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Craig Joseph Sobolewski

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
Box 3609 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
5324 McFarland Drive, Suite 310, Durham, NC 27707

Selected Presentations & Appearances


RF Fibroid Ablation – So How Does This Work? - 50th Global Congress Annual Clinical Meeting · November 2021 National Scientific Meeting AAGL, Austin, TX
Tissue Effects Using Monopolar Energy: Vaporization, Fulguration, and Desiccation - 49th Global Congress Annual Clinical Meeting · November 2020 National Scientific Meeting AAGL, Held Virtually
Navigating as a MIGS Surgeon in a Value-Based Health Care Environment - 49th Global Congress Annual Clinical Meeting · November 2020 National Scientific Meeting AAGL, Held Virtually
Optimizing Coding and Billing for the MIGS Surgeon - 49th Global Congress Annual Clinical Meeting · November 2020 National Scientific Meeting AAGL, Held Virtually
Cadaveric: Anatomy: Hands-On Dissection for Simple and Complex Benign Gynecological Surgeries: Step by Step Hysterectomy and Suturing, Pelvic Side Wall Dissection, and Optional Pelvic Floor Support Procedures - 48th Annual GLobal Congress on MIGS · November 2019 International Meeting or Conference AAGL, Vancouver, British Columbia
The Pelvic Sidewall and the Ureter; Urinary and Gastrointestinal Injury: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment - The Advanced Workshop on Retroperitoneal Surgical Anatomy · May 2019 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
The Physical Exam: Tips to Decipher the Challenges of the Chronic Pelvic Pain Patient - ANNUAL ST. LUKE’S GYNECOLOGY CONFERENCE · May 2019 Invited Talk St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, PA
Anatomy and Surgery in the Vesicovaginal Space - 46th Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology · November 2018 National Scientific Meeting AAGL, Las Vegas, NV
Anatomy, Dissection, and the Safe Performance of Laparoscopic Hysterectomy - 47th Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology · November 2018 National Scientific Meeting AAGL, Las Vegas, NV
LAPCO Train the Trainer · March 2018 International Meeting or Conference Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey
Avoiding Complications of Laparoscopic Surgery · October 2016 International Meeting or Conference Chulualongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
TLH for the Large Uterus · June 2016 International Meeting or Conference St. Luke's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Manila, Philippines
Reimbursement in a Value-based System - 44th Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology · November 2015 National Scientific Meeting AAGL, Las Vegas, NV
Cost Containment and Revenue Generation in MIGS: Laparoscopic - 43rd Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology · November 2014 International Meeting or Conference AAGL, Vancouver, Canada
Avoiding Complications of Laparoscopic Surgery; Electrosurgical Principles · March 2014 International Meeting or Conference The Chinese-American Laparoscopic Gynecological Summit in collaboration with Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
The Safe and Effective Use of Electrosurgery During Gynecologic Surgery - 51st Annual Update in Obstetricsw and Gynecology · March 2014 Invited Talk Harvard University, Boston, MA
A Review of Electrosurgical Prinicples - 42nd Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology · November 2013 National Scientific Meeting AAGL, Washington, DC
Nongynecologic Causes of Pelvic Pain - 16th Annual Scientific Meeting on Chronic Pelvic Pain · October 2008 National Scientific Meeting The International Pelvic Pain Society, Orlando, FL
Insterstital Cystitis: A Practical Guide for Gynecologists - 50th Annual Clinical Meeting · May 2002 National Scientific Meeting The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Los Angeles, CA

Service to the Profession


Editorial Board Member · 2020 - 2021 Editorial Activities Journal of Gynecologic Surgery,
Trustee of the Board · 2010 - 2012 Event/Organization Administration American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists,
Oral Board Examiner - Specialty Certifying Exam · 2007 - 2019 Professional Development The American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Dallas, TX
Liaison and Committee Member - Committee on Health Economics and Coding · 2003 - 2021 Committee Service The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists,

Academic & Administrative Activities


Chief of the Division of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, 2007-present
Member of the Clinical Sciences Faculty Council, Duke University
Member of the House Officers Committee, Duke University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2003-2012
Associate Director, Duke University Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program 2004-2009
Member of the Minimally Invasive Surgery Committee, Duke University Medical Center, 2005-2006
Member of the Duke Regional Hospital Robotics Surgery Steering Committee, 2012-present
Chair, Hysterectomy Clinical Pathway Task Force, Duke University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2019-present
Associate Program Director, Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery