Dr. Bala Bhagavath is currently Professor of OBGYN and the Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the University of Madison-Wisconsin.  He has contributed to AAGL for the past 15 years and is currently Chair of the Cognitive Committee of the Essentials of Minimally Invasive Surgery Program at the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists.  He is also an REI specialty examiner at the American Board of OBGYN and member of the ASRM Scientific Programs committee.  He is a past president of the Society of Reproductive Surgeons.  He was a MIGS fellowship director and is currently an REI fellowship director.  His special interest is reproductive surgery which includes minimally invasive management of large fibroids, advanced endometriosis and congenital anomalies of the female genital tract.