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William Parker, MD - USA

William H. Parker, MD - USA
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Office Location
William H. Parker, MD
1450 Tenth Street, Suite 404
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Telephone: 310-451-8144

Education

  • Rutgers University, B.A., Premed., 1966 to 1970

  • Downstate Medical School, New York, 1970 to 1974 

Internship & Residency

  • OB/GYN Internship and Residency, 1974 to 1978 - University of California Hospital, San Diego, California

Practice

  • Private Practice - Santa Monica, California - 1978 to Present

Academic Positions

  • Clinical Professor, 1995 to Present - UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California

  • Associate Clinical Professor, 1979 to 1991 - UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California

  • Assistant Clinical Professor, 1979 to 1991 - UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California

  • Chairman, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2004 present - Saint John’s Hospital and Health Center, Santa Monica, California

  • Vice-Chairman, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2003 to 2004 - Saint John’s Hospital and Health Center, Santa Monica, California

  • Chairman, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1992 to 1999 - Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, California

  • Vice Chairman, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1985 to 1991 - Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, California

  • Executive Medical Board, 1992 to 1999 - Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, California

  • Chairman, Gynecologic Laser/Pelviscopy Subcommittee, 1988 to 1996 - Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, California

  • Chairman, Interdisciplinary Advanced Technology Committee, 1990 to 1996 - Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, California

  • Teaching Faculty Houston Laser Institute, 1988 to 1993 - Houston, Texas

  • Supervising Attending Physician, 1990- present - Santa Monica Rape Treatment Center

Certifications

  • American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 1982 

  • Accreditation Council of Gynecologic Endoscopy, 1996 For Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy 

  • NCC Menopause Certification, 2001

National Organizations

  • President, 2000 - American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

  • Vice-President, 1999 - American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

  • Secretary-Treasurer, 1998 - The American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

  • Scientific Program Chairman, 1999 - Global Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy

  • Board of Trustees, 1995 to 1996 - The American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

  • Advisory Board, 1994 to 1995 - The American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Journals

  • Editorial Board, 2003 – present - Journal of American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

  • Editor, 1997 to 2003 - Journal of American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

  • Editorial Board, 1995 to 1996 - Journal of American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

  • Ad Hoc Reviewer, 1993 to 1995 - The Journal of The American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists 

  • Ad Hoc Reviewer, 1992 to Present - Obstetrics and Gynecology

  • Ad Hoc Reviewer, 1994 to Present - Journal of Gynecologic Techniques

  • Ad Hoc Reviewer, 1996 to Present - New England Journal of Medicine

  • Ad Hoc Reviewer, 1997 to Present - Fertility and Sterility

  • Editorial Advisory Board, 1995 to 1996 - OB/GYN and Endoscopy News

Awards

  • 1998 - Distinguished Physicians Award, Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center

  • 1987 - Senior Resident's Teaching Award, Santa Monica Hospital Family Practice Residency Program

  • Best Doctors in America

  • Top Doctors

Women's Health Books

A Gynecologist’s Second Opinion – Questions and Answers You Need to Take Charge of Your Health 2nd Edition (Penguin/Putnam, 2003)
The Incontinence Solution: Answers for Women of All Ages (Simon and Schuster, 2002)
A Gynecologist's Second Opinion - Questions and Answers You Need to Take Charge of Your Health (Penguin/Plume, 1996)

Publications

  1. Parker, W., and Berek, J. Management of Selected Cystic Adnexal Masses in Postmenopausal Women by Operative Laparoscopy. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1990; 163:1574-77.

  2. Parker, W. Management of Adnexal Masses by Operative Laparoscopy. Contemporary OB/GYN. Editor-in-Chief John T. Queenan, M.D. Medical Economics Publishing, Inc., Montvale, NJ; November 1991:47.

  3. Parker, W., and Berek, J. Management of Adnexal Masses by Operative Laparoscopy. Operative Laparoscopy — The Masters' Techniques. Edited by Soderstrom, Richard. Raven Press, New York. 1992. 

  4. Parker, W. Selection Criteria for Management of Adnexal Masses by Operative Laparoscopy. Journal of Reproductive Medicine. 1992; 37:603-06.

