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Office
5841 S Maryland Ave
Chicago, IL 60637Phone+1 888-824-0200Fax+1 773-702-0840
Education & Training
- University of ChicagoMS, Health Studies, 2005 - 2007
- University of Utah HealthResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2003 - 2005
- Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2001 - 2003
- University of New Mexico School of MedicineClass of 2001
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 2005 - 2026
- UT State Medical License 2003 - 2016
- NM State Medical License 2007 - 2014
- WI State Medical License 2009 - 2013
- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
- Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1567 citationsAdipocytes promote ovarian cancer metastasis and provide energy for rapid tumor growthKristin M Nieman, Hilary A. Kenny, Carla Penicka, Andras Ladanyi, Rebecca Buell-Gutbrod
Nature Medicine. 2011-11-01 - 768 citationsRethinking ovarian cancer II: Reducing mortality from high-grade serous ovarian cancerDavid D.L. Bowtell, Steffen Böhm, Ahmed Ashour Ahmed, Paul Joseph Aspuria, Robert C. Bast
Nature Reviews. Cancer. 2015-11-01 - 282 citationsCD95 promotes tumour growthLina Chen, Sun Mi Park, Alexei V. Tumanov, Annika Hau, Kenjiro Sawada
Nature. 2010-05-27
Journal Articles
- Obstetrics and Gynecology: A Specialty at the Forefront of Care for LGBTQ PatientsIris Romero, MD, Seminars in Reproductive Medicine
Press Mentions
- Ovarian Cancer, an Interesting Research by the University of Chicago Medicine: How to Starve Cancer Cells?November 16th, 2020
- Accelerating Progress in Ovarian CancerAugust 16th, 2019
- Saving Fertility After CancerMay 14th, 2018
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Grant Support
- Reproductive Scientist Development ProgramNIHPresent
Other Languages
- Spanish
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