Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery

Academic Year 2025-2026
 

About the Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery Fellowship

The Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery Fellowship is primarily based within the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) with clinical rotations also available at Mount Auburn Hospital (MAH) in Cambridge. Our clinician-researchers are trained to provide excellent patient-centered care for patients with pelvic floor disorders, while fostering an inclusive, collaborative and interdisciplinary learning environment.

The goals of our fellowship program are to:

  • Train the next generation of clinicians who are skilled pelvic surgeons, passionate clinicians and insightful scientists, who have the comprehensive abilities to conceptualize and address female pelvic floor disorders with an array of treatment options based on individual patient needs.
  • Implement and publish results of research projects addressing the key issues in clinical areas of urogynecology.
  • Teach and collaborate with medical student, residents, fellows and faculty from other sub-specialties.

With these goals in mind, we strive to ensure our graduating fellows are capable of independent practice. Among these objectives, we work to ensure that upon graduation, the fellow will be confident in performing a variety of surgical reconstructive procedures, utilizing laparoscopic, vaginal robotic and abdominal surgical modalities as needed. They will be able to evaluate and treat a variety of disorders in female pelvic medicine in the outpatient setting and be familiar with the most common urologic, gastrointestinal and colorectal diseases that impact women.

PGY 4: Class of 2026

J. Sroda Agudogo, MD

Medical School
Duke University School of Medicine

Sarah Martinez, MD

Medical School
Albany Medical College

Aletheia Millien, MD

Medical School
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
 

Sudarshan (Sid) Mohan, MD, MS

Medical School
Eastern Virginia Medical School
 

Giuliana Rivera Casul, MD

Medical School
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine

Megan Yuen, MD

Medical School
University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine

PGY 3: Class of 2027

Elizabeth Bloom, MD

Medical School
Duke University School of Medicine

Nina Feinberg, MD

 

 

 

Nina Feinberg, MD

Medical School

University of Vermont College of Medicine

Robert Jones, MD

Medical School
Virginia Commonwealth University School Of Medicine

Sophia Landay, MD

Medical School
University of Massachusetts Medical School

Sumaiya Mubarack, MD

Medical School
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Akosua Oppong, MD, MPH

Medical School
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

PGY 2: Class of 2028

Najma Abdullahi, MD, MPH

Medical School
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

Heidi Chang, MD

Medical School
Georgetown University School of Medicine

Avery Cox, MD, MPH

Medical School
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Christiana Johnson, MD, MPH

Medical School
University of Minnesota Medical School

Sania Rahim, MD, MS

Medical School
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Evelyn Semenov, MD

Medical School
University of Massachusetts Medical School

Emily Zitkovsky, MD

Medical School
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Past OB/GYN Residents

Steffany Conyers, MD
Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Columbia University, New York, NY

Alice Lee, MD
Attending Physician at NYC Health + Hospitals, New York, NY

Tyler Lueck , MD
Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Chelsea Manning, MD
Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gyn Surgery (MIGS), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 

Tiffany Minors, MD
Attending Physician, Faulkner Hospital, Boston, MA

Indira Ranaweera, MD
Attending Physician, Johns Hopkins Health System, Baltimore, MD 

Steffany Conyers, MD
Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Columbia University, New York, NY

Alice Lee, MD
Attending Physician at NYC Health + Hospitals, New York, NY

Tyler Lueck , MD
Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Chelsea Manning, MD
Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gyn Surgery (MIGS), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 

Tiffany Minors, MD
Attending Physician, Faulkner Hospital, Boston, MA

Indira Ranaweera, MD
Attending Physician, Johns Hopkins Health System, Baltimore, MD 

Devon Abt Harris, MD,
Fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology, BIDMC, Boston

Tesia Koi, MD, MEd
Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecology Surgery, Newton Wellesley, Hospital / Brigham Women's Hospital, Boston

Daniela Febres-Cordero, MD
Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, BIDMC, Boston

David Toffey, MD
Academic Generalist, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Marissa Palmor, MD, MBE
Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrine and Infertility, Oregon Health Science University, Portland, OR,

Bridgette Wamakima, MD, MBA
Fellowship in Global Health, Brigham Women's Hospital, Boston

Katie Baker, MD
Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Brown University, Providence, RI

Andrea Jaresova, MD, MEd
Attending in Private Practice at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MA

Corinne Jansen, MD
Fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at Brown University, Providence, RI

Nicholas Teodoro, MD, MPH
Fellowship in Global Health at University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Alyssa Trochtenberg, MD
Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Tufts University, Boston, MA

Michele Troutman, MD
Fellowship in Pediatric Adolescent Gynecology at Baylor University, Dallas, TX

Tooba Anwer, MD
Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

Lindsey Cypen, MD
Attending, Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Rosibel Hernandez Castro, MD, MPH
Faculty Attending, Northwell Health Physician Partners, Garden City, NY

Phoebe Mitchell, MD
Attending, Private Faculty Group, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Ayresleigh Rowland, MD
Attending, Hudson Headwaters Health Network, Queensbury, NY

Matthew Shear, MD
Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Genetics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Ashley Aluko, MD
Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY

Rachel A. Blake, MD
Faculty Generalist, Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians-Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center-Dedham, Dedham, MA

Anita Y.T. Cheng, MD
Faculty Generalist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center-BIDHC South Cove, Boston, MA

Yamicia D. Connor, MD, PhD
Fellow, The Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy at Harvard University, Boston, MA

Jennie D. Krasker, MD
Faculty Generalist, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates‐Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Quincy, MA

Laura Smith, MD
Fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Catherine Dieffenbach, MD
Faculty Generalist, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates‐Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Eva Luo, MD, MBA
Faculty Generalist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Sara McKinney, MD
Faculty Generalist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center‐BIDHC Chelsea, Boston, MA

Catherine Nosal, MD
Faculty Generalist, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL

Nisha Verma, MD
Fellowship in Family Planning, Emory University School of Medicine, GA

Rui Wang, MD
Fellow in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT

Andrew Wiechert, MD

Our comprehensive and dynamic didactic weekly curriculum features a variety of engaging components, including faculty presentations from both BIDMC and Mount Auburn Hospital. Our fellows also take the lead in delivering presentations, facilitating discussions on journal articles and participating in research meetings.

To enhance the training experience, we allocate time and clinical coverage for participation in regional and national cadaver courses and clinical training seminars.

Our fellows actively participate in various local conferences including the following:

  • Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Network: A quarterly conference with experts in urology, colorectal surgery, physical therapy, gastroenterology and urogynecology.
  • Boston Children's Hospital Transition Care Group: A committee focused on the seamless transition of pediatric patients with complex pelvic floor disorders to adult care at BIDMC.

To foster strong connections with the wider community, we proactively engage in two significant initiatives.

We are active participants in the Boston-wide URPS journal club, which brings together providers from the greater Boston area. This platform lets us exchange knowledge and insights with colleagues in our local region.

We also participate in the New England URPS journal club. This club features providers from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Maine. This forum helps us broaden our network and enrich our understanding of URPS through meaningful discussions and shared experiences.

Our program involves a highly active clinical environment. While we perform surgeries using various modalities, the program's strength lies in laparoscopy. Fellows divide their time between clinic and the operating room, with an emphasis on training to support our large surgical volume.

We do not have specific off-service rotations. Instead, fellow opportunities in colorectal surgery, urology, and gastroenterology are integrated into their core block rotations. This approach allows for a comprehensive learning experience and lets fellows tailor their experience based on their interests.

