Dear esteemed friends and colleagues,
We are excited to invite you to witness a new era for endometriosis; both in fundamental science and in surgical technique. On behalf of the Endometriosis Foundation of America (EndoFound), please join us at the Tenth Annual Medical Conference on March 8th to the 10th in NYC. This exciting international symposium will explore the critical topic "Targeting Inflammation: From Biomarkers to Precision Surgery." Inflammation is the flame igniting a cascade of symptoms and pathologies that lessen quality of life, cause repeat surgeries, and devastate with infertility. We are thrilled to convene in New York City for another landmark meeting exploring this original topic.
This international symposium will cover primary peritoneal endometriosis as it advances to its end stage in extreme cases of diaphragm, bowel, and kidney disease. Particular emphasis will be placed on neuroanatomy and endometriosis causing neuropathies. A live surgery will be broadcasted from Italy.
We are proud to inform you that for the first time in our history we will surpass 1 million dollars in research grants for endometriosis. Our 2019 Request for Proposals are now open until March 7, 2019. It is through your continued support and generosity that we can sponsor events such as these, fund exciting new research and collaborate on new surgical techniques.
We thank you and look forward to our time together in the vibrant metropolis of Manhattan.
Warmly,
Tamer Seckin, MD, FACOG
Founder, Endometriosis Foundation of America (EndoFound)
Honorees
Marc Possover, MD, PhD
Director, Possover International Medical Center, Zurich , Prof. of Neuropelveology, Univ. of Aarhus, Denmark , Associate Prof. Univ. of Cologne, Germany , Honorary and Founding President, International Society of Neuropelveology
Ray Garry, MD, PhD
Professor, OB/GYN University of Western Australia, Perth
Honarary Chair
Harry Reich, MD
Honorary Medical Director Emeritus, and Senior Medical Advisor to EndoFound
Program Directors
Frank Chervenak, MD
Professor &Chair of OB/GYN, Lenox Hill Hospt.,
Assoc. Dean, School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell
Tamer Seckin, MD
Attending physician Lenox Hill Hospt.,
Founder, Endometriosis Foundation of America
Faculty
Dan Martin, MD
Retired Prof. Emeritus, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Virginia Commonwealth University IRB
David Redwine, MD
Retired Director, Institute of Endometriosis, St. Charles Medical Center, Bend, OR
Serdar Bulun, MD
John J Sciarra Prof. & Chair , Dept. OB/GYN,, Northwestern Univ. & Prentice Women’s Hospital, Northwestern Medicine, IL
Hugh Taylor, MD
Anita O’Keeffe Young Prof. of Women’s Health & Chair, OB/GYN R Sc., , Prof. of MCBD, Yale School of Medicine, , Chief of OB/GYN, Yale New Haven Hospt., New Haven, CT
Jennifer Knudtson, MD
Assistant Prof. Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, , Univ. Texas Health, San Antonio, TX
Bruce Lessey, MD, PhD
Adjunct Faculty, OB/GYN R B, , Michigan State Univ., MI, & Univ. of North Carolina, NC
Asgi Fazleabas, PhD
Distinguished Prof. and Associate Chair for Research,
Department of OB/GYN R B, Michigan State Univ.
Christine Metz, PhD
Prof., Feinstein Institute & School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell., Director, OB/GYN Research, Northwell Health
Peter Gregersen, MD
Prof. & Director of Robert S. Boas Center, Feinstein Institute,, Prof. of Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Leslie Farland, MSc, ScD
Assistant Prof., Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics,
Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, AZ
Linda Griffith, PhD
Founder & Director, Center for Gynepathology Research, , & Teaching Innovation Professor, School of Engineering, MIT
Avner Hershlag, MD
Chief, Reproductive Endo/Infertility, Northwell Health., Prof., School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Katherine Burns, PhD
Assistant Prof., Dept. Environmental Health, Univ. of Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH
Horace Roman, MD, PhD
Professor, Surgeon, Endometriosis Center, Clinique Tivoli-Ducos, Bordeaux, France
Michael Nimaroff, MD, FACOG
Senior Vice President & Exec. Director, OB/GYN Services,, Chief, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Northwell Health. , Assoc. Prof., School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
le-Ming Shih, MD, PhD
Richard TeLinde Distinguished Professor, Dept. of OB/GYN & Oncology., Co-director, Breast and Ovarian Cancer Program, SKCC, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD
Ayse Ayhan, MD, PhD
Hamamatsu & Hiroshima Univ. School of Medicine & SM Hospital, Pathology, Japan. , Adjunct Prof. John Hopkins Univ. School of Medicine, MD
Lora Liu, MD
Minimally Invasive Surgeon, Lenox Hill Hospital, NY
Karli Goldstein, DO
Minimally Invasive Surgeon, , Lenox Hill Hospital, NY
Serin Seckin, MD
Third-year OB/GYN Resident, Mount Sinai Health System, NY
Vance Broach, MD
OB/GYN, Gynecologic Oncologist, MSKCC, NY
Keith Isaacson, MD
Director of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery and Fertility, , Newton Wellesley Hospt., Assoc. Prof. OB/GYN, , Harvard Medical School, Co-director Center for Gynepathology Research, MIT
Allyson Shrikhande, MD
Medical Director, Pelvic Rehabilitation Medicine & Volunteer Faculty,, Lenox Hill Hospital, NY, Chair,, Medical Education Committee, International Pelvic Pain Society
Stacey Missmer, SC.D.
