Gyne Tumor Board Panelists
Lan G. Coffman MD PhD
Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology/Oncology and Gynecologic Oncology at University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Coffman received her MD and Ph.D. at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, she performed her internal medicine residency and fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at the University of Michigan through the ABIM Research Pathway. She is now an Assistant professor with joint appointments in the Division of Hematology/Oncology and Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Coffman is a physician-scientist with an active laboratory studying the stroma microenvironment in ovarian cancer and has an active clinical practice treating women with gynecologic malignancies.
Interest/specialization: Ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, cervical cancer, translational research, and clinical trials. Laboratory focus on the stromal to tumor interactions that drive ovarian cancer initiation, progression, and treatment resistance.
Kevin Holcomb MD FACOG
Associate Dean of Admissions Vice-Chair of Gynecology Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology at Weill Cornell Medical College
Dr. Kevin Holcomb is Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Weill-Cornell Medical College where he also serves as the Associate Dean for Admissions and Vice-Chair of Gynecology. He attended medical school at New York Medical College and completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. He completed a fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at SUNY-Downstate/Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Holcomb’s research interests include tissue-based biomarkers for distinct endometrial cancer subtypes, population-based outcomes analysis in various gynecologic malignancies, and the role of biomarkers in the treatment of women with adnexal mass and ovarian cancer.
Interest/specialization: Gynecologic Oncology
Gloria Huang MD FACOG
Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center
Dr. Huang is an Associate Professor in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology, and of Reproductive Sciences in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at Yale School of Medicine, and a member of the Genomics, Genetics, and Epigenetics Research Program at Yale Cancer Center. She is active in local, national, and international organizations that work to advance health equity and improve outcomes for all women at risk for or diagnosed with gynecological cancers. She is an internationally known expert in the treatment and prevention of ovarian, uterine, and cervical cancers. Dr. Huang is skilled at minimally invasive surgery and is the principal investigator of a federally-funded cancer research laboratory.
Interest/specialization: Gynecologic oncology and gynecologic cancer surgery.
Anuja Jhingran MD FASTRO FACR
Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dr. Anuja Jhingran earned her M.D. at Texas Tech University in 1988, followed by residency training at Baylor College of Medicine in Internal Medicine and Radiation Oncology. She began her career as an Assistant Professor at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in 1996 and has advanced to a Professor of Radiation Oncology in the Section of Gynecology. She is a physician specializing in the treatment of gynecologic cancers. Clinically, she is interested in the management of advanced ovarian, cervical, and endometrial cancers and the use of advanced radiation techniques to minimize toxicity.
In addition, Dr. Jhingran is heavily involved with the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) and Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) in the development of patient care studies to treat gynecologic cancers and is the national Principal Investigator of several accruing studies including a phase III study in cervical cancer. Dr. Jhingran travels extensively internationally for cancer education. She is passionate about women’s health issues and especially as it relates to developing country’s efforts to establish improved health care for the general populace, not just the financially able.
Interest/specialization: Radiation oncology, treatment of gynecological cancers, education, mentorship, and cancer care in LMICs.