Education
- Fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
- Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Northwestern Medicine Prentice Women’s Hospital, Chicago, IL
- Medical Doctorate
Creighton University, Omaha, NE
Accolades & Memberships
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
- American Association for Cancer Research
- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- American Cancer Society, Clinical Oncology Fellowship Award (1993)
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty Development Award (1999)
- American College of Radiology Imaging Network
- American College of Surgeons
- American Gynecological & Obstetrical Society
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- APGO Medical Education Foundation, Excellence in Teaching Award (1994)
- Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Berlex Foundation, Junior Faculty Development Award (1994)
- Chicago Maternity Center, Outstanding Resident Award (1991)
- Egyptian Association for Gynecologic Laparoscopy
- Felix Rutledge Society
- Foundation for Women's Cancer
- Gynecologic Cancer Foundation, Excellence in Ovarian Cancer Research Prize (2011)
- Gynecologic Oncology Group
- Gynecological Cancer Foundation
- International Gynecologic Cancer Society
- MD Anderson Cancer Network
- Northwestern Medicine Prentice Women’s Hospital, Reis Resident Research Award (1991)
- Society of Gynecologic Oncology
- Society of Gynecologic Oncology, Best Scientific Presentation (2015)
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, President's Recognition of Faculty Excellence Honorees (2016)
- TMF Health Quality Institute
- Western Association of Gynecologic Oncologists
Conditions & Procedures
Uterine cancer (Endometrial) Ovarian Cancer
- Laparoscopic hysterectomy / Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO)
- Laparoscopic radical hysterectomy / BSO
- Laparoscopic Lymphadenectomy / Sentinel Lymph Node (SLN) Mapping
- Fertility-sparing approach
Cervical cancer
- Colposcopy
- Cervical dysplastic-Cold Knife Cone
- Laparoscopic radical hysterectomy
- Fertility sparing approach
Vulvar cancer
- Wide local excision vulva
- Radical vulvectomy
- CO2 laser ablation of vulvar and vaginal dysplasia
- Sentinel Lymph Node (SLN) Mapping
- Vulvar reconstruction
Other conditions
- Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
- Gynecological Sarcomas
- Complex Benign Gynecological Conditions
Other procedures
- Laparoscopic malignancy staging
- Laparoscopic pelvic SLN
- Tumor debulking for gynecologic malignancies
- Advanced pelvic surgery
Surgery Locations
- Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center