Prof. OB/GYN R B, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State Univ., MI
Kutluk Oktay, MD, Ph.D., FACOG
Prof, OB/GYN, Director, Laboratory of Molecular Reproduction and Fertility Preservation, , Yale School of Medicine, CT
Piraye Yurttas Beim, PhD
Founder & CEO, Celmatix
Juan Salgado-Morales, MD
OB/GYN Minimally Invasive Surgeon Specialist,, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Friday, March 8, 2019
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00am - 8:00am | Breakfast & Registration | |
| 8:00am - 8:30am | Opening and Welcome EndoFound 2019: How Did We Get Here & Why Are We "Targeting Inflammation"? |
Tamer Seckin, MD, Harry Reich, MD |
| MODERATORS | Serdar Bulun, MD, Stacey Missmer, ScD & Harry Reich, MD | |
| 8:30am - 9:00am |
Professional Ethics of the Diagnosis and Management of Endometriosis |
Frank Chervenak, MD |
| 9:00am - 9:30am |
History of Endometriosis Surgery & |
Dan Martin, MD |
| 9:30am - 10:00am |
Endometriosis, Menstruation, and Stem Cells |
Ray Garry, MD |
| 10:00am - 10:30am | Break | |
| 10:30am - 11:00am | Inflammation, Biomarkers, and the Origins of Endometriosis | Piraye Beim, PhD |
| ***All speakers are to leave 5-10 minutes for Q&A and discussion. This is included in their time slot. | ||
| MODERATORS | Dan Martin, MD, Bruce Lessey, MD, PhD & Ray Garry, MD | |
| 11:00am - 11:30am | Endometriosis and Pelvic Nerve Dysfunctions in the Pelvis | Marc Possover, MD, PhD |
| 11:30am -12:00pm | Origin of Endometriosis: Cartoon Science vs Evidence-based Medicine | David Redwine, MD |
| ***All speakers are to leave 5-10 minutes for Q&A and discussion. This is included in their time slot. | ||
| 12:00pm -12:50pm | Lunch | |
| MODERATORS | Linda Griffith, PhD, Hugh Taylor, MD & Juan Salgado-Morales, MD | |
| 12:50pm - 1:10pm | Tissue Stem Cells: Steps Toward Regenerating the Uterus | Serdar Bulun, MD |
| 1:10pm - 1:30pm | Endometriosis: Stem cells, MicroRNA and Inflammation | Hugh Taylor, MD |
| 1:30pm - 1:50pm | IVF and Endometriosis | Avner Hershlag, MD |
| 1:50pm - 2:10pm | Importance of Diagnosing Endometriosis for Unexplained Infertility, Failed IVF and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss | Bruce Lessey, MD, PhD |
| 2:10pm - 2:30pm | Endometriosis and Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes | Leslie Farland, MSc, ScD |
| 2:30pm - 2:50pm | Q&A with Panel | |
| 2:50pm - 3:10pm | Break | |
| MODERATORS | Asgi Fazleabas, PhD, Avner Hershlag, MD | |
| 3:10pm - 3:30pm | Is Diagnostic Laparoscopy Really the First Step for the Diagnosis of Endometriosis? | Juan Salgado-Morales, MD |
| 3:30pm - 3:50pm | Tissue Engineering the Endometrium: Can it Help “Personalize” Medicine for Endometriosis? | Linda Griffith, PhD |
| 3:50pm - 4:10pm | NOTCH1 Mediated Inflammation in Ectopic Lesions: Opportunities for Targeted Therapy | Asgi Fazleabas, PhD |
| 4:10pm - 4:30pm | The Analysis of Menstrual Effluent: Emerging Insights into Endometriosis Pathogenesis | Christine Metz, PhD Peter Gregersen, MD |
