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Office
Center for Breast Health and Gynecologic Oncology
271 Carew Street
Springfield, MA 01104Phone+1 413-452-6600Fax+1 413-452-6620
Summary
- I specialize in the care of women’s cancers, treating the full range of gynecologic malignancies, including cancers of the breast, cervix, endometrium/uterus, fallopian tube, ovary, vagina and vulva. I am board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology from the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. I received certification in Breast Disease and Breast Surgery from the Society of Gynecologic Oncology.
I completed a Fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology and Breast Surgery at Brown University/Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island in Providence, Rhode Island, and a Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at University of California San Francisco Medical Center in San Francisco, California. I received my medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis in St. Louis, Missouri.
I am a member of numerous professional organizations, including the American Society of Breast Surgeons and the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, where I serve as a member of the Wellness Task Force. I most recently served as Co-Director of Gynecology at Baystate Medical Center, and as assistant professor in the Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Surgery at the University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate. I have extensive experience in clinical research as a member of the Gynecologic Oncology Group/ NRG Oncology.
My clinical areas of interest include minimally invasive procedures (including da Vinci® robotic surgery) for patients with gynecologic malignancies and other complex benign gynecologic conditions, radical procedures for treatment of gynecologic malignancies, risk-reducing surgery in patients with familial susceptibility for breast, ovarian and endometrial cancer, and oncoplastic breast surgery.
Education & Training
- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island/Brown UniversityFellowship, Breast Surgical Oncology, 2009 - 2013
- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2005 - 2009
- Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2006 - Present
- MA State Medical License 2012 - 2025
- RI State Medical License 2009 - 2014
- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Gynecologic Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsIdentification of a Vitamin-D Receptor Antagonist, MeTC7, which Inhibits the Growth of Xenograft and Transgenic Tumors.Negar Khazan, Kyu Kwang Kim, Jeanne N Hansen, Niloy A Singh, Taylor Moore
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 2022-04-28 - 4 citationsPrimary invasive lobular carcinoma arising in mammary-like glands of the vulva managed with neoadjuvant trastuzumab-based chemotherapy, excision, and sentinel lymph no...Shiva Niakan, Heather Love, Qing Cao, Nada Kawar
Clinical Case Reports. 2021-01-01 - 8 citationsPT19c, Another Nonhypercalcemic Vitamin D2 Derivative, Demonstrates Antitumor Efficacy in Epithelial Ovarian and Endometrial Cancer ModelsN. Kawar, Shannon MacLaughlan, Timothy C. Horan, Alper Uzun, Thilo S. Lange
Genes & Cancer. 2013-11-01
Press Mentions
- New Studies on Genetic Breast Cancer Risks Will Help in Counseling Patients, Experts SayFebruary 8th, 2021
- Mercy Medical’s New Center for Breast Health, Gynecologic Oncology Is ’All About Women’s Cancer Care’September 4th, 2020
- Ricardo Castaneda, Psychiatrist with Many Talents, Dies at 64April 4th, 2020
Committees
- Member, SGO Wellness Committee 2020 - 2022
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
Other Languages
- Arabic
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