[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1959″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]2019 has been a busy year for SurgeryU and the Editorial Board. As Editor In Chief, I wanted to take a few moments to review some of our accomplishments and give you...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1928″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]What a fabulous experience we had at the 48th Global Congress of the AAGL in November in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada! On behalf of the Scientific Program Committee, thank you for your...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1965″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]It was a pleasure to see so many of you at this year’s Global Congress in Vancouver! In early 2019 the Foundation of the AAGL Board of Directors committed to build awareness...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1963″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text] 2019 has been a very productive and special year for the Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (FMIGS). We started the year with a transition in leadership as Dr. Ted L....
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1918″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]AAGL represents more than 7,000 members from around the world and we welcome new members to the association each day! New Member Listing – 11/21/2019 to 12/16/2019 Ayman Abdelkader, MD –...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1976″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Why is it that most gynecologists are unaware of the following: “70% of adolescents with dysmenorrhea” have laparoscopically proven endometriosis[i] “ 9% of female fetuses” were found to have endometriosis at time...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2064″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Dr. Iris Orbuch, Chair of AAGL’s Endometriosis Special Interest Group (SIG), and Dr. Amy Stein, pelvic pain specialist and physical therapist, partnered on the book “Beating Endo – How to Reclaim Your...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1928″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]In just 15 days, November 9-13, the beautiful city of Vancouver is in for a treat! AAGL members from all over the world will be ascending on the Vancouver Convention Centre for...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1752″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]While Phoenix was having unseasonably cool weather (a mere 105°F), things heated up at the Barrow Neurological Institute when 93 fellows and 66 faculty arrived August 9 ready to educate, learn and...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1829″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]The Colombian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology (FECOLOSG) partnered with AAGL to host the 6th Colombian Congress of Gynecological Endoscopy, the 16th AAGL International Congress on MIGS and the Global Endometriosis Summit...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1794″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have put out the proposed rule to begin January 1, 2020. The Correct Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set is a living entity and, like...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1916″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]After the 12th AAGL International Congress in Mumbai, India which set a new benchmark in MIGS, attended by 1,400 gynecologists worldwide with 65 live surgeries spanning two days, Mumbai welcomes everyone once...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1806″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]AAGL represents more than 7,500 members from around the world and we welcome new members to the association each day! New Member Listing – 9/12/2019 to 10/15/2019 Meaghan Aalto, MD – USA...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1721″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]This month I am excited to announce the launch of the newly designed AAGL Foundation website and share with you how you can get involved in the incredible work of our Foundation. ...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1705″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]The Indian Association of Gynaecological Endoscopists (IAGE) was established in June 1978 to provide support and continuing education for the over 10,000 Endoscopic Surgeons and Gynecologists who are performing Endoscopic surgeries in...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1512″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]The Indian Association of Gynaecological Endoscopists (IAGE) held its Annual National Conference this past June. This year’s conference, “ENDO ATM” (Adolescence to Menopause) attracted more than 700 participants from five countries. This...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1664″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]As the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL) continues to grow, our organization realizes the importance of taking a deliberate approach to building and maintaining a research committee. One of this committee’s...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1662″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]“If you love someone, bring them to Verona.” This is exactly what Marcello Ceccaroni set out to do. The First ISSA International, Hands-on Intensive Master in Basic and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgical Anatomy...
