Dennis Lutz, MD

Dennis Lutz, MD, chairman and professor of obstetrics and gynecology, Minot, will preside over the 75th annual ­­meeting of the Central Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (CAOG) in October at Maui, HI.  He is serving as the group’s president for 2008-09.

A member of CAOG since 1983, he has served as a trustee on the board of directors and has attended 25 consecutive meetings.

The more than 900 members of CAOG, founded in 1929, are current and emerging leaders in obstetrics and gynecology who reside in the central United States. Active membership is open to physicians in good standing who are board-certified as specialists in obstetrics and gynecology and whose major interests are in the clinical and/or research aspects of the specialty.  Its members are community and academic specialists and subspecialists who are committed to enhancing the quality of practice in the specialty of obstetrics and gynecology and women’s health care.

The CAOG has been influential in the development of national policy on issues related to women’s health care and has provided a leadership role in establishing national guidelines for excellence within the field.  It is one of oldest and most prestigious obstetrics and gynecology associations in the United States.

Lutz, the longest-serving clinical chair at the UND medical school, has served as professor and chair of obstetrics and gynecology since 1986. He has been very involved in the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the North Dakota Society of OB-GYN.