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2nd AAGL Hysteroscopy Summit: Let There Be Light

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5830″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Globally, millions of people witnessed the awe-inspiring spectacle of the total solar eclipse. The moon moved in front of the sun, and for a few precious moments, day turned into night....

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...

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)...

52nd Global Congress Reflections!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5481″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://aagl.org/emigs/”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]First, thank you to all the participants, you made this event a memorable one. Thank you for the sessions that were built from your ideas and abstract submissions. In our...

Countdown to the Global Congress!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5298″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://aagl.org/emigs/”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In just a little over a week, we will come together as an international body to discuss, design, and plan the future of MIGS during the 52nd AAGL Global Congress....

Global Congress Update: Keynote Address Speaker and Social Events

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5298″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://aagl.org/emigs/”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In just a little over six weeks, our colleagues from all over the world will be joining us for the 52nd Global Congress in Nashville or tuning in online! I...

Global Congress Update: Pre-Recorded Surgeries and Surgical Tutorials

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5298″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://aagl.org/emigs/”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are just three months away from the 52nd AAGL Global Congress to be held November 5-8, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee. Registration and discounted hotel rates are now open. We...

Fibroids ≠ Hysterectomy

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5183″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://aagl.org/emigs/”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“That’s reckless” said the General Ob/Gyn Board Examiner to my MIGS fellow after she presented an uncomplicated robotic myomectomy and salpingectomy in a 46-year-old with symptomatic fibroids. The patient had...

AAGL’s 2023 Strategic Plan

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4821″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://aagl.org/emigs/”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dear Members of AAGL, As we begin a new year, I am pleased to present to you the AAGL 2023 Strategic Plan. Our Board of Directors met in 2022 to...

Opportunities for the New Year

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4662″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Thanks to our many accomplishments in 2022, AAGL begins 2023 with a firm foundation and excitement for the opportunities in this new year! Part of planning for the new year is gathering...

2022 Year in Review

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4549″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The AAGL has had many notable accomplishments in this past year. Some of these accomplishments built upon foundations laid for years by those who have gone before us, and other accomplishments blazed...

Patient Advocacy and Education at AAGL22

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4392″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our annual AAGL Global Congress is a mere few weeks away. Of course, it will be a great time to reconnect with old friends, make new friends, and learn cutting edge surgery...

SurgeryU: Progress and Gratitude

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4305″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As I reflect on my last few months as Editor-In-Chief of SurgeryU, I am amazed and proud of what my team and I have accomplished over the last 5+ years. Back in...

Safe In-Bag Morcellation

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4244″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In recognition of Fibroid Awareness Month, I am presenting my technique for safe in-bag morcellation and contained power morcellation through a 12 mm trocar site. Fibroids cause an estimated 34-billion-dollar annual economic...

Make An Impact: Help Guide Our Future

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4150″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last year’s monumental 50th anniversary year reflected on AAGL leaders who have helped shape and elevate our association into the world-class organization we are today. Now is your opportunity to give back...

AAGL22 Global Congress Theme Announced!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”3992″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It is my tremendous honor to serve as the Scientific Program Chair for the 51st Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology in beautiful Aurora, Colorado, December 1-4, 2022. For newer surgeons, the...