Faculty and Staff

Department Chair

Paul G. Stumpf, M.D., FACOG Bio

Co-Chair

Nicola Spirtos, M.D., FACOG, FACS Bio

Vice-Chair and Residency Program Director

Jon M. Hazen, M.D., FACOG, FACS Bio

Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Pelvic Reconstruction and Urogynecology

Nicola Spirtos, M.D., FACOG, FACS, Director

Cheryl A. Brewer, M.D., FACOG Bio

Robert Futoran, M.D., FACOG Bio

Geoffrey Hsieh, M.D., FACOG Bio

Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Thomas N. Abdella, M.D., FACOG, Director Bio

Joseph Adashek, M.D., FACOG Bio

Van Reid Bohman, M.D., FACOG Bio

Alan Bolnick, M.D., FACOG Bio

David N. Jackson, M.D., FACOG Bio

Patricia Pierce, M.D., FACOG Bio

Quynch Vo, M.D., FACOG Bio

Paul T. Wilkes, M.D., FACOG Bio

Division of Research

Paul G. Stumpf, M.D., FACOG

Echezona Ezeanole, M.D., MPH, FACP Bio

Said T. Daneshmand, M.D., FACOG Bio

Bruce Shapiro, M.D., FACOG, PhD. Bio

Forest Garner (Statistician)

Iain L.O. Buxton, Ph.D., Pharm.D. Bio

Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

Bruce S. Shapiro, M.D., FACOG, Director

Said T. Daneshmand, M.D., FACOG

Rachel A. McConnell, M.D., FACOG, FACS Bio

Eva Littman, M.D. Bio

Jeffrey Fisch, M.D. Bio

Geoffrey Sher, M.D. Bio

Medical Student Clerkship Director

Paul G. Stumpf, M.D., FACOG

Arthur Tayengco, M.D., FACOG Bio

General Obstetrics and Gynecology

Stanley Abramow, M.D., FACOG Bio

Diane Adams, D.O., FACOG Bio

Jon M. Hazen, M.D., FACOG, FACS

Marsha Matsunaga Kirgan, M.D., FACOG Bio

Jesse Sherrod, M.D., FACOG Bio

Robert Stitt, M.D., FACOG Bio

Arthur Tayengco, M.D., FACOG

Milka Torbarina, M.D., FACOG Bio

Basia Yakaitis, M.D., FACOG Bio

Adjunct Clinical Faculty

Laura Bilodeau, M.D., FACP, Pathology

Victor Grigoriev, M.D., FACS, Urology

Jack Lazerson, M.D., Pediatrics

William Ramos, M.D., FACOG, OB/GYN/Pathology

Darren Wheeler, M.D., FACP, Pathology

Jeffrey Wrightson, M.D., FACOG Bio

Division of Certified Nurse Midwives

Diane Easton, CNM, MSN Bio

Freda Hamby, CNM, MSN Bio

Charlene Hanna-Manfull, CNM, MSN Bio

Joy Reineck, CNM, MS Bio

Barbara Spoerry, CNM, MSN Bio

Valerie Stout, CNM, MS Bio

All certified nurse midwives (CNMs) are nationally certified and licensed in the state of Nevada to provide women’s healthcare as advanced practice nurses under the supervision of the physicians in the obstetrics and gynecology department of the University of Nevada School of Medicine.

CNMs are able to provide annual health screenings, primary care of essentially normal women, contraceptive/hormonal management, evaluation and management of sexually transmitted diseases, prenatal care and vaginal delivery of essentially normal pregnancies at the University Medical Center.

Certified nurse midwives believe in patient education and empowering women to obtain and maintain their optimum health.

Staff

Carol Allen, C-TAGME, Residency Program Coordinator

Kathy Hamm, Accounting, Interim Administrator

Jessie Herrero, Medical Student Clerkship Administrator

Sarah Kelly, Administrative Assistant

Faculty Biographies

Thomas Nelson Abdella, M.D.

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine

Medical School: University of Miami School of Medicine

Residency: PGY 1, Straight OB/GYN Internship, University of Texas at San Antonio
PGY 2-4, Kaiser Foundation Hospital

Fellowship: Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of Tennessee College of Medicine

Clinical Interests: reproductive genetics, hypertensive disease, prematurity

Research Interests: sonographic markers of aneuploidy, diabetes, threshold of viability, PIH

Educational Interests: technology in education

Stanley Abramow, M.D.

