The residency program in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is designed to provide the resident with a well balanced exposure to the entire field of women's health care. Upon graduation from our program, the resident will have developed the attitudes, skills, and knowledge required to practice general obstetrics and gynecology in a capable and confident manner. In addition, the resident will be exposed to the various sub-specialties of our field in order to kindle an academic interest in fellowship training if desired.
The goals and objectives of our program are further defined within the context of the ACGME's CORE Competencies for Graduate Medical Education which are:
The ACGME's category of patient care includes Surgical Skills which are considered separately in our program for the sake of clarity.
Our Residency
Patient Care
Upon completion of our program, the resident will be able to provide health care to women including preventive care, care for common medical conditions, and care for the problems specific to the field of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The resident will be able to counsel women regarding current medical conditions and educate women regarding health maintenance.
Surgical Skills
The resident will be able to competently perform the procedures common to the practice of general obstetrics and gynecology.
Medical Knowledge
The resident will develop an understanding of the diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of all aspects of normal and abnormal obstetrical and gynecological conditions. This includes an understanding of the conditions related to the sub-specialties: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Gynecologic Oncology, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, and Complex Family Planning.
Practice-based Learning and Improvement
The resident will develop the attitude of personal responsibility for self-evaluation and life long learning. The resident will develop the skills to stay abreast of advances in the medical literature and the ability to critically assess published works. The resident will further his/her understanding of these principals by participating in a research project.
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
The resident will develop the attitude and skills necessary to effectively exchange information with all patients. This will include gathering information from the patient and giving information to the patient in a therapeutic manner that is ethically sound. The resident must demonstrate the ability to effectively share information with other members of the health care team, including students and junior residents.
Professionalism
The residency program will provide an environment which encourages personal growth of the resident with regard to responsibility and commitment to patient care. The resident will develop the ability to act with integrity, behave ethically, and treat others with respect.
Systems-based Practice
The resident will develop a sense of responsibility and an ability to negotiate health care systems such that they can make the best use of available resources for their patients. The resident will develop an understanding of the way that their health care decisions for an individual patient will impact others.
Current Residents
Mary Conklin, MD
Marisa Giglio, MD
Vaishali Mehta, MD
Jennifer Zhang, MD
Sneha Kamarajugadda, MD
Pooja Kasinath, MD
Ariana Lyons, MD
Anjali Patel, MD
Danielle Cannady, MD
Alexandra Davidson, MD
Jairan Sadeghi, MD
Amanda Tuchler, MD
Stevie Yang, MD
Josephine Alegun, MD
Caylin Brahaney, MD
Jennifer Delgado, MD
Madelaine McElrath, MD
Athmika Vaseeharan, MD
Sanskruthi Priya Guduri, MD
Undergraduate Institution: Texas A&M
Medical School: Carle Illinois COM
Neepa Gupta, MD
Undergraduate Institution: U Penn
Medical School: Stony Brook
Mai Hatazaki, MD
Undergraduate Institution: Tufts
Medical School: Hackensack
Radhika Kadakia, MD
Undergraduate Institution: Emory
Medical School: Robert Wood Johnson Med School
Victoria Kent, MD
Undergraduate Institution: American University, DC
Medical School: Brown
Results After Residency
2021-2025
Complex Family Planning, Boston University
Complex Family Planning, UNC
Complex Family Planning, UC Davis
Gyn Oncology, Mayo Clinic
Gyn Oncology, Ohio State University
Gyn Oncology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Med Sch
Gyn Oncology, NYU, Langone
MFM, NYU
MFM, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Med Sch
MFM, University of Washington
MIGS, Northwell LIJ
MIGS, UNC, Chapel Hill
REI, Columbia
REI, NIH MD x 2
REI, RMA NJ x 2
Urogyn, Cornell
The residency program is broken down into a variety of rotations which can be broadly categorized in four different subsections: General Obstetrics, General Gynecology, and Subspecialties. Specific rotations are listed below.
Rotation Time
| PGY-I | PGY-II | PGY-III | PGY-IV |
| Obstetrics/MFM (RWJUH): 2.4 months | Obstetrics/MFM (RWJUH): 2.4 months | Obstetrics/MFM (RWJUH): 2.4 months |
Obstetrics/MFM (RWJUH): 2.4 months |
| General Gynecology (RWJUH): 2.4 months | General Gyn (RWJUH): 2.4 months | General Gynecology (RWJUH): 1.2 months | General Gyn (RWJUH): 2.4 months |
| General ObGyn (RBPA): 2.4 months | General ObGyn (RBPA): 2.4 months | General ObGyn (RBPA): 2.4 months | General Gynecology/Urogynecology (RWJUH): 1.2 months |
| Clinic: 2.4 months | Gynecologic Oncology: 2.4 months | Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility: 2.4 months | General ObGyn (RBPA): 2.4 months |
| Night Float: 2.4 months | Night Float: 2.4 months | Breast/Ultrasound: 2.4 months (Elective with requirements: 1.2 months) | Gynecologic Oncology: 2.4 months |
| Night Float: 1.2 months | Night Float: 1.2 months |
Benefits and Salary
Our residency and fellowship programs offer a uniform package of benefits consistent with those provided at all graduate medical educational programs operated by the medical school. Full details regarding benefits and salary are continuously updated by the Office of Graduate Medical Education.
Education
The educational component of the residency program consists of formal didactics as well as hands on clinical exposure to a wide variety of obstetric and gynecological pathology. To implement the educational objectives of the residency program, the Resident Education Committee was established in 1998. This committee consists of faculty members representative of all major departmental divisions as well as one resident from each academic year. The mission of this committee is to provide a structured environment in which resident education issues are discussed.
Didactics
Below is the formal weekly lecture schedule as it pertains to the residency program:
Lecture Time
Grand Rounds and all Friday morning lectures are protected time. In addition, each rotation has its own schedule of conferences and lectures.
Research
The residency program requires active participation in a research project at least once during the four years of residency training. At some time during the residency program, the resident is expected to present this research during the Research Day held each year in June. Although residents are required to present at least once during their four years, they may present as many times as desired.
Special Educational Programs
The residency sponsors a Mentorship Program whereby a faculty member is paired with the resident to provide counseling, support, guidance and feedback to the resident that exceeds purely intellectual development.
Articles and Presentations by Residents
Sneha Kamarajugadda, MD, MPH, Amanda Tuchler, MD, Rachel Lee, MS, Yingting Zhang, MLS, Cande V. Ananth, PhD, MPH, Jessica Opoku-Anane, MD, MS, A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Pregnancy Outcomes after Myomectomy, ABSTRACT, 2026 AAGL 55th Global Congress, 11/13/26, Boston, MA.
Kamarajugadda S, Patel AJ, Lackey S, Pradhan A. From Surviving To Thriving: A Process Improvement Approach to Ob-Gyn Resident Wellbeing. Poster presented at the 2026 CREOG and APGO Annual Meeting; February 18-21 2026; Seattle, WA.
Natasha R Kumar, Imani Davis, Sneha Kamarajugadda, Lisa Levine, Aasta Mehta. Developing an Interdisciplinary Community Action Team for Reduction in Maternal Mortality Related to Cardiovascular Disease. Prog Community Health Partnersh, 2026;20(1):77-84. PMID: 41937648.
Mehta V, Rosenfeld E, Geltch J, Ashkinadze E. Determining ethnic disparities inherent to Tier 3 versus Tier 4 carrier screening. Prenatal Diagnosis (2026): 1–8. PMID 42324691
Anjali J Patel, MD, Devika Sachdev, MD, Lea C George, MD, Alejandro Sánchez-Martínez, MSc, Christine V Whitehead, MS, BSN, RN, Joelle N Mouhanna, M.D., Emre Seli, M.D. and Marie D Werner, B.A., H.C.L.D, M.D. Charting the Gestational Carrier (GC) Journey: Timelines, Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) Outcomes, and the ROLE of Prior Experience. Poster Presentation, 2026 ASRM Annual Scientific Congress, Baltimore, MD.
Anjali J. Patel, Christine Whitehead, Alejandro Sánchez Martínez, William Spear, Angela Q. Leung. Comparing Clinical Efficiency and Cycle Cancellation Among Modified Natural, Stimulated, and Programmed Frozen Embryo Transfer Protocols. Poster Presentation, Pacific Coast Reproductive Society Annual Meeting. March 18-22, 2026.
Jenny Hung, Anjali J. Patel, Jessica Opoku-Anane. Pat Miller Junior Fellow Initiative Toolkit Panel- Implementation of Laparoscopic Surgery Initiative in Cape Coast, Ghana. ACOG Section Officer Leadership Conference. March 7, 2026. Washington DC.
Stephen Graves, Mackenzie W Sullivan, Anusha Adkoli, Qin Zhou, Alexia Iasono3, Pier Selenica, Carol Aghajanian, Ying L Liu, William Tew, Yukio Sonoda, Lora H Ellenson, Dennis Chi, Roisin E O'Cearbhaill, Britta Weigelt, Rachel N Grisham. Association between genomic instability score and progression-free/overall survival in patients with newly diagnosed non-BRCA1/2 ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol, 2025 Jan:192:120-127. PMID: 39647188. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 2025 Sep;233(3):e99-e100. PMID: 40294689
Gabriella Lobitz, Emily B Rosenfeld, Rachel Lee, Deepika Sagaram, Cande V Ananth. Mode of delivery does not affect the risk of cardiovascular morbidity in patients with prior cardiovascular disease. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Sep;233(3). PMID 40294689.
Mehta, V. (2025). Public health: Good questions. In A. E. M. Eltorai, T. Liu, D. Mehta, & K. Horvath (Eds.), Translational gastroenterology: Handbook for designing and conducting clinical and translational research (pp. 435–436). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12- 821426-8.00067-4
Anjali J. Patel, Jessie Hollingsworth, Scott Moerdler, Aliza Leiser MD. DICER1-Mutated Sertoli-Leydig Tumor Initially Suspected as Granulosa Cell Tumor. Poster Presentation, NJ Obstetrical & Gynecological Society/NJ American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists/Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses 73rd Annual Meeting, May 9, 2025. 2025 Annual Retreat on Cancer Research, May 22, 2025.
Anjali J. Patel, Jenny Hung, Jessica Opoku-Anane. Overview of Laparoscopic Surgery and Implementation of Laparoscopic Surgery for Subfertility Related to Endometriosis [Grand Rounds]. August 22, 2025. Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Ghana, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Zhang, J. T., Vessa, B., Gill, P., Sánchez-Martínez A., Whitehead, C., Werner, M., Bergh, P. The chorionic bump is a predictor of miscarriage: a retrospective analysis of 13,656 in vitro fertilization (IVF) pregnancies. Fertil Steril. 2025; 124(3): 514-522.
Zhang, J.T., Berg, W., Girardi, S., Pattanaik, R., Gupta, N. Hershlag, A. Strong, vivacious and azoospermic: are men seeking testosterone replacement therapy informed of arrested spermatogenesis and infertility? Poster Presentation, American Society for Reproductive Medicine. San Antonio, TX. October 28, 2025.
Zhang, J.T., Peyser, A., Pattanaik, R., Hershlag, A. Preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic disorders (PGT-M) for cancer genes; when does a variant of uncertain significance (VUS) become actionable? Poster Presentation, American Society for Reproductive Medicine. San Antonio, TX. October 28, 2025.
Pattanaik, R., Zhang, J.T., Gupta, N., Hershlag, A. Egg banks unregulated genetic screening: in search of an “Securities and Exchange Commission” (SEC). Poster Presentation, American Society for Reproductive Medicine. San Antonio, TX. October 28, 2025.
Pattanaik, R., Zhang, J.T., Hershlag, A. What factors drive women to donate their eggs? A deep dive into self-reported motivations. Poster Presentation, American Society for Reproductive Medicine. San Antonio, TX. October 28, 2025.
Pattanaik, R., Zhang, J.T., Adeyeye, A., Hershlag, A. Sperm banking unregulated genetic screening puts offspring at risk. Poster Presentation, American Society for Reproductive Medicine. San Antonio, TX. October 28, 2025.
Genovese, H., Zhang, J. T., Wilson, S., Bollig, K., Werner, M. 2025. Time of trigger administration for in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles impacts day of blastulation but not total number of useable blastocysts. Poster Presentation, Pacific Coast Reproductive Society. Indian Wells, CA. March 21, 2025.
Hollingsworth J, Wu S, Adkoli A, Farrell A, Hodges K, Oberley M, Karnezis A, Thaker P, Girda E. Molecular characterization of squamous cell ovarian cancers for identification of therapeutic targets. Gynecologic Oncology, Volume 190, Supplement 1, 2024, Pages S151-S152, ISSN 0090-8258, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygyno.2024.07.223.
Graves S, Sullivan MW, Adkoli A, Zhou Q, Iasonos A, Selenica P, Aghajanian C, Liu YL, Tew W, Sonoda Y, Ellenson LH, Chi D, O'Cearbhaill RE, Weigelt B, Grisham RN. Association between genomic instability score and progression-free/overall survival in patients with newly diagnosed non-BRCA1/2 ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol. 2024 Dec 7;192:120-127. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2024.11.011. PMID: 39647188.
Sullivan MW, Graves S, Adkoli A, Zhou Q, Iasonos A, Ellenson LH, Chi DS, Aghajanian C, Liu YL, Sonoda Y, O'Cearbhaill RE, Weigelt B, Grisham RN. Factors associated with an inconclusive result from commercial homologous recombination deficiency testing in ovarian cancer. Cancer. 2024 Aug 16. doi: 10.1002/cncr.35523. PMID: 39150003.
Adkoli A, Vera K, Glennan P, Acuna Villaorduna A, Yeung K, Girda E, Goel. Participation of patients with gynecological cancer in phase 1 clinical trials: Experience from 2 NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers.. JCO 42, e17610-e17610(2024). DOI:10.1200/JCO.2024.42.16_suppl.e17610
Adkoli A, Tomita-Barber J, Patel A, Liu N, Greenberg P, Girda E, Patankar S. Trends in palliative care utilization among patients with ovarian cancer in the United States.. JCO 42, e24083-e24083(2024). DOI:10.1200/JCO.2024.42.16_suppl.e24083
Hollingsworth J, Wu S, Adkoli A, Farrell A, Hodges K, Oberley M, Karnezis A, Thaker P, Girda E. Molecular and immune characterization of squamous cell ovarian cancers for identification of therapeutic targets. JCO 42, 5584-5584(2024). DOI:10.1200/JCO.2024.42.16_suppl.5584
Adkoli A, Eng S, Stephenson R. Need For Formalized Robotic Training and Curriculum in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency: An Examination of Current Resident Outlooks and Perspectives. Journal of Robotic Surgery. 2024 May 21;18(1):218. doi: 10.1007/s11701-024-01985-9. PMID: 38771400; PMCID: PMC11108913.
Adkoli A, Alcorta Proano R, Girda E. Completed durable response of advanced endometrial cancer treated with pembrolizumab without surgical intervention or systemic chemotherapy: A case report. Current Problems in Cancer: Case Reports, Volume 14, 2024, 100285, ISSN 2666-6219, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpccr.2024.100285.
Adkoli A, Smith C, Kennedy T, et al. (February 12, 2024) A Report of a Rare Case of Rapidly Progressing Immature Teratoma With Associated Splenic Metastasis and Gliomatosis Peritonei. Cureus 16(2): e54080. doi:10.7759/cureus.54080
Adkoli A, Kumar S, Futterman I D, et al. (July 16, 2022) Access to Family Planning Services Following Natural Disasters and Pandemics: A Review of the English Literature. Cureus 14(7): e26926. doi:10.7759/cureus.26926
Graves S, Sullivan M, Adkoli A, Zhou Q, Chi D, Ellenson L, Cearbhaill R, Weigelt B, Grisham R. Progression-free and Overall Survival among newly diagnosed HRD-positive ovarian cancer without a BRCA mutation. Oral plenary at Society of Gynecology Oncology (SGO) Annual Meeting 2023. March 2023. San Diego, CA.
Adkoli A, Eng S, Stephenson R. Need For Formalized Robotic Training and Curriculum in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency: An Examination of Current Resident Outlooks and Perspectives. Poster Presented at AMEE 2024 The Internal Associated for Health Professions Education. August 10th. Virtual. Basel, Switzerland.
Hollingsworth J, Wu S, Adkoli A, Farrell A, Hodges K, Oberley M, Karnezis A, Thaker P, Girda E. Molecular characterization of squamous cell ovarian cancers for identification of therapeutic targets. Poster presented at Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) Annual Conference 2024. March 17th 2024. San Diego, CA.
Sullivan M, Graves S, Adkoli A, Zhou Q, Iasonos A, Ellenson L, Chi D, O’Cearbhaill, Weigelt B, Grisham R. Factors associated with an inconclusive result from commercial homologous recombination deficiency testing in ovarian cancer. Poster presented at Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) Annual Conference 2024. March 17th 2024. San Diego, CA.
Gabriella Lobitz, Emily B Rosenfeld, Rachel Lee, Deepika Sagaram, Cande V Ananth. Risk of short-term cardiovascular disease in relation to the mode of delivery in singleton pregnancies: a retrospective cohort study, EClinicalMedicine, 2024 Sep 26:76:102851. PMID: 39391017.
Gabriella Lobitz, MD, Emily B. Rosenfeld, DO, Rachel Lee, MS, Deepika Sagaram, MD, Cande V. Ananth, PhD, MPH. The risk of mortality from cardiovascular disease differs depending on the mode of delivery. Poster Presentation. SMFM The Pregnancy Meeting, National Harbour, MD, February 2024.