By the time of graduation, fellows will have acquired the skills necessary to perform these procedures competently:

  • Urogynecologic evaluation
  • Bladder Botox injections
  • Pelvic floor Botox injections
  • Percutaneous nerve evaluation, stage I and stage II sacral neuromodulation
  • Cystoscopy
  • Multichannel urodynamics
  • Laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy
  • Hysteropexy (laparoscopic cerclage sacral hysteropexy, laparoscopic uterosacral hysteropexy, sacrospinous hysteropexy)
  • Retropubic, transobturator, and single-incision synthetic mid-urethral slings
  • Robotic/Laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy
  • In-office bulking injections for stress incontinence
  • Transvaginal native tissue and biologic-graft augmented prolapse repairs

Our robust Obstetrics & Gynecology research infrastructure is strengthened by our partnership with Harvard Medical School. First-year fellows participate in an online research methodology and statistics course alongside other OBGYN fellows at BIDMC.

Fellows collaborate closely with the Division of Research at BIDMC, which is made up of a team of faculty epidemiologists, skilled data coordinators, and research assistants. This team actively supports fellows in their research endeavors, providing valuable guidance and resources.

We firmly believe in seamlessly integrating an inquisitive mindset and research training with clinical care. We actively teach fellows how to achieve important research goals and develop their skills as investigators. By the time of graduation, fellows will be equipped to work as independent primary investigators while maintaining their clinical practice.

As part of their research engagement, fellows typically attend both the American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) and the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons (SGS) conferences. These conferences provide a platform for fellows to present their ongoing research projects, fostering a culture of sharing and collaboration within the field.

2006–2018 OB/GYN Residents

Jennifer Chu, MD
Faculty Generalist, Kaiser Permanente, San Ramon, CA

Kristin Gerson, MD, PhD
Fellowship in Maternal‐Fetal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Sarah Lambeth, MD, MPH
Faculty Generalist, Erie Family Health Centers‐Swedish Covenant Hospital of Rush University, Chicago, IL

Michelle Lightfoot, MD, MPH
Fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH

Tariro Mupombwa, MD
Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA

Emily Willner, MD
Fellowship in Maternal‐Fetal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver CO

Atena Asiaii, MD, MPH
Fellow in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Stanford Hospital & Clinics, Palo Alto, CA

Erin Brooks, MD, MPH
Faculty Generalist, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates‐Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Olivia Chang, MD, MPH
Fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

Jessica Kuperstock, MD
Fellowship in Family Planning, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Kari Plewniak, MD
Fellow in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Montefiore Women’s Health‐Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

Elizabeth Roberts, MD
Faculty Generalist, Mid‐Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, Manassas, VA

Katherine Armstrong, MD
Fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/ Mount Auburn Hospital, Boston, MA

Katherine Johnson, MD
Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Zoe McKee, MD
Faculty Generalist, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA

Bri Anne McKeon, MD
Faculty Generalist, USF Health, Tampa, FL

Sara Won, MD
Faculty Generalist, Kaiser Permanente, Walnut Creek, CA

Margaret Chory, MD
Faculty Generalist, Magee's Women's Hospital/ University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Emily Holden, MD
Faculty in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, RWJ Barnabas Health/Damien Fertility Partners, Shrewsbury, NJ

Yetunde Ibrahim, MD
Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

Annie Liu, MD
Faculty in Gynecologic Oncology, Northwest Permanente Physicians and Surgeons, PC, Clackamas, OR

Nandini Raghuraman, MD, MS
Faculty in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Washington University in Saint Louis, MO

Katharine Barnes, MD
Faculty Generalist, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA

Lara Harvey, MD, MPH
Faculty in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Lisa Hofler, MD, MPH
Faculty in Family Planning, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Kristin Hung, MD
Faculty in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Lily Wu, MD
Faculty Generalist, South Cove Community Health Center and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Sarah Averbach, MD
Faculty in Family Planning, UC San Diego Health

Kristin Bixel, MD
Faculty in Gynecologic Oncology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH

Mimi Fradinho, MD
Faculty Generalist, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates/ Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Julia Head, MD
Faculty Generalist, Kaiser Permanente, Clackamas, OR

Stephanie-Marie Jones, MD
Faculty Generalist, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA

Lauren Cadish, MD
Faculty in Urogynecology, Providence Medical Institute, Santa Monica, CA

Sybil Dessie, MD
Faculty in Urogynecology, Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, Fairfax, VA

Jo Marie Janco, MD
Faculty in Gynecologic Oncology, Scripps Medical System, CA

Marianne Muchura, MD
Faculty Generalist, Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, Fairfax, VA

Julie Rhee, MD
Faculty in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Vios Fertility Institute, St. Louis, MO

Lynsey Caldwell, MD
Faculty Generalist, Andrews Air Force Base/ South Maryland Hospital, Clinton, MD

Kathryn Humm, MD
Faculty in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, The GW Medical Faculty Associates, Washington, DC

Fong Liu, MD, MPH
Faculty in Gynecologic Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Anna Lyapis, MD
Faculty in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, The Permanente Medical Group, Fremont, CA

Hayley Quant, MD
Faculty in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Crozer Keystone Health System, Upland, PA

Allegra Deucher, MD
Faculty Generalist, Obstetrics and Gynecology Associates, Charlottesville, VA

Amanda Gann, MD
Faculty Generalist, Center for Women's Health, Kirkland, WA

Jason Knight, MD
Faculty Gynecologic Oncologist, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Kyoko Okamura, MD, MPH
Private Practitioner, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Brett Young, MD
Faculty in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Deborah Arden, MD
Faculty in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, CA

Astrid Christoffersen-Deb, MD
Director, AMPATH-UofT
Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Global Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto

Sheila Krishnan Mody, MD, MPH
Faculty in Family Planning, University of California, San Diego, CA

Karen Tang, MD, MPH
Faculty in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

Jennifer Scott, MD, MBA, MPH
Director of Global and Community Health, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Associate Scientist, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Women's Health, Global Health Programs
Faculty, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative

Marisa Dahlman, MD, MPH
Faculty in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Virginia Mason Hospital and Seattle Medical Center, Seattle, WA

Ila Dayananda, MD, MPH
Faculty in Family Planing, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY

Serena Dovey, MD
Faculty in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of Colorado, Denver, CO

Michelle Lafornara, MD
Private Practitioner, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Mary Vadnais, MD
Faculty in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Lindsay DeFlesco, MD
Private Practitioner, Piscataway, NJ

Gouri Diwadkar, MD
Faculty in Urogynecology, Kaiser Permanente, San Diego, CA

Jennifer Eaton, MD
Faculty in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC

Melody Hou, MD
Faculty in Family Planning and Director of Medical Student Education, University of California, Davis, CA

Benjamin Lannon, MD
Faculty in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Boston IVF and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Holly Khachadoorian-Elias, MD
Faculty Generalist and Associate Clerkship Director, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Julio Mazul, MD
Faculty Generalist, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA

Rita Sneeringer, MD
Faculty in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Boston IVF and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Valerie Sugiyama, MD
Faculty in Gynecologic Oncology, Stanford Medicine, Pleasanton, CA

Linda Yang, MD
Faculty in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Loyola Medicine, Chicago, IL

Fellowship Leadership & Teaching Faculty

Meet our Obstetrics & Gynecology leadership, faculty and staff.

Current Fellows

Meet our current fellows in the Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery (Urogynecology) Fellowship.

Ravi Patel, MD
Ravi Patel, MD
PGY7

Residency
Loyola University Medical Center

Medical School
St. Louis University School of Medicine

Alexander Bruscke, MD, MBA
Alexander Bruscke, MD, MBA
PGY6

Residency
WellSpan York Hospital

Medical School
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Danielle Carr, MD
Danielle Carr, MD
PGY7

Residency
Abington Memorial Hospital

Medical School
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine

Apply to the Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery Fellowship

Our fellowship program follows the key dates established by AUGS.  Typically, we start reviewing applications in December, send out the first round of interview offers in January, and conduct interviews in April/May. Please check back in fall 2024 for specific dates. Learn more about our Obstetrics & Gynecology fellowship programs and how to apply.