Résumé

William H. Parker, M.D.

UC San Diego Health – La Jolla
Women’s Health Services/Obstetrics and Gynecology
8910 Villa La Jolla Drive, Ste 200
La Jolla, Ca. 92037
Telephone: 800-926-8273

EDUCATION

Rutgers University, B.A., Premed., 1966 to 1970
Downstate Medical School, New York, 1970 to 1974

INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY

University of California Hospital
San Diego, California
OB/GYN Internship and Residency
1974 to 1978

PRACTICE

Private Practice
Santa Monica, California
1978 to 2013

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

Health Sciences Clinical Professor, 2017 – present
UC San Diego School of Medicine
San Diego, California

Director of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, 2013-2017
Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center
Santa Monica, California

Health Sciences Clinical Professor, 2013 – 2017
UCLA School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California

Clinical Professor-Voluntary, 1995 – 2013
UCLA School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California

Associate Clinical Professor, 1992 – 1995
UCLA School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California

Assistant Clinical Professor, 1979 to 1991
UCLA School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California

Chairman, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2004 – 2008
Saint John’s Hospital and Health Center
Santa Monica, California

Vice-Chairman, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2003 – 2004
Saint John’s Hospital and Health Center
Santa Monica, California

Chairman, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1992 to 1999
Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center
Santa Monica, California

Vice Chairman, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1985 – 1991
Santa Monica-UCLA  Medical Center
Santa Monica, California

Medical Executive Committee, 2004 – 2008
Saint John’s Hospital and Health Center
Santa Monica, California

Executive Medical Board, 1992 – 1999
Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center
Santa Monica, California

Chairman, Gynecologic Laser/Pelviscopy Subcommittee, 1988 – 1996
Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center
Santa Monica, California

Chairman, Interdisciplinary Advanced
Technology Committee, 1990 – 1996
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center
Santa Monica, California

Teaching Faculty
Houston Laser Institute, 1988 – 1993
Houston, Texas

Supervising Attending Physician, 1990- 2007
Santa Monica Rape Treatment Center

CERTIFICATIONS

American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 1982

Accreditation Council of Gynecologic Endoscopy, 1996
For Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy

NCC Menopause Certification, 2001

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

President, 2000
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Vice-President, 1999
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Secretary-Treasurer, 1998
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Board of Trustees, 1995 to 1996
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Scientific Program Chairman, 1999
Global Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy

Chair, Advisory Board, 2008 – 2016
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Advisory Board, 2008-present
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

JOURNALS

Editorial Board, 2013 – present
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Editor, 2006 – 2008
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Editorial Board, 2003 – Present
Journal of American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Editor, 1997 to 2003
Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery

Editorial Board, 1995 to 1996
Journal of American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Ad Hoc Reviewer, 1993 to 1995
The Journal of The American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists

Ad Hoc Reviewer, 1992 to Present
Obstetrics and Gynecology

Ad Hoc Reviewer, 1994 to Present
Journal of Gynecologic Techniques

Ad Hoc Reviewer, 1996 to Present
New England Journal of Medicine

Ad Hoc Reviewer, 1997 to Present
Fertility and Sterility

Ad Hoc Reviewer, 2004 – Present
Human Reproduction

Ad Hoc Reviewer, 2004 – Present
International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Ad Hoc Reviewer, 2000 – Present
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Editorial Advisory Board, 1995 to 1996
OB/GYN and Endoscopy News

AWARDS

1998 – Distinguished Physicians Award
Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center

1987 – Senior Resident’s Teaching Award
Santa Monica Hospital Family Practice Residency Program

Best Doctors in America 1997-2011

Top Doctors Book 1997-2011

WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOKS

A Gynecologist’s Second Opinion – Questions and Answers You Need to Take Charge of Your Health
(2nd Edition, Penguin/Putnam, 2003)

The Incontinence Solution: Answers for Women of All Ages
(Simon and Schuster, 2002)

A Gynecologist’s Second Opinion – Questions and Answers You Need to Take Charge of Your Health
(Penguin/Putnam, 1996)

PUBLICATIONS

1. Parker, W., and Berek, J. Management of Selected Cystic Adnexal Masses in Postmenopausal Women by Operative Laparoscopy. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1990; 163:1574-77.
2. Parker, W. Management of Adnexal Masses by Operative Laparoscopy. Contemporary OB/GYN. Editor-in-Chief John T. Queenan, M.D. Medical Economics Publishing, Inc., Montvale, NJ; November 1991:47.
3. Parker, W., and Berek, J. Management of Adnexal Masses by Operative Laparoscopy. Operative Laparoscopy – The Masters’ Techniques. Edited by Soderstrom, Richard. Raven Press, New York. 1992.
4. Parker, W. Selection Criteria for Management of Adnexal Masses by Operative Laparoscopy. Journal of Reproductive Medicine. 1992; 37:603-06.
5. Parker, W., and Berek, J.S. Management of the Pelvic Mass by Operative Laparoscopy. Minimal Access Gynaecology. Edited by Grochmal, Stephen. Radcliffe Medical Press, Oxford and New York. 1995; pages 187-205.
6. Hulka, J., Parker, W., and Surrey, M. Phillips American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists 1990 Survey on Ovarian Cysts. Journal of Reproductive Medicine. 1992; 37:599-602.
7. Parker, W., Berek, J. Management of the Adnexal Mass by Operative Laparoscopy. Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology . 1993; 36:413-422. Guest Editor Marvin C. Rulin, M.D. J.B. Lippincott Company, Pennsylvania.
8. Parker, W., Berek, J. Laparoscopic Management of the Adnexal Mass. Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America. 1994; 21:79-92. Guest Editor David Gershenson, M.D. W.B. Saunders Company, Pennsylvania
9. Parker, W. Laparoscopic-Assisted Hysterectomy: Approach With Caution. Contemporary OB/GYN. Editor-in-Chief John T. Queenan M.D. Medical Economics Publishing, Inc., Montvale, New Jersey. September 1993; 38:19-34.
10. Munro, M., Parker, W. A Classification System for Laparoscopic Hysterectomy. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1993; 82:624-9.
11. Parker, W., Nezhat, F., Canis, M. Laparoscopic Ovarian Surgery. Journal of the American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists. 1993; 1:78-84.
12. Parker, W., Berek, J. Laparoscopic Management of the Adnexal Mass. Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America. March 1994; 21:79-92.
13. Parker, W., Fu, Y.F., Berek, J. Uterine Sarcoma in Patients Operated on with Presumed Leiomyoma and Rapidly Growing Leiomyoma. Obstetrics and Gynecology. March 1994; 83:414-418.
14. Parker, W., Rodi, I. Patient Selection for Laparoscopic Myomectomy. Journal of the American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists. 1994; 2:37-40.
15. Parker, W., Levine, R., Howard, F., Sansone, B., Berek, J. A Multicenter Study of Laparoscopic Management of Selected Cystic Adnexal Masses in Postmenopausal Women. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 1994; 179:733-737.
16. Parker, W. Dialogue: Laparoscopic Management of the Adnexal Mass. Journal of Gynecologic Techniques. 1995; 1:3-6.
17. Parker, W. The Case for Laparoscopic Management of the Adnexal Mass. Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1995; 38:362-369.
18. Parker, W. Myomectomy: Laparoscopy or Laparotomy? Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1995; 38:392-400.
19. Reich, H., Parker, W. Laparoscopic Ovarian Surgery. Principles of Laparoscopic Surgery-Basic and Advanced Techniques. Edited by Maurice E. Arregui, Robert J. Fitzgibbons, Jr., Namir Katkhouda, J. Barry McKernan, and Harry Reich. Springer-Verlag New York, Inc. New York, New York, 1995.
20. Parker, W. Avoiding Ureteral Injury During Laparoscopic-Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy. Contemporary OB/GYN. September 1996; 88-101.
21. Parker, W. Laparoscopic Management of Adnexal Masses. (Editorial.) Journal of the American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists. 1996; 3:343-344.
22. Parker, W., Childres, J., Canis, M., Phillips, D., Toppel, H. Laparoscopic Management of Benign Cystic Teratomas During Pregnancy. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1996; 174:1499-1501.
23. Olive, D., Parker, W. A Journal of Evidence (Editorial). Journal of the American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists. 1997; 4:543-545.
