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Gynecologic

Clinical Research Team

  • Objectives

    • Maintain and increase our international leadership of clinical trials of transformative therapeutics in prostate and bladder cancer
    • Provide state-of-the-art diagnostic and surveillance imaging modalities
    • Increase our molecular translational research program impact through collaborations within Yale and with the broader research community
    • Compete for bladder SPORE/program project grants within 4 years
    • Extend and improve patients’ lives through collaborative and personalized treatment decisions
    GU Tumor Board: Tuesdays at 1:30pm
    Translational Research Meetings: Tuesday @ 1pm - 2pm

  • Contacts

    Lisa D. Baker, RN, BSN, OCN, Clinical Research Coordinator, Gyn-Oncology
    203-785-6398
    Fax 203-785-7480

GYN Team Leader

  • Alessandro Santin, MD

    Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences; Clinical Research Team Leader, Gynecologic Oncology, Yale Cancer Center; Co-Chief, Section of Gynecologic Oncology

    Dr. Alessandro D. Santin, a native of Italy, graduated with honors from the University of Brescia, Italy and received his postgraduate training in Obstetrics & Gynecology at the same University. He served a fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at the University of California, Irvine and an International Fellowship in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas. In 2000 he became a Clinical Assistant Professor and in 2004 an Associate Professor with Tenure in the same Division. Watch a video with Dr. Alessandro Santin >> Dr. Santin joined the faculty in the Section of Gynecologic Oncology in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at Yale as Professor as of July 2008. He was the recipient of the American Association young investigator award and the Italian Society of Gynecologic...
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Members

  • Masoud Azodi, MD

    Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences; Director of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Director of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Fellowship

    Research Interests
    • Medical Oncology
    • Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome
    • Laparoscopy
    • Biomarkers, Pharmacological
    • Cerclage, Cervical
    • Fertility Preservation
    • Early Detection of Cancer
    • Sarcoma, Endometrial Stromal
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  • Gloria Huang, MD, FACOG

    Staff Affiliate - Other

    Research Interests
    • Genital Neoplasms, Female
    • Genomics
    • Pelvic Neoplasms
    • Ovarian Neoplasms
    • Neoplasm Metastasis
    • Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent
    • Endometrial Neoplasms
    • Uterine Neoplasms
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  • Akiko Iwasaki, PhD

    Sterling Professor of Immunobiology and Professor of Dermatology and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases); Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, (HHMI)

    Research Interests
    • Pneumonia, Viral
    • Proviruses
    • Pregnancy Complications
    • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
    • RNA Viruses
    • Tumor Virus Infections
    • Influenza, Human
    • Inflammasomes
    • Molecular Biology
    • Immunity, Cellular
    • Immunity, Innate
    • Immune System
    • Herpes Simplex
    • Central Nervous System Viral Diseases
    • DNA Viruses
    • Encephalitis, Viral
    • Arboviruses
    • Autophagy
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  • Angelique W. Levi, MD

    Associate Professor of Pathology; Vice Chair of Operations and Director of Pathology Reference Services, Pathology; CLIA Laboratory Medical Director, Pathology; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

    Research Interests
    • Atypical Squamous Cells of the Cervix
    • Cancer Vaccines
    • COVID-19
    • COVID-19 Testing
    • COVID-19 Vaccines
    • Early Detection of Cancer
    • Global Health
    • Human papillomavirus 16
    • Human Papillomavirus DNA Tests
    • Human Papillomavirus Recombinant Vaccine Quadrivalent, Types 6, 11, 16, 18
    • Machine Learning
    • Pathology
    • Prognosis
    • Prostate
    • SARS-CoV-2
    • Uterine Cervical Dysplasia
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  • Alessandro Santin, MD

    Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences; Clinical Research Team Leader, Gynecologic Oncology, Yale Cancer Center; Co-Chief, Section of Gynecologic Oncology

    Research Interests
    • Ovarian Neoplasms
    • Neoplasms, Experimental
    • Genital Neoplasms, Female
    • Gynecology
    • Immunotherapy
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  • Peter Schwartz, MD

    John Slade Ely Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences; Vice Chair, Gynecology

    Research Interests
    • Gynecology
    • Ovarian Neoplasms
    • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
    • Uterine Neoplasms
    • Vaginal Neoplasms
    • Vulvar Neoplasms
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  • Sangini S. Sheth, MD, MPH, FACOG

    Associate Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences; Interim Division Director, Gynecologic Specialties; Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI), Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences; Director of Colposcopy and Cervical Dysplasia, Gynecologic Specialties

    Research Interests
    • Global Health
    • Gynecology
    • Health Plan Implementation
    • HIV
    • Contraception
    • Adolescent
    • Reproductive Medicine
    • Pregnancy
    • Papanicolaou Test
    • Human papillomavirus 16
    • Information Dissemination
    • Maternal Mortality
    • Mexico
    • Nepal
    • Obstetrics
    • Uterine Cervical Dysplasia
    • Women's Health
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