About Us

Bernardo Tavera is a Founder and the CEO of GynMobileHealth. His vision was guided by his previous successes in finding new innovative ways to deliver educational tools to physicians. Bernardo is the founder of Medscience Animations Studios which is a pioneer visual media company specialized in the development of surgical gyn apps which include 3D visualization, modeling, and simulation. Bernardo was also the founder of Vision Technology Group S.A., a telemedicine company based out of Colombia. Vision Technology Group S.A. is considered one of the most successful telemedicine projects in a development country. GynMobileHealth is a natural progression for Bernardo and his passion and dedication of delivering top educational tools to improve the quality of life of women.

The International Academy of Pelvic Surgery (IAPS) AcademyofPelvicSurgery.com is the leading resource for emerging and experienced pelvic surgeons and other healthcare professionals in the field of female pelvic surgery. We believe that if you provide great educational resources to healthcare professionals using proven self-paced teaching methods, they will drastically improve, which means better medicine and surgery, and positive outcomes for patients.

IAPS provides access to countless educational resources using state-of-the-art technologies that allow you to refresh, review, and learn new and emerging research and surgical techniques from top thought leaders in the pelvic surgery field, on YOUR time and at YOUR pace. You no longer have to search through endless resources from all over the World Wide Web. We know your time is valuable, so IAPS provides the information and resources you need in one simple, easy to access location.

Mark Walters, MD, is board certified FPMRS and Professor and Vice Chair of Gynecology in the Women's Health Institute at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He has authored or co-authored over 140 publications, 60 book chapters, and 4 books, including Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, 3rd Edition (with Dr. Karram), which has been translated into English, Spanish, and Chinese.

Dr. Walters was the Director of the Urogynecology Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic from 1993 to 2010 and has trained over 25 fellows, many of whom are in academic practice. He is an expert peer reviewer for 12 specialty journals and was on the Editorial Board of the International Urogynecology Journal. He has been recognized with numerous honors, including Annual Resident Teaching Awards from MetroHealthMedical Center and University Hospitals in Cleveland. He has been named to "Best Doctors in America" and "Who's Who in America."

Mickey Karram, MD is an Internationally renowned urogynecologist and pelvic surgeon. Dr. Karram is board certified FPMRS and the Director of Urogynecolgy at the Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Volunteer Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine. He is also editor-in-chief of the International Urogynecology Journal, and the consumer publication Women's Health Today. Dr. Karram is past chairman of the board of the American Urogynecology Society Foundation, past president of the American Urogynecology Society, and co-founder and President of the Foundation for Female Health Awareness. He has published more than 175 scientific articles and book chapters and has co-authored the textbooks Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Mosby) and Atlas of Pelvic Anatomy and Gynecologic Surgery (Saunders).

Dr. Whiteside is Board Certified in FPMRS, Obstetrics & Gynecology with fellowship training in Urogynecology and Reconstructive Surgery from The Cleveland Clinic. He completed his residency at Brown University/Women and Infants of Rhode Island Hospital and received his medical degree from The Medical College of Georgia. He also holds a Master of Arts Degree in Bioethics and Health Policy from Loyola University Chicago and a Master of Science Degree in Botany from the University of Georgia. Dr. Whiteside has also served as an associate professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth where he remains adjunct faculty. He is currently professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.  He has received numerous accolades, and has been published nationally for his work and research in urogynecology, pelvic floor surgery and bioethics.