24. Hasson, H., Parker, W. Urinary Tract Injuries During Laparoscopic Surgery. Journal of the American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists. 1998;5:99-112.
25. Olive D, Parker W, Cooper J, Levine R. The AAGL Classification System for Laparoscopic Hysterectomy. Journal of the American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists. 2000;7:9-15
26. Parker, W. Laparoscopic Hysterectomy. Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics 2000;27:431-40.
27. Parker, W. Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy and Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy. Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America. 2004;31:523-37.
28. Parker W, Broder M, Liu Z, Shoupe D, Farquhar C, Berek J. Ovarian Conservation at the Time of Hysterectomy for Benign Disease. Obstet Gynecol (in press)
29. West S, Ruiz R, Parker W. Abdominal Myomectomy in Women with Very Large Uterine Myomas. Fert Steril. (in press)
30. Munro M, Brill A, Parker W. Gynecologic Endoscopy. 2007 In Berek and Novak’s Gynecology, 14th ed, editor J. Berek. Lippincot.
31. Parker, W. Uterine Myomas: Etiology, Symptomotology and Diagnosis. Fert Steril 2007;87:725-36.
32. Parker, W. Uterine Myomas: Management. Fert Steril (in press)
33. Parker, W. Laparoscopic Myomectomy and Abdominal Myomectomy. Clin Obstet Gynecol 2006;49:789-97.
34. Parker W, Iacampo K, Long T. Uterine Rupture Following Laparoscopic Myomectomy for a Pedunculated Myoma 2007;14:362-4.
35. Parker W, Johns A, Helige J. Avoiding Laparoscopic Complications: Lessons from Cognitive Science. J Minimal Invasive Gynecol. 2007;14:379-88.
36. Parker W, Broder M, Liu Z, Shoupe D, Farquhar C, Berek J. Ovarian Conservation at the Time of Hysterectomy for Benign Disease. Clin Obstet Gynecol 2007;50:354-61.
37. Shoupe D, Parker WH, Broder MS, Liu Z, Farquhar C, Berek JS. Elective oophorectomy for benign gynecological disorders. Menopause. 2007 May/June;14(7 Suppl. 1):580-585.
38. Parker W. Fibroids: Rapid Growth, Hormone Effects, Fertility and Pregnancy Concerns. OBG Management 2008;19:42-52.
39. Parker W. OBG Management. Fibroids: Alternatives for Management. OBG Management 2008;20:49-61.
40. Parker WH, Broder MS, Chang E, Feskanich D, Farquhar C, Liu Z, Shoupe D, Berek JS, Hankinson S, Manson JE. Ovarian Conservation at the Time of Hysterectomy and Long-Term Health Outcomes in the Nurses’ Health Study. Obstet Gynecol. 2009;113:1027-1037
41. Parker W. When should you advise bilateral oophorectomy for a woman undergoing hysterectomy? OBG Management 2009
42. Parker W. Understanding Errors During Laparoscopic Surgery. Obstet Gynecol Clin N Am 2010; 37:437–449
43. Parker W, Wagner W. Gynecologic Surgery and the Management of Hemorrhage. Obstet Gynecol Clin N Am 2010;37:427–436
44. Dubuisson JB, Parker W. Treatment of leiomyoma. In Reconstructive and Reproductive Surgery in Gynecology. Informa. New York, NY.
45. Parker W, Einarsson J, Istre O, Dubuisson JB. Risk factors for uterine rupture after laparoscopic myomectomy. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2010;17:551-4.
46. Parker W. Uterine Fibroids in Berek and Novak’s Gynecology. 2011 (in press)
47. Parker W. Bilateral Oophorectomy versus Ovarian Conservation: Effects on Long-term Women’s Health. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 2010;17:161–166.
48. Parker W. Techniques to reduce blood loss during abdominal or laparoscopic myomectomy. www.uptodate.com UpToDate. 2011
49. Parker W. Laparoscopic myomectomy. www.uptodate.com UpToDate. 2011
50. Parker W. Abdominal myomectomy. www.uptodate.com UpToDate. 2011
51. Parker, W. The utility of MRI for the surgical treatment of women with uterine fibroid tumors. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2012 (in press).
52. Parker WH, Feskanich D, Broder MS, Chang E, Farquhar C, Shoupe D, Berek JS, Manson JE. Long-Term Mortality Associated with Oophorectomy versus Ovarian Conservation in the Nurses’ Health Study. Obstet Gynecol 2013;121:709-716.
53. Parker W, Falcone T. Surgical Management of Leiomyomas for Fertility or Uterine Preservation. Obstet Gynecol 2013; 121:856-868.

