Each year since 1989 the editorial board of Contemporary OB/GYN has designated articles published during the preceding year as worthy of special recognition. This year's choices, by vote of the board and feedback from readers, are as follows:
"Misoprostol for cervical ripening and labor induction: the clinician's perspective and guide to success" [April 1999]
Deborah A. Wing, MD
Richard H. Paul, MD
University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, Calif.
"Laparoscopy plus GnRH analogues:
a practical approach to endometriosis" [April 1999]
Craig A. Winkel, MD, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.
1996: Sandra A. Carson, MD
and John E. Buster, MD
1995: Baha Sibai, MD
1994: Richard Reid, MD
1993: Thomas G. Stovall, MD,
and Frank W. Ling, MD
1992: Patrick O'Grady, MD
1991: Steven G. Gabbe, MD
1990: Kenneth R. Niswander, MD
1989: Robert Romero, MD
1999: James R. Scott, MD, and
Ware Branch, MD
1998: Catherine Y, Spong, MD
1997: Thomas J. Garite, MD
and Charles J. Lockwood, MD
1996: Nancy C. Rose, MD, and Michael T. Mennuti, MD
1995: Larry C. Gilstrap, MD, and Uel D. Crosby, MD
1994: Alessandro Ghidini, MD,
and Roberto Romero, MD
1993: Jacob A. Canick, PhD,
and George J. Knight, PhD
1992: Sandra A. Carson, MD
1991: Christine L. Williams, MD, MPH,
and Barbara A. Strobino, PhD
1990: Nancy J. Carlson, MD
1989: Steven R. Goldstein, MD
1999: Janet E. Shepherd, MD,
and Michael G. Muto, MD
1998: William T. Creasman, MD
1997: John B. Brumsted, MD
1996: David F. Archer, MD
1995: Robert C. Reiter, MD,
and Alison Milburn, PhD
1994: Amy Pollack, MD, MPH
1993: Meir J. Stampfer, MD,
and Stefanie D. Bechtel, MD
1992: Ross S. Berkowitz, MD, Donald P. Goldstein, MD, and Marilyn R. Bernstein, MHP
1991: Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD
1990: Machelle M. Seibel, MD
1989: Douglas J. Marchant, MD
Judy Orvos. 1999 Author Awards. Contemporary Ob/Gyn 2000;7:15.
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