Christopher Z. Mabini, DO · MSAEd
A passion for women's health.
Complex benign and minimally invasive gynecology, osteopathic care, and AI-driven innovation. Built by a surgeon, for the future of women's health.
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Complex benign and minimally invasive gynecology, osteopathic care, and AI-driven innovation. Built by a surgeon, for the future of women's health.
Combining surgical excellence, osteopathic foundations, educational leadership, and applied AI to redefine modern women's healthcare.
Dr. Christopher Mabini is a board-eligible minimally invasive gynecologic surgeon completing his Complex Benign Gynecology Fellowship at PRIME St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, IL.
Trained as a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine with an additional Anatomy & Osteopathic Principles fellowship, his practice integrates whole-person care with cutting-edge surgical and digital tools.
With a Master's in Adult Education and an active AI/LLM development practice, he bridges traditional osteopathic philosophy with surgical innovation and software engineering.
Surgery. Indocyanine Green (ICG) imaging, Narrow-Band Imaging (NBI), advanced hysteroscopy, robotic myomectomy, complex laparoscopy.
Research. Multiple IRB-approved studies on endometriosis detection, adenomyosis imaging, isthmocele repair, and ERAS protocols.
AI & Software. A native suite of macOS applications for clinical practice, board prep, research workflow, and surgical education.
A three-year CBG/MIGS Fellowship at PRIME St. Francis Hospital — across four hospital sites, every required category exceeded, every safety milestone achieved.
"I strongly recommend Dr. Mabini for independent practice as a specialist in MIGS and complex benign gynecology — without reservation. He has demonstrated the knowledge, skills, and professional attributes necessary for independent practice at an advanced level."Teresa Tam, MD · Program Director, CBG/MIGS Fellowship
Across the entire fellowship — every advanced minimally invasive case completed minimally invasively.
Despite extensive adhesiolysis and complex pelvic dissection — exceptional tissue handling and injury recognition.
Through extensive retroperitoneal dissection — anatomical awareness practiced as a discipline.
Every recognized event achieved full resolution — no permanent sequelae, no major reoperations.
Stage I through Stage IV, including deep infiltrating disease with bowel, bladder, ureter, and appendiceal involvement. Published research methodology using indocyanine green to illuminate fibrosis and inflammatory changes invisible under standard light.
Including extended robotic cases for large fibroid burden and the gel-based port containment system for tissue extraction — an AAGL-presented technique.
All four MIS routes practiced and mastered: robotic, vaginal, laparoscopic, and vNOTES. Every hysterectomy of the fellowship completed minimally invasively — no conversions, no laparotomy.
Hysteroscopic myomectomy, polypectomy, septum resection, isthmocele repair, RPOC management, lysis of intrauterine adhesions, endometrial ablation. AAGL-recognized for technique innovation.
Awake, atraumatic, in-office hysteroscopy without speculum or tenaculum. A patient-centric standard for diagnostic and operative procedures outside the OR.
Vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery — hysterectomy and adnexal procedures via the vaginal route. Early adoption and mastery of one of the field's fastest-emerging minimally invasive techniques.
Extensive multi-quadrant adhesive disease, sharp and energy-based dissection, dense bowel and pelvic sidewall pathology. Without a single major bowel injury across the entire fellowship.
Uterosacral ligament suspension, anterior and posterior colporrhaphy, native-tissue repair, ovarian-preserving surgery. Apical and compartment-specific approaches.
Cystoscopy, ureteral stent placement, small bowel repair, appendectomy, retroperitoneal dissection. Interdisciplinary competence for the cases that demand it.
A foundation built on osteopathic principles — where structure, function, and the body's innate capacity to heal inform every facet of women's health care.
The osteopathic tenet — body, mind, and spirit work as a unit, with structure and function inseparably linked — shapes every consultation.
Manual techniques for pelvic floor dysfunction, dysmenorrhea, sacral imbalance, post-cesarean adhesions, and post-op recovery.
An anatomy-fellowship-trained surgeon understands how scar, fascia, and visceral mobility shape outcomes — informing surgical planning and rehabilitation.
Continued training in Fascial Distortion Model (FDM), Osteopathic Cranial techniques, and the SAAO Convocation.
Trained across the four core osteopathic manipulative techniques — each chosen and combined for the patient in front of me, not by protocol.
A precise diagnostic and treatment framework targeting six specific fascial distortion patterns — particularly powerful for acute pain, restricted range of motion, and post-surgical adhesions.
A direct, active technique using the patient's own muscle contractions against precise counterforce — restoring sacral mechanics, pelvic alignment, and lumbar function safely in pregnancy.
An indirect, gentle positional release method ideal for tender points, post-operative bodies, and patients in too much pain for direct techniques — calming the nervous system as it works.
Sustained pressure into restrictive fascial patterns — addressing scar tissue, chronic pelvic floor tension, abdominal wall restrictions, and the visceral-somatic dysfunctions central to pelvic pain.
OMT applied with intent — adapted to the unique physiology, needs, and constraints of the women I treat.
For dysmenorrhea, sacral imbalance, low back pain, and visceral-somatic patterns rooted in the pelvis. Manual therapy as a complement to gynecologic management — not a replacement for it.
Safe, gentle techniques for round ligament pain, sacroiliac dysfunction, sciatica, and pubic symphysis discomfort. Indirect approaches preferred during pregnancy; targeted release postpartum to support recovery.