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director, Patient Care Center (Faculty outpatient offices)

Medical School: State University of New York at Syracuse

Residency: PGY 1, Internship, State University of New York at Syracuse
PGY 2-4, Millard Fillmore Hospital, Buffalo

Clinical Interests: ob hospitalist, surgery with residents

Educational Interests: teaching residents clinical obstetrics and gynecology

Diane Adams, D.O.

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: Suburban General Hospital, Norristown, Pennsylvania

Clinical Interests: providing OBGYN services to underserved and uninsured women

Educational Interests: teaching students and residents clinical obstetrics and gynecology

Joseph Adashek, M.D.

Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Medical School: Penn State University College of Medicine

Residency: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Fellowship: University of California, Irvine, Maternal Fetal Medicine

Clinical Interests: preterm labor management, ultrasound diagnosis of congenital anomalies

Educational Interests: inpatient rounds at the bedside with medical students and residents. Also, having residents and medical students in my office

Research Interests: medications to prevent preterm labor

Van Reid Bohman

Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Medical School: University of Nevada School of Medicine

Residency: Baylor University College of Medicine

Fellowship: Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern

Clinical Interests: high order multiple gestations, infectious diseases, isoimmunization

Educational Interests: group lecture situations on MFM topics

Alan Bolnick, M.D.

Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine

Residency: Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami

Fellowship: Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of Connecticut

Research Interests: Down’s syndrome screening, intra-amniotic infection and preterm labor

Cheryl A. Brewer, M.D.

Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine

Residency: State University of New York, Health Science Center at Syracuse

Fellowship: Gynecologic Oncology, University of California at Irvine

Clinical Interests: genetic screening and counseling, chemoprevention and surgical prevention of gynecologic malignancy, treatment of preinvasive and invasive gynecologic malignancy

Research Interests: molecular biology of gynecologic cancers, in vitro drug testing, clinical trial interpretation

Educational Interests: education of students, residents, nursing and other medical professionals

Iain L.O. Buxton, Ph.D., Pharm.D.

Professor of Pharmacology and Obstetrics and Gynecology

University: University of California, San Diego

Graduate School: North Carolina State University, Raleigh

Professional: University of the Pacific

Residency and Clinical Fellowship: Veterans Affairs Medical Center, La Jolla, California

Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of California, San Diego

Research Interests: Uterine function; premature labor; breast cancer metastasis

Educational Interests: Evidence-based therapeutics

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Said T. Daneshmand

Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Medical School: New York Medical College

Residency: University of California, Los Angeles

Fellowship: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of California, Los Angeles

Clinical Interests: Didactic teaching of Reproductive endocrinology and infertility

Research Interests: field of infertility, in particular the effects of age on fertility, in vitro fertilization and blastocyst transfer and polycystic ovary syndrome. Mentoring resident research

Educational Interests: teaching endocrinology and infertility to residents and medical students

Echezona Ezeanole, M.D., FACP, MPH

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Clinical Epidemiology

Medical School: University of Nigeria

Residency: Howard University

Fellowship: University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey

Post Graduate: University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey

Clinical Interest: empiric antibiotics in clinical practice, HIV infection in pregnant women and children

Education and research Interest: maternal-child health services and patient outcome research; infectious diseases of the mother that affects the newborn; research training for medical students and residents

C. Diane Easton, CNM, MSN

Certified Nurse Midwife, Academic Instructor

Masters Degree: University of Kentucky

Clinical Interests: obstetrical triage

Educational Interests: teaching nursing students and patient education

Jeffrey Fisch, M.D.

Assistant Professor Obstetrics and Gynecology

Medical School: University of Southern California

Residency: PGY 1, University of Southern California, PGY 2-4, Valley Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco

Clinical Interests: minimally invasive surgical gynecology and endoscopy

Educational Interests: resident training in advanced and basic gynecologic surgery

Robert Futoran, M.D.

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Medical School: University of Southern California

Residency: PGY 1-4, University of Southern California Medical Center

Post-Residency Training: Gynecologic Oncology, Albert Soiland Cancer Foundation

Clinical Interests: teaching residents gynecologic oncology

Freda C. Hamby, CNM, MSN

Certified Nurse Midwife, Academic Instructor

Masters Degree: Case Western Reserve University

Clinical Interests: developing clinical protocols and practice guidelines grounded in evidenced based medicine. Developing a midwifery practice or school

Research Interests: physiologic and pathologic changes in pregnancy leading to disease

Educational Interests: didactic and clinical education of healthcare providers. Community outreach programs and prevention of shaken baby syndrome

Charlene Hanna-Manfull, CNM, MSN

Certified Nurse Midwife, Academic Instructor

Masters Degree: Ohio State University

Clinical Interests: fetal monitoring and well women gynecologic and obstetric care with a special interest in adolescents

Educational Interests: assisting nursing and medical students with the education process

Jon Hazen, M.D.

