Awards
(2003-Present)
2009 Award for Fellow Oral Presentation, MRI-based 3-D Model of Anterior Vaginal wall
Position at Rest and maximal Strain in Women with and without Prolapse
Michigan ACOG (ACOG website)
2009 Award for Fellow Poster, Urinay Symptoms in an Obstetric Perineal Clinic.
Michigan ACOG (ACOG website)
2008 First Place Video, Posterior Vaginal Wall Support: How does it fail?
American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS website)
2008 Journal of Biomechanics Award, A 3-D Finite Element Model of Anterior Vaginal Wall
Support for Evaluating the Mechanisms of Cystocele Formation.
American Society of Biomechanics (NACOB website)
2007 First Place Video, Correlation of pelvic exams and MRI anatomy in women with
prolapse. American Urogynecologic Society(AUGS website)
2007 First Place Basic Science Paper, 3-D Finite Element Model of Anterior Vaginal Wall
Support for Evaluating Mechanisms Underlying Cystocele Formation.
American Urogynecologic Society(AUGS website)
2006 Third Prize Fellow's Presentation, Development of a bioengineered functional ring
model of the internal anal sphincter derived from isolated porcine internal anal
sphincter smooth muscle cells. Michigan ACOG
2005 President's Prize Paper, Fecal Incontinence in U.S. Women: A Population-based
study. Society of Gynecologic Surgeons (SGS website)
2005 Best Epidemiologic Poster Presentation, Women’s changing reports of urinary
continence: how accurate are one-time telephone questionnaires for categorizing
continence status? International Continence Society (ICS website)
2004 First Place Basic Science Paper, Pudendal nerve Anatomy and 3-D Computer
Simulation of Pudendal Nerves Stretch during Vaginal Birth.
American Urogynecologic Society(AUGS website)
2003 Clinical Biomechanics Award, American Society of Biomechanics (ASB website)
2003 First Place Award for Best Abstract, Pubococcygeal muscle integrity and urethral
pressure increase during pelvic muscle contraction.
International Continence Society (ICS website)
2003 Best Scientific Paper Award, American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS website)
2003 President's Prize Paper, Fecal and Urinary Incontinence Following Vaginal Delivery
with Anal Sphincter Disruption. Society of Gynecologic Surgeons (SGS website)
