It is our pleasure to announce the winners of the Sixth International Elite Gynecologic Surgery Competition (2026 Masters of Gynecologic Surgery). The competition was jointly hosted by AME Publishing Company and the West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University on an international background. All the videos for the competition were judged on the basis of how effective the videos are in promoting gynecologic surgery’s techniques. Specifically, video clips were assessed based on the five important criteria outlined below.
1. Operative Difficulty (20 points)
2. The standardization and the fluency of the operation (20 points)
3. Originality (20 points)
4. Quality of the video (20 points)
5. Educational values of video demonstration (20 points)
The competition here comes to a conclusion with the final scoring from the panel of judges. Selected winning videos will receive priority consideration for publication in Gynecology and Pelvic Medicine GPM; gpm.amegroups.com) later.
The winners are:
- First Prize
Yinyin Zhou (Chengdu Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Pidu District, China)
- Second Prize:
Chen Ling (West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, China)
Zhaowei Wang (West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/West China Xiamen Hospital of Sichuan University, China)
- Third Prize:
Yongning Chen (Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, China)
Chengzhi Zhao (Women and Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, China)
Xuemei Yu (Sichuan Mianyang 404 Hospital, China)
The winners of the competition will receive invitations to attend the awards ceremony tentatively scheduled for May 29-31, 2026, in Chengdu, Sichuan.
Panel of Judges:
1. Andrea Tinelli, MD, PhD
Veris delli Ponti Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Scorrano, Lecce, Italy
2. Omer Lutfi Tapisiz, MD, PhD
Gynovart Women’s Health Clinic, Ankara, Turkey
3. Simone Ferrero, MD, PhD
Academic Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
4. Daniela Angerame Yela, MD, PhD
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
5. Giovanni Pecorella, MD
Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, U.O.C. Ginecologia e Ostetricia, Ospedale Veris delli Ponti, Scorrano, Lecce, Italy
6. Maurice A. Recanati, MD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, Harper Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA
7. Walter H. Gotlieb, MD, PhD
Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
8. Susie Lau, MD
Department of Gynecology Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
9. Ping Wang, MD, PhD
Department of Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
10. Xiaoyu Niu, MD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Congratulations to all the winners! We would also take this opportunity to thank all the participants and judges for your valuable support and great efforts devoted to the competition. We look forward to having your participance in the next year’s competition!