IJGC Podcast

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Tien Le to discuss comparison of oncologic outcomes in endometrial cancer: robotics vs. laparotomy, especially in regards to his article, “A comparison of disease recurrence between robotic versus laparotomy approach in patients with intermediate-risk endometrial cancer,” which is the Lead Article in IJGC’s February 2020 issue. Dr. Le is currently a Full Professor and the Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship program director in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Ottawa. He has special interests in health service evaluations research and minimal invasive surgery.

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Andreas Obermair from the University of Queensland to discuss adverse events of open vs. minimally invasice radical hysterectomy. Andreas Obermair is a gynaecological oncologist in Brisbane, Australia promoting surgery with proven better patient outcomes.

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Jason Wright to discuss simple vs radical hysterectomy in early cervical cancer. Dr. Jason D. Wright is the Sol Goldman Associate Professor and Chief of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at Columbia University. Dr. Wright’s research focuses on health services and outcomes research.

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. David Cibula to discuss the ESGO Cervical Cancer Quality Indicators, which features as the Lead Article in the January 2020 issue of IJGC (https://ijgc.bmj.com/content/30/1/3). Dr. Cibula is the Chair of the Gynecologic Oncology Center at the General Faculty Hospital in Prague, Chair of the Central and Eastern European Gynaecologic Oncology Group (CEEGOG), as well as a Former ESGO president.

In this rebroadcasted episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Michael Frumovitz (@Frumovitz) from MD Anderson Cancer Center to talk about updates on neuroendocrine tumors of the cervix. This podcast accompanies the lead article in our July 2019 issue, which can be found at ijgc.bmj.com/content/29/6/986.

Description: In this rebroadcasted episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Shannon Westin (Twitter: @ShannonWestin) from MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, to talk about conservative management of endometrial cancer. They discuss the ideal candidates of conservative management, available imaging studies, discussing treatment options and side effects with patients, as well as response rates and recurrence.

In this rebroadcasted episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Mario Leitao (Twitter: @leitaomd) from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to talk about management of vulvovaginal melanoma.

Rob Soslow has been the lead gynecologic pathologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for nearly 20 years and has served on the executive committee of the International Society of Gynecological Pathologists, the council of the International Gynecologic Cancer Society and the editorial boards of several journals, including the International Journal for Gynecologic Cancer. He is an enthusiastic diagnostician, mentor, educator and investigator.

In this rebroadcasted episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. David Gershenson (Twitter: @RareOvarCancers) from MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, to talk about updates on management of low-grade ovarian tumors. They discuss the grading classifications, the history and survival of low-grade and high-grade serous carcinoma, and determining the ideal patients for surgery or other types of treatment.

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Robert Coleman (Twitter: @rcoledude) from MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, to talk about the results of GOG 213