The Infectious Diseases Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology (IDSOG) was created in 1973 to bring together professionals in the field of obstetrics and gynecology who are interested in the scientific study of infectious diseases in women and other individuals assigned female sex at birth.
Founding Directors
David Charles, MD * Rudolph P. Galask, MD William J. Ledger, MD * Philip B. Mead, MD Gilles R. G. Monif, MD Richard H. Schwarz, MD *
* deceased
Past Presidents
2023-2024 Patrick S. Ramsey, MD 2022-2023 Geeta K. Swamy, MD 2021-2022 Caroline M. Mitchell, MD 2020-2021 Jill K. Davies, MD 2019-2020 Linda Eckert, MD 2018-2019 R. Phillips Heine, MD 2016-2018 Carolyn M. Gardella, MD, MPH 2014-2016 Richard H. Beigi, MD, MSc 2012-2014 Jeffrey Peipert, MD, PhD 2010-2012 Deborah M. Money, CM, BSc, MD, FRCSC, FCAHS 2008-2010 Michael G. Gravett, MD 2006-2008 D. Heather Watts, MD 2004-2006 David E. Soper, MD 2002-2004 Sharon L. Hillier, PhD
2000-2002 Sebastian Faro, MD, PhD 1998-2000 Stanley A. Gall, MD, PhD 1996-1998 W. David Hager, MD 1994-1996 David A. Eschenbach, MD 1992-1994 John L. Sever, MD, PhD * 1990-1992 Ronald S. Gibbs, MD 1988-1990 Richard L. Sweet, MD 1986-1988 Philip B. Mead, MD 1984-1986 Marvin S. Amstey, MD 1982-1984 Rudolph P. Galask, MD 1980-1982 Richard H. Schwarz, MD * 1978-1980 David Charles, MD * 1977-1978 William J. Ledger, MD *