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Annekathryn Goodman, MD

Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital

Annekathryn Goodman, MD, MPH, is a professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School and a fellow of both the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American College of Surgeons. She has a full-time practice in gynecologic oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and is an affiliate of MGH Global Disaster Response and the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Goodman completed medical school and residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston and her fellowship training in gynecologic oncology at(MGH). In addition to board certification in gynecologic oncology, she is certified in acupuncture, and has completed training in both pastoral and palliative care. She received a certificate in Clinical Ethics and Health Policy from the Center for Practical Bioethics, University of Kansas Medical School. She received a certificate in global health and MPH in Health Policy and Management from New York Medical College. Dr. Goodman has undergone advanced training in humanitarian disaster relief work through the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Missioncraft in disaster relief operations, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma.

Dr. Goodman was the director of the Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program at Massachusetts General Hospital from 1998 through 2016. She is the past president of The Obstetrical Society of Boston and of the New England Society of Gynecologic Oncologists. She is also a member of the Ethics Committee at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is a member of the national Trauma and Critical Care Team previously known as IMSuRT (International Medical Surgical Response team), a branch of the US department of Health and Human Services.

Affiliations:

  • Consultant Gynecologic Oncologist | Lawrence Memorial Hospital
  • Consultant Gynecologic Oncologist | Cambridge Hospital
  • Consultant Gynecologic Oncologist | Brockton Hospital
  • Associate Gynecologist and Obstetrician | Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Associate Gynecologist Affiliate Staff | Brigham and Women's Hospital
Deep-Learning-Based Evaluation of Dual Stain Cytology for Cervical Cancer Screening: A New Paradigm.
Authors: Authors: Goodman A.
J Natl Cancer Inst
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Lymph node assessment at the time of hysterectomy has limited clinical utility for patients with pre-cancerous endometrial lesions.
Authors: Authors: Sullivan MW, Philp L, Kanbergs AN, Safdar N, Oliva E, Bregar A, Del Carmen MG, Eisenhauer EL, Goodman A, Muto M, Sisodia RC, Growdon WB.
Gynecol Oncol
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Is obesity predictive of endometrial cancer for women with postmenopausal bleeding?
Authors: Authors: Goodman A.
Menopause
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Delay in diagnosis and increasing incidence of vulvar cancer: a root cause analysis.
Authors: Authors: Goodman A.
Menopause
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Patient reported outcome measures among patients with vulvar cancer at various stages of treatment, recurrence, and survivorship.
Authors: Authors: Alimena S, Sullivan MW, Philp L, Dorney K, Hubbell H, Del Carmen MG, Goodman A, Bregar A, Growdon WB, Eisenhauer EL, Sisodia RC.
Gynecol Oncol
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Prognostic Value of Preoperative Imaging: Comparing 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography to Computed Tomography Alone for Preoperative Planning in High-risk Histology Endometrial Carcinoma.
Authors: Authors: St Laurent JD, Davis MR, Feltmate CM, Goodman A, Del Carmen MG, Horowitz NE, Lee SI, Growdon WB.
Am J Clin Oncol
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Infection, thrombosis, and oncologic outcome after interval debulking surgery: Does perioperative blood transfusion matter?
Authors: Authors: Manning-Geist BL, Alimena S, Del Carmen MG, Goodman A, Clark RM, Growdon WB, Horowitz NS, Berkowitz RS, Muto MG, Worley MJ.
Gynecol Oncol
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Associations between residual disease and survival in epithelial ovarian cancer by histologic type.
Authors: Authors: Melamed A, Manning-Geist B, Bregar AJ, Diver EJ, Goodman A, Del Carmen MG, Schorge JO, Rauh-Hain JA.
Gynecol Oncol
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Laparoscopy Compared With Laparotomy for Debulking Ovarian Cancer After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy.
Authors: Authors: Melamed A, Nitecki R, Boruta DM, Del Carmen MG, Clark