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Faculty and residents from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine – Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, attended and presented at the 39th Annual William Droegemueller Departmental Research Day on May 8th, 2024. 

The School of Medicine had six resident speakers present inside Kenan Center at Kenan-Flagler Business School:

Ebony B. Carter, MD, MPH; Ayana DeGaia, MD; Omar Young, MD, FACOG; Genevieve Neal-Perry, MD, PhD;
Ebony B. Carter, MD, MPH; Ayana DeGaia, MD; Omar Young, MD, FACOG; Genevieve Neal-Perry, MD, PhD;
  • Jennifer Embry, MD                                                       
  • Brianna Frame, MD
  • Anna Leone, MD
  • Ugochukwu Okoroafor, MD
  • Jazmine Perez, MD
  • Stanthia Ryan, MD
  • Dr. Janine Baldino is out of the country and will be presenting her work next year at Resident Research Day.

The Keynote Speaker for this year’s event was Judette Louis, MD, MPH. Dr. Louis is the James M. Ingram Professor and Chair for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University of South Florida. She is a specialist in Maternal Fetal Medicine and a past President for the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine. Dr. Louis has a joint faculty appointment in both the College of Public Health and the College of Medicine at USF. Her research in obstructive sleep apnea in pregnant women led to a career focused on maternal morbidity and mortality                                 

Pictured from left to right: Brianna Frame, MD; Omar Young, MD, FACOG; Benjamin Chi; Judette Louis, MD, MPH; Jazmine Perez, MD; Ugochukwu Okoroafor, MD, Stanthia Ryan, MD; Jennifer Embry, MD; Genevieve Neal-Perry, MD, PhD, & Jes Morse, MD, MPH
Pictured from left to right: Brianna Frame, MD; Omar Young, MD, FACOG; Benjamin Chi; Judette Louis, MD, MPH; Jazmine Perez, MD; Ugochukwu Okoroafor, MD, Stanthia Ryan, MD; Jennifer Embry, MD; Genevieve Neal-Perry, MD, PhD, & Jes Morse, MD, MPH

 

The educational objectives of the event described some of the latest advances in obstetrics and gynecology.

Residents: Ugochukwu Okoroafor, MD, Jennifer Embry, MD, Brianna Frame, MD, Stanthia Ryan, MD, Jazmine Perez, MD all pose for a photo
Resident Speakers – Ugochukwu Okoroafor, MD, Jennifer Embry, MD, Brianna Frame, MD, Stanthia Ryan, MD, Jazmine Perez, MD

The list of participants that displayed posters at the event included:

People overlook a poster about Fetal DNA at Research Resident Day 2024
Research Resident Day 2024 Poster Session
  • Kristel Black, MS4
  • Adele Bernard, MS4
  • Lanier Olsson, MS4
  • Mia Hodges, MS4
  • Elena Jaffe, MS4
  • Grace Tabor, MS3