Reducing the burden of post-cesarean and post-laparoscopic adhesions, restoring abdominal-wall fascial mobility, and easing the diaphragmatic and visceral patterns that linger after surgery.
For endometriosis, pelvic floor dysfunction, vulvodynia, and post-surgical chronic pain — addressing the layered fascial, somatic, and viscerosomatic contributors that imaging alone can't see.
"The DO philosophy isn't an alternative to surgery — it's the lens that makes surgical care truly holistic. The best outcomes happen when we understand why the body presents the way it does, not just how to fix the immediate problem."— Christopher Z. Mabini, DO
From large language models to medical 3D printing and surgical video, the work below is engineered, shipped, and used in real clinical contexts.
Five purpose-built applications with embedded language models for clinical, educational, and research workflows.
AI tools embedded across CBG/MIGS workflows — pre-op planning, intra-op reference, post-op follow-up — designed and tested by an active surgeon.
Curriculum integrating AI and advanced technology into fellowship training, mentoring the next generation.
Anatomical models and surgical planning tools — bridging digital innovation with tangible clinical impact.
The same workflow that produced the AAGL Golden Hysteroscope-winning video — clinical precision meets cinematic storytelling.
Automated literature review, structured IRB documentation, and analysis pipelines across multiple active studies.
A native suite for the modern surgeon — clinical decision support, board prep, research, transcription, and surgical media. Built end-to-end with modern AI.
Tap any publication for an AI snapshot — distilled directly from the underlying research. Featured surgical videos play inline.
This award-winning case study demonstrates a precision hysteroscopic technique for removing retained products of conception (RPOC) from an angular pregnancy site within an arcuate uterus — anatomy that classically defies blind dilation and curettage. By using direct visualization, the team avoided traumatic blind instrumentation, preserved endometrial integrity, and maximized fertility-sparing potential. The video set a new teaching standard, recognized by AAGL with the Golden Hysteroscope Award.
A 43-year-old patient with severe abnormal uterine bleeding and chronic pelvic pain after endometrial ablation presented a diagnostic puzzle: a uterine isthmocele complicated by altered tissue architecture. The team used Indocyanine Green (ICG) fluorescence imaging to precisely localize the defect and guide minimally invasive repair. The case — paired with a comprehensive literature review — illustrates how ICG enhances surgical precision, shortens operative time, and reduces complications, marking a meaningful advancement in isthmocele care.
View publication →Using CT imaging from 194 patients stratified by WHO BMI categories, this study reveals that the deep epigastric vessels shift laterally with rising BMI — meaning classic "safe zone" landmarks for laparoscopic port placement become unreliable in obese patients. The recommendation: position trocars more than 10 cm from the midline when BMI exceeds 35. The findings directly impact surgical safety in a growing patient population.
View publication →Endometriosis-related fibrosis can be visually subtle, easily missed under standard white-light visualization. This award-winning research applies ICG fluorescence — typically used for vascular mapping — to highlight inflammatory and fibrotic tissue changes intraoperatively. The result is a more sensitive, real-time identification of disease, with implications for more complete excision and improved long-term symptom relief.
Adenomyosis remains a clinical chameleon — easy to suspect, harder to confirm. This retrospective cohort study evaluates Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) hysteroscopy as a real-time, in-office diagnostic enhancement. By emphasizing surface vascular patterns invisible to standard white light, NBI helps distinguish adenomyotic features from healthy tissue.
Robotic myomectomy frequently bottlenecks at fibroid extraction. This work presents a streamlined "à la carte" technique using a gel-based port and bag containment system — reducing total operative time, simplifying multi-fibroid removal, and maintaining contained morcellation safety.
Asherman's syndrome distorts uterine anatomy, complicating the already-difficult repair of an isthmocele. This case integrates ICG fluorescence into a combined hysteroscopic-robotic approach — using fluorescent guidance to identify the defect's true margins despite scarred terrain.
An ongoing RCT investigating whether transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks meaningfully reduce post-operative pain in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery within an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol.
An infertility workup uncovered an unusually complex multifocal endometriosis — with atypical papillary fragments involving both the appendix and fallopian tube. This accepted manuscript documents the diagnostic pathway, surgical findings, and pathology, expanding the clinical understanding of how aggressively endometriosis can manifest beyond classical pelvic sites.
National recognition for surgical excellence, research innovation, and educational leadership.
Best Video Abstract in Hysteroscopy, AAGL Global Congress, New Orleans.
Best Gynecological Research, CAOG Annual Meeting, Indianapolis.
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, PGY4 recognition.
Ascension Illinois St. Alexius OBGYN Residency, PGY4 leadership.
Ascension Illinois St. Alexius OBGYN Residency, PGY1.
"Chiari Malformations in Pregnancy" — Ascension OBGYN Didactics.
PRIME Illinois St. Francis Hospital, Evanston, IL — Complex Benign Gynecology & Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (CBG/MIGS).
Ascension Illinois St. Alexius OBGYN Residency, Hoffman Estates, IL · ACGME 2201621094.
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dothan, AL.
Concentration in Curriculum Development & Instructional Design · Troy University, Montgomery, AL.
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine — competitive fellowship in human anatomy instruction and OMM.
University of Liverpool, U.K.
University of California, Irvine.
Open to research collaborations, AI consulting, locum opportunities, and speaking engagements.
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