Gertie Marx Research Competition
The Gertie Marx Research Competition, named in honor of one of the pioneers of obstetric anesthesia, is the Society'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.
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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