DavidM.GershensonMD

Obstetrics & Gynecology • Houston, TX

General Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology

Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University Tex Houston

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Office
1515 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-792-6161

Education & Training

University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Gynecologic Oncology, 1977 - 1979
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1972 - 1975
University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsInternship, Transitional Year, 1971 - 1972
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 1971

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
AZ State Medical License 2023 - 2026
TN State Medical License 2023 - 2026
WA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
GA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
LA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
MS State Medical License 2023 - 2025
OK State Medical License 2020 - 2025
TX State Medical License 1979 - 2025
AL State Medical License 2023 - 2024
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Gynecologic Oncology
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
Top Doctors:SE Texas Castle Connolly, 2013
America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2005-2013
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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Clinical Trials

Radiolabeled Folic Acid and Imaging to Detect Ovarian Cancer Start of enrollment: 1997 Dec 08
Completed
Not Applicable
Research Study in Patients With Advanced Ovarian Epithelial Cancer Start of enrollment: 2002 Nov 01
Withdrawn
Data Collection for Patients With Low Grade Ovarian or Peritoneal Tumors Start of enrollment: 2006 May 19
Recruiting
Gleevec/Taxol for Patients With Uterine Papillary Serous Carcinoma Start of enrollment: 2003 Dec 29
Terminated
Phase 1, Phase 2
Gleevec Study for Patients With Ovarian Cancer Start of enrollment: 2002 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 2
Selumetinib Sulfate in Treating Woman With Recurrent Low-Grade Ovarian Cancer or Peritoneum Cancer Start of enrollment: 2007 Dec 17
Completed
Phase 2
Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Recurrent Sex Cord-Stromal Tumors of the Ovary Start of enrollment: 2008 Sep 22
Completed
Phase 2
Identifying Genetic Markers That Predict Response to Paclitaxel in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Stage III or Stage IV Ovarian Epithelial Cancer or Primary Peritoneal Cancer Start of enrollment: 2002 Feb 01
Terminated
Carboplatin and Paclitaxel or Oxaliplatin and Capecitabine With or Without Bevacizumab as First-Line Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Stage II-IV or Recurrent Stage I Epithelial Ovarian or Fallopian Tube Cancer Start of enrollment: 2010 Oct 12
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Trametinib in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Progressive Low-Grade Ovarian Cancer or Peritoneal Cavity Cancer Start of enrollment: 2014 Feb 27
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2, Phase 3
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

143 citations
NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Ovarian Cancer, Version 3.2022.
Deborah K Armstrong, Ronald D Alvarez, Floor J Backes, Jamie N Bakkum-Gamez, Lisa Barroilhet
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. 2022-09-01
34 citations
Salvage Surgery for Chemorefractory Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors
Adnan Munkarah, David M. Gershenson, Charles F Levenback, Elvio G. Silva, Mark J. Messing
Gynecologic Oncology. 1994-11-01
89 citations
Is adjuvant chemotherapy indicated in ovarian immature teratomas? A combined data analysis from the Malignant Germ Cell Tumor International Collaborative
Farzana Pashankar, Juliet Hale, Ha Dang, Mark Krailo, William E. Brady
Cancer. 2016-01-15

Journal Articles

KMT2D/MLL2 Inactivation Is Associated with Recurrence in Adult-Type Granulosa Cell Tumors of the Ovary
R Tyler Hillman, Karen H Lu, David M Gershenson, Nature

Lectures

Scientific and Clinical Update in Gynecologic Oncology
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 5/3/2013

Other

Ovarian germ cell neoplasms: Pathology, clinical manifestations, and diagnosis
Gershenson DM
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/ovarian-germ-cell-neoplasms-pathology-clinical-manifestations-and-d
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-08-08
Overview of sex cord-stromal tumors of the ovary
Gershenson DM
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/overview-of-sex-cord-stromal-tumors-of-the-ovary
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-08-28
Sex cord-stromal tumors of the ovary: Granulosa-stromal cell tumors
Gershenson DM
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/sex-cord-stromal-tumors-of-the-ovary-granulosa-stromal-cell-tumors
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-12-17
Sex cord-stromal tumors of the ovary: Sertoli-stromal cell tumors
Gershenson DM
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/sex-cord-stromal-tumors-of-the-ovary-sertoli-stromal-cell-tumors
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-01-30
Sex cord-stromal tumors of the ovary: Tumors with granulosa and Sertoli-Leydig elements
Gershenson DM
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/sex-cord-stromal-tumors-of-the-ovary-tumors-with-granulosa-and-sert
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-03-29
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Press Mentions

Trametinib Is a New Treatment Option for Rare Form of Ovarian CancerMarch 10th, 2022
Trametinib Slows Recurrent Low-Grade Serous Ovarian CarcinomaFebruary 10th, 2022
Trametinib: New Go-to for Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma?February 10th, 2022
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Grant Support

P3 - Personalized Therapy For Low-Grade Serous Carcinoma Of The OvaryNational Cancer Institute2010–2011
Developmental Research ProgramNational Cancer Institute2010–2011
Career Developmental ProgramNational Cancer Institute2010–2011
Administrative CoreNational Cancer Institute2008–2011
Training Of Academic Gynecologic OncologistsNational Cancer Institute2005–2009