Leslie Ayensu-Coker, MD
Director, Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology Resident Program
is an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology and pediatrics. Her main research interest is the preservation of reproductive potential in girls and adolescent young women, with a special emphasis on females with chronic medical conditions or treatment for pediatric malignancies. Her clinical research focus involves both retrospective and prospective projects evaluating long-term reproductive health outcomes.
Leslie Ayensu-Coker, MD
Director, Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology Resident Program
Academic Information
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Specialties
Clinical InterestsHormone 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 Research InterestsHormone replacement therapy in ovarian insufficiency; conditions of sexual differentiation; adrenogenital disorders
Biography
Leslie Ayensu-Coker, MD, is an assistant professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics and Surgery at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. She received her medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas and completed her residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. Dr. Ayensu-Coker is a former NIH BIRCWH Scholar in the area of reproductive genetics and completed a clinical fellowship in Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital. Dr. Ayensu-Coker is a lead member of the Fertility Consult Team at CCHMC in collaboration with the Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute and also collaborates with several multi-disciplinary centers including the Center for Pediatric Pelvic and Genitourinary Reconstruction and the Colorectal Center for Children at Cincinnati Children’s. Dr. Ayensu-Coker also has an interest in international health and with the Division of Surgical Services works to help improve surgical and medical care of the pediatric and adolescent population globally.
Education and Training
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.
Publications
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Sivasankaran S, Itam P, Ayensu-Coker L, Sanchez J, Egler RA, Anderson ML, Brandt ML, Dietrich JE. Juvenile granulosa cell ovarian tumor: a case report and review of literature. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2009 Oct;22(5):e114-7. Ayensu-Coker L, Sanchez J, Zurawin R, Dietrich JE. Use of misoprostol for management of unsatisfactory colposcopy in the adolescent: a case report and review of the literature. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2009 Oct;22(5):e139-41. Itam SP 2nd, Ayensu-Coker L, Sanchez J, Zurawin RK, Dietrich JE. Adenomyosis in the adolescent population: a case report and review of the literature. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2009 Oct;22(5):e146-7. 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. Book ChaptersAyensu-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.
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Lesley L. Breech, MD
Division Director, Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
is an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology and pediatrics. Her main research interest is the long-term reproductive outcomes of girls and young women undergoing reconstructive pelvic surgery. Her current projects include assessment of the reproductive outcomes in women treated for an anorectal malformation as children and a prospective study evaluating normal prepubertal reproductive anatomy.
Lesley L. Breech, MD
Division Director, Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Academic Information
Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery
Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Specialties
Clinical InterestsFemale genital anomalies; young women with bleeding disorders; reproductive outcomes after treatment for cancer Research InterestsOutcomes after surgical treatment of genital anomalies; management of young women with bleeding disorders
Biography
Lesley Breech, MD, is specially trained in pelvic reconstruction and other medical and surgical management of genital anomalies. She has nearly 9 years’ experience providing surgical and medical gynecology at Emory University and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
Dr. Breech has a special interest in the care of girls and young women with abnormalities of development of the reproductive organs. In 2004, Dr. Breech joined the multidisciplinary care provided by the Center for Pediatric Pelvic and Genitourinary Reconstruction at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She also provides gynecologic care for young women with bleeding disorders, polycystic ovarian syndrome, endometriosis, and other gynecologic concerns of pediatric and adolescent females.
Education and Training
MD: Ohio State University Columbus, OH, 1994. Residency: Ob / Gyn, Washington University, St Louis, MO, 1998. Fellowship: Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology, Washington University, St Louis Children's Hospital, St Louis, MO, 2000.
Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2000.
Publications
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Breech LL, Braverman PK. Safety, efficacy, actions, and patient acceptability of drospirenone/ethinyl estradiol contraceptive pills in the treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Int J Womens Health. 2010 Aug 9;1:85-95.
Vallerie AM, Breech LL. Update in Müllerian anomalies: diagnosis, management, and outcomes. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Oct;22(5):381-7.
Bischoff A, Levitt MA, Breech L, Louden E, Peña A. Hydrocolpos in cloacal malformations. J Pediatr Surg. 2010 Jun;45(6):1241-5.
Peña A, Bischoff A, Breech L, Louden E, Levitt MA. Posterior cloaca − further experience and guidelines for the treatment of an unusual anorectal malformation. J Pediatr Surg. 2010 Jun;45(6):1234-40.
Breech L. Gynecologic concerns in patients with anorectal malformations. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2010 May;19(2):139-45.
Huppert J, Griffeth S, Breech L, Hillard P. Vaginal burn injury due to alkaline batteries. J Pediatr AdolescGynecol. 2009 Oct;22(5):e133-6. Levitt MA, Bischoff A, Breech L, Peña A. Rectovestibular fistula − rarely recognized associated gynecologic anomalies. J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Jun;44(6):1261-7; discussion 1267.
Breech LL, Laufer MR. Müllerian anomalies. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2009 Mar;36(1):47-68. Review.
Miller RJ, Breech LL. Surgical correction of vaginal anomalies. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Jun;51(2):223-36. Review.
Linam LE, Darolia R, Naffaa LN, Breech LL, O'hara SM, Hillard PJ, Huppert JS. US findings of adnexal torsion in children and adolescents: size really does matter. Pediatr Radiol. 2007 Oct;37(10):1013-9.
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Jill S. Huppert, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, and Pediatric Surgery
is an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology and pediatrics. Her main research interest is the prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in adolescent women. She received funding to study the STI / UTI overlap; improved detection of Trichomonas vaginalis; acceptability and accuracy of self-obtained vaginal swabs to detect STI and vaginitis; point-of-care STI tests; and quality-improvement interventions in STI follow-up.
Jill S. Huppert, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, and Pediatric Surgery
Director, Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Fellowship Program
Academic Information
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Specialties
Pediatric and adolescent gynecology; menstrual disorders; reproductive health of teens
Education and Training
MD: Washington University, St Louis, MO, 1985.
Residency: MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio 1989.
MPH: Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD, 2001.
Certification: American Board of OBGYN: 1991.
Recertification, ABOG: 2001, 2002, 2003.
Publications
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Huppert JS. Lipschutz ulcers: evaluation and management of acute genital ulcers in women. Dermatol Ther. 2010 Sep-Oct;23(5):533-40. Huppert JS, Hesse E, Kim G, Kim M, Agreda P, Quinn N, Gaydos C. Adolescent women can perform a point-of-care test for trichomoniasis as accurately as clinicians. Sex Transm Infect. 2010 Dec;86(7):514-9. Reed JL, Simendinger L, Griffeth S, Kim HG, Huppert JS. Point-of-care testing for sexually transmitted infections increases awareness and short-term abstinence in adolescent women. J Adolesc Health. 2010 Mar;46(3):270-7. Huppert JS. Trichomoniasis in teens: an update. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Oct;21(5):371-8. Review. Reed JL, Huppert JS. Predictors of adolescent participation in sexually transmitted infection research: brief report. J Adolesc Health. 2008 Aug;43(2):195-7. Huppert JS, Mortensen JE, Reed JL, Kahn JA, Rich KD, Hobbs MM. Mycoplasma genitalium detected by transcription-mediated amplification is associated with Chlamydia trachomatis in adolescent women. Sex Transm Dis. 2008 Mar;35(3):250-4. Malik AI, Huppert JS. Interval to treatment of sexually transmitted infections in adolescent females. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2007 Oct;20(5):275-9. Linam LE, Darolia R, Naffaa LN, Breech LL, O'hara SM, Hillard PJ, Huppert JS. US findings of adnexal torsion in children and adolescents: size really does matter. Pediatr Radiol. 2007 Oct;37(10):1013-9. Huppert JS, Mortensen JE, Reed JL, Kahn JA, Rich KD, Miller WC, Hobbs MM. Rapid antigen testing compares favorably with transcription-mediated amplification assay for the detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in young women. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Jul 15;45(2):194-8. Reed JL, Thistlethwaite JM, Huppert JS. STI research: recruiting an unbiased sample. J Adolesc Health. 2007 Jul;41(1):14-8.
Grants
Center for Point-of-Care Technologies Research for Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Principal Investigator. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Sept 2007 - Jun 2012. #1U54EB007958-01.
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