MEDICAL CONSULTANT

• OBGYN.NET
  • Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy
  • Hysterectomy and Alternatives

EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION

1. Lifetime Medical Network. Gynecologic Surgical Procedures.
   Medical Editor, 13 episodes. New York, 1993.
2. Lifetime Medical Network. Laparoscopic Ovarian Surgery.
   Featured Guest Speaker. New York, 1991.

EDUCATIONAL VIDEO

1. Laparoscopic Ovarian Surgery. Video Encyclopedia of Endoscopic Surgery for the Gynecologist. Medical Video Productions Video Journal of OB/GYN, and American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL). Missouri, 1994.

LIVE TELESURGERY

1. Laparoscopic Myomectomy
   Orlando, FL telecast from Saint John’s Hospital, CA
   November, 2009

CONSULTANT

• The Rand Corporation, January 1997
  • Women’s Health and Hysterectomy Project

• Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Fibroids, Abnormal Bleeding – Benign Uterine Conditions

• National Women’s Health Resource Center
  • Women’s Health Advisory Council

• National Institutes of Health, 2007 – 2008
  • Expert Panel on Fibroid Classification

• National Institutes of Health, 2010
  • Invited Chair, International Congress on Uterine Leiomyoma Research

LECTURES

• Operative Laparoscopy, Indications and Techniques
  • February 1990 Harbor Medical Center-OB/GYN Grand Rounds
• Management of Selected Cystic Adnexal Masses in Postmenopausal Women
  • May 1990 UCLA-OB/GYN Grand Rounds
  • May 1990 UC San Diego Grand Rounds
  • June 1990 Cedars-Sinai Grand Rounds
  • February 1991 UC Irvine
  • August 1993 Fort Worth OB/GYN Society
• Selection Criteria for Management of Adnexal Masses by Operative Laparoscopy
  • November 1991 American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • October 1993 St. Luke’s Hospital-The Seventh Annual Symposium and Workshop on Gynecologic Endoscopy, Chesterfield, Missouri
• Management of Adnexal Masses by Operative Laparoscopy
  • February 1992 UCLA-OB/GYN Grand Rounds
  • April 1992 USC Women’s Hospital-OB/GYN Grand Rounds
  • October 1992 UC San Diego-OB/GYN Grand Rounds
  • October 1993 St. Luke’s Hospital-The Seventh Annual Symposium and Workshop on Gynecologic Endoscopy, Chesterfield, Missouri
  • January 1996 Olive View-UCLA Medical Center Department of OB/GYN, Los Angeles, California
  • October 1996 Tenth Annual Symposium on Gynecologic Endoscopy, Chesterfield, Missouri
  • November 1996 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center-OB/GYN Grand Rounds
  • October 2005, Advanced Endoscopic Surgery Course,
    Maui, Hawaii
  • October 2006, Advanced Endoscopic Surgery Course,
    Scottsdale, Arizona
  • March 2007, 75th Annual Postgraduate Convention, Loma Linda School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California.
• Laparoscopy Hysterectomy and Myomectomy
  • October 1992 San Diego OB/GYN Society
  • March 2007, 75 th Annual Postgraduate Convention, Loma Linda School of Medicine, Loma Linda , California.
• Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
  • January 1993 UCLA, OB/GYN Grand Rounds
  • March 1993 USC Women’s Hospital, OB/GYN Grand Rounds
  • March 1993 UC Irvine, OB/GYN Grand Rounds
  • May 1993 UCLA, Daniel Morton Society,  22nd Annual Scientific Meeting
  • August 1993 Peter Smith Hospital Grand Rounds, Fort Worth, Texas
  • October 1993 St. Luke’s Hospital, The Seventh Annual Symposium and Workshop on Gynecologic Endoscopy, Chesterfield, Missouri
  • December 1993 Stanford University, Shufelt OB/GYN Society
  • June 1994 Queen of the Valley OB/GYN Grand Rounds
  • October 1994 Kaiser Sunset OB/GYN Department, Los Angeles, California
• Pre-Operative Evaluation of Ovarian Masses
  • March 1993 USC Women’s Hospital,  OB/GYN Grand Rounds
• Laparoscopic Ovarian Surgery
  • May 1994 37th Annual T. Hart Baker, M.D. Obstetrics and Gynecology Symposium, Kaiser Permanente, Southern California
• Gynecologic Endoscopy in the 90s
  • September 1993 45th Annual Postgraduate Assembly, New Directions in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Modalities; St. John’s Hospital and Health Center, Santa Monica, California
• Ovarian Cancer Screening
  • October 1993 St. Luke’s Hospital-The Seventh Annual Symposium and Workshop on Gynecologic Endoscopy, Chesterfield, Missouri
  • August 1995 Santa Monica Hospital-Primary Care Lecture
• Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: Critical Review
  • April 1995 American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists Second World Symposium, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • September 1996 AAGL Postgraduate Course on Laparoscopic Hysterectomy, Chicago, Illinois
• Laparoscopic Management of the Adnexal Mass-An Update
  • March 1996 Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Grand Rounds
  • November 1996 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Grand Rounds
• Laparoscopic Management of the Adnexal Mass During Pregnancy
  • October, 1996 UCLA Department of OB/GYN Grand Rounds
  • November 1996 UCLA Department of OB/GYN Grand Rounds
• Laparoscopic Myomectomy and Myoma Coagulation
  • October 1996 Tenth Annual Symposium on Gynecologic Endoscopy; Chesterfield, Missouri
  • June 1996 Gynecologic Update: Technique and Controversy; La Jolla, California
• Laparoscopic-Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy
  • April 1996 Third World Symposium on Laparoscopic Hysterectomy; New Orleans, Louisiana
• Preventing Ureteral Injury During LAVH
  • April 1996 Third World Symposium on Laparoscopic Hysterectomy; New Orleans, Louisiana
• Laparoscopic Management of the Adnexal Mass