| 4:30pm - 4:50pm | Environmental Immunotoxicants: Do They Affect the Development of Endometriosis? | Katherine Burns, PhD |
| 4:50pm - 5:10pm | Q&A with Panel & Closing Remarks |
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Saturday, March 9, 2019
| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00am - 8:30am | Breakfast & Registration | ||
| 8:30am - 8:50am | Good Morning and Run of Show Symptoms of Many Systems Leading to Multiorgan Surgery |
Tamer Seckin, MD | |
| MODERATORS | Dan Martin, MD, David Redwine, MD & Harry Reich, MD | ||
| 8:50am - 9:20am | Critical Issues in Endometriosis Incidence and Risk | Stacey Missmer, ScD | |
| 9:20am - 9:50am | A Trial of a Trial of Endometrial Resection | Professor Ray Garry, MD | |
| 9:50am - 10:20am | Primum Non Nocere vs. Definitive Bowel Surgery for Endometriosis |
Horace Roman, MD, PhD |
|
| 10:20am - 10:50am | 15 Years of Evolution from Laparoscopic Oncology to Neuropelveology | Professor Marc Possover, MD, PhD | |
| ***All speakers are to leave 5-10 minutes for Q&A and discussion. This is included in their time slot. | |||
| 10:50am - 11:10am | Break | ||
| MODERATORS | le-Ming Shih, MD, PhD, Horace Roman, MD, PhD & Bruce Lessey, MD, PhD | ||
| 11:10am - 1130am | The Role of Inflammation due to Menstrual Reflux and Current Treatments for Endometriosis | Jennifer Knudtson, MD | |
| 11:30am - 11:50am | Leuprolide: The ‘d’ is Silent. | David Redwine, MD | |
| 11:50pm -12:20pm | Great Debate on the ORIGINS of Endometriosis | Dan Martin & David Redwine | |
| 12:20pm - 1:20pm | Lunch | ||
| MODERATORS | Marc Possover, MD, PhD, Ray Garry, MD & Keith Isaacson, MD | ||
| 1:20pm - 1:40pm | Inflammation in Endometriosis - What We Can Learn from Cancer Biology | le-Ming Shih, MD, PhD | |
| 1:40pm - 2:00pm | Endometriosis and Ovarian Cancer | Vance Broach, MD | |
| 2:00pm - 2:20pm | Adenomyosis Dilemma | Keith Isaacson, MD | |
| 2:20pm - 3:00pm | Rerun of Live Surgery from Bordeaux France: Management of Rectosigmoid Nodules without Bowel Resection |
Horace Roman, MD, PhD | |
| 3:00pm - 3:20pm | Break | ||
| MODERATORS | Juan Salgado-Morales, MD & Lora Liu, MD | ||
| 3:20pm - 3:40pm | Training the Next Generation of Endosurgeons | Michael Nimaroff, MD | |
| 3:40pm - 4:00pm | Pelvic Comorbidities with Endometriosis | Ayse Ayhan, MD, PhD | |
| MODERATORS | Michael Nimaroff, MD, Jeannine Villella, DO | ||
| 4:00pm - 4:20pm | 1999-2019: Surgical Empiricism to Robotic Precision in Ovarian Auto Transplant with Cryopreserved Tissue | Kutluk Oktay, MD, PhD | |
| 4:20pm - 4:30pm | Complex Urinary Tract & Bowel Surgery & Unintended Consequences |
Lora Liu, MD | |
| 4:30pm - 4:40pm | 10 years on lupron and 2 bowel resections later... | Karli Goldstein, DO | |
| 4:40pm - 4:50pm | Extended Hysterectomy Classifications for Endometriosis Surgery | Serin Seckin, MD | |
| 4:50pm - 5:10pm | The Role of Inflammation in Pelvic Floor Hypertonia and Neuropathic Pelvic Pain | Allyson Shrikhande, MD | |
| 5:10pm - 5:30pm | Q&A with Panel & Closing Remarks |
Tamer Seckin, MD | |
