Yale School of Medicine Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences' alumni returned to the Yale campus to attend the 17th Annual Yale Obstetrical and Gynecological Society (YOGS) meeting. The Saturday afternoon in May was filled with guest lectures, reconnection, and recognition of the 2025 honoree, Joshua Copel, MD, who has served as a Yale faculty member for more than 40 years.
Department Chair Hugh Taylor, MD, opened the program with a welcome and updates, and Mary Jane Minkin, MD, provided introductions to the following:
- Ray Bahado-Singh, MD, professor and system chair, Oakland University-William Beaumont School of Medicine - “Epigenomics and AI-minimally Invasive Detection of CHD”
- Mert Ozan Bahtiyar, MD, professor; Yale Ob/Gyn section chief, Maternal-Fetal Medicine; director, Fetal Care Center; Perinatal Research Unit - "The Unborn Patient: Enhancing Fetal Care in the 21st Century"
- Christian Pettker, MD, professor; Jennifer Niebyl Chair and Department Executive Officer, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa - “Life in the Middle: Leading from the Middle of the Team and the Center of America”
- Charles J. Lockwood, MD, MHCM, executive vice president, USF Health Dean, USF Health Morsani College of Medicine - “Back to the Future: Competency-based Medical Education”
- Joshua Copel, MD, professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine - “I Only Meant to Come Here for Fellowship. What Happened?”