Abstract

The Gynecologic Oncology Division at the University of Iowa consists of four attending physicians, three fellows-in-training, two physician assistants, three nurses and supporting research and clerical staff. The concentration of our division remains the care of women with gynecologic malignancies. Our service area includes all counties of Iowa as well as western Illinois. Our patients are seen and treated in the National Cancer Institute designated Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center on the University of Iowa Hospitals campus.

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  • The Gynecologic Oncology Division at the University of Iowa consists of four attending physicians, three fellows-intraining, two physician assistants, three nurses and supporting research and clerical staff

  • A current initiative of the division is minimally invasive surgery in women with uterine cancers. This has been lead by Dr David Bender who developed the robotic surgery program and trained Dr Thomas Buekers in this technology

  • A review of patient outcomes being assembled for publication has found significant decreases in patient length of stay and post operative complications with the use of robotic surgery

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Introduction

The Gynecologic Oncology Division at the University of Iowa consists of four attending physicians, three fellows-intraining, two physician assistants, three nurses and supporting research and clerical staff. The concentration of our division remains the care of women with gynecologic malignancies. Our service area includes all counties of Iowa as well as western Illinois.

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