COVID-19 is still among us, we are hopeful we will have a safe and productive meeting with the appropriate precautions. We hope that you can join us.

SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR
  • Dan Martin, MD., Scientific & Medical Director, Endometriosis Foundation of America (EndoFound)
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
  • Tamer Seckin, MD., co-founder of Endometriosis Foundation of America (EndoFound)
PLANNING COMMITTEE:
  • Piraye Beim, Ph.D., Founder and CEO, Celmatix
  • Harry Reich, MD., Honorary Medical Director Emeritus and Senior Medical Advisor to EndoFound
  • Karli Goldstein, MD, board member, Endometriosis Foundation of America (EndoFound)
  • Amanda Chu, MD, Seckin Endometriosis Center
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Agenda

Endometriosis 2023:

From Molecular Fingerprints to
Multiorgan Complex Surgery


DAY I:

Saturday, April 1, 2023

(8:00 AM - 4:30 PM ET)

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Time Topic Speaker   Chair
8:00-9:00 Registration and breakfast      
9:00-9:02 Introduction Dan Martin, MD    
9:02-9:10 Welcome Frank Chervenak, MD    
SESSION I - Joint session (Einhorn Auditorium)
9:10-9:30 Recognition of endometriosis Dan Martin, MD   Frank Chervenak, MD
9:30- 9:50 Management of Endometriosis During Hysterectomy Ted Lee, MD  
9:50-10:10 Laporoscopic hysterectomy: How it was and how it is Harry Reich, MD  
10:10-10:30 Discussion      
10:30-10:50 Break  
10:50-11:20 Leveraging the Immune System to Treat Endometriosis KEYNOTE: Stephen Palmer, Ph.D.   Ted Lee, MD
11:20-11:40 #Enzian classification, an essential tool for surgical management of severe endometriosis. Jorg Keckstein, MD  
11:40-12:00 Discussion    
12:00-1:00 Lunch      
SESSION IIa  - Parallel session (Einhorn Auditorium)
1:00-1:20 Extreme endometriosis Ie Ming Shih, MD Ph.D. and Lucy Chen, MD   Peter Gregersen, Ph.D.
1:20-1:40 Single-cell analysis of menstrual endometrial tissues defines phenotypes associated with endometriosis Peter Gregersen, MD and Christine Metz, Ph.D.  
1:40-2:00 AI-driven early detection of endometriosis from observational clinical data Noémie Elhadad, Ph.D.  
2:00-2:20 Discussion    
2:20-2:40 Break      
2:40-3:10 Pros and cons of hormonal interventions for endometriosis Sarah Berga, MD   Christine Metz, Ph.D.
3:10-3:30 Identification of a novel neuroendocrine pathway and its role in endometriosis-related infertility Robert Taylor, MD  
3:30-3:50 Menstrual fluid: non-invasive source of endometrial tissue for organoids and diagnostics Carolyn Gargett, Ph.D.  
3:50-4:10 Discussion    
SESSION IIb  - Parallel session (Carmel Room)
1:00-1:20 Utilization of third party reproduction in patients with endometriosis  Tomer Singer, MD   Jae Wook Jeong, Ph.D.
1:20-1:40 Adenomyosis and infertility: Does immunology mapping help? Prof Dr Med Wolfgang Küpker  
1:40-2:00 Insights into immune dysfunction in endometriosis Chandrakant Tayade, DVM, Ph.D.  
2:00-2:20 Discussion    
2:20-2:40 Break      
2:40-3:10 Targeting epigenetic regulators for endometriosis therapy Jae Wook Jeong, Ph.D.   Chandrakant Tayade, DVM, Ph.D.
3:10-3:30 The systemic nature of endometriosis Hugh Taylor, MD  
3:30-3:50 Endometriosis & adenomyosis: Single cell genomewide approaches Serdar Bulun, MD  
3:50-4:10 Discussion    
Session III - Joint session (Einhorn Auditorium)
4:10-4:20 Closing Remarks Tamer Seckin, MD    
4:20 Meeting adjourned      

*Program subject to change

 

DAY II:

Sunday, April 2, 2023

(8:00 AM - 4:30 PM ET)

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Time Topic Speaker   Chair
8:00-9:00 Registration and breakfast
 
SESSION IV - Joint session (Einhorn Auditorium)
9:00-9:20 The effect of endometriosis on fertility Michael Nimaroff, MD   Sarah Berga, MD
Robert Taylor, MD
 
9:20-9:40 Preclinical organ-on-chip models of endometriosis lesions Linda Griffith, Ph.D.  
9:40-10:00 The role of neurogenic inflammation in endometriosis Sylvia Mechsner, Ph.D.  
10:00-10:20 Discussion    
10:20-10:30 Break
10:30-11:00 Deep endometriosis: The place of laparoscopic shaving KEYNOTE:
Jacques Donnez, MD, Ph.D.
  Michael Nimaroff, MD
Linda Griffith, Ph.D.
 
