Author: Kathy McMahon

Spotlight On: Hysteroscopy

This month we cast a spotlight on articles, SurgeryU videos, and Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology (JMIG) article recommendations from the AAGL Hysteroscopy Special Interest Group (SIG).

IMPACT: Advancing Women’s Healthcare Together

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5712″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I sure hope you’re planning to be in New Orleans Nov 16-19 for the 53rd Global Congress on MIGS. Our theme this year is “IMPACT: Advancing Women’s Healthcare Together.” The Scientific...

Endometriosis: A Call to Action

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5678″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]March is Endometriosis Awareness month. Let’s call it “Endometriosis Action” month. Endometriosis is a complex disease impacting the lives of millions of individuals worldwide. As minimally invasive gynecologists, we have a...

Editorial: Would You Accept to be Operated On by a Blind Surgeon?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5714″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I often ask this question when residents or fellows are, during laparoscopic procedures, moving intraperitoneal instruments blindly, i.e. without a clear vision of the intraperitoneal end of it. It takes one...

Spotlight On: Endometriosis

This month we cast a spotlight on articles, SurgeryU videos, and Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology (JMIG) article recommendations from the AAGL Endometriosis Special Interest Group (SIG).

2024 AAGL Global Congress: Call for Abstracts

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5643″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://aagl.org/emigs/”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join us as a presenter at the 53rd AAGL Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology, the premier MIGS education and networking event of the year! The Scientific Program Committee (SPC)...

JMIG 2024: Our Vision for Innovation and the Future

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5636″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We have been Co-Editors-in-Chief for the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (JMIG) since July of 2023 and are increasingly excited about our future! As we build upon our already strong...

Exciting Times Lie Ahead for SurgeryU in 2024!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5649″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]First and foremost, congratulations are in order for our new SurgeryU Board and Special Advisors for 2024. Our final board is comprised of five new individuals, including three special advisors from...

AAGL’s 24th Annual Workshop on MIGS and Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5634″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https://aagl.swoogo.com/KY24″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]AAGL’s 24th Advanced Workshop on Gynecologic Laparoscopic Anatomy and Minimally Invasive Surgery with an Emphasis on Laparoscopic Hysterectomy will take place June 14-15, 2024, at the University of Louisville...

AAGL International Congress and Anatomy Workshop in Italy

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5578″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Italy is the place to be early this summer! You are invited to two exceptional learning opportunities thoughtfully planned to allow for attendance at both events in one trip to beautiful...

2024 FAAGL Board of Directors

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5558″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Happy New Year! After joining the Foundation of the AAGL Board of Directors in 2019, I have seen the passion that the FAAGL and its Board members continue to pursue in support...

AAGL Turbocharged Hysteroscopy Summit: Join Us!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5551″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]It has been six years since the AAGL hosted the last Hysteroscopy Summit. Since then, there have been revolutionary changes in hysteroscopic technology, indications, innovation, and data demonstrating its sensitivity in detecting...

Make Plans for Italy!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5578″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]This year, Italy is the place to visit with two extraordinary learning opportunities presented back-to-back in collaboration with the AAGL. Your first stop for top-tier education will be in Salerno for GYNItaly24,...

Over the Top: Another Successful AAGL Congress

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5516″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]It’s difficult to offer one word to describe the AAGL 2023 Global Congress that took place in Nashville, TN from November 5-8, 2023. What I can offer are a myriad of observations...