Lectureships
John R. G. Gosling Lectureship
(Established 1991)
John R. G. Gosling, M.D., was an associate professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He received many honors and awards during his career at U-M, including the Markle Foundation Scholar Award, the University of Michigan Distinguished Service Award and the prestigious Henry Russell Award. He published important and original work concerning gynecologic malignancy and medical education, and held prominent positions in the U-M Medical School. In recognition of his many contributions, the physicians he trained established the John R. G. Gosling Lectureship in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Gosling Lecture Speakers:
| 1991 | Robert Kurman, M.D. Johns Hopkins University |
Human papillomaviruses and cervical neoplasia – Ubiquitous companion or sinister rogue |
| 1992 | Rev. Professor John Beazley,
M.D. Royal Liverpool Hospital |
Person-to-Person |
| 1993 | Robert E. Scully, M.D. Harvard Medical School |
Early ovarian cancer |
| 1994 | Tim Parmley, M.D. University of Arkansas |
The Placenta |
| 1995 | Ralph Hale, M.C. Executive Director, ACOG |
Primary Care – Future direction for Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| 1996 | Christopher Crum, M.D. Harvard Medical School |
Cervical intraepithelial neoplasm – Evolution of a concept |
| 1997 | Naren Patel, FACOG President, Royal College ofObstetrics and Gynecology |
Lessons of confidential enquiries in the United Kingdom |
| 1998 | Mary Hannah, M.D. University of Toronto |
Effective perinatal care: The need for better evidence |
| 1999 | S. Arulkumaran, M.D., Ph.D. | The Role of theObstetrics and Gynecology in the Management and Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease |
| 2000 | Adetokunbo O. Lucas, O.F.R. | The Challenge of International Health |
| 2001 | Janice M. Lage, M.D. | Gestational Trophoblastic Disease |
| 2002 | Mel Barclay, M.D. | I Sing the Uterus Electric |
| 2003 | Debra Heller, M.D. | Warts Happening? HPV and the Vulva |
| 2004 | Thomas L. Baskett, M.D. Dalhousie Univ., Halifax Nova Scotia |
Hysterectomy: Perioperative and Medico-legal morbidity |
| 2005 | William Dunlop, FRCOG Past President, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
The Globalisation of Women's Health Care - What Role for National Institutions |
| 2006 | Alan Compton, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy Hospital |
Too Posh to Push |
| 2007 | Ron Jones, M.D., FRCS, FRCOG, FRANZCOG University of Auckland, New Zealand |
An Unfortunate Experiment |
Anita Payne Lectureship
(Established 1994)
Anita H. Payne, Ph.D., was appointed to the faculty of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1969 and retired from U-M in 1996. In recognition of Dr. Payne’s many contributions to research in the field of obstetrics and gynecology -- specifically reproductive science -- the Anita H. Payne Lectureship in Reproductive Sciences was established in 1994. Traditionally, the Payne Lectureship is presented in conjunction with the Reproductive Sciences Program/Obstetrics and Gynecology Poster Day.
