Meet our Current Fellows

Jasmin Nwachokor, MD

Jasmin Nwachokor, MD, is a third-year fellow in the Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship (FPMRS) program. She joins us after completing her Ob/Gyn residency training at University of Texas Medical Branch.

She attended medical school at University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita. Dr. Nwachokor is very welcome addition to our fellowship program.

Publications:

Nwachokor J, Rochlin EK, Gevelinger M, Yadav M, Adams W, Fitzgerald C, Acevedo-Alvarez M, Mueller ER, Pham TT. Physician awareness of patients' preferred level of involvement in decision-making at the initial urogynecology visit: a randomized trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Jun 15:S0002-9378(23)00416-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.06.024. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37330125.

Abstracts Accepted for Oral Presentation:

Nwachokor, J., Lee T., (May 2021). Improving OBGYN resident knowledge on pelvic floor physical therapy: a quality improvement study. Oral Presentation presented at: University of Texas Medical Branch Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Research day; Galveston, TX, USA.
Nwachokor J, Rochlin E,Gevelinger M, Yadav M, Adams W, Fitzgerald C, Acevedo Alvarez M, Mueller E.R, Pham T (March 2023). Physician awareness of patients’ preferred level of involvement in decision making at the initial urogynecology visit: a randomized trial. Society of Gynecologic Surgeons (SGS) 49th Annual Scientific Meeting, Tucson, Arizona.

Abstracts Accepted for Poster:

Nwachokor J, Abdul-Rahim O, Barnes H, Westbay L, Gevelinger M, Pham T, Mueller E.R. , Wolfe A.J., Acevedo Alvarez M. (June 2022) Is the Mycobiome of the Bladder and Vagina Affected by Pessary Use? American Urogynecologic Society and International Urogynecological Association Joint Meeting. Austin, TX

Menaka Yadav, DO

Menaka Yadav, DO, is a second-year fellow in the Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship (FPMRS) program. She joins us after completing her Ob/Gyn residency training at Baylor College of Medicine.

She attended medical school at University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. Dr. Yadav is very welcome addition to our fellowship program.

Publications:

Johnson, L.A., Gamboa A., Vintimilla, R., Edwards, M., Hall, J. Weisner, B., Yadav M., Dickensheets, T., O'Bryant, S.E.. A depressive endophenotype for predicting cognitive decline among mexican american adults and elders. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 2016, Jul; 54(1): 201-206. Pub Status: Published.
Rathi, N., Tanner, A. R., Dong, W., Yadav, M., Feng, L., Wallace, S., Haque, S.. Aminocaproic acid combined with high dose methylprednisolone may not improve outcomes in critically ill cancer patients with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage. Critical Care Medicine. 2012, Dec; 40(12): U118-U118. Pub Status: Published.

Poster Presentations:

Yadav, M., Edwards, M., Johnson, L., O'Bryant, S.E.. (May, 2016). The effects of cardiovascular risk factors on depression in elderly Mexican Americans Poster presented at: American Geriatrics Society 2016 National Conference; Long Beach, CA, USA.
Yadav, M., Edwards, M., Johnson, L., O'Bryant, S.E.. (April, 2016). The effects of cardiovascular risk factors on depression in elderly Mexican Americans Poster presented at: University of North Texas Health Science Center Research Appreciation Day; Fort Worth, TX, USA.
Yadav, M., Patel, K., Turrentine, M., Jackson, E., Orejuela, F., Kilpatrick, C.. (October, 2020). Postoperative Pain and Urinary Retention Following Vaginal Reconstructive Surgery Poster presented at: American Urogynecologic Society Annual Conference (Virtual Conference); Houston, TX, USA.

Carson Woodbury, MD

Carson Woodbury, MD, is a first-year fellow in the Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship (FPMRS) program. He joins us after completing his Ob/Gyn residency training at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/mount Sinai Hospital.

He attended medical school at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Woodbury is very welcome addition to our fellowship program.

Peer Reviewed Publications:

Prevention of Postoperative Constipation in Urogynecology Patients: A Systematic Review Urogynecology. 2 February 2023. DOI: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001281. PMID: 36735431. Woodbury CF, Coughlin AC, Dubois B, Romanova A.
General Versus Regional Anesthesia in Sacrospinous Ligament Fixation For Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Assessment of a National Database Urogynecology. 2 February 2023. DOI: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001315. PMID: pending. Romanova A, Gaigbe-Togbe B, Lieberman D, Sifri Y, Woodbury CF, Tran A, Hardart A, Dabney L.
Universal screening for SARS-CoV-2 infection among pregnant women at Elmhurst Hospital Center, Queens, New York PLOS One. 10 December 2020. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238409. PMID: 33301498. Maru S, Patil U, Carroll-Bennett R, Baum A, Bohn-Hemmerdinger T, Ditchik A, Scanlon ML, Krishnan P, Bogaert K, Woodbury CF, Maru D, Noble L, Wasserman R, Brown B, Vreeman R, Masci J.
Double Strand Breaks (DSBs) as Indicators of Genomic Instability in PATRR-mediated Translocations Human Molecular Genetics. 15 December 2020. https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddaa251. PMID: 33258468. Correll-Tash S, Lilley B, Salmons H, Mlynarski E, Franconi CP, McNamara M, Woodbury CF, Easley C, Emanuel B.
Scapholunate Ligament: Comparing the Native Strength of the Ligament to an All-suture Anchor Construct Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances. 1 October 2020: 29 (3): 169-172. PMID: 33044159. Lewallen LW, Woodbury CF, Margalit A, Carl HM, Belkoff SM, Ingari JV.
Chromatin accessibility dynamics across C. elegans development and ageing eLife. 26 October 2018. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.37344. PMID: 30362940. Janes J, Dong Y, Schoof M, Serizay J, Appert A, Cerrato C, Woodbury CF, Chen R, Gemma C, Huang N, Kissiov D, Stempor P, Steward A, Zeiser E, Sauer S, Ahringer J.

Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications:

History and Examination of the Hand
Chapter in Synopsis of Hand Surgery. March 2021. Thieme.
Woodbury CF, Lewallen LW. Editor: Dawn LaPorte.