Fellowship in Advanced GYN Laparoscopy

The fellowship in Advanced Gynecologic Endoscopic Surgery at the University in Louisville, Kentucky is a two-year academic program. In 2001, we were initiated into the approved SRS fellowship program sponsored by the AAGL/SRS. We are one of the few academic centers in the country that offers a fellowship program in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery.

The program not only incorporates the fellow in the university setting where they are involved with the teaching of residents, but also involves alternating in the operating room with two very busy physicians in private practices: Dr. Jonathan Reinstine with Associates in OB/GYN and Dr. Lori Warren with Women First of Louisville. The entire gamut of endoscopic surgery will be experienced by the fellow including training in urogynecologic procedures and pelvic reconstruction.

The fellow will also have the ability to attend and to work in the fresh tissue laboratory. This experience in teaching residents on the cadaver by laparoscopy is an outstanding and unique opportunity. Throughout the year, the fellow will attend a biostatistics course that is taught at the University of Louisville and will participate in academic conferences. Also, the fellow is required to participate in an independent research project that is expected to be published in a peer-reviewed journal at the culmination of their fellowship.

After completion of the program, the fellow should be able to confidently perform most advanced laparoscopic and hysteroscopic procedures and be eminently qualified to continue on in academics in a supervisory capacity.

To get the information about the Fellowship, please contact Dana Lamon:

• Fellowship Administrator
• Department of OBGYN & Women’s Health
• University of Louisville Physicians
• 550 S. Jackson Street
• 3rd floor, Ambulatory Care Bldg.
• Louisville, Kentucky 40202
• Phone: (502) 561-7260
• Fax: (502) 561-8684
• dana.lamon@ulp.org

FACULTY

Resad Paya, Pasic MD, PhD

• Fellowship Director
• Professor Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
• Director Section of Advanced Gynecologic Endoscopy
• University of Louisville School of Medicine
• 550 S. Jackson Street
• Louisville, Ky 40202
• paya@louisville.edu
• www.gynlaparoscopy.com

Jonathan Reinstine, MD

• Fellowship Co-Director
• Clinical Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
• University of Louisville School of Medicine
• 550 S. Jackson Street
• Louisville, Ky 40202
• jreinstine@aogmd.com
• www.aogmd.com

INTERNATIONAL FELLOWS

Allam Abdel Monem, MD from Egypt

• Research Fellow (May 2001 – April 2003)

Jeongkyu Shin, MD from South Korea

• Research Fellow (August 2008 – February 2010)

Jyotika Agochiya, MD from India

• Research Fellow (September 2010 – August 2011)

Wu Guiz, MD from China

• Research Fellow (September 2013 – August 2015)

Yan Kuang, MD from China

• Research Fellow (September 2016 – August 2018)

Kinson Huang, MD from China

• Research Fellow (September 2018 – August 2019)

FELLOWS

Rebecca Barbaresso, DO

• Fellow, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
(July 2023 – June 2025)
first year fellow
• Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
• Instructor, Obstetrics & Gynecology
• University of Louisville School of Medicine
• 550 S. Jackson Street
• Louisville, Ky 40202
• rbarbaro2828@gmail.com

Shivani Parikh, MD

• Fellow, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
(July 2022 – June 2024)
2nd year fellow
• Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
• Instructor, Obstetrics & Gynecology
• University of Louisville School of Medicine
• 550 S. Jackson Street
• Louisville, Ky 40202
• shivaniparikh1391@gmail.com

Hosam Hanna, MD

• Minimally Invasive Gynecology Fellow
(July 2021 – June 2023)
• Assistant Professor
• NYIT School of Medicine
• Medysis Health network
• Department of OB/GYN
• 4500 Parsons Blvd, Flushing, NY 11355

Amira Quevedo, MD

• Minimally Invasive Gynecology Fellow
(July 2020 – June 2022)
• Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
• University of Louisville School of Medicine
• 550 S. Jackson Street
• Louisville, Ky 40202
• aquevedo1286@gmail.com

Petra Chamseddine, MD

• Minimally Invasive Gynecology Fellow
(July 2019 – June 2021)
• Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
• University of Louisville School of Medicine
• 550 S. Jackson Street
• Louisville, Ky 40202
• petrach08@gmail.com

Megan Cesta, MD

• Minimally Invasive Gynecology Fellow
(July 2018 – June 2020)
• Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
• University of Louisville School of Medicine
• 550 S. Jackson Street
• Louisville, Ky 40202
• mcesta1@gmail.com