  • June 1996 Gynecologic Update: Technique and Controversy; La Jolla, California
• Laparoscopic Myomectomy and Myoma Coagulation
  • June 1996 Gynecologic Update: Technique and Controversy; La Jolla, California
• Laparoscopic Management of the Adnexal Mass During Pregnancy
  • October 1996 UCLA Department of OB/GYN Grand Rounds
• Laparoscopic Assisted Hysterectomy
  • September 1997 World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, Seattle, Washington
• Preventing Ureteral Injury During LAVH
  • September 1997 World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, Seattle, Washington
• Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
  • December 1997 Advanced Operative Laparoscopy, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Laparoscopic Management of the Adnexal Mass
  • December 1997 Advanced Operative Laparoscopy, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Laparoscopic Management of the Adnexal Mass
  • August 1999 Advanced Strategies for Gynecologic Problems, Pasadena, California
• Non-Surgical Management of Urinary Incontinence
  • February 2000 Urogynecology and Pelvic Floor Reconstruction, Miami, Florida
• Childbirth and Incontinence
  • February 2000 Urogynecology and Pelvic Floor Reconstruction, Miami, Florida
  • October 2002 Cedars Sinai – Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, California
• Uterine Artery Embolization
  • June 2001 Perspectives in Gynecology, Pasadena, California
• Avoiding Complications during Laparoscopic Surgery
  • September 2002, USC Women’s Hospital – Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, California
  • October 2002, UCLA – Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, California
  • October 2002, UC San Diego – Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, San Diego, California
  • November 2002, St. Vincent’s Hospital – Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, New York, New York
  • December 2002, Kaiser Sunset Hospital – Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, California
  • March 2003, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center – Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, California
  • April 2003, Endoscopic Training Course for Residents, Chicago, Illinois
  • June 2003, World Meeting for Minimally Invasive Surgery in Gynecology, Rome, Italy
  • September 2003, Cedars-Sinai Hospital, Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, California
  • October 2003, Magee Women’s Hospital, Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • October 2003, Brown University (Women’s and Infants Hospital), Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, Providence, Rhode Island
  • March 2004, AAGL Resident’s Endoscopy Course, Los Angeles, California
  • April 2004, University of Wisconsin, Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, Madison, Wisconsin
  • May 2005, UC Irvine, Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, Irvine, California
  • February 2006, UCLA Department of Cognitive Science
    Los Angeles, California
  • April 2006, Auckland City Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Auckland, New Zealand
  • May, 2006, UC San Francisco, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    San Francisco, California
  • June 2006, Stanford Medical School, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Palo Alto, California
  • September 2006, Harvard Medical School, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
    Boston, Massachusetts
  • September 2006, USC, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
    Los Angeles, California
  • November 2006, Harbor-UCLA, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
    Los Angeles, California
  • November 2006, Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology: Avoiding Laparoscopic Complications, Expert Panel, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • February, 2007, March 2007, 75th Annual Postgraduate Convention, Loma Linda School of Medicine
    Loma Linda, California.
  • March, 2007, Los Angeles Obstetrical and Gynecological Society, Los Angeles, California
  • October 2007, Visiting Professor, University of Michigan, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Ann Arbor , Michigan
  • October, 2008, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Saint John’s Health Center
  • November, 2008, USC, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Los Angeles, California
  • November, 2009, UC San Diego, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Visiting Professor, San Diego, California
• Uterine Fibroids: Myth Management
  • April 2003, World Congress on Uterine Fibroids
    Scottsdale, Arizona
  • March 2006, Los Angeles Ob/Gyn Society
    Los Angeles, CA
  • November, 2007, Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology Uterine Fibroids: Myth Management
    W ashington , D.C.
• Fibroids and Fertility
  • April 2003, World Congress on Uterine Fibroids
    Scottsdale, Arizona
  • May, 2004, Pacific Coast Reproductive Society
    Rancho Mirage, California
  • October, 2009, American Society of Reproductive Medicine,
    Atlanta, Georgia
• Fertility Sparing Ovarian Surgery
  • May 2003, Pacific Coast Reproductive Society
    Rancho Mirage, California
• Uterine Fibroids – Management
  • September, 2003, UCLA – Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, California
  • May, 2004, Harbor-UCLA Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, California
  • September, 2010, UCLA – Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, California
• Fibroids and Fertility
  • May, 2004, Pacific Coast Reproductive Society
    Rancho Mirage, California

