Working to Eradicate Gynecologic Cancers

Premal H. Thaker, MD

Assistant Professor
Washington University School of Medicine
Dept. of OB/GYN
4911 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plaza
St. Louis, MO
USA 63110


Biographical Sketch:
I have a collaborative R01 studying the influence of stress on ovarian tumor biology in conjunction with Drs. Lutgendorf, Sood, and Cole. We have the following publications in this area: 1.Lutgendorf SK,...Thaker PH, Mendez L, Lubaroff DM, Cole S, Sood AK. Decreased Survival in Socially Isolated Ovarian Cancer Patients. Epub JCO 30(23):2885-90, 2012. 2.Schrepf A,...Thaker PH.... et al. Accepted to Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 2012."

Papers:
380 - Poster Session B Sarcopenia: preoperative assessment of muscle mass to predict surgical complications and prognosis in patients with endometrial cancer 404 - Poster Session B Prospective wound protocol to decrease the incidence of wound complications in obese gynecologic oncology patients