2025 Winter Journal
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Winter CME Article
The Current State of Endometrial Cancer
CME Credits Available
0.50 Category 1-B AOA
0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Full CME activity is available on the activity page of the ACOOG Online Learning Center.
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Natalie S. Godbee, DO
Dr. Godbee is a board-certified gynecologic oncologist. She earned her bachelor's degree from Howard University and her medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine – Georgia Campus. She completed her OB/GYN residency at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital and her gynecologic oncology fellowship at WellSpan York Hospital.
Dr. Godbee is passionate about oncology and women's health. She was recognized as a Top Doctor by Phoenix Magazine in 2019 and currently practices in Georgia, specializing in cancers of the female genital tract and minimally invasive surgery.
Outside of work, Dr. Godbee enjoys spending time with her husband and three children.
Learning Objectives
Identify key epidemiologic trends, risk factors, presenting symptoms, and diagnostic steps for endometrial cancer, with attention to racial disparities and the importance of timely evaluation of abnormal uterine bleeding.
Apply current management principles for endometrial cancer, including surgical standards, fertility-sparing options, molecular classification, and the role of immunotherapy and targeted systemic treatments in advanced or recurrent disease.
President's Message
W. Ashley Hood, FACOOG (Dist.), FACOG
ACOOG President 2025–2026
Hello ACOOG Family!
I can not begin to thank the membership of the ACOOG for allowing me to serve as your 2025-2026 President. I am humbled to be given such an honor, and I know that we will look back on this year and see many accomplishments and growth! We are very fortunate to have so many wonderful leaders and amazing staff that work so diligently and have a passion for this osteopathic specialty college that we all call HOME!
We certainly had an amazing Annual Conference at the Omni Rancho Las Palmas in Palm Springs, April 6-11, 2025. I hope that you enjoyed the inspiring CME lectures and also the wonderful "Roaring 20's" Presidential celebration! You may recall in my Presidential address that I highlighted several pillars on which I feel define the ACOOG:
COMMUNITY
A gathering of people together with common interests and common goals. There is a passion that we all have to see this organization become bigger and stronger. We are family!
CME (OSTEOPATHIC)
To preserve the unique principles of osteopathic medicine, we will consistently emphasize a holistic approach that considers the mind, body, and spirit of our patients, integrating osteopathic medicine into our CME programs.
COLLABORATION
There are many other stakeholders, both osteopathic and allopathic, that share the same interests — whether advancing osteopathic medicine or Women's Health, or both. (AOA, AOBOG, ACOG, etc.)
CONNECTION
Connect with our lawmakers through advocacy efforts! We have to be a voice for our patients and for each other! We have to enhance our connection with new members, residents/fellows, and students — the future of our organization!
Task Force on Program Director Outreach: Reaching out to every ACGME OB/GYN residency program director to establish a long-lasting connection with the ACOOG, creating materials and educating program directors about the COMLEX-USA and the ACGME requirement that programs allow osteopathic residents to obtain osteopathic board certification.
The road of education that starts at an osteopathic medical school should end in osteopathic board certification!
I also want to call attention to the absolutely fantastic job that Rupesh Patel, DO, FACOOG (Dist.), has done with our new podcast, "Women's Health Minutes". This podcast has many episodes and is filled with very interesting content. Thank you, Dr. Patel!!
At our upcoming Annual Conference, Jennifer Papp, DO, will take the helm. Dr. Papp has done a fabulous job on our board of trustees and brings great knowledge of ACOOG's mission and values.
Thank you again for giving me the honor of leading this amazing osteopathic specialty college.
W. Ashley Hood, FACOOG (Dist.), FACOG
ACOOG President 2025–2026
Message from the Executive Vice President
Michael J. Geria, DO, MS, FACOOG(Dist)
Chief Executive Officer
Dear Colleagues,
Twenty Twenty-Five is waning and once again, I am filled with gratitude and pride for what we have achieved together. The American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOOG) continues to thrive, thanks to your unwavering continued support.
