GU/Gyn System
Learning Objectives
- Identifying and stabilizing life-threatening gynecologic pathologies
- Management of emergencies during pregnancy
- Understanding urologic infections and pathology
This course provides healthcare professionals with a comprehensive approach to evaluating and managing patients presenting with abdominal pain. Participants will learn to identify dangerous intra-abdominal pathologies, ensuring timely diagnosis and intervention. The course also includes hands-on training in point-of-care ultrasound for the evaluation of appendicitis and gallbladder disease. Additionally, learners will develop an evidence-based approach to assessing and managing patients with liver disease and its complications. Through case-based discussions and practical simulations, this course enhances clinical decision-making and diagnostic accuracy in abdominal emergencies.

Dr. Gail Guzelian
Gail Guzelian, MD is an obstetric and gynecologist at Harvard Medical School. She is the director of the Brigham Obstetrics and Gynecology Group.

Dr. Sarah Aly
Sarah Aly, DO, is a global emergency medicine fellow at Yale-New Haven Hospital.

Oriane Longerstaey, MD
Dr. Longerstaey is currently a fellow in the division of Global Emergency Medicine at Brown University in Providence, RI. After obtaining her medical doctorate from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, she graduated from her residency in emergency medicine at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. Her research interests lie in global emergency medicine and capacity building of emergency systems. She has particular expertise in graduate medical education with ongoing residency education projects in Tanzania and Armenia. She has also worked in Rwanda to build a curriculum for mass casualty incidents response for physicians, nurses and paramedics.

Dr. Holly Khachadoorian-Elia
Dr. Khachadoorian-Elia was born and raised in the Boston area. She proudly attended the College of the Holy Cross where she was a Psychology/Pre-Med major. Prior to attending medical school, she worked as an auditor for two years at Coopers & Lybrand in Boston. She then received her MD from Tufts University School of Medicine in 2002, where she was named a member of AOA. Dr. Khachadoorian-Elia also earned an MBA in Health Management through a combined program with Tufts University School of Medicine, Northeastern University College of Business Administration and Brandeis University Heller School for Social Policy and Management. She then completed her residency training in Obstetrics & Gynecology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in 2006. She has been practicing general Ob/Gyn at MGH since July 2006. As of 2016, she has utilized her MBA training as the Vice Chair for Administration for the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology.