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
Harry Reich Award
2023 Honorees
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
Noémie Elhadad, PhD
Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University Department of…
Asgi Fazleabas, PhD
University Distinguished Professor and Associate Chair of Research, Michigan State…
Caroline Gargett, PhD
NHMRC Leadership Fellow, Theme Leader, Women's Health, The Ritchie Centre; Head,…
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…
Pinar Kodaman, MD PhD
Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences;…
Christine Metz, PhD
Professor, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research;…
Michael Nimaroff, MD
Senior Vice President & Exec. Director, OB/GYN Services, Chief, Minimally Invasive…
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…
Hugh Taylor, MD
Anita O'Keeffe Young Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences…
Agenda
DAY I: Saturday, April 1, 2023 (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET)
| Time | Topic | Speaker | Chair |
| 8:00-9:00 | Registration and breakfast | ||
| 9:00-9:10 | Introduction & Welcome | Dan Martin, MD Frank Chervenak, MD |
Frank Chervenak, MD |
| 9:10-9:30 | Recognition of endometriosis | Dan Martin, MD | |
| 9:30- 9:50 | Laparoscopic hysterectomy: How it was and how it is | Harry Reich, MD | |
| 9:50-10:10 | Management of endometriosis during hysterectomy | Ted Lee, MD | |
| 10:10-10:20 | Discussion | ||
| 10:20-10:40 | Break | ||
| 10:40-11:00 | Ideal Scenario: Scientists and endometriosis surgeons working together! | Tamer Seckin, MD Karli Goldstein, DO |
Ted Lee, MD |
| 11:00-11:20 | Extreme endometriosis | Ie Ming Shih, MD, PhD and Lucy Chen, MD | |
| 11:20-11:50 KEYNOTE |
Leveraging the immune system to treat endometriosis | Stephen Palmer, PhD | |
| 11:50-12:00 | Discussion | ||
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunchwith Product Presentation Electroviscerography (EVG) in Endometriosis | Mark Noar, MD, MPH | |
| 1:00-1:20 | Single-cell analysis of menstrual endometrial tissues defines phenotypes associated with endometriosis | Peter Gregersen, MD and Christine Metz, PhD | Robert Taylor, MD, PhD |
| 1:20-1:40 | Identification of a novel neuroendocrine pathway and its role in endometriosis-related infertility | Robert Taylor, MD, PhD | |
| 1:40-2:00 | Utilization of third party reproduction in patients with endometriosis | Tomer Singer, MD | |
| 2:00-2:20 | Pros and cons of hormonal interventions for endometriosis | Sarah Berga, MD | |
| 2:20-2:30 | Discussion | ||
| 2:30-2:40 | Break | ||
| 2:40-3:00 | Targeting epigenetic regulators for endometriosis therapy | Jae Wook Jeong, PhD | Karli Goldstein, DO |
| 3:00-3:20 | Adenomyosis and infertility: Does immunology mapping help? | Wolfgang Küpker, MD, PhD | |
| 3:20-3:40 | AI-driven early detection of endometriosis from observational clinical data | Noémie Elhadad, PhD | |
| 3:40-3:50 | Discussion | ||
| 3:50-4:10 | The role of neurogenic inflammation in endometriosis | Sylvia Mechsner, MD | Peter Gregersen, MD and Christine Metz, PhD |
| 4:10-4:30 | Insights into immune dysfunction in endometriosis | Chandrakant Tayade, DVM, PhD | |
| 4:30-4:50 | Understanding endometriosis: Role of induced pluripotent stem cells | Julie Kim, PhD | |
| 4:50-5:00 | Discussion | ||
| 5:00 | Closing Remarks | Dan Martin, MD Tamer Seckin, MD |
DAY II: Sunday, April 2, 2023 (8:00 AM - 4:00 PM ET)
| Time | Topic | Speaker | Chair |
| 8:00-9:00 | Registration and breakfast | ||
| 9:00-9:20 | The effect of endometriosis on fertility | Michael Nimaroff, MD | Sarah Berga, MD |
| 9:20-9:40 | Integrative medical management of endometriosis | Pinar Kodaman, MD, PhD | |
| 9:40-10:00 | The systemic nature of endometriosis | Hugh Taylor, MD | |
| 10:00-10:20 | Preclinical organ-on-chip models of endometriosis lesions | Linda Griffith, PhD | |
| 10:20-10:30 | Discussion | ||
| 10:30-10:40 | Break | ||
| 10:40-11:00 | #Enzian classification, an essential tool for surgical management of severe endometriosis | Jorg Keckstein, MD | Michael Nimaroff, MD |
| 11:00-11:30 KEYNOTE |
Deep endometriosis: The place of laparoscopic shaving | Jacques Donnez, MD, PhD | |
| 11:30-11:50 | Vascular and other complications of endometriosis surgery | Tamer Seckin, MD | |
| 11:50-12:00 | Discussion | ||
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunchwith Product Presentation Opportunities and challenges in looking for biomarkers in menstrual effluence | Ridhi Tariyal, MBA, BS | |
| 1:00-1:20 | Menstrual fluid: Non-invasive source of endometrial tissue for organoids and diagnostics | Caroline Gargett, PhD | Pinar Kodaman, MD, PhD |
| 1:20-1:40 | Modeling the feto-maternal interface using pluripotent stem cells | Mijo Simunovic, PhD | |
| 1:40-2:00 | Organoid models of endometriosis | Asgi Fazleabas, PhD | |
| 2:00-2:20 | Studying endometrial cellular plasticity and endometriosis using patient-derived organoid models | Semir Beyaz, PhD | |
| 2:20-2:30 | Discussion | ||
| 2:30-2:40 | Break | ||
| 2:40-3:00 | Endometriosis & adenomyosis: Single cell genome wide approaches | Serdar Bulun, MD | Asgi Fazleabas, PhD |
| 3:00-3:20 | Where is the evidence? The devil is under the microscope | Ayse Ayhan, MD, PhD | |
| 3:20-3:40 | New insight on the mechanisms responsible for menstrual pain in primary dysmenorrhea and endometriosis using novel imaging methods | Kevin Hellman, PhD | |
| 3:40-3:50 | Discussion | ||
| 3:50-4:00 | Closing Remarks | Dan Martin, MD Tamer Seckin, MD |
Sponsors
Supported by an education grant from Myovant Sciences and Pfizer Inc.