Nkiruka Chuba, MD

• Minimally Invasive Gynecology Fellow
(July 2017 – June 2019)
• Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
• University of Louisville School of Medicine
• 550 S. Jackson Street
• Louisville, Ky 40202
• nkiruka.chuba@gmail.com

Traci E. Ito, MD

• Minimally Invasive Gynecology Fellow
(July 2016 – June 2018)
• Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
• University of Louisville School of Medicine
• 550 S. Jackson Street
• Louisville, Ky 40202
• traciemito@gmail.com

Ambareen Jan, MD

• Minimally Invasive Gynecology Fellow
(July 2015 – June 2017)
• Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
• Tufts University School of Medicine
• Minimally invasive gynecological surgeon
• Lahey Hospital and Medical center
• 41 Mall Road
• Burlington, MA 01805
• ambareenj@gmail.com

Daniel N. Ginn, DO, MPH

• Fellow, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
(July 2014 – June 2016)
• Instructor, Obstetrics & Gynecology
• University of Louisville School of Medicine
• 550 S. Jackson Street
• Louisville, Ky 40202
• danielnginn@gmail.com

Linda Shiber, MD

• Minimally Invasive Gynecology Fellow (July 2013 – June 2015)
• Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
• University of Louisville School of Medicine
• 550 S. Jackson Street
• Louisville, Ky 40202
• lindashiber@gmail.com

Thomas Lang, MD, MSc

• Minimally Invasive Gynecology Fellow (July 2012 – June 2014)
• Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
• University of Louisville School of Medicine
• 550 S. Jackson Street
• Louisville, Ky 40202
• thomasglang@aol.com

Mark Dassel, MD

• Minimally Invasive Gynecology Fellow (July 2011 – June 2013)
• Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
• University of Louisville School of Medicine
• 550 S. Jackson Street
• Louisville, Ky 40202
• mwdass0@gmail.com

Shan Biscette, MD

• Assistant Professor / Fellowship Preceptor
• Minimally Invasive Gynecology Fellow (July 2010 – June 2012)
• Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
• University of Louisville School of Medicine
• 550 S. Jackson Street
• Louisville, Ky 40202
• sbiscette@yahoo.com

Jessica Shepherd MD, MBA

• Minimally Invasive Gynecology Fellow (July 2009 – June 2011)
• OB/GYN and Women’s Health Expert
• Minimally Invasive Gynecology
• Baylor University Medical Center
• Founder of Her Viewpoint
• herviewpoint.com | drjessicashepherd.com
• facebook.com/HerViewpointCommunity • twitter.com/JShepherd_MD • Instagram: Jessicashepherdmd • jamcanjess@yahoo.com

Jay Hudgens, MD

• Fellow (July 2009 – June 2010)
• Associate Professor
• Vice Chair of Gynecology
• Director of Sentara-EVMS Center for Advanced Gynecologic Surgery
• Eastern Virginia Medical School
• Norfolk, VA
• jayhudgens@gmail.com

Kathleen Carroll, MD

• Minimally Invasive Gynecology Fellow (July 2009 – June 2010)
• Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
• University of Louisville School of Medicine
• 550 S. Jackson Street
• Louisville, Ky 40202
• kc002e@yahoo.com

Patrick Yeung, MD

• Fellow (July 2007 – June 2008)
• Assistant Professor
• St. Louis University
• Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
• Director of the the SLU Center for Endometriosis
• 6420 Clayton Road, Ste 290
• St. Louis, MO 63117
• ppyeungjr@gmail.com

Royshanda Smith, MD, MBA, FACOG, MAJ, USAFR

• Fellow (July 2006 – June 2007)
• Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgeon
• Gulf Coast Veterans Healthcare System
• Biloxi, MS
• cell 504-957-3448
• czell@hotmail.com

Eric Heinberg MD, MPH

• Clinical Fellow (July 2005 – June 2006)
• Swedish Medical Center
• Seattle
• Washington
• orleanean@yahoo.com

Mike Traynor MD, MPH

• Clinical fellow (July 2004 – June 2005)
• Kaiser Permanente
• Clackamas
• Oregan
• mptraynor@yahoo.com

Ginger Cathey, MD

• Clinical fellow (July 2003 – June 2004)
• Obstetrics & Gynecology Associates
• Houston
• Texas
• gingerncat@yahoo.com

Sari Kives, MD

• Fellow (July 2002 – June 2003)
• Assistant Professor
• Toronto St. Michael’s Hospital
• Hospital for Sick Children
• 5th Floor 55 Queen Street East, M5C 2T2
• Canada
• kivess@rogers.com