Division Faculty
Philip J. DiSaia, MD
Division Director and Professor
Michael L. Berman, MD
Professor
Wendy Brewster, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Robert A. Burger, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Alberto Manetta, MD
Professor
Bradley J. Monk, MD
Associate Professor
Fellowship Program
Links
University of California, Irvine, Health Sciences
UCI School of Medicine
UCI Medical Center
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Division of Gynecologic Oncology
Fellowship Program
On a national basis, this program offers the only four-year fellowship program in gynecologic oncology with two years of basic research and two years of clinical research and experience. The training program's success has brought it national recognition, and the program has been supported recently by various major grants from the National Cancer Institute, the military, and various other granting agencies. This group is extensively involved in the clinical research of gynecologic malignancies.Areas of research emphasis include:
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Conduct of phase I and II trials in gynecologic malignancies using the National Cooperative Gynecologic Oncology Group as the research vehicle,
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Chemoprevention of cervical cancer,
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Clinical significance of blocking factors for TNF-LT in patients with gynecologic malignancies,
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Photodynamic therapy for ovarian cancer,
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The biology of gynecologic malignancies,
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Population based gynecologic cancer treatment and outcomes
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Genetic susceptibility to ovarian cancer,
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Animal model for cervical cancer
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Human Papilloma Virus biology
Current Fellows
Nefertiti duPont, MD
Troy Gatcliffe, MD
Ernest Han, MD
Mark Hunter, MD
Ali Mahdavi, MD
Lesli Randall-Whitis, MD
The Gynecologic Oncology Fellows are active participants and contributors to the research efforts of this program, as is clearly reflected in their publication record.For information on and applications to the fellowship program you may contact Dr. Michael L. Berman,
Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program Director
at (714)456-8020.
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