Curriculum

The Obstetrics/Gynecology Residency Program at Lankenau Medical Center offers residents a rigorous, comprehensive curriculum.

You will receive intensive exposure in the following areas:

• Family Centered Obstetrics 
• Gynecology 
• Subspecialty Training
  • Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility 
  • Gynecologic Oncology 
  • Maternal Fetal Medicine
  • Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery 

Family-Centered Obstetrics

• Over 2700 Deliveries/year
• Newly updated Labor and Delivery Suite featuring 10 LDR’s and 3 Operating Rooms
• Residents participate in the care and management of all private and clinic patients.
• Large High Risk population with five perinatologists, a level III nursery, and seven neonatologists on staff to assure 24/7 coverage.

Gynecology

• Work directly with Generalists and Sub Specialists on all cases (no fellows)
• Large per resident volume of GYN Surgery
• Extensive training in minimally invasive surgery including Robotic Surgery

Gynecology Statistics for the academic year 2010-2011

• Abdominal Hysterectomies: 240
• Vaginal Hysterectomies: 25
• Laparoscopic Hysterectomies(including robotics) 65
• Surgery for urinary incontinence( Vaginal or abdominal and reconstructive pelvis procedures: 114
• Number of operative laparoscopic procedures: 248
• Major surgical procedures for invasive GYN neoplasia: 209 

Subspecialty Training

One resident is assigned to each of the subspecialties within the department.

Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

You work exclusively with our four reproductive endocrinologists in the office and the operating room. Laparoscopy and alternative treatment for hysterectomy instruction are particularly strong on the REI service. REI lectures occur one on one in the office, and as part of the Friday morning CORE curriculum lectures.

The Center for Reproductive Medicine, under the direction of Michael J. Glassner, MD, is located at the Bryn Mawr Hospital campus.

Other physicians on the REI staff include:

• William Pfeffer, MD
• John J. Orris, DO (Graduate of the Lankenau Residency Program in 2000)
• Louis Blasco, MD

Gynecologic Oncology

Experience is gained in radical surgery, radiation techniques, chemotherapy, and the complications inherent in these conditions in the hospital and office settings. Since the program does not have fellows, the residents receive invaluable experience in critical care, and work directly with the oncologists in the O.R. insuring a first-class surgical experience..

Charles J. Dunton, MD Chief, Division of Gynecologic Oncology together with David Holtz, MD take a proactive role in didactic instruction, organizing a monthly oncology didactic conference as well as a monthly oncology slide review with the pathologists.

Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Andrew G. Gerson, MD, Chief Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, together with Nancy S. Roberts, MD, Eric Carlson, DO, Alan Donenfeld, and Garo Megerian, MD are responsible for the residents MFM curriculum. Time is divided between the Perinatal Testing Center (PTC) where ultrasound skills are learned and the Antepartum Unit (APU) where high-risk obstetrical patients are managed. Five perinatologists are on staff  performing more than 8,000 procedures a year in the PTC at Lankenau. Residents work directly with the ultrasonographers and perinatologists. The resident covering the MFM service also works in the high risk clinic under the direction of the perinatologist twice monthly 

The Friday CORE curriculum includes lectures given by the  MFM faculty.

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Marc Toglia, MD, Director of the Continence Program for women at Riddle Memorial Hospital (a Main Line Health facility), and Chief of Urogynecology together with his associate and Associate Program Director Matthew J. Fagan, MD are responsible for the residents' education in urinary incontinence and pelvic floor dysfunction. Both physicians lecture throughout the year on pelvic floor anatomy/function and the diagnosis/management of urinary and fecal incontinence as part of the residents' Friday CORE curriculum lectures. While on the Urogynecology service, residents work one-on-one with Dr. Toglia, and Dr. Fagan in their offices and receive significant experience in vaginal and urogynecology surgery.