  5. Parker, W., and Berek, J.S. Management of the Pelvic Mass by Operative Laparoscopy. Minimal Access Gynaecology. Edited by Grochmal, Stephen. Radcliffe Medical Press, Oxford and New York. 1995; pages 187-205. 

  6. Hulka, J., Parker, W., and Surrey, M. Phillips American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists 1990 Survey on Ovarian Cysts. Journal of Reproductive Medicine. 1992; 37:599-602.

  7. Parker, W., Berek, J. Management of the Adnexal Mass by Operative Laparoscopy. Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1993; 36:413-422. Guest Editor Marvin C. Rulin, M.D. J.B. Lippincott Company, Pennsylvania. 

  8. Parker, W., Berek, J. Laparoscopic Management of the Adnexal Mass. Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America. 1994; 21:79-92. Guest Editor David Gershenson, M.D. W.B. Saunders Company, Pennsylvania

  9. Parker, W. Laparoscopic-Assisted Hysterectomy: Approach With Caution. Contemporary OB/GYN. Editor-in-Chief John T. Queenan M.D. Medical Economics Publishing, Inc., Montvale, New Jersey. September 1993; 38:19-34. 

  10. Munro, M., Parker, W. A Classification System for Laparoscopic Hysterectomy. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1993; 82:624-9.

  11. Parker, W., Nezhat, F., Canis, M. Laparoscopic Ovarian Surgery. Journal of the American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists. 1993; 1:78-84.

  12. Parker, W., Berek, J. Laparoscopic Management of the Adnexal Mass. Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America. March 1994; 21:79-92.

  13. Parker, W., Fu, Y.F., Berek, J. Uterine Sarcoma in Patients Operated on with Presumed Leiomyoma and Rapidly Growing Leiomyoma. Obstetrics and Gynecology. March 1994; 83:414-418.

  14. Parker, W., Rodi, I. Patient Selection for Laparoscopic Myomectomy. Journal of the American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists. 1994; 2:37-40. 

  15. Parker, W., Levine, R., Howard, F., Sansone, B., Berek, J. A Multicenter Study of Laparoscopic Management of Selected Cystic Adnexal Masses in Postmenopausal Women. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 1994; 179:733-737.

  16. Parker, W. Dialogue: Laparoscopic Management of the Adnexal Mass. Journal of Gynecologic Techniques. 1995; 1:3-6.

  17. Parker, W. The Case for Laparoscopic Management of the Adnexal Mass. Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1995; 38:362-369.

  18. Parker, W. Myomectomy: Laparoscopy or Laparotomy? Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1995; 38:392-400.

  19. Reich, H., Parker, W. Laparoscopic Ovarian Surgery. Principles of Laparoscopic Surgery—Basic and Advanced Techniques. Edited by Maurice E. Arregui, Robert J. Fitzgibbons, Jr., Namir Katkhouda, J. Barry McKernan, and Harry Reich. Springer-Verlag New York, Inc. New York, New York, 1995.

  20. Parker, W. Avoiding Ureteral Injury During Laparoscopic-Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy. Contemporary OB/GYN. September 1996; 88-101. 

  21. Parker, W. Laparoscopic Management of Adnexal Masses. (Editorial.) Journal of the American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists. 1996; 3:343-344.

  22. Parker, W., Childres, J., Canis, M., Phillips, D., Toppel, H. Laparoscopic Management of Benign Cystic Teratomas During Pregnancy. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1996; 174:1499-1501.

  23. Olive, D., Parker, W. A Journal of Evidence (Editorial). Journal of the American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists. 1997; 4:543-545.

  24. Hasson, H., Parker, W. Urinary Tract Injuries During Laparoscopic Surgery. Journal of the American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists. 1998;5:99-112. 

  25. Olive D, Parker W, Cooper J, Levine R. The AAGL Classification System for Laparoscopic Hysterectomy. 2000;7:9-15.

  26. Parker, W. Laparoscopic Hysterectomy. Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics 2000;27:431-40.

  27. Parker, W. Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy and Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy. Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America. 2004;31:523-37

  28. Parker W, Broder M, Liu Z, Shoupe D, Farquhar C, Berek J. Ovarian Conservation at the Time of Hysterectomy for Benign Disease. Obstet Gynecol 2005;106:219-26.

