Overview
Uterine fibroids - fertility and uterine-preserving therapies
MRI-guided focused ultrasound treatment of uterine fibroids
Robotic myomectomy
Fibroids and fertility
MRI-guided focused ultrasound treatment of uterine fibroids
Robotic myomectomy
Fibroids and fertility
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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2010 - Present
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility,
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Recent Scholarly Works
A pilot study of predictive markers of chemotherapy-related amenorrhea among premenopausal women with early stage breast cancer.
Journal article Cancer Invest · 2008 BACKGROUND: Premenopausal women treated for early stage breast cancer (ESBC) are at risk for chemotherapy-related amenorrhea (CRA). Prospectively-validated, predictive markers of CRA are needed. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Premenopausal women with ESBC and plann ... Full text Link to item CiteThrombospondin-1 and thrombospondin-2 mRNA and TSP-1 and TSP-2 protein expression in uterine fibroids and correlation to the genes COL1A1 and COL3A1 and to the collagen cross-link hydroxyproline.
Journal article Reprod Sci · December 2007 Uterine fibroids are composed of altered collagen fibrils and represent an arrested response to injury-initiating fibrosis. In many tissues, TSP-1 is secreted by adult macrophages and monocytes upon wounding and is involved in the activation of transformin ... Full text Link to item CiteEstrogenic ovulatory dysfunction or functional female hyperandrogenism: an argument to discard the term polycystic ovary syndrome.
Journal article Fertil Steril · November 2006 Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders seen among reproductive-age women, with a prevalence of 4%-9% depending on the criteria used to define the syndrome. The diagnostic criteria for PCOS have been surprisingly cont ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation
University of Saskatchewan (Canada) ·
1999
M.D.