University of Cincinnati Department of Pediatrics

Leslie Ayensu-Coker, MD

Appointment

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Email

leslie.ayensu-coker@cchmc.org

Phone

513-636-4681

Fax

513-636-8844

Bio

Leslie Ayensu-Coker, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, and Surgery at University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. She completed her residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and fellowship training in Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology at Texas Children's Hospital. She is a former NIH BIRCWH Scholar with a concentration in the area of reproductive genetics. As a new member of the Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology service in the Division of Adolescent Medicine, Dr. Ayensu-Coker is working closely with the hematology center in the management of bleeding disorders in young women at CCHMC. She also participates in the multidisciplinary surgical management of patients with congenital reproductive anomalies through the Center for Pediatric Pelvic and Genitourinary Reconstruction and the Colorectal Center for Children at Cincinnati Children’s.

Credentials

MD: The University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, 2000.

Residency: Obstetrics & Gynecology, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD 2004

Board Certifications: American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2007 – present

Awards and Honors

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Excellence in Teaching Award, 2004
The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Surgical Award, 2004
The Organon Resident Research Award for Outstanding Research, 2004
Outstanding Performance on CREOG Exam, 2001, 2002
Berlex Outstanding PGY-2 Teaching Award, 2002

Research

Hormone replacement therapy in ovarian insufficiency; conditions of sexual differentiation; adrenogenital disorders

Research Grants and Contracts

BIRCWH Research Scholar award, 7/2004 – 6/2006
“The Genetics of Primary Sex Determination and Fertility in Mammals.”
Research Fellow in reproductive genetics.

Publications, Most Recent

Peer-reviewed articles:

Tanyi JL, Coleman NM, Johnston ND, Ayensu-Coker L, Rajkovic A. Placenta percreta at 7th week of pregnancy in a woman with previous caesarean section. J Obstet Gynaecol. Apr 2008;28(3):338-340.

Vlahos NF, Coker L, Lawler C, Zhao Y, Bankowski B, Wallach EE. Women with ovulatory dysfunction undergoing ovarian stimulation with clomiphene citrate for intrauterine insemination may benefit from administration of human chorionic gonadotropin. Fertil Steril. May 2005;83(5):1510-1516.

Zurawin RK, Ayensu-Coker L. Innovations in contraception: a review. Clin Obstet Gynecol. Jun 2007;50(2):425-439.

Invited articles and chapters:

Ayensu-Coker L, Bishop C, Rohozinski J. The structure of the Y chromosome in infertility. In: Carrell DT, ed., The Genetics of Male Infertility, Totowa, NJ, Humana Press Inc., 2007, 14: 233-238.

Presentations, Most Recent

Ayensu-Coker, L, Sanchez J, Zurawin R, Dietrich JE. Misoprostol to Achieve Satisfactory Colposcopy in the Adolescent with Cervical Stenosis, oral presentation, North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Meeting, April 2008.

Ayensu-Coker, L, Karaviti L. Two cases of 46 XY female gonadal dysgenesis: An alogrithm for short- and long- term management, poster presentation, North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Meeting, April 2007

Ayensu-Coker, L, Poirier C, Bishop C. A new mouse model for male and female infertility, poster presentation, Society for Gynecologic Investigation Annual Meeting, March 2006.

Ayensu-Coker, L, Vlahos N, Wallach E. Women with ovulatory dysfunction undergoing ovarian stimulation with clomiphene citrate for intrauterine insemination may benefit from administration of human chorionic gonadotropin. American Society for Reproductive Medicine Annual Meeting, October 2003.

Professional Organization Memberships

Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 2007 – present
North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 2006 – present
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, 2007 – present
National Medical Association, 2007-present
National Association of Medical Minority Educators, 2005 – present
ACOG District IV Maryland Section Junior Fellow Chair, 2003 – 2004
ACOG District IV Maryland Section Junior Fellow Vice-Chair, 2002 – 2003
American Medical Association, 1996 – 2000

Special Interests

Hormone replacement therapy in patients with ovarian dysfunction; management of congenital reproductive anomalies and adrenogenital disorders; medical and surgical management of endometriosis in adolescents; primary amenorrhea; minimally invasive surgery