  29. West S, Ruiz R, Parker W. Abdominal Myomectomy in Women with Very Large Uterine Myomas. Fert Steril. (in press)

  30. Munro M, Brill A, Parker W. Endoscopy. In Novak’s Gynecology, editor J. Berek. (in press)

Medical Consultant

Educational Television

  1. Lifetime Medical Network. Gynecologic Surgical Procedures. Medical Editor, 13 episodes. New York, 1993. 

  2.  Lifetime Medical Network. Laparoscopic Ovarian Surgery. Featured Guest Speaker. New York, 1991. 

Educational Video

  • Laparoscopic Ovarian Surgery. Video Encyclopedia of Endoscopic Surgery for the Gynecologist. Medical Video Productions Video Journal of OB/GYN, and American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL). Missouri, 1994. 

Consultant

  • The Rand Corporation, Women's Health and Hysterectomy Project, January 1997

  • Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making, Boston, Mass., Fibroids, Abnormal Bleeding - Benign Uterine Conditions

  • National Women’s Health Resource Center Women’s Health Advisory Council

Lectures

  • Operative Laparoscopy, Indications and Techniques

    • February 1990 Harbor Medical Center-OB/GYN Grand Rounds  

  • Management of Selected Cystic Adnexal Masses in Postmenopausal Women

    • May 1990 UCLA-OB/GYN Grand Rounds 

    • May 1990 UC San Diego Grand Rounds 

    • June 1990 Cedars-Sinai Grand Rounds 

    • February 1991 UC Irvine 

    • August 1993 Fort Worth OB/GYN Society

  • Selection Criteria for Management of Adnexal Masses by Operative Laparoscopy 

    • November 1991 American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, Las Vegas, Nevada. 

    • October 1993 St. Luke's Hospital—The Seventh Annual Symposium and Workshop on Gynecologic Endoscopy, Chesterfield, Missouri

  •  Management of Adnexal Masses by Operative Laparoscopy 

    • February 1992 UCLA-OB/GYN Grand Rounds 

    • April 1992 USC Women's Hospital—OB/GYN Grand Rounds 

    • October 1992 UC San Diego—OB/GYN Grand Rounds 

    • October 1993 St. Luke's Hospital—The Seventh Annual Symposium and Workshop on Gynecologic Endoscopy, Chesterfield, Missouri 

    • January 1996 Olive View—UCLA Medical Center Department of OB/GYN, Los Angeles, California 

    • October 1996 Tenth Annual Symposium on Gynecologic Endoscopy, Chesterfield, Missouri 

    • November 1996 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center—OB/GYN Grand Rounds

  • Laparoscopy Hysterectomy and Myomectomy 

    • October 1992 San Diego OB/GYN Society

  • Laparoscopic Hysterectomy 

    • January 1993 UCLA, OB/GYN Grand Rounds 

    • March 1993 USC Women's Hospital, OB/GYN Grand Rounds 

    • March 1993 UC Irvine, OB/GYN Grand Rounds 

    • May 1993 UCLA, Daniel Morton Society, 22nd Annual Scientific Meeting 

    • August 1993 Peter Smith Hospital Grand Rounds, Fort Worth, Texas 

    • October 1993 St. Luke's Hospital, The Seventh Annual Symposium and Workshop on Gynecologic Endoscopy, Chesterfield, Missouri 

    • December 1993 Stanford University, Shufelt OB/GYN Society 

    • June 1994 Queen of the Valley OB/GYN Grand Rounds 

    • October 1994 Kaiser Sunset OB/GYN Department, Los Angeles, California

  • Pre-Operative Evaluation of Ovarian Masses 

    • March 1993 USC Women's Hospital, OB/GYN Grand Rounds

  • Laparoscopic Ovarian Surgery 

    • May 1994 37th Annual T. Hart Baker, M.D. Obstetrics and Gynecology Symposium, Kaiser Permanente, Southern California

  • Gynecologic Endoscopy in the 90s 

    • September 1993 45th Annual Postgraduate Assembly, New Directions in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Modalities; St. John's Hospital and Health Center, Santa Monica, California

  • Ovarian Cancer Screening 

    • October 1993 St. Luke's Hospital—The Seventh Annual Symposium and Workshop on Gynecologic Endoscopy, Chesterfield, Missouri 

