Working to Eradicate Gynecologic Cancers

Rodney P. Rocconi, MD

Associate Professor, Gynecologic Oncology
University of South Alabama
Mitchell Cancer Institute
1660 Springhill Ave.
Mobile, AL
USA 36604


Biographical Sketch:
Since completing my medical training, I've been in practice as a physician-scientist at University of South Alabama Mitchell Cancer Institute as a Gynecologic Oncologist. Over those years I've published approximately 80 manuscripts to peer reviewed journals and presented over 100 abstracts at regional, national, and international meetings."

Papers:
81 - Featured Poster An American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Project (ACS-NSQIP) evaluation of surgical outcomes in the elderly: endometrial cancer patients undergoing hysterectomy 115 - Featured Poster Racial disparity in endometrial cancer patients undergoing hysterectomy: an American Cancer Society (ACS)-National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) evaluation of surgical outcomes 145 - Scientific Plenary A comparative analysis of the treatment strategies for advanced ovarian cancer 231 - Poster Session A Correlation of positron emission tomography (PET) with CA-125 levels in predicting recurrence in ovarian cancer 304 - Poster Session A ALDH1A1 maintains ovarian cancer stem-like cells' properties by regulating KLF4/p21-mediated signaling cascade 305 - Poster Session A A Hedgehog pathway smoothened inhibitor demonstrates synergy with carboplatin in ovarian cancer via a dual process of receptor enrichment plus regulation of DNA damage processing 418 - Poster Session B Minority participation in Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) studies