In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Félix Boria to discuss the Risk Factor for Unsuccessful SLN Mapping.

Dr. Boria is an attending physician of the gynecologic oncology division at the Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. He completed his PhD at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, where his research focused on PET/CT in advanced ovarian cancer.

In this episode of the IJGC conversations 2025 May Editor's Choice, Editorial Fellow Christian Braun, Julia Gelissen and Kyra Fischer discusses the contents of the 2025 May issue of IJGC. 

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez is joined by Jolyn Taylor to discuss SUGAR Initiative: Glycemic control in the perioperative period. 

Dr. Taylor is an Associate Professor of Gynecologic Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center. She serves as the Associate Chief Quality and Value Officer and the Patient Safety Quality Officer for the Division of Surgery and focuses her research on ways to improve the quality of patient care.

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez is joined by Dr. Anna Fagotti to discuss HIPEC in Platinum-Sensitive Ovarian Cancer (HORSE Trial).

Anna Fagotti is a Professor and Consultant of Gynecologic Oncology at A. Gemelli University Hospital Foundation IRCCS. She is the President of ESGO - European Society of Gynaecological Oncology. Her research interests are Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology, Advanced Ovarian Cancer, Gynecological Cancer, and Laparoscopic Surgery.

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez is joined by Dr Angeles Alvarez Secord to discuss Molecular Targets in Endometrial Cancer: Real World Outcomes (ECMT2).

Angeles Alvarez Secord, MD, MHSc, is a professor in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Duke University Heath System. She received her undergraduate degree with honors from Carroll College in Helena, Montana and graduated AOA with honors from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Secord completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology and her fellowship in gynecologic oncology at the Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. Upon completing her fellowship in 2001, she joined the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at Duke. She is currently Director of Gynecologic Oncology Clinical Trials, Associate Director of Clinical Research, Gynecology Oncology, and one of the Principal Investigators for NRG Oncology at the Duke Cancer Institute. Dr. Secord serves on the GOG Foundation Board of Directors. She is passionate about mentoring the next generation of investigators and serves as the GOG Foundation Education and Mentoring Chair and the NRG Oncology Investigator and Career Development Committee Vice-Chair. Dr. Secord is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and an active member of American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Gynecological & Obstetrical Society, Society of Gynecology & Oncology, and International Gynecologic Cancer Society as well as other professional organizations.

In this episode of the IJGC conversations 2025 April Editor's Choice, Editorial Fellow Stephanie Gill and Elise Mann Yates discusses the contents of the 2025 April issue of IJGC. 

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez is joined by Drs. Matteo Loverro and Anna Fagotti to discuss Real-word PARPi Maintenance and Recurrence Patterns.

Anna Fagotti is a Professor and Consultant of Gynecologic Oncology at A. Gemelli University Hospital Foundation IRCCS. She is the President of ESGO - European Society of Gynaecological Oncology. Her research interests are Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology, Advanced Ovarian Cancer, Gynecological Cancer, and Laparoscopic Surgery.

Matteo Loverro is an ESGO fellow at Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS @unicatt. 

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez is joined by Drs. Nadeem Abu-Rustum and Christian Dagher to discuss Substantial LVSI and Recurrence in Endometrial Cancer.

Dr. Abu-Rustum is a board-certified gynecologic oncologist who specializes in the surgical treatment of gynecologic cancers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He is also a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Abu-Rustum has a special interest in minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopy) for the treatment of cancerous and noncancerous diseases of the female reproductive system, and his clinical research focuses on surgical therapy for gynecologic cancers and innovative surgical approaches to treating gynecologic disorders.

Christian Dagher is a former research fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering, and current OBGYN resident at the University of Pennsylvania. He holds a master's degree in clinical epidemiology and health-services research from Weill-Cornel. Before moving to the US, he completed an OBGYN residency at the American University of Beirut and is interested in studying survival biomarkers in endometrial cancer. 

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez is joined by Dr. Floriane Jochum to discuss Surgery for Stage IV Ovarian Cancer.

Dr. Floriane Jochum is a Gynecologic Oncologist at Strasbourg University Hospital in France. She recently completed her PhD in cancer research and computational epidemiology at Institut Curie in Paris. Her doctoral work focused on the multiple applications of real-world data in gynecologic oncology, exploring topics ranging from disparities in access to care to the development of emulated clinical trials. 

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez is joined by the IJGC editorial fellows to discuss the IJGC Special Issue on Rare gynecologic cancers.