Maria P. Velez, MD, PhD, FRCSC, Women's Reproductive Health

Just got this photo and wanted to share the joy of mentoring research students @QueensOBGYN . Flavia 🇧🇷 chose Queen's University and we are lucky to have her. Jillian volunteered with us and will start MD school at  Schulich WesternU . Nakeisha was an EPID499 student and she excelled! I'm proud of them!

In this systematic review led by Dr. Elias, Postdoc at Queens OBGYN, we highlight the importance of monitoring neonatal outcomes in ART pregnancies. Thank you CIHR IHDCYH  for your support.  Link to the manuscript: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32445067/ Review Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2020 May 22. doi: 10.1007/s00404-020-05593-4. Neonatal Outcomes in Singleton Pregnancies Conceived by Fresh or Frozen Embryo Transfer Compared to Spontaneous Conceptions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Flavia T S Elias (1, 2), Danielle Weber-Adrian (1), Jessica Pudwell (1), Jillian Carter (1), Mark Walker (3), Laura Gaudet (1), Graeme Smith (1), Maria P Velez (4, 5) Affiliations 1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, K7L 2V7, Canada. 2) Health Technology Assessment Program, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brasilia, Brazil. 3) Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Newborn Care, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8M5, Canada. 4) Depa

Amanda Baillargeon (ObGyn resident) officially kicked-off our project with a physically distanced Grand Rounds! Our goal is to improve the reproductive health and quality of life of female adolescents and young adults with cancer. 

Also reproductive care matters during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thank you Saionara da Camara, Jessica Pudwell, Flavia Elias, Brianne Lewis, and Catherine Pirkle for your work and support. 

Thank you Canadian Menopause Society/Pfizer for supporting my research program on Premature Ovarian Insufficiency in women with cancer. Link to the announcement here . Link to winner's protocol here  (pdf).

Chemotherapy and Infertility teaching this morning with Queen's Hematology residents. Thank you, residents, for your attention and interesting questions, and Dr. Lui for the invitation.