    • August 1995 Santa Monica Hospital—Primary Care Lecture

  • Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: Critical Review 

    • April 1995 American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists Second World Symposium, New Orleans, Louisiana 

    • September 1996 AAGL Postgraduate Course on Laparoscopic Hysterectomy, Chicago, Illinois

  • Laparoscopic Management of the Adnexal Mass—An Update 

    • March 1996 Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Grand Rounds 

    • November 1996 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Grand Rounds

  • Laparoscopic Management of the Adnexal Mass During Pregnancy 

    • November 1996 UCLA Department of OB/GYN Grand Rounds

  • Laparoscopic Myomectomy and Myoma Coagulation 

    • October 1996 Tenth Annual Symposium on Gynecologic Endoscopy; Chesterfield, Missouri

  • Laparoscopic-Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy 

    • April 1996 Third World Symposium on Laparoscopic Hysterectomy; New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Preventing Ureteral Injury During LAVH 

    • April 1996 Third World Symposium on Laparoscopic Hysterectomy; New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Laparoscopic Management of the Adnexal Mass 

    • June 1996 Gynecologic Update: Technique and Controversy; La Jolla, California

  • Laparoscopic Myomectomy and Myoma Coagulation 

    • June 1996 Gynecologic Update: Technique and Controversy; La Jolla, California

  • Laparoscopic Management of the Adnexal Mass During Pregnancy 

    • October 1996 UCLA Department of OB/GYN Grand Rounds

  • Laparoscopic Assisted Hysterectomy 

    • September 1997 World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, Seattle, Washington 

  • Preventing Ureteral Injury During LAVH 

    • September 1997 World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, Seattle, Washington 

  • Laparoscopic Hysterectomy 

    • December 1997 Advanced Operative Laparoscopy, Cincinnati, Ohio 

  • Laparoscopic Management of the Adnexal Mass 

    • December 1997 Advanced Operative Laparoscopy, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Laparoscopic Management of the Adnexal Mass 

    • August 1999 Advanced Strategies for Gynecologic Problems, Pasadena, California

  • Non-Surgical Management of Urinary Incontinence

    • February 2000 Urogynecology and Pelvic Floor Reconstruction, Miami, Florida

  • Childbirth and Incontinence

    • February 2000 Urogynecology and Pelvic Floor Reconstruction, Miami, Florida

    • October 2002 Cedars Sinai – Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, California

  • Uterine Artery Embolization

    • June 2001 Perspectives in Gynecology, Pasadena, California

  • Avoiding Complications during Laparoscopic Surgery

    • September 2002, USC Women’s Hospital – Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, California

    • October 2002, UCLA - Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, California

    • October 2002, UC San Diego - Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, San Diego, California

    • November 2002, St. Vincent’s Hospital - Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, New York, NY

    • December 2002, Kaiser Sunset Hospital - Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, California

    • March 2003, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center - Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, California

    • April 2003, AAGL Endoscopic Training Course for Residents, Chicago, Ill.

    • September 2003, Cedars-Sinai Hospital, Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, California

    • October 2003, Magee Women’s Hospital, Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

    • October 2003, Brown University (Women’s and Infants Hospital), Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, Providence, Rhode Island

    • March 2004, AAGL Resident’s Endoscopy Course, Los Angeles, California

    • April 2004, University of Wisconsin, Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, Madison, Wisconsin

    • May 2005, UC Irvine, Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, Irvine, California

  • Uterine Fibroids: Myth Management

    • April 2003, World Congress on Uterine Fibroids, Scottsdale, Arizona

  • Fibroids and Fertility

    • April 2003, World Congress on Uterine Fibroids, Scottsdale, Arizona

  • Fertility Sparing Ovarian Surgery

    • May 2003, Pacific Coast Reproductive Society, Rancho Mirage, California

  • Avoiding Complications of Laparoscopic Surgery

    • June 2003, World Meeting for Minimally Invasive Surgery in Gynecology, Rome, Italy

  • Uterine Fibroids – Management

    • September, 2003, UCLA - Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, California

    • May, 2004, Harbor-UCLA Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, California

