Research and Publications

 

Division of Gynecologic Oncology

The Division of Gynecologic Oncology is staffed by healthcare providers both experienced and passionate in the field of Gynecologic Oncology.  Led by Dr. Setsuko Chambers, Dr. Janiel Cragun, and Dr. Marina Miller join her to ensure that this division works every day to ensure that our patients are receiving the best healthcare services possible. Whether it be through proven drug treatment plans or groundbreaking clinical trials, our physicians do everything in their power to help their patients. We specialize in ovarian, uterine, and cervical cancer clinical trials, focusing on those trials that we believe have the best chance of changing our patient’s lives for the better. We include treatment trials, as well as imaging and biomarker trials. We are interested in opening supportive care trials in the future. We are supported by terrific clinical and research staff, who are equally passionate about their work.  For more information regarding our active and pending clinical trials, please contact Benjamin Weiss at 520-694-9071 or Belen Mejia at 520-694-9578.

Maternal Fetal Medicine and General Gynecology

 

Study Title: Desara sling: Prospective, postmarket study of the Desara One single incision sling vs. Desara Blue Sling implanted via the transobturator route for the treatment of women with stress urinary incontinence.

PI: Ilana Addis, MD, MPH

Study Title: Topical estrogen and the vaginal microbiome.

PI: Ilana Addis, MD, MPH

Study Title: Control of Bleeding on Nexplanon in Latinx patients.

PI: Holly Bullock, MD, MPH

Study Title: Pre-operative tamsulosin after minimally invasive hysterectomy and time to spontaneous void: A randomized controlled trial.

PI: Andrea Aguirre, MD

Study Title: Ovarian Cancer Detection with Blood- and Imaging-Based Biomarkers

PI: John Heusinkveld, MD

Study Title: Fallopascope trial: first human trial of micro-endoscope for imaging of fallopian tubes with applications in oncology and also infertility (DOD grant)

PI: John Heusinkveld, MD 

Study Title: Cell-acquiring fallopascope: Next generation fallopascope with capability for tissue-sampling (R01)

PI: John Heusinkveld, MD

Study Title: Detection of ureteral injury: Use of advanced imaging modalities to detect thermal injuries to the ureter during gynecologic surgery. 

PI: John Heusinkveld, MD

Study Title: Pelvic Floor Surgical Outcomes: ongoing retrospective review of outcomes of surgery for prolapse and incontinence.

PI: John Heusinkveld, MD

Study Title: ERAS and maternal and neonatal outcomes.

PI: Karen Lesser, MD

Study Title: Intravenous infusions of ferumoxytol

PI: Lynn Coppola, MD, MPH

Study Title: World Health Association prenatal ultrasound training and use

PI: Lynn Coppola, MD, MPH
Funding: AMAG Pharmaceutical

Study Title: Pandemics and Psychological Game theory

PI: Kathryn Reed, MD 

Study Title: Intersection of behavioral economics and general medical and science literature

PI: Kathryn Reed, MD 

Study Title: Meta-analysis on stage I hypertension and pregnancy outcome

PI: Giovanni Sisti, MD

Study Title: Meta-analysis on identifying the best gestational age for delivery of patients with chronic hypertension

PI: Giovanni Sisti, MD

Study Title: Meta-analysis on NGAL as a marker of preeclampsia

PI: Giovanni Sisti, MD

Study Title: Induction of labor algorithm original research on UA database

PI: Giovanni SIsti, MD

Study Title: Obesity in women entering pregnancy

PI: David Wang, MD
Funding: SensorLab Seed Grant