Payne Lecture Speakers:
| 1994 | Jerome F. Strauss, III, M.D.,
Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania |
Too little, too soon and what can we do? Pre-term birth: Clinical challenges to the basic reproductive sciences |
| 1995 | Maria New, M.D. Cornell University |
Prenatal diagnosis and treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia |
| 1996 | Geula Gibori, Ph.D. University of Illinois |
Multifaceted action of prolactin in the ovary |
| 1997 | Joanne Richards, Ph.D. Baylor College of Medicine |
Ovarian follicular development: Signal cascades and genes regulating proliferation and differentiation |
| 1998 | Sarah Newman, Ph.D. Emeritus, University of Michigan |
Does an interconnected network of hormone-sensitive brain areas integrate all social behaviors and mammals? |
| 1999 | Phyllis M. Wise, Ph.D. University of Kentucky |
Estrogen: A trophic and protective factor in the brain |
| 2000 | Kathryn Horwitz, Ph.D. University of Colorado Health Science Center |
The Paradox of Progesterone in the Uterus and Breast |
| 2001 | Gerson Weiss, M.D. New Jersey Medical School |
Physiology of Relaxin |
| 2002 | Benita Katzenellenbogen, Ph.D. University of Illinois |
Estrogen receptors, SERMs and women's health |
| 2003 | Susan Fisher, Ph.D. Univ. of California, San Francisco |
All I need to know in life I learned from the placenta |
| 2004 | Carole Mendelson, Ph.D. Univ. of Texas Medical Center |
New insights into the molecular endocrinology of parturition |
| 2005 | Linda C. Giudice, Ph.D., M.D. Stanford University Medical Center |
A Genomics Approach to the Molecular Basis of Human Endometrial Function and Dysfunction |
| 2006 | Nanette Santoro, M.D. Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York |
Hormone Replacement Therapy Revisited: What Women and Their Physicians Should Know Before Making a Decision |
| 2007 | Bruce R. Carr, M.D. University of Texas SW Medical School |
Potential New Treatments for Endometriosis |
Abram Sager Lectureship
(Established 1986)
Abram Sager, M.D., was chairman of Botany and Zoology from 1842 to 1854. In 1850, Dr. Sager became professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Diseases of Women and Children of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He remained in this capacity until 1874. In addition, Dr. Sager was named the first president (dean) of the University of Michigan Medical School in 1868, a position he held until 1875. Traditionally, a distinguished University of Michigan graduate, faculty member or former faculty member presents this lectureship.
Sager Lecture Speakers:
| 1986 | Warren Pearse, M.D. Executive Director, ACOG |
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| 1987 | J. Robert Willson, M.D. University of New Mexico |
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| 1988 | George Morley, M.D. | Two score and seven |
| 1989 | Tommy Evans, M.D. University of Colorado |
The legacy of Dr. Sager |
| 1990 | S. Jan Behrman, M.D. William Beaumont Hospital |
The immunologic components of repeated pregnancy loss |
| 1991 | Jan Schneider, M.D. Medical College of Pennsylvania |
Snapshots of the Grim Reaper |
| 1992 | Robert Jaffe, M.D. University of California, San Francisco |
What causes adrenal enlargement in congenital adrenal hyperplasia? |
| 1993 | Russell Laros Jr., M.D. University of California, San Francisco |
Use of blood and blood products |
| 1994 | William Ledger, M.D. Cornell University |
Chlamydia trachomatis causes an auto-immune disease. The need for obstetrician/gynecologists to take a broader view |
| 1995 | Richard L. Sweet, M.D. University of Pittsburgh |
Premature rupture of membranes (PROM) |
| 1996 | Bruce Work, M.D. Medical College of Georgia |
Labor by Work |
| 1997 | James Youngblood, M.D. University of Missouri, Kansas City; President-Elect, ACOG |
From Abram to Timothy – 150 years ofObstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan |
| 1998 | James M. Roberts, M.D. University of Pittsburgh |
Wither toxemia |
| 1999 | John Musich, M.D. William Beaumont Hospital |
When it comes to educating residents, a little intimidation… |
| 2000 | George W. Morley University of Michigan |
The Sesquicentennial Years of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Michigan |
| 2001 | Rudi Ansbacher, M.D. University of Michigan |
Stop-Look-Listen (Lessons Learned) |
| 2002 | Carolyn Westhoff, M.D. Columbia University |
Contributions of Epidemiology to Women’s Health |
| 2003 | Frederick B. Stehman, M.D. Indiana University |
Study of Humanities in Medical Education |
| 2004 | William Schlaff, M.D. University of Colorado |
How can I tell if I am winning? |
| 2005 | Ana Murphy, M.D. Emory University |
Clinic to Bench and Back: A New Paradigm forObstetrics and Gynecology |
| 2006 | Robert Hayashi, M.D. University of Michigan |
The Medical Malpractice Crisis Today: A Perfect Storm |
| 2007 | Robert Rebar, M.D. American Society of Reproductive Medicine |
Characteristics, Diagnosis and Management of Premature Ovarian |
