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May 20, 2026

Passing the Instrument: On Teaching, Letting Go, and Beginning Again

She was forty-three, a schoolteacher, and she had been bleeding for two years. By the time she sat across from our fellow in the examination room, she had already answered the same questions on...

Volume 40 - Issue 4

April 21, 2026

3rd AAGL International Summit on Hysteroscopy: A Revolution in Full Swing

“The hysteroscope is the gynecologist’s stethoscope — how can we practice modern gynecology without it?” That question set the tone for the 3rd AAGL International Summit on Hysteroscopy, held March 13–14, 2026, at the...

Volume 40 - Issue 1

January 27, 2026

Surgery Isn’t Enough: Why Gynecologic Surgeons Must Lead Cervical Cancer Elimination

A Global Call to Action for Cervical Cancer Awareness Month As we observe Cervical Cancer Awareness Month this January, gynecologic surgeons across all countries must confront an uncomfortable paradox: Cervical cancer remains one of...

Volume 39-Issue 12

December 23, 2025

The Hysteroscopy Revolution is Coming: AAGL 3rd International Summit on Hysteroscopy

The Hysteroscopy Revolution is Coming: AAGL 3rd International Summit on Hysteroscopy March 13-14, 2026 | Renaissance Orlando Resort at Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista, Florida "The hysteroscope is the gynecologist's stethoscope. How can we...

Volume 39 - Issue 10

October 27, 2025

Join The Revolution: AAGL 3rd International Summit on Hysteroscopy

AAGL 3rd International Summit on Hysteroscopy March 13-14, 2026 | Renaissance Orlando Resort Lake Buena Vista, Florida Why This Summit Will Transform Your Practice Let's be honest: if the hysteroscope is the gynecologist's stethoscope,...

Volume 39 - Issue 9

September 26, 2025

Opening Pandora’s Box: The Violence We Choose Not to See

"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced." ...

Volume 39 - Issue 4

April 23, 2025

Illuminating the Path: Why AAGL Embraces a New SIG in Specialized Ultrasound and Imaging

"The eye cannot see what the mind does not know." This medical adage perfectly captures why advanced imaging education transforms gynecologic practice. The AAGL has long been at the forefront of minimally invasive gynecologic...

Volume 38 - Issue 8

August 21, 2024

A Roadmap to AAGL Leadership-You Are Invited!

The AAGL welcomes and most importantly, invites you to participate in our year-long programming and leadership positions. As a premier gynecologic minimally invasive surgical society that boasts more than 7,000 members from more than...

Masthead / Volume 38 - Issue 4

April 16, 2024

2nd AAGL Hysteroscopy Summit: Let There Be Light

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. We witnessed the...

Volume 38 - Issue 1

January 17, 2024

AAGL Turbocharged Hysteroscopy Summit: Join Us!

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 intracervical and...

Volume 37 - Issue 12

December 19, 2023

Over the Top: Another Successful AAGL Congress

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 that I...

Volume 37 - Issue 8

August 23, 2023

Unmute the Muted

Recently, my hospital, the Cleveland Clinic required that all health care staff complete an on-line module on the topic of “Becoming a High Reliability Organization, (HRO). I moaned. Mentally, I said, “not another survey...

Volume 37 - Issue 4

April 18, 2023

From Impossible to Possible

What do we believe? How do miraculous things occur? Can we move our novel ideas, personal pet projects, and organizations ahead with ideas that seem to be impossible? Are we change agents? Can we...

volume 37 - issue 1

January 25, 2023

Patient and Physician Advocacy: Do You Hear Me? Can We Talk?

Recent statistics demonstrate that many patients are allotted only six seconds to describe their symptoms, clinical history, and voice concerns to their physician. Another study found that physicians interrupted after a median of only...

Masthead / volume 36 - issue 10

October 18, 2022

Patient Advocacy and Education at AAGL22

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 and emerging...

volume 36 - issue 7

July 13, 2022

Passing the Baton

During high school, my son participated in numerous sports: ice hockey, cross-country, a little basketball, and he ran track. Of all the competitive varsity sports that he participated in, the most gut wrenching to...

volume 36 - issue 1

February 17, 2022

Metamorphisis!

Is it the beginning of the end of the pandemic? Are we evolving to the point that Covid-19 becomes endemic? We’ve learned that perhaps there are 50 new mutations of the virus and for...

volume 35 - Issue 6

December 15, 2021

We Came Together in 2021!

We have all heard the quote that says, “There is no I in the word TEAM.” Together we are one. Another memorable quote quips, “there is only one letter separating can from can’t—and learning bridges that gap.”...