{"id":212365,"date":"2025-03-18T12:12:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T22:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=212365"},"modified":"2025-03-18T12:12:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T22:12:47","slug":"professorship-for-obgyn-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/03\/18\/professorship-for-obgyn-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Professorship for advanced gynecological surgery established at JABSOM<\/abbr>"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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JABSOM<\/abbr> and University Health Partners of Hawaiʻi<\/span> representatives.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A new University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at M\u0101noa John A. Burns School of Medicine<\/a> (JABSOM<\/abbr>) endowment for a professorship dedicated to advancing benign gynecological surgery will enhance the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women\u2019s Health (OBGYN<\/abbr>). The OBGYN<\/abbr> department now holds the largest endowment among all JABSOM<\/abbr> departments.<\/p>\n

Benign gynecological conditions, such as uterine fibroids, endometriosis and ovarian cysts, affect many women and can cause significant pain and stress. The Advanced GYN<\/abbr> Surgery Professorship will support a faculty member who will elevate training for OBGYN<\/abbr> residents in areas like chronic pelvic pain, fibroids and endometriosis.<\/p>\n

“Our department has long been recognized for excellence in gynecologic oncology and urogynecology, yet there has been a significant gap in dedicated expertise for advanced and complex benign gynecologic surgery,” said Ivica Zalud, OBGYN<\/abbr> department chair. “The need for highly specialized faculty\u2014at the full professor level, with fellowship training, board certification, and national recognition\u2014is critical in ensuring that our learners receive the highest standard of clinical training in surgical care.”<\/p>\n

“This endowment is a step towards filling a major void in Hawaiʻi<\/span>\u2019s health care system,” said JABSOM<\/abbr> Dean Sam Shomaker. “Having a nationally recognized expert in this area, right in our backyard, will improve clinical care and give OBGYN<\/abbr> residents the training they need to help Hawaiʻi<\/span>\u2019s women as they go into practice in our community.”<\/p>\n

Read more at JABSOM<\/abbr><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The new endowment will fund a professorship in benign gynecological surgery to enhance resident training.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[165,31,1466,1286,9],"class_list":["post-212365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-health","tag-john-a-burns-school-of-medicine","tag-manoa-enhancing-student-success","tag-obstetrics-and-gynecology","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t