Ira R. Horowitz, MD, SM, FACOG, FACS

Ira R. Horowitz, MD, is the John D. Thompson Professor and Chair of the Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Horowitz serves as the Director of the Emory Clinicand as Physician Group President and Co-Chief of Clinical Operations of Emory Healthcare. He joined the Emory faculty in 1992, having previously been on the faculty at The Johns Hopkins University's School of Medicine. He served as Division Director of Gynecologic Oncology for the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and the Pelvic Surgery Fellowship Director for nearly 20 years.

An internationally renowned gynecologic oncologist, Dr. Horowitz specializes in gynecologic malignancies, including cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, and vulvar cancer, and he is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology, with subspecialty certification in gynecologic oncology.

Dr. Horowitz is a member of the International Gynecologic Society, the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American College of Surgeons, Society of Gynecologic Surgeons, Society of Surgical Oncology, Georgia Obstetrical and Gynecological Society, and the World Endometriosis Society, among other organizations. He is a highly sought-after speaker on topics related to gynecologic malignancies and has served on work groups and committees for the American Cancer Society and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.