S. Robert Kovac, MD - Emeritus Chairman of the Board Of Directors

S. Robert Kovac, M.D., is the John D. Thompson Distinguished Professor of Gynecologic Surgery at the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Emory University School of Medicine. He is the first holder of the endowed Thompson Chair in Gynecologic Surgery.

Dr. Kovac received his BA degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri in 1960 and his MD degree at the University of Missouri in 1964. He completed a rotating internship at Northwestern University, 1964-1965, and residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis in 1970. He returned stateside and completed Fellowship in Gynecologic Surgery and Urology at Barnes Hospital. Dr. Kovac began his academic career at Washington University School of Medicine as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He was a member of the Teaching Staff at St. Johns Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis, 1979-1992. Dr. Kovac was Professor and Director, Division of Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery and Urogynecology and Division of General Obstetrics and Gynecologic Surgery, Wright State University School of Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics from 1994 to 2000.

Dr. Kovac is a Diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1972; Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; Fellow, American College of Surgeons; and Fellow, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. He is a member of the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons, Society of Pelvic Reconstructive Surgeons (Chairman), American Urogynecological Society, American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, American Society of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, American Medical Association, Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, and the Southern Medical Association and Atlanta Gynecology and Obstetrics Society. Dr. Kovac was the Director of the University of Missouri Medical School Foundation and he is Founder and Director of the International Pelvic Reconstructive and Vaginal Surgery Conferences.

Dr. Kovac has been a consultant and has served on numerous committees including Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Educational Objectives, 1986; Veterans Administration and United States Air Force Ob/Gyn Consultant, Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery and Urogynecology; Clerkship Curriculum Committee and Resident Education and Resident Evaluation Committees, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Wright State University; and Medical Education Committee (Director) and Continuing Medical Education, Miami Valley Hospital. He has served as an Editorial Consultant for Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Journal of Pelvic Surgery, International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology; and Journal of General Surgery.

He is an active inventor in pelvic reconstructive surgery holding numerous patents for instrumentation and operative techniques.

He has been honored with numerous national and international teaching awards, and has received a commendation from the United States Congress for teaching cost effective hysterectomy procedures. Dr. Kovac has been a guest faculty member at many postgraduate conferences and he is the author and co-author of over 100 journal articles, books and book chapters. I am the senior editor of the book"Advances in Reconstructive Vaginal Surgery." He is recognized throughout the world as one of the most experienced and innovative surgeons in the field of pelvic surgery.

Dr. Kovac is the Director of the Emory Center for Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery. Also, the Division Director of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery and the Director of the Fellowship Program in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery.