Gertie Marx Research Competition
The Gertie Marx Research Competition, named in honor of one of the pioneers of obstetric anesthesia, is SOAP's preeminent forum for the presentation of research by members in training, residents, and fellows. The competition includes recognition and cash awards for presentations most highly judged by an international panel of scholars. Awards are presented in conjunction with the SOAP Annual Meeting.
2025 Competition Results
| 1st Place |
Jordan Francke, MD, MPH
Frequency of Adherence to Obstetric Anesthesia Best Practices for Cesarean Delivery: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Analysis
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| 2nd Place |
Yongxin Liang, MD
Efficacy and Safety of Dexmedetomidine or Sufentanil in Combination With Ropivacaine With Dural Puncture Epidural Technique For Labor Analgesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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| 3rd Place |
Maria Patrocinio, MD
Comparison of Dexamethasone vs Ondansetron as the First-Line Antiemetic to Prevent Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting after Cesarean Delivery – A Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial
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2024 Competition Results
| 1st Place |
Heather Acuff, MD, PhD
Peripartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders and the Development of Preeclampsia
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| 2nd Place |
Michael Furdyna, MD
Etiologies and Management of Maternal Cardiac Arrest During Peripartum Anesthetic Care: A Study from the Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group Consortium
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| 3rd Place |
Erin Dengler, MD
Local Anesthesia Injection (ILA) Pain Severity as a Predictor of Post-Cesarean Pain and Obstetric Quality-of-Recovery Scores (ObsQoR-11): A Prospective Observational Study
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2023 Competition Results
| 1st Place |
Elizabeth Colburn, B.A.
OTIP – An Innovative Obstetric Triage Implementation Package to Reduce Delay and to Improve the Quality of Care at Referral Hospitals in Ghana
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| 2nd Place |
Amber Wesoloski
Comparison of an automated, electronic-medical-record-based postpartum hemorrhage prediction model to currently published risk stratification tools
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| 3rd Place |
Adnan Al-maaitah, MD
Higher Fibrinogen Concentrate Doses Required in Pregnant Patients: A Novel In Vivo Pharmacokinetic Study in Parturients with Hypofibrinogenemia
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Moderator: Brian Bateman, MD
Judges:
- Brendan Carvalho, MD
- Ruth Landau, MD
- Jill Mhyre, MD
- Arvind Palanisamy, MD
- Paloma Toledo, MD
- Cynthia Wong, MD
2022 Competition Results
| 1st Place |
James O'Carroll, MD
A multicenter evaluation of quality of recovery following cesarean delivery |
| 2nd Place |
Natalia Portela, MD
Spontaneous and oxytocin-induced contractility after exposure to intravenous anesthetic agents: an in-vitro study in human myometrium |
| 3rd Place |
Katelyn Scharf, MD
Maternal PaO2, PaCO2, and Acid-Base Status on Neonatal Outcomes |
Judges:
- Ashraf Habib, MD, moderator
- Ruth Landau, MD
- Anton Chau, MD
- Feyce Peralta, MD
- Michaela Farber, MD
- Jake Beilin, MD
2021 Competition Results
| 1st Place (tie) |
Elisheva Fiszer, MD
The effect of high dose versus low dose epidural fentanyl on gastric emptying in non-fasted parturients: A double-blinded randomized controlled trial |
| 1st Place (tie) |
Riley A. Landreth, MD
The ED90 of intrathecal chloroprocaine for cervical cerclage placement: an up-down sequential allocation dose-response study |
| 3rd Place |
Fergal McDonagh, MD
Carbetocin versus oxytocin at elective cesarean deliveries: a double-blind, randomized controlled non-inferiority trial of high and low dose regimens |
Judges:
- Richard Smiley, MD, moderator
- Joanna Kountanis, MD
- Ruth Landau, MD
- Brendan Carvalho, MD
- Philip Hess, MD
- Allison Lee, MD
2020 Competition Results
| 1st Place (tie) |
Burshra Taha, MD
The Dural Puncture Epidural Technique: An Investigation with Porcine Epidural and Spinal Spaces |
| 1st Place (tie) |
Neil Kalariya, MD
Calcium Chloride for the Prevention of Uterine Atony During High Risk Cesarean Delivery: A Piot Randomized Clinical Efficacy and Safety Study |
| 3rd Place |
David Combs, MD
Identification of fetal genetic variants associated with FLY1 transcription and preeclampsia |
Judges:
- David Chestnut, M.D., moderator
- Katherine Arendt, M.D.
- James Eisenach, M.D.
- Cynthia Wong, M.D.
- Jill Mhyre, M.D.
- Richard M. Smiley, M.D., Ph.D.
- Carolyn Weiniger, M.B., Ch.B
2019 Competition Results
| 1st Place |
Natasha Clunies-Ross, M.B.,B.S., B.Sc., FRCA, BC Women’s Hospital, University of British Columbia
The effect of carbetocin dose on transmural dispersion of myocardial repolarization in healthy parturients scheduled for elective cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia – A prospective, randomized clinical trial |
| 2nd Place |
Fatima Khatoon, M.B.,B.S., Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha – Qatar
Relative potency of noradrenaline vs. phenylephrine infusions in the prevention of hypotension after spinal anaesthesia for caesarean delivery |
| 3rd Place |
Danny Mireault, M.D., Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, University of Montreal
Uterine Exteriorisation Versus in Situ Repair for Elective Cesarean Delivery Using a Phenylephrine Infusion; a Randomized Controlled Trial |
Judges:
- Rovnat Babazade, M.D.
- Melissa E. Bauer, D.O.
- Scott Segal, M.D., M.S.
- Richard M. Smiley, M.D., Ph.D.
- Paloma Toledo, M.D., M.P.H.
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