June 5, 2026


11:30 AM - 12:10 PM

Registration


12:10 PM - 12:15 PM

Introduction and Opening Remarks
Rajiv Gala, MD and Will Williams, MD


12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

Dr. George Schneider Endowed Lectureship:
Susan Modesitt, MD, Chair, Gynecology & Obstetrics Department, Emory University School of Medicine


1:00 PM - 1:20 PM

History of Treated Syphilis Before Pregnancy & Risk of Congenital Syphilis
J. Drew Toppin, MD, 3rd year Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellow


1:20 PM - 1:40 PM

Pre-Pregnancy GLP-1RA for weight loss and subsequent development of Gestational Diabetes
Maggie Ross, MD / Faculty Mentor: Will Williams, MD


1:40 PM - 2:00 PM

A Comparison of vNOTES to Traditional Vaginal Hysterectomy on Surgical Outcomes and Future Interest in Vaginal Surgery
Caroline DeGraw, MD / Faculty Mentor: Rajiv Gala, MD


2:00 PM - 2:20 PM

Clinician Experiences of Misoprostol Reclassification as a Controlled Substance in Louisiana: A Qualitative Study
Harsheen Chawla, MD / Faculty Mentor: Jane Martin, MD


2:20 PM - 2:30 PM

BREAK/VISIT EXHIBITS


2:30 PM - 2:50 PM

Changes in ED Management of Early Pregnancy Loss Following Up-Scheduling of Misoprostol in Louisiana
Charles Sisk, MD / Faculty Mentor: Jane Martin, MD


2:50 PM - 3:10 PM

Weight loss comparison of GLP-1 agonists in postmenopausal women with & without HRT
Allison Walls, MD / Faculty Mentor: Liz Lapeyre, MD


3:10 PM - 3:30 PM

Anemia in Pregnancy after use of GLP-1 for Weight Management
Andrea Gesteira, MD / Faculty Mentor: Will Williams, MD


3:30 PM - 3:50 PM

A Quality Improvement Project to Improve Perioperative Antibiotic Selection in Hysterectomies
Caroline DeGraw, MD / Faculty Mentor: Diogo Torres, MD


3:50 PM - 4:00 PM

Closing Remarks/Questions
Rajiv Gala, MD - Designated Institutional Official Ochsner Health and Joseph Biggio, MD - System Chair, Women’s Services Ochsner Health