Gabriella Lobitz, MD, Emily B. Rosenfeld, DO, Rachel Lee, MS, Deepika Sagaram, MD, Cande V. Ananth, PhD, MPH. Mode of Delivery Affects Short-Term Risk of Cardiovascular Mortality and Morbidity. Oral Presentation. SMFM The Pregnancy Meeting, National Harbour, MD, February 2024.
Gabriella Lobitz, Emily B. Rosenfeld, Shama P. Khan, Todd Rosen, Elena Ashkinadze. Comparing the yield of meaningful findings in targeted versus genome-wide cell free DNA screening. Poster Presentation. SMFM The Pregnancy Meeting, National Harbour, MD, February 2024.
Gabriella Lobitz, MD, Emily B. Rosenfeld, DO, Rachel Lee, MS, Deepika Sagaram, MD, Cande V. Ananth, PhD, MPH. Mode of delivery does not impact cardiovascular morbidity in patients with prior cardiovascular disease. Poster presentation. SMFM The Pregnancy Meeting, National Harbour, MD, February 2024.
Mehta V, Hollingsworth J, Bordogna A, Pruitt-Smith T, Aikins J, Ayers C. Addressing cervical cancer screening disparities in Ghana through community outreach and collaborative training. Presented at: Robert Wood Johnson Global Health Fair; December 2024; New Brunswick, NJ.
Mehta, V., & Ebert, G. A. (2024). Sexually transmitted infections. In Customized Ob/Gyn Management for Diverse Populations (pp. 205–216). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0- 323-90263-2.00012-4
Shah N, Bayat L, Girda E. Atypical (Non-Target) Embolization following Preoperative Uterine Artery Embolization for Gravid Hysterectomy. Oral Presentation. 5/17/24, ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting 2024. San Francisco, CA
Yamada, R., Sachdev, D., Lee, R., Sauer, M.V., & Ananth, C.V. Infertility treatment is associated with increased risk of postpartum hospitalization due to heart disease. Journal of Internal Medicine. 2024, Feb; 295(5):668-678. PMID: 38403886.
Yamada, R., Rosenbaum, C., Park, S.U., Li, H.J., & DeCherney, A.H. Career outcomes of obstetrics and gynecology residents who complete an away elective in reproductive endocrinology and infertility. Oral presentation, American Society of Reproductive Medicine Annual Meeting. 2024, Oct. Denver, CO, USA.
Yamada, R., Genovese, H.G., Willson, S.F., Whitehead, C.V., Drews, M.R., & Werner, M.D. Optimizing the modified natural frozen embryo transfer protocol: Should we wait for an endogenous luteinizing hormone surge? Poster presentation, Pacific Coast Reproductive Society Annual Meeting. 2024, Mar. Indian Wells, CA, USA.
Yamada, R., Park, S.U., & Matthews, G.A. Caring for Gender and Sexually Diverse Populations: LGBTQIA+ Patients. In G.A. Bachmann & J.A. Hutchinson-Colas (Ed.), Customized Ob/Gyn Management for Diverse Populations, pp 163-169. 2024, Oct. Cambridge: Academic Press.
Zhang, J. T., Lee, R., Sauer, M. V., Ananth, C. V. Risks of placental abruption and preterm delivery in patients undergoing assisted reproduction. Jama Network Open. 2024; 7(7):e2420970.
Zhang, J. T., Gelman, B., Sauer, M. V., Ananth, C. V. Increased stillbirth risk in women undergoing infertility treatment and ART; a population-based cross-sectional study in the United States, 2016-2023. Oral Presentation, American Society for Reproductive Medicine Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX. October 28, 2025.
Zhang, J. T., Gill, P., Whitehead, C., Werner, M., Bergh, P. The presence of a chorionic bump in the first trimester is associated with an increased risk of clinical loss among patients undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A). Poster Presentation, Pacific Coast Reproductive Society. Indian Wells, CA. March 21, 2024.
Contact Us
Gary Ebert, MD
Residency Program Director
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Division of General Obstetrics and Gynecology
125 Paterson Street
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
ebertga@rwjms.rutgers.edu
Glenmarie Matthews, MD, MBA, MS
Associate Residency Program Director
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Division of Complex Family Planning
125 Paterson Street
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
gm623@rwjms.rutgers.edu
Nithalena (Nita) Duncan
Residency Program Coordinator
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
125 Paterson Street
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
duncanny@rwjms.rutgers.edu