  Update on Surgical Management of Fibroids

  • October, 2009, American Society of Reproductive Medicine,
    Atlanta, Georgia
• Laparoscopic Myomectomy
  • May, 2004, Pacific Coast Reproductive Society
    Rancho Mirage, California
  • November, 2007, Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology Laparoscopic Myomectomy
    Washington , D.C.
• Laparoscopic Surgical Techniques: Adnexal Surgery
  • February, 2005, UCLA – Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds
    Los Angeles California
• Laparoscopic Surgical Techniques: Hysterectomy
  • March, 2005, UCLA – Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds
    Los Angeles California
• Laparoscopic Surgical Techniques: Myomectomy
  • April, 2005, UCLA – Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds
    Los Angeles California
• Avoiding Laparoscopic Complications: Lessons from Cognitive Science
  • May, 2005, Guest Speaker, UCLA/Harbor Collegium
    Los Angeles, California
  • June 2006, Department of Psychology, UCLA
    Los Angeles, California
  • November 2006, Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
    Avoiding Laparoscopic Complications, Expert Panel
    Las Vegas, Nevada
  • March, 2007, Los Angeles Obstetrical and Gynecological Society
    Los Angeles, California
  • May, 2008, UCLA School of Engineering,
    Los Angeles, California.
  • November 2009, Cedars Sinai, Minimally Invasive Surgery Center,
    Los Angeles, California
  • September, 2010, UCLA – Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds
    Los Angeles California
  • October, 2010, Harbor-UCLA – Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds
    Los Angeles California
  • October 2010, Cedars Sinai, Comprehensive Minimally Invasive Gynecology Course
    Los Angeles, California
• Ovarian Conservation at the Time of Hysterectomy for Benign Disease
  • 2006, USC, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Los Angeles, California
  • February 2006, Harbor-UCLA, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Los Angeles, California
  • March 2006, Olive View Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
    Sylmar, California
  • April 2006, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
    Los Angeles, California
  • September 2006, University of Wisconsin, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
    Madison, Wisconsin
  • October, 2007, Visiting Professor, University of Michigan, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
    Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • October, 2008, USC, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Los Angeles, California
  • September, 2009, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harvard Medical School
    Boston, Massachusetts
  • October, 2009, Saint John’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Santa Monica, California
  • November, 2009, UC San Diego, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Visiting Professor
    San Diego, California
• The Utility of MRI in the Management of Uterine Fibroids
  • October 2010, UCLA – Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds
    Los Angeles, California
  • November, 2010 – Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
    Las Vegas, Nevada
• Risk Factors for Uterine Rupture after Laparoscopic Myomectomy
  • November, 2010 – Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
    Las Vegas, Nevada
• Patient Safety in the Operating Room: Aviation Principles and Cognitive Science
  • October, 2010 – Postgraduate Assembly, Saint John’s Health Center
    Santa Monica, California
  • November 2011 – Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
    Hollywood, Florida

