The 2nd Annual Endometriosis Care Conference: Innovations and Outcomes

Join us on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. in the Hurwitz Auditorium located at Mount Auburn Hospital.

Endometriosis affects 10 percent of women across the age span. The average interval between onset of symptoms and diagnosis is 7-12 years. These are years of suffering, years of medical appointments, innumerable tests and years of lost time, productivity, relationships, and fertility. They need not be. 

Symptoms are often enigmatic, and standard of care is often ineffective. Endometriosis myths pervade. This conference is intended for medical practitioners broadly – any provider that works with women – and patients with endometriosis who have borne witness to the challenges that this disease represents for patients and practitioners alike.

We welcome your philanthropic support of the Endometriosis Care Center at Mount Auburn Hospital. Your gift will fund the Center’s mission of providing outstanding innovative clinical work, continued education, research and advocacy – all of which will make a significant difference in the lives of patients who suffer from this complex disease.

To make a gift, click here. For more information, please contact Liz Gianakos, Director of Philanthropy at (617) 499-5099 or egianako@bilh.org.

Schedule of Events

8:00 AM – Opening – Recorded patient narratives

8:45 AM – Welcome Remarks – Luke Chatburn, OBGYN, Director, Endometriosis Care Center

9:00 AM – Innovations in diagnostic testing – Daniel Schoener, PhD and Cinzia Donato, PhD

9:45 AM – “New understanding of inflammation pathways in Endometriosis and the role of ectopic menstrual blood” – Barbara Wegiel, PhD

10:30 AM – Morning Break

11:15 AM – Innovations in Surgical Treatment of Endometriosis – Barry Whitlow, MD

12:00 PM – Surgical Outcomes – Malcolm Mackenzie, MD

12:30 PM – Motivating Individual and Collective Change: from Endometriosis Trauma to Effective Advocacy – Federica Torri, PhD

1:15 PM – Theodoros Kapetanakis, MD, Erica Thibeault, PA-C – Endometriosis Advanced Care Fellowship Recognition – Srinivas Ketharaju, MD, Danielle O’Rourke-Suchoff, MD

1:45 PM – Endometriosis Care Center Fund – MAH Philanthropy

2:00 PM – Closing remarks – Malcolm Mackenzie, MD