Wendy Winer

Wendy has served the Atlanta area and internationally as an Endoscopic Surgery Specialist for more than 30 years and has been involved in research and development of cutting edge surgical techniques throughout her career, consulting for dozens of companies including Ethicon, Integra, Cardinal Health, Baxter and more. She joined the Center for Endometriosis Care (CEC) as well as their operating room team as a Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) in 2008. She is an endoscopic surgery specialist and in 2008 was named the Director of Research and Technology Development for the CEC, where she continues to be an integral part of the operating room team as an endoscopic surgery specialist and coordinator of research and technology development.

She has pioneered and contributed to the advancement and development of much of the instrumentation and equipment currently used for advanced laparoscopic surgery. Her involvement in some of the earliest clinical research with the carbon dioxide (CO2) laser helped pave the way for its use today for the excision of endometriosis, and she remains committed to further research, serving as research coordinator for numerous clinical trials focusing on women’s health treatments and initiatives.

A Registered Nurse (R.N.) since 1977, Wendy is a leader for Registered Nurse First Assistants (RNFAs) worldwide. She teaches and mentors nurses, surgeons and health care providers globally in the areas of minimally invasive surgery and as an adjunct faculty member at Emory University. For more than 25 years, Wendy is an International Advisor for the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL) and remains the only R.N. ever to have been named to that position.