Program Members
Clinical Program Leader
Thomas Rutherford
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Section Chief, Gynecologic Oncology
Clinical Interests:Ovarian; uterine; vaginal; cervical and vulvar cancer; Difficult gynecologic surgery; Trophoblastic neoplasia; Unknown primary cancer; Brachytherapy; Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia
- Office:(203) 785-6301
- Appt:(203) 200-4176
Clinical Research Program Leader
Alessandro Santin
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Clinical Research Program Leader, Gynecologic Oncology Program, Yale Cancer Center
Clinical Interests:Cancer of the ovary, uterus, vagina, cervix and vulva; Intraperitoneal chemotherapy; Tumor immunology and immunotherapy; Tumor angiogenesis; Radiation biology; Experimental therapeutics in Gynecologic Oncology
- Office:(203) 737-4450
- Appt:(203) 200-4176
Gynecologic Oncology
Masoud Azodi
Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Clinical Interests:Pre-malignant and malignant gynecologic disorders involving the vulva, cervix, vagina, uterus, ovaries, and placenta, with emphasis on minimally invasive approaches for gynecologic cancer, including laparoscopic staging, radical vaginal surgeries, and radical tracheolectomy for treatment of cervical cancer with preservation of childbearing capacity; Robotic surgery; Chemotherapy for all gynecologic cancers
- Office:(203) 785-4013
- Appt:(203) 200-4176
Elena Ratner
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Clinical Interests:ovarian cancer; uterine cancer; cervical cancer; cancer prevention; cancer prophylaxis; genetic risk factors; sexuality; menopause; early cancer detection
- Office:(203) 785-7385
- Appt:(203) 200-4176
Thomas Rutherford
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Section Chief, Gynecologic Oncology
Clinical Interests:Ovarian; uterine; vaginal; cervical and vulvar cancer; Difficult gynecologic surgery; Trophoblastic neoplasia; Unknown primary cancer; Brachytherapy; Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia
- Office:(203) 785-6301
- Appt:(203) 200-4176
Alessandro Santin
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Clinical Research Program Leader, Gynecologic Oncology Program, Yale Cancer Center
Clinical Interests:Cancer of the ovary, uterus, vagina, cervix and vulva; Intraperitoneal chemotherapy; Tumor immunology and immunotherapy; Tumor angiogenesis; Radiation biology; Experimental therapeutics in Gynecologic Oncology
- Office:(203) 737-4450
- Appt:(203) 200-4176
Peter Schwartz
John Slade Ely Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Vice Chair, Gynecology
Clinical Interests:Ovarian, uterine, vaginal, cervical and vulvar cancer; Difficult gynecologic surgery; Screening for ovarian cancer; Gestational neoplasia; Brachytherapy
- Office:(203) 785-4014
- Appt:(203) 785-4014
Dan-Arin Silasi
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Clinical Interests:Gynecologic cancers (ovarian, uterine, cervical, vulvar, and vaginal cancers); Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia; Complicated laparoscopic surgery; Robotic surgery; Single-port laparoscopic surgery; Advanced and complicated pelvic surgery; Chemotherapy for gynecologic cancers
- Office:(203) 785-4013
- Appt:(203) 200-4176
Medical Oncology
Maysa Abu-Khalaf
Associate Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology) and of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Clinical Interests:Breast Cancer: Early and advanced stages, hormone receptor positive breast cancers, triple negative breast cancers, HER-2 positive breast cancers, adjuvant (postoperative) treatment, neoadjuvant (preoperative) treatment, metastatic breast cancer treatment, clinical trials. Gynecologic Cancers: Advanced/recurrent ovarian and endometrial cancers, clinical trials.
- Office:(203) 737-8309
- Appt:(203) 200-2328
Radiation Oncology
Susan Higgins
Associate Professor of Therapeutic Radiology and of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Associate Director, Department of Therapeutic Radiology Residency Training Program
Clinical Interests:General radiation therapy; breast cancer; early stage breast cancer; locally advanced breast cancer; breast conservation therapy; mammosite radiation therapy; partial breast radiation therapy; intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT); radiation techniques; lymphedema; gynecological cancer; brachytherapy; cervix cancer; vaginal cancer; uterine cancer; vulvar cancer; ovarian cancer; intracavitary radiation therapy; interstitial brachytherapy; high dose rate brachytherapy; low dose rate brachytherapy
- Office:(203) 785-7033
- Appt:(203) 200-2100
Sheida Mani
Assistant Clinical Professor of Therapeutic Radiology
Assistant Chief and Medical Director for Radiation Oncology at Bridgeport Hospital
Clinical Interests:General radiation therapy; gynecological cancer; vulvar and vaginal carcinoma; endometrial cancer; cervical cancer; gamma knife radiosurgery; trigeminal neuralgia; acoustic neuromas; vestibular schwannomas, Arterio-Venous Malformations (AVM); conformal radiation therapy; central nervous system; Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT); gastrointestinal cancer; esophageal cancer; pancreatic cancer; gastric cancer; rectal cancer; anal cancer; lung cancer; prostate cancer; interstitial brachytherapy; high dose rate brachytherapy
- Office:(203) 785-5175
- Appt:(203) 688-1861
Kenneth Roberts
Associate Professor of Therapeutic Radiology
Medical Director, Yale-New Haven Shoreline Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology
Associate Chief and Medical Director for Radiation Oncology at Shoreline Medical Center, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Clinical Interests:General radiation therapy; pediatric radiation therapy; hematologic malignancy; lymphoma; Hodgkin’s disease; total body irradiation; endovascular brachytherapy; oncologic brachytherapy; gynecologic cancer; cervix cancer; gastrointestinal cancer; colorectal cancer
- Office:(203) 785-2957
- Appt:(203) 200-2000
Joanne Weidhaas
Associate Professor of Therapeutic Radiology
Clinical Interests:Breast Cancer; Partial Breast Irradiation (PBI); Gynecological Cancer; Cervical Cancer
- Office:(203) 737-2165
- Appt:(203) 688-1861