COURSE FACULTY

• 1. Gynecology and Laser Surgery Workshop, Lower Tract and Endoscopic Laser Surgery
     December 1988
     Houston Laser Institute
     Santa Monica, California
  2. Lasers in Gynecology; Course Director
     July 1989
     Houston Laser Institute
     Santa Monica, California
  3. Lasers in Gynecology
     November 1989
     Houston Laser Institute
     Santa Monica, California
  4. Operative Laparoscopy
     February 1990
     Houston Laser Institute
     Bakersfield, California
  5. Advanced Workshop in Pelviscopic Surgery
     March 1990
     K. Semm, Chairman for AAGL; Course Co-Director
  6. Current Techniques in Operative Pelviscopy and Hysteroscopy
     July 1990
     University of Southern California
     Los Angeles, California
  7. Advanced Pelviscopy
     April 1991
     UCLA
     Rancho Bernardo, California
  8. Advanced Workshop in Pelviscopic Surgery
     June 1991
     K. Semm, Chairman for AAGL; Course Co-Director
  9. Operative Laparoscopy and Intrauterine Resectoscope Surgery
     July 1991
     Course Co-Director
     Houston Laser Institute
     Bakersfield, California
  10. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
      Anaheim Laser Center
      May 1990
      July 1990
      September 1990
      October 1990
      December 1990
      January 1991
  11. Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
      October 1991
      Los Angeles, California
  12. Advanced Operative Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy
      February 1992
      C. Nezhat, Course Director
      Los Angeles, California
  13. Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
      June 1992
      St. Louis, Missouri
  14. Operative Laparoscopy-Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
      July 1992
      Course Director
      Santa Monica, California
  15. Operative Laparoscopy
      October 1992
      Course Co-Director
      UCLA School of Medicine
      Los Angeles, California
  16. Ovarian Cyst Surgery
      October 1992
      Panel Chairman
      American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
      Chicago, Illinois
  17. Gynecologic Update-Contemporary Issues in Patient Management
      March 1993
      C. Winkel, M.D., Course Director
      Management of Ovarian Mass by Operative Laparoscopy
      Snowbird, Utah
  18. Update on Oncology-Evaluation of the Pelvic Mass
      April 1993
      Pacific Oncology Society
      Santa Monica, California
  19. Advanced Operative Laparoscopy
      May 1993
      San Diego, California
  20. Ovarian Cyst Surgery
      December 1993
      Panel Chairman
      American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
      San Francisco, California
  21. Laparoscopy and Cancer
      December 1993
      Chairman, Postgraduate Course
      American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
      World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy
      San Francisco, California
  22. Gynecology in the 90s, Laparoscopic Hysterectomy, Laparoscopic Myomectomy
      March 1994
      Banff, Canada
  23. Advanced Gynecologic Laparoscopy: LAVH/Laparoscopic Burch
      March 1994
      Course Director
      Cincinnati, Ohio
  24. Operative Laparoscopy-Indications and Techniques
      September 1994
      Residents’ Course and Live Animal Laboratory
      USC OB/GYN Department
      Los Angeles, California
  25. Ovarian Cyst Surgery
      October 1994
      Panel Chairman
      American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
      New York, New York
  26. Laparoscopy and Cancer
      October 1994
      Co-Chairman, Postgraduate Course
      American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
      World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy
      New York, New York
  27. Gynecology in the 90s, Laparoscoic Hysterectomy
      March 1995
      Course Director
      Squaw Valley, California
  28. Gynecology in the 90s, Changing Applications for GnRh Analogs; Alternatives to Abdominal Hysterectomy
      October 1995
      Portland, Oregon
  29. Ovarian Cyst Surgery
      November 1995
      Panel Chairman
      American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
      Orlando, Florida
  30. Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