  • Fibroids and Fertility

    • May, 2004, Pacific Coast Reproductive Society, Rancho Mirage, California

  • Laparoscopic Myomectomy

    • May, 2004, Pacific Coast Reproductive Society, Rancho Mirage, California

  • Laparoscopic Surgical Techniques: Adnexal Surgery

    • February, 2005, UCLA – Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, California

  • Laparoscopic Surgical Techniques: Hysterectomy

    • March, 2005, UCLA – Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, California

  • Laparoscopic Surgical Techniques: Myomectomy

    • April, 2005, UCLA – Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, California

  • Avoiding Laparoscopic Complications: Lessons from Cognitive Science

    • May, 2005, Guest Speaker, UCLA/Harbor Collegium, Los Angeles, California
       

Abstracts

  1. Parker, W., Berek, J. Pelviscopic Management of Selected Adnexal Masses in Postmenopausal Women. American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. September 1989; Washington, D.C.

  2. Updated: Parker, W., Berek, J. Pelviscopic Management of Selected Adnexal Masses in Postmenopausal Women. American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. November, 1990; Orlando, Florida.

  3. Updated: Parker, W., Berek, J. Pelviscopic Management of Selected Adnexal Masses in Postmenopausal Women. American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. November 1991; Las Vegas, Nevada.

  4. Updated: Parker, W., Berek, J. Pelviscopic Management of Selected Adnexal Masses in Postmenopausal Women. American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. October 1992; Chicago, Illinois.

  5. Parker, W., Berek, J. Pelviscopic Management of Selected Adnexal Masses in Postmenopausal Women: A Multicentered Study. American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists: World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy. December 1993, San Francisco, California. 

  6. Updated: Parker, W., Berek, J. Pelviscopic Management of Selected Adnexal Masses in Postmenopausal Women: A Multicentered Study. American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists: World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy. October 1994; New York, New York.

  7. Parker, W., Rodi, I. Patient Selection for Laparoscopy Myomectomy. American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. November 1991, Las Vegas, Nevada. 

  8. Updated: Parker, W., Rodi, I. Patient Selection for Laparoscopy Myomectomy. American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. October 1992, Chicago, Illinois. 

  9. Updated: Parker, W., Rodi, I. Patient Selection for Laparoscopy Myomectomy. American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists: World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy. December 1993, San Francisco, California.

  10. Updated: Parker, W., Rodi, I. Patient Selection for Laparoscopy Myomectomy. American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists: World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy. October 1994, New York, New York. 

  11. Parker W, Broder M, Liu Z, Shoupe D, Farquhar C, Berek J. Ovarian Conservation at the Time of Hysterectomy for Benign Disease. 2005 ACOG Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California (poster presentation).

Course Faculty

  1. Gynecology and Laser Surgery Workshop, Lower Tract and Endoscopic Laser Surgery - December 1988 - Houston Laser Institute, Santa Monica, California 

  2. Lasers in Gynecology; Course Director - July 1989  - Houston Laser Institute, Santa Monica, California

  3. Lasers in Gynecology - November 1989 - Houston Laser Institute, Santa Monica, California

  4. Operative Laparoscopy - February 1990 - Houston Laser Institute, Bakersfield, California 

  5. Advanced Workshop in Pelviscopic Surgery - March 1990 - K. Semm, Chairman for AAGL; Course Co-Director 

  6. Current Techniques in Operative Pelviscopy and Hysteroscopy - July 1990 - University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 

  7. Advanced Pelviscopy - April 1991 - UCLA, Rancho Bernardo, California 

  8. Advanced Workshop in Pelviscopic Surgery - June 1991 - K. Semm, Chairman for AAGL; Course Co-Director 

  9. Operative Laparoscopy and Intrauterine Resectoscope Surgery - July 1991 - Course Co-Director - Houston Laser Institute, Bakersfield, California

  10. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy - Anaheim Laser Center - May 1990, July 1990, September 1990, October 1990, December 1990, January 1991 

  11. Laparoscopic Hysterectomy - October 1991 - Los Angeles, California

  12. Advanced Operative Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy - February 1992 - C. Nezhat, Course Director - Los Angeles, California 

  13. Laparoscopic Hysterectomy - June 1992 - St. Louis, Missouri 

  14. Operative Laparoscopy—Laparoscopic Hysterectomy - July 1992  - Course Director - Santa Monica, California

  15. Operative Laparoscopy - October 1992  - Course Co-Director - UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 

  16. Ovarian Cyst Surgery - October 1992 - Panel Chairman - American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists - Chicago, Illinois 

