Aaron Shafer MD
Gynecologic Oncology
Chief of Gynecologic Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
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1515 Holcombe BlvdHouston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-792-6161
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Summary
- Dr. Aaron Shafer is an obstetrician/gynecologist in Philadelphia, PA and is affiliated with Jefferson Health. Dr. Shafer has previously practiced at multiple hospitals, including University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital, Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center, and Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital. He received his medical degree from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and has been in practice 15 years. He specializes in gynecologic oncology and is experienced in general obstetrics and gynecology, gynecologic oncology, and minimally invasive gynecologic surgery.
Education & Training
University of North Carolina HospitalsFellowship, Gynecologic Oncology, 2006 - 2009
Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island/Brown UniversityResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2002 - 2006
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
TX State Medical License 2017 - 2027
PA State Medical License 2023 - 2024
NC State Medical License 2006 - 2021
OK State Medical License 2020 - 2021
CT State Medical License 2009 - 2017
RI State Medical License 2004 - 2006
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Gynecologic Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
- Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy in frontline treatment of advanced ovarian cancer: Clinical and translational results from a phase 2 trial.Jeffrey A How, Minghao Dang, Sanghoon Lee, Bryan Fellman, Shannon N Westin
Med. 2025-01-10 - 1 citationsApixaban versus enoxaparin to prevent venous thromboembolism in post-operative patients with gynecologic cancers at an urban academic medical center.Victoria Diamond, Katherine Gerber, Geno Merli, Rebecca Mercier, Aaron Shafer
Gynecologic Oncology Reports. 2024-12-01 - 5 citationsRandomized phase 2 trial of tremelimumab and durvalumab in combination versus sequentially in recurrent platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.Emily M Hinchcliff, Anne Knisely, Naomi Adjei, Bryan Fellman, Ying Yuan
Cancer. 2024-04-01
Press Mentions
Ovarian Cancer Survivor: 4 Lessons I Learned from TreatmentOctober 14th, 2019- Employee, Ovarian Cancer Survivor: Why I Sought Treatment at MD AndersonSeptember 26th, 2019
Immunotherapy Clinical Trial Allows Cervical Cancer Survivor to ThriveAugust 8th, 2024
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