      November 1995
      Co-Chairman, Postgraduate Course
      Orlando, Florida
  31. Third World Symposium on Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
      April 1996
      Course Co-Director
      New Orleans, Louisiana
  32. Gynecologic Update: Technique and Controversy
      June 1996
      Course Co-Director
      La Jolla, California
  33. Ovarian Cyst Surgery
      September 1996
      Panel Chairman
      American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
      Chicago, Illinois
  34. Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
      September 1996
      Co-Chairman, Postgraduate Course
      Chicago, Illinois
  35. Tenth Annual Symposium on Gynecologic Endoscopy
      October 1996
      Chesterfield, Missouri
  36. Laparoscopic Hysterectomy and Pelvic Support
      September 1997
      Co-Chairman, Postgraduate Course
      Seattle, Washington
  37. Advanced Operative Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy
      December 1997
      Cincinnati, Ohio
  38. Advanced Laparoscopic Surgical Techniques
      August 1999
      Louisville, Kentucky
  39. Global Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy
      November 1999
      Las Vegas, Nevada
  40. Urogynecology and Pelvic Floor Reconstruction
      February, 2001
      Miami, Florida
  41. Endoscopy Training Course for Residents
      March, 2001
      Los Angeles, California
  42. Perspectives in Gynecology
      June 2001
      Pasadena, California
  43. Urogynecology and Pelvic Floor Disorders
      Global Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy
      November, 2002
      Miami, Florida
  44. Endoscopy Training Course for Residents
      April, 2003
      Chicago, Illinois
  45. Pacific Coast Reproductive Society
      May, 2003
      Rancho Mirage, California
  46. World Congress on Uterine Fibroids
      May, 2003
      Scottsdale, Arizona
  47. World Meeting for Minimally Invasive Surgery in Gynecology
      June, 2003
      Rome, Italy
  48. AAGL Resident’s Endoscopy Course
      March, 2004
      Los Angeles, California
  49. Pacific Coast Reproductive Society
      Fibroids and Fertility, Chair Postgraduate Course
      April, 2004
      Rancho Mirage, California
  50. Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
      Laparoscopic Complications, Chair Postgraduate Course
      San Francisco, California
  51. Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
      Laparoscopic Complications, Chair Postgraduate Course
      Las Vegas, Nevada
      November 2006
  52. Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
      Avoiding Laparoscopic Complications, Expert Panel
      Las Vegas, Nevada
      November 2006
  53. Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
      Uterine Fibroids: Myth Management
      Washington, D.C.
      November, 2007
  54. Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
      Laparoscopic Myomectomy
      Washington, D.C.
      November, 2007
  55. Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
      Laparoscopic Ovarian Cyst Surgery
      Las Vegas, Nevada
      November, 2008
  56. Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
      Live Telesurgery – Laparoscopic Myomectomy
      Orlando, FL telecast from Saint John’s Hospital, CA
      November, 2009
  57. Comprehensive Minimally Invasive Surgery, Los Angeles, CA
      September, 2010
  58. Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
      Surgical Management of Uterine Fibroids
      Las Vegas, Nevada
      November, 2010
  59. International Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
      Live Telesurgery – Laparoscopic Myomectomy
      To Istanbul, Turkey from Saint John’s Hospital, CA
      April, 2011
  60. Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
      Patient Safety in the Operating Room: Aviation Principles and Cognitive Science
      Hollywood, FL
      November 2011
  61. Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
      Honorary Speaker – Everything You Learned in your Residency Will Turn Out to be Wrong
      Las Vegas, NV
      November, 2012  

William H. Parker, MD
Clinical Professor, Reproductive Medicine, UC San Diego School of Medicine

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