The Marchand Institute regularly takes on outside collaborators for systematic reviews and meta-analyses in gynecologic surgery and women’s health. If you have a question worth answering, we would like to hear it. This page replaces our old general contact form for research, academic, fellowship and media enquiries.
Who We Work With
- Practising clinicians with a clinical question that the literature has not resolved
- Residents and fellows who need a rigorous, publishable project and real methodological supervision
- Medical and undergraduate students willing to commit to screening, extraction and appraisal work — this is how most of our research associates began
- Academic groups and coordinating centres proposing joint reviews or shared datasets
- Journals and editors commissioning reviews or seeking peer reviewers in MIGS
- Trial sponsors and CROs evaluating us as a clinical trial site
What Makes a Good Proposal
We are most interested in questions where a decision is being made routinely on contested, outdated or unpooled evidence, and where answering it would change practice. In practice that usually means at least a handful of comparative studies exist, ideally randomized, and no current high-quality synthesis covers them.
A strong proposal tells us, in a paragraph or two: the clinical question in PICO form (population, intervention, comparator, outcome); why it matters now; roughly what literature you believe exists; whether a recent review already covers it; and what you would want your own role to be.
We are equally happy to hear that you have a question but no capacity to run the review, and we are happy to hear that you have capacity but no question.
What We Provide
Accepted collaborations get access to our standing methodology: PROSPERO protocol registration, a four-database search strategy, dual independent screening and extraction, Cochrane RoB 2 and equivalent appraisal, statistical support for random-effects pooling and network or time-stratified analysis where appropriate, and manuscript preparation and submission support. Read the full description of how we run a review.
We do not charge collaborators, and we do not pay for authorship. Authorship follows ICMJE criteria and is earned by contribution — see our authorship policy.
What We Will Not Do
We do not accept industry funding or industry-directed research questions. We do not sell, trade or gift authorship positions. We do not ghost-write. We will not agree in advance to reach a particular conclusion, and we reserve the right to publish a null or unfavourable result.
Submit a Proposal or Enquiry
Email Maria A. Sainz, Director of Communications and Media Relations, at maria@marchandobgyn.com, or use the form below. Please put one of these in your subject line so it reaches the right person quickly:
- RESEARCH — systematic review or meta-analysis collaboration proposal
- STUDENT — student, resident or fellow seeking a research position
- FELLOWSHIP — enquiry about the SLS-accredited MIGS fellowship (see the fellowship page first)
- MEDIA — press enquiry or interview request (see the newsroom for contact details and expert topics)
- TRIALS — sponsor or CRO site enquiry (see clinical trials)
- SPEAKING — conference, grand rounds or keynote invitation
We aim to acknowledge every enquiry within two business days, and to give a substantive answer on research proposals within two weeks.
Meet Us in Person
The research team will be at the AAGL 2026 Global Congress in Boston, November 13–16, 2026, presenting on pediatric adnexal mass surgery and on miniature versus single-port laparoscopy in hysterectomy; and at SLS Minimally Invasive Surgery Week 2026 in Orlando, December 2–5, 2026, where our Bulkamid systematic review has an oral presentation on December 3. If you would like to discuss a project face to face, email us beforehand and we will find time.
A Note for Patients
This page is for research, academic, media and professional enquiries. If you are a patient looking to book an appointment or ask about your care, please call (480) 999-0905 or book online. Please do not send personal health information through this form.
Where to Find Us
Marchand Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery
10238 E. Hampton Ave., Suite 212
Mesa, Arizona 85209, United States
Telephone (480) 999-0905 · Fax (480) 999-0801