Dr. Maria C. Cusimano is a fellow in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. She completed her residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology and PhD in Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her research to date has focused on issues at the forefront of surgical gynecology, and has been published in such journals as JAMA Surgery, JAMA Internal Medicine, and the BMJ. She is a recipient of the American College of Surgeons Resident Research Scholarship and Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship for research expected to have a significant impact on the advancement of women's health.