I want to extend a thank you to the co-chairs of our 2025 Advances in Women's Health conference, Drs. Shania Seibles, DO, JD, FACOOG, and Mary Joy Hyde, DO, FACOOG. Your leadership and vision were instrumental in creating a program that was not only unique but also immensely informative.
CME is constantly changing and the ACOOG is keeping pace with these trends. ACOOG provides many opportunities for members to receive CME credits in person and online. Your membership includes multiple CME activities which are available at no additional cost.
I am proud to say that in July, the ACOOG received an AOA Presidential Citation from then AOA President Teresa Hubka, DO, FACOOG(Dist) CS. This award was for the collaboration between the ACOOG and the AOBOG to provide coordinated education.
In closing, I thank each of you for your continued commitment to ACOOG and to advancing women's health. I hope to see many of you at the 93rd Annual Conference, April 9-13, 2026, in Orlando FL.
Warm regards,
Michael J. Geria, DO, MS, FACOOG(Dist)
Chief Executive Officer
Welcome New Members
Welcome new members! The Board of Trustees approved the following new members at the 2025 Advance in Women's Health Conference, Black Desert Resort, Ivins, UT.
*Senior Members are in Bold
Danyel Baker, DO
Grace Bommarito, DO
Sylvia Cruz, DO
Sarah Edgerton, DO
Megan Fleese, DO
Jennifer Gaertner-Otto, DO
Keren D Hancock, DO
Shruti Iyer, DO
Ryan Johnson, DO
Bradley Kasper, DO
Kelly Kirk, DO
Keren-Happuch Kohath, DO
Leah Kurth, DO
Troy Lehman, R. DO
Josh Leichty, DO
Hannah Lewis, DO
Kelly W Llewelyn, DO
Marissa Lown, DO
Rebekah McClain, DO
Vickie M. Mello, DO
Michelle Mellon, DO
Lauren Miller, DO
Amanda Mirmanesh, DO
Lena Nguyen, DO
Heather O'Neal, DO
Sara Papple, DO
Jason Patzwald, DO
Zak Reneau, DO
Haley Shumway, DO
Bianca Smith, DO
Kelsey Smith, DO
Maia Sullivan, DO
Julie Wiley, DO
Melissa Wyche, DO
Ellen Fawcett, DO
Michael Sobel, DO
Lindsey Ingram, NP
Nicole Pahl, NP
Datche Walker, NP
ACOOG Archive Journals
Teaching in the Clinical Setting: Setting Aside "See One, Do One, Teach One"
Renee Sundstrom, DO
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Safety and Efficacy of Ablative Fractional Er:YAG Laser Treatment for Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus
Michael Coyle, DO FACOOG, FPMRS
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Should Partners of Women with Bacterial Vaginosis be Treated?
Christina A. Muzny, MD, MSPH
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Lynch Syndrome – Identification and Management of High Risk Patients
DeEtte R. Vasques, DO, FACOOG
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Oocyte Cryopreservation (Egg Freezing)
Allison Bloom, DO, MPH and John Orris, DO, MBA, FACOOG (Dist)
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Safety and Efficacy of Ablative Fractional Er:YAG Laser Treatment for Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus
Michael Coyle, DO FACOOG, FPMRS
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HPV Attributable Cancers and The HPV Vaccine: 10 Years of Wisdom
DeEtte R. Vasques, DO, FACOOG, FACOG
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Cardiovascular Disease and Hormone Therapy: Mutually Exclusive?
Renee K. Sundstrom, DO, FACOOG
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Interstitial Cystitis: Current Recommendations with a Focus on First Line Therapy
Betsy Greenleaf, DO, FACOOG
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Cell-Free Fetal DNA Analysis and Its Use in Aneuploidy Screening
Niamh Condon, DO, Dawn Hannah, DO, Melissa O'Donnell, MGC/LCGC, Francis Martinez, DO, FACOOG
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Management of Benign Adnexal Masses in Asymptomatic Women
Kuhali Kundu, DO and David M. Jaspan, DO FACOOG
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