11:00-11:20 Adjunct surgical techniques in endometriosis surgery Karli Goldstein, MD  
11:20-11:40 Challenges and Complications of Deep Endometriosis Surgery Tamer Seckin, MD  
11:40-12:00 Discussion    
12:00-1:00 Lunch
 
SESSION Va  - Parallel session (Einhorn Auditorium)
1:00-1:20 Integrative medical management of endometriosis Pinar Kodaman, MD   Tamer Seckin, MD
Dan Martin, MD
       
1:20-1:40 Where is the evidence? The devil is under the microscope Ayse Ayhan, MD, Ph.D.  
1:40-2:00 New insight on the mechanisms responsible for menstrual pain in primary dysmenorrhea and endometriosis using novel imaging methods. Kevin Hellman, Ph.D.  
2:00-2:20 TBD TBD    
2:20-2:40 Discussion      
2:40-3:00 Break      
         
SESSION Vb - Parallel session (Carmel Room)
1:00-1:20 Studying endometrial cellular plasticity and endometriosis using patient-derived organoid models Semir Beyaz, Ph.D.   Asgi Fazleabas, Ph.D.
1:20-1:40 Modeling the feto-maternal interface using pluripotent stem cells Mijo Simunovic, Ph.D.  
1:40-2:00 Understanding endometriosis: Role of induced pluripotent stem cells Julie Kim, Ph.D.  
2:00-2:20 Opportunities and Challenges in Looking for Biomarkers in Menstrual Effluence. Ridhi Tariyal, MBA, BS  
2:20-2:40 Discussion      
2:40-3:00 Break      
         
SESSION VI  - Joint session (Einhorn Auditorium)
3:00-3:20 Organoid models of endometriosis Asgi Fazleabas, Ph.D.   Jacques Donnez, MD, Ph.D.

Dan Martin, MD
3:20-3:40 Real role of robots in endometriosis surgery Amanda Chu, MD
 
 
3:40-3:50 Discussion    
3:50-4:00 Closing remarks Tamer Seckin, MD    
4:00 Meeting adjourned Tamer Seckin, MD    

*Program subject to change

Harry Reich Award
2023 Honorees


Jacques Donnez, MD, PHD

Director of the SRI (Infertility Research Unit)

Stephen Palmer, PhD

Chief Scientific Officer, Celmatix

Faculty



Ayse Ayhan, MD, PhD

Consultant Pathologist, Hamamatsu & Hiroshima University School of Medicine & Seirei…

Sarah Berga, MD

Professor and Chair Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Jacobs School of Medicine

Semir Beyaz, PhD

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Serdar Bulun, MD

John J. Sciarra Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University…

Lucy Chen, MD

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Frank Chervenak, MD

Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lenox Hill Hospital

Amanda Chu, MD

Seckin Endometriosis Center

Noémie Elhadad, PhD

Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University Department of…

Caroline Gargett, PhD

NHMRC Leadership Fellow, Theme Leader, Women's Health, The Ritchie Centre; Head,…

Victor Gomel, MD

Professor Emeritus in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of…

Erin Greaves, Ph.D.

Centre for Early Life, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick

Peter Gregersen, MD

Professor, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research;…

Linda Griffith, PhD

Director, Center for Gynepathology Research; Member, Center for Environmental Health…

Tracey Haas, DO, MPH

EndoFound Executive Director Family Physician

Kevin Hellman, PhD

Research Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, NorthShore…

Jae Wook Jeong, PhD

University of Missouri

Jörg Keckstein, MD

University Tübingen: Tübingen, DE

J. Julie Kim, PhD

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwestern University.

Pinar Kodaman, MD PhD

Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences;…

Wolfgang Kuepker, MD, PhD

Beethovenstrasse 2 76530 Baden Baden Germany

Ted Lee, MD

President of the AAGL, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (USA)

Dan Martin, MD

EndoFound Scientific and Medical Director

Christine Metz, PhD

Professor, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research;…

Michael Nimaroff, MD, FACOG

Senior Vice President & Exec. Director, OB/GYN Services, Chief, Minimally Invasive…

Stephen Palmer, PhD

Chief Scientific Officer, Celmatix

Karli Provost Goldstein, DO, FACOG

Minimally Invasive Surgeon, Lenox Hill Hospital, NY

Harry Reich, MD

Honorary Medical Director Emeritus and Senior Medical Advisor to EndoFound

Tamer Seckin, MD

Attending physician Lenox Hill Hospital, Founder and President of Endometriosis…

Serin Seckin, MD

Third Year Fellow in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Columbia University…

Ie-Ming Shih, MD, PhD

Richard W. TeLinde Distinguished Professor, Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of…

Mijo Simunovic, PhD

Columbia University

Tomer Singer, MD, MBA

Medical Director, Shady Grove Fertility New York

Ridhi Tariyal, MBA, BS

CEO, NextGen Jane

Chandra Tayade, DVM,PhD

Queen's University (CAN)

Robert Taylor, MD, PhD

University of Buffalo

Hugh Taylor, MD

Anita O'Keeffe Young Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences…


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