  17. Gynecologic Update—Contemporary Issues in Patient Management - March 1993 - C. Winkel, M.D., Course Director - Management of Ovarian Mass by Operative Laparoscopy - Snowbird, Utah 

  18. Update on Oncology—Evaluation of the Pelvic Mass - April 1993 - Pacific Oncology Society - Santa Monica, California

  19. Advanced Operative Laparoscopy - May 1993 - San Diego, California 

  20. Ovarian Cyst Surgery - December 1993 - Panel Chairman - American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists - San Francisco, California 

  21. Laparoscopy and Cancer - December 1993 - Chairman, Postgraduate Course - American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists - World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy - San Francisco, California 

  22. Gynecology in the 90s, Laparoscopic Hysterectomy, Laparoscopic Myomectomy - March 1994 - Banff, Canada 

  23. Advanced Gynecologic Laparoscopy: LAVH/Laparoscopic Burch - March 1994 - Course Director - Cincinnati, Ohio 

  24. Operative Laparoscopy—Indications and Techniques - September 1994  - Residents' Course and Live Animal Laboratory - USC OB/GYN Department - Los Angeles, California 

  25. Ovarian Cyst Surgery - October 1994 - Panel Chairman - American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists - New York, New York 

  26. Laparoscopy and Cancer - October 1994 - Co-Chairman, Postgraduate Course - American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists - World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy - New York, New York 

  27. Gynecology in the 90s, Laparoscopic Hysterectomy - March 1995 - Course Director - Squaw Valley, California 

  28. Gynecology in the 90s, Changing Applications for GnRH Analogs; Alternatives to Abdominal Hysterectomy - October 1995 - Portland, Oregon 

  29. Ovarian Cyst Surgery - November 1995 - Panel Chairman - American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists- Orlando, Florida 

  30. Laparoscopic Hysterectomy - November 1995 - Co-Chairman, Postgraduate Course - Orlando, Florida 

  31. Third World Symposium on Laparoscopic Hysterectomy - April 1996 - Course Co-Director - New Orleans, Louisiana 

  32. Gynecologic Update: Technique and Controversy - June 1996 - Course Co-Director - La Jolla, California 

  33. Ovarian Cyst Surgery - September 1996  - Panel Chairman - American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists - Chicago, Illinois 

  34. Laparoscopic Hysterectomy - September 1996 - Co-Chairman, Postgraduate Course - Chicago, Illinois

  35. Tenth Annual Symposium on Gynecologic Endoscopy - October 1996 - Chesterfield, Missouri

  36. Laparoscopic Hysterectomy and Pelvic Support - September 1997 - Co-Chairman, Postgraduate Course - Seattle, Washington

  37. Advanced Operative Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy - December 1997 - Cincinnati, Ohio

  38. Advanced Laparoscopic Surgical Techniques - August 1999 - Louisville, Kentucky

  39. Global Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy - November 1999 - Las Vegas, Nevada

  40. Urogynecology and Pelvic Floor Reconstruction - February, 2001 - Miami, Florida

  41. Endoscopy Training Course for Residents - March, 2001 - Los Angeles, California

  42. Perspectives in Gynecology - June 2001 - Pasadena, California

  43. Urogynecology and Pelvic Floor Disorders - Global Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy - November, 2002 - Miami, Florida

  44. Endoscopy Training Course for Residents - April, 2003 - Chicago, Ill

  45. Pacific Coast Reproductive Society - May 2003 - Rancho Mirage, California

  46. World Congress on Uterine Fibroids - May, 2003 - Scottsdale, Arizona

  47. World Meeting for Minimally Invasive Surgery in Gynecology - June, 2003 - Rome, Italy

  48. AAGL Resident’s Endoscopy Course - March, 2004 - Los Angeles, California

  49. Pacific Coast Reproductive Society - Fibroids and Fertility, Chair Postgraduate Course - April, 2004 - Rancho Mirage, California

  50. Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology - Laparoscopic Complications, Chair Postgraduate Course - San Francisco, California

    Revised: 5/25/05