Presenter

Gary Sutkin, MD, MBA, FACS is the Associate Dean and Victor and Caroline Schutte Chair in Women’s Health at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine. He is a professor with tenure in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and in the Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics. He is Fellowship Director for the University Health Kansas City Urogynecology program and is Board-Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery. He is passionate about the education of tomorrow’s doctors. His current research interests address team communication and error prevention in the OR. Dr. Sutkin collaborates with multiple researchers outside of medicine to study how surgical education, communication, safety, and education can be improved. He has published more than 65 papers. His Agency for Health and Research Quality R01 grant focuses on identifying and mitigating the causes and effects of Speech Communication Interference in the Operating Room. His National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering sponsored research focuses on surgeon kinematics and surgical error. At UMKC, he was the Residency Program Director 2016-2019. At the University of Pittsburgh, he served as Clerkship Director from 2008-016. He has served on the Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery Division at the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology since 2022. He is Chair of the Association of Professors of Obstetrics and Gynecology Surgical Education Scholars Program. He served as a Chair of the American Urogynecologic Society’s Education Committee 2017-2020, and Co-Chair of the National Board of Medical Examiners Women’s Health Test Material Development Committee from 2019-2022.