KristenDStarbuckMD

Obstetrics & Gynecology • Decatur, GA

Gynecologic Oncology

Assistant Professor

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Office
2665 N Decatur Rd
Ste 630
Decatur, GA 30033
Phone+1 404-778-3401

Summary

I am a Gynecologic Oncologist in Atlanta GA. I have an interest in translational research and medical education, and work at Emory University, an academic practice that offers clinical trials. My research focus has focused on glycoprotein expression in ovarian cancer and the influence of chemokines in the ovarian cancer immune microenvironment.

Education & Training

University at BuffaloFellowship, Gynecologic Oncology, 2016 - 2020
Massachusetts General HospitalPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Gynecologic Oncology, 2014 - 2016
The MetroHealth System/Case Western Reserve UniversityResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2010 - 2014
Uconn School Of MedicineClass of 2010
Tufts UniversityPost-Baccalaureate, Premedical Program, 2003 - 2004
Brown UniversityBA, International Health, Esprit de Corps Award, 1999 - 2003
Brown UniversityB.A., International Health, 1999 - 2003
Boston UniversityNo Degree, Woods Hole Sea Semester Program, 2002

Certifications & Licensure

GA State Medical License 2020 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2016 - 2021
MA State Medical License 2014 - 2016
OH State Medical License 2010 - 2014
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Tumor Biology Poster Award 2016
Resident CREOG Award 2014
Community Service Award Metrohealth-Case Western University, 2013
Department of Community Health Esprit de Corps Award Brown University, 2003
Richard Smoke Summer Internship Award International Health Research, 2001
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

24 citations
Adoptive cell transfer using autologous tumor infiltrating lymphocytes in gynecologic malignancies.
P.C. Mayor, Kristen Starbuck, Emese Zsiros
Gynecologic Oncology. 2018-08-01
17 citations
Treatment of ovarian cancer by targeting the tumor stem cell-associated carbohydrate antigen, Sialyl-Thomsen-nouveau
Kristen D. Starbuck, Linah Al-Alem, David A. Eavarone, Silvia F. Hernandez, Chiara Bellio
Oncotarget. 2018-05-01
8 citations
Prognostic impact of adjuvant chemotherapy treatment intensity for ovarian cancer.
Kristen Starbuck, J. Brian Szender, William D. Duncan, Kayla Morrell, John Lewis Etter
Plos One. 2018-11-12

Journal Articles

Treatment of Advanced Malignant Uterine Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor with mTOR Inhibitors: Single-institution Experience and Review of the Literature
Starbuck KD, Drake RD, Budd GT, Rose PG, Anticancer Res, 1/1/2016
Patterns of Care, Predictors and Outcomes of Chemotherapy for Uterine Carcinosarcoma: A population-based analysis
Rauh-Hain JA, Starbuck KD, Clemmer J, Schorge JO, Lu KH, del Carmen MG, Gynecol Oncol, 1/1/2015
Multimodal therapy in the treatment of vaginal adenocarcinoma arising in endocervicosis
Starbuck K, Garcia C, Wu Q, Runowicz CD, Gynecol Oncol, 1/1/2011
Genome-wide comparison of paired fresh frozen and formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded gliomas by custom BAC and oligonucleotide array comparative genomic hybridization: f...
Mohapatra G, Engler DA, Starbuck KD, Kim JC, Bernay DC, Scangas GA, Rousseau A, Batchelor TT, Betensky RA, Louis DN, Acta Neuropathol, 1/1/2011
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Books/Book Chapters

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Cancer
Chapter: Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Cancer
Kristen Starbuck, MD; Paul Mayor, MD MS; Emese Zsiros, MD, PhDElsevier, 1st2018

Abstracts/Posters

Starbuck KD, Bshara W, Eng KH, Morrell K, Lele S, Frederick P, Akers S, Zsiros E, Odunsi K, SGO, 1/1/2018
Variability in body mass index during adjuvant chemotherapy is associated with clinical outcomes among patients with ovarian cancer undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy
Starbuck KD, Cannioto R, Etter JL, Duncan W, Morrell K, Almohanna H, Joseph JM, Szender JB, Odunsi K, Lele S, Frederick P, Akers S, Eng KH, Zsiros E, Moysich KB, SGO, 1/1/2018
Prognostic impact of adjuvant chemotherapy treatment intensity for ovarian cancer
Starbuck KD, Szender JB, Morrell K, Etter JH, Odunsi K, Eng KH, Zsiros E, SGO, 1/1/2018
CXCR4 in combination with immune checkpoint inhibition in ovarian cancer mouse model demonstrates potential for novel therapeutic strategies
K. Starbuck, R. McGray, S. Masoumi-Moghaddam, A. Francois, K. Odunsi, E. Zsiros, AACR, 1/1/2017
Novel oral small molecule CXCR4 inhibitor improves activity of immune checkpoint blockade in ovarian cancer mouse model
Starbuck, R. McGray, S. Masoumi-Moghaddam, A. Francois, K. Odunsi, E. Zsiros, AACR, 1/1/2017
Targeting a chemoresistant ovarian cancer cell population via the carbohydrate antigen Sialyl Tn
B Rueda, K Starbuck, D Eavarone, J Prendergast, J Stein, R Foster, J Behrens, Ovarian Cancer Research Symposium, Seattle, WA, 1/1/2016
Treatment of ovarian cancer by targeting the tumor stem cell-associated carbohydrate antigen Sialyl-Tn
Starbuck K, Eavarone D, Prendergast J, da Silva APG, DeSander J, Behrens J, Rueda B, Foster R, Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Breast and Gynecologic Cancer Symposium, 1/1/2016
Eradicating ovarian cancer stem cells by targeting the tumor-associated carbohydrate antigen sialyl Tn
K. Starbuck, D. Eavarone, J. Prendergast, A.P.G. da Silva, J. DeSander, J. Behrens, B. Rueda, R. Foster, NEAGO, 1/1/2015
Patterns of Care, Predictors and Outcomes of Chemotherapy for Uterine Carcinosarcoma: A population-based analysis
K. Starbuck, J. Alejandro Rauh-Hain, Joel Clemmer, John O. Schorge, Marcela G. del Carmen, NEAGO, 1/1/2015
The Role of Sialyl-Tn in Ovarian Cancer
K. Starbuck, MGH Gynecologic Oncology Faculty, 1/1/2015
Cost comparison of robotic, single port and conventional laparoscopy for early stage endometrial cancer
Knight, K Starbuck, P Escobar, 43rd SGO, 1/1/2012
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