Susan Modesitt, MD, FACOG, FACS
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RoleGynecologic Oncology
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Specialty
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Research Program
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Practicing Since2002
Background
Susan C. Modesitt, MD, FACOG, FACS, is professor and director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Modesitt leads the gynecologic oncology program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. A board certified gynecologic oncologist, Dr. Modesitt specializes in the treatment of gynecologic malignancies, and is an attending based primarily at Emory University Hospital Midtown and Emory University Hospital. Prior to joining Emory, she was professor and division director of gynecologic oncology at the University of Virginia.
Dr. Modesitt is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American College of Surgeons and has served in multiple leadership roles and committees for Society of Gynecologic Oncology, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and NRG Oncology.
Dr. Modesitt completed medical school at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, her obstetrics and gynecology residency at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and her gynecologic oncology fellowship at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
Dr. Modesitt's research focuses on hereditary cancers, obesity-related cancers and clinical trials in gynecologic oncology.
Dr. Modesitt serves as editor-in-chief of Gynecologic Oncology Reports. She has published extensively on gynecologic cancers.
Titles & Roles
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Professor, Department of Gynecology and ObstetricsEmory University School of Medicine
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Director, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Gynecology and ObstetricsEmory University School of Medicine
Education & Training
Education
- Fellowship, Gynecologic Oncology, 2002MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Residency, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1999University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
- Medical Education, MD, 1995University of Virginia School of Medicine
Board Certifications
- Gynecologic OncologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2005Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2003
Research
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PhaseII
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ConditionsCervical Carcinoma, Fallopian Tube Carcinoma, Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Malignant Uterine Neoplasm, Ovarian Carcinoma, Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma, Vulvar Carcinoma
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LocationEmory University Hospital Midtown, Winship Cancer Institute
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PhaseIII
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ConditionsEndometrial Cancer
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LocationEmory University Hospital Midtown, Winship Cancer Institute, Grady Health System
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PhaseN/A
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ConditionsOvarian Carcinoma
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LocationEmory University Hospital Midtown, Winship Cancer Institute
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Publications
Title/Journal Authors Publication Date Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in the Postpartum Period: A Systematic Review.
Obstetrics and gynecology
SE Brenner, S Modesitt, RA Bednarczyk, SE Dilley 12/01/2024 Gynecologic oncology reports
MK Anastasio, P Peters, J Foote, A Melamed, SC Modesitt, F Musa, E Rossi, BB Albright, LJ Havrilesky, HA Moss 10/01/2024 Gynecologic oncology reports
J Dholakia, SC Modesitt 10/01/2024 Heliyon
A Aggarwal, G Corredor, P Fu, T Pathak, T Mirtti, S Modesitt, TR Soong, A Madabhushi 07/15/2024 Gynecologic oncology reports
KA Roof, KE Andre, SC Modesitt, DA Schirmer 06/01/2024 Gynecologic oncology reports
TL Boitano, SC Modesitt 02/01/2024 Communications medicine
A Aggarwal, S Khalighi, D Babu, H Li, S Azarianpour-Esfahani, G Corredor, P Fu, M Mokhtari, T Pathak, E Thayer, S Modesitt, H Mahdi, S Avril, A Madabhushi 01/03/2024 Gynecologic Oncology Reports: 2022 and beyond.
Gynecologic oncology reports
SC Modesitt 06/01/2023 Condyloma lata mimicking vulvar carcinoma in an immunocompromised patient: A case report.
Gynecologic oncology reports
EG Thayer, ZA Roecker, KM Van Smaalen, MC Mason, SC Modesitt 04/01/2023 Gynecologic oncology
CA Thomson, TE Crane, A Miller, MA Gold, M Powell, K Bixel, L Van Le, P DiSilvestro, E Ratner, S Lele, S Guntupalli, W Huh, SE Robertson, S Modesitt, AC Casey, K Basen-Engquist, M Skiba, J Walker, L Kachnic, DS Alberts 03/01/2023 Gynecologic oncology reports
WN Goldsberry, BS Norquist, RP Rocconi, SC Modesitt, RR Urban 12/01/2022 Obstetrics and gynecology
KL Ring, AM Mills, SC Modesitt 12/01/2022 Optimizing post-operative opiate prescribing following gynecologic surgery.
Gynecologic oncology reports
KM Croft, BM Sarosiek, E Trowbridge, C Page Muthusubramanian, T Hedrick, SC Modesitt 08/01/2022 Ridiculously good writing: How to write like a pro and publish like a boss.
Gynecologic oncology reports
SC Modesitt, LJ Havrilesky, RA Previs, J Alejandro Rauh-Hain, J Michael Straughn, JN Bakkum-Gamez, KC Fuh, DE Cohn 08/01/2022 American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
PL Mai, A Miller, A Black, RT Falk, JF Boggess, K Tucker, AR Stuckey, GC Rodriguez, C Wong, TT Amatruda, KJ Wilkinson, SC Modesitt, SD Yamada, KL Bixel, GE Glaser, PG Rose, MH Greene, ME Sherman 07/01/2022 Awards
Dr. Modesitt has been recognized annually by Castle Connolly as a Top Doctor for Cancer since 2012 and as one of the Exceptional Women in Medicine since 2017.
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