Vice Chair, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director, OB/GYN Residency Program

Medical School: University of California, San Francisco

Residency: PGY 1, California Hospital Medical Center, PGY 2-4, University of California, Los Angeles

Preceptorships: Maternal/Neonatal Intensive Care, Yale University; Gynecologic Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center

Clinical Interests: vaginal surgery techniques, teaching in operating and delivery room, methods for teaching students and residents

Educational Interests: basic obstetric, and gynecology didactic presentations, and case discussions with residents and students

Geoffrey Hsieh, M.D.

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Medical School: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Residency: University of Illinois

Postgraduate Training: Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery

Clinical and Research Fellow: University of Southern California

Clinical Interests: urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse repair

Research Interests: minimally invasive techniques for the treatment of urinary incontinence and pelvic organ repair with graft augmentation

Educational Interests: teaching advanced surgical techniques and management of pelvic floor disorders to residents

David N. Jackson, M.D.

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine

Medical School: University of Nevada School of Medicine

Residency: Good Samaritan Medical Center

Fellowship: Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of California, Irvine

Clinical Interests: fetal anatomy by 3 and 4 dimensional ultrasound, critical care obstetrics, preconception counseling, treatment of genetic and congenital abnormalities, multi-disciplinary case management, obstetrics, genetics, neonatology., diabetes in pregnancy, fetal diagnostic specialty services

Educational Interests: editor of a pioneering textbook on 3 dimensional imaging in OB, collaborative work on fetal genetic telemedicine services, collaborative multi-university educational project about the use of ultrasound in teaching human anatomy, embryology, genetics, histology, pathology and other basic science disciplines for medical students and residents

Research Interests: fetal osteology, Feasibility of hereditary breast or ovarian cancer counseling during routine perinatal care, three dimensional ultrasound of the fetal limbic system, evidence based counseling for severe fetal hydrocephalus, perinatal stroke, fetal hospice palliative care, imaging antecedents of fetal alcohol syndrome

Eva D. Littman, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor Obstetrics and Gynecology

Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine

Residency: Duke University Medical Center

Fellowship: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Stanford University Medical Center

Educational Interests: didactic endocrinology

Research Interests: focus on the effect of culture environments on embryo quality

Marsha Matsunaga Kirgan, M.D.

Associate Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Medical School: George Washington University

Residency: University of Southern California

Clinical Interests: Inpatient obstetrics

Educational Interests: resident and medical student education in the clinical setting

Research Interests: dlinical obstetrical research

Rachel McConnell, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine

Residency: Tulane University Medical Center

Fellowship: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of Southern California School of Medicine

Clinical Interests: Polycystic ovary syndrome, oocyte donation, treating facial hair, stress in IVF patients

Educational Interests: didactic endocrinology

Research Interests: mechanism of embryo implantation

Patricia Pierce, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Medical School: University of British Columbia

Residency: University of British Columbia

Fellowship: Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of British Columbia

Clinical and Teaching Interests: obstetric ultrasound, particularly in regards to fetal anomalies

William Ramos, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Medical School: State University of New York

Residency: OB/GYN, Kings County Hospital / SUNY Downstate; Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Fellowship: Forensic Pathology, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, New York, NY
Boarded in OB/GYN and Forensic Pathology

Clinical Interests: gynecologic surgery; communicable diseases

Educational Interests: teaching residents

Joy Reineck, CNM, MS

Certified Nurse Midwife, Academic Instructor

Masters Degree: Georgetown University

Clinical Interests: well woman gynecologic and obstetric care, including preventative health care.

Educational Interests: clinical preceptor to advance practitioner nursing students (including certified nurse midwives), assisting, guiding, and supporting medical students and residents in their learning process

Joel K. Schwartz, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Medical School: Jefferson Medical College

Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center

Fellowship: Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Clinical Interests: Ultrasound, intrauterine growth restriction, diabetes in pregnancy

Educational Interests: psychosocial aspects of medicine

Research Interests: altitude and its effect on pregnancy

Bruce Shapiro, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

Medical School: University of Nevada School of Medicine

Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital

Fellowship: Reproductive Endocrinology, Yale University School of Medicine

Educational Interests: didactic endocrinology and resident journal clubs

Research Interests: in-vitro fertilization, tissue culture and early embryo development, mentoring resident’s research

Geoffrey Sher, M.B.Ch.B.

Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Medical School: Stellenbosch University Medical School

Residency: Internship, Grey’s Hospital, PGY 2-4, Livingston Hospital

Jesse Sherrod, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Medical School: Morehouse Medical School, Louisiana State University

Residency: Tulane University School of Medicine

Clinical Interests: diagnosis and treatment of gynecologic abnormalities, menopausal/
peri-menopausal gynecology, abnormal pap smears and treatment, uterine leiomyomas- assessment and treatment, natural hormonal replacement therapy

Nicola Spirtos, M.D.

Professor and Co-Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Director, Women’s Cancer Center, Director of Gynecologic Oncology

Medical School: Northwestern University

Residency: Women’s Hospital L.A. County/USC Medical Center

Fellowship: Gynecologic Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine

Clinical and Educational Interests: minimally invasive surgery, surgical management of ovarian cancer, integration of clinical trials into the community at large

Research Interests: principal investigator, member of protocol
committee, co-chair, gyn management committee, gynecologic oncology group

Barbara Spoerry, CNM, MSN

Certified Nurse Midwife, Academic Instructor

Masters Degree: Case Western Reserve University

Clinical Interests: gestational diabetes, thyroid disease in pregnancy

Research Interests: gestational diabetes

Educational Interests: educating nursing and medical students

Robert Stitt, M.D.

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director, Resident Outpatient Division

Medical School: Medical College of Virginia

Residency: PGY 1, Medical College of Virginia, PGY 2-4, University of California, San Francisco

Fellowship: Gynecologic Oncology, MD Anderson Hospital, Cancer Center, Houston

Clinical Interests: office gynecology; outpatient obstetrics; menopausal medicine; cancer screening

Educational Interests: teaching medical students and residents ambulatory clinical medicine

Valerie L. Stout, CNM, MS

Certified Nurse Midwife, Academic Instructor

Masters Degree: University of Illinois

Clinical Interests: midwifery full scope practice, includes undergraduate and graduate clinical instruction

Paul G. Stumpf, M.D., FACOG

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Medical School: State University of New York

Residency: Los Angeles County, University of Southern California Medical Center

Fellowship: Reproductive Endocrinology, University of Southern California School of Medicine

Clinical Interests: reproductive endocrinology and infertility

Educational Interests: evidence based medicine, adult learning, presentation skills and public speaking, development of learning objectives and educational guidelines.

Research interests: Patient safety, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, development of novel delivery systems for medications.

Arthur Tayengco, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Medical School: University of San Agustin, University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Center

Residency: PGY 1, Memorial Medical Center, PGY 2-4, St. Clare’s Hospital

Fellowship: Gynecologic Oncology, Nassau County Medical Center

Clinical Interests: office surgery and patient safety; OB Hospitalist

Educational Interest: technology in medical education, medical student education and recruitment

Milka C. Torbarina, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Medical School: Tufts University, Boston

Residency: Los Angeles County, University of Southern California Medical Center

Clinical Interests: treatment of urinary incontinence, pelvic prolapse and urogynecology, pelvic pain, specifically dyspareunia

Quynh Vo, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Medical School: University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine

Residency: John Peter Smith Hospital

Fellowship: Maternal Fetal Medicine, Wake Forest University

Clinical Interests: general obstetrics and gynecology, prenatal diagnosis, medical diseases in pregnancy and obstetrical emergencies

Educational Interests: teaching residents clinical obstetrics and gynecology

Paul T. Wilkes, M.D.

Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Medical School: University of Nevada School of Medicine

Residency: University of Nevada School of Medicine

Fellowship: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Jeffrey Wrightson, M.D.

Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Medical School: Oregon Health Sciences University

Residency: University of Nevada School of Medicine

Clinical Interests: office surgery and patient safety; obstetrics hospitalist

Educational Interests: technology in medical education, medical student education and recruitment

Basia Yakaitis, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Medical School: State University of New York Downstate

Residency: State University of New York Downstate

Clinical Interests: PMS, menopause, adolescent gynecology, obstetrics hospitalist

Educational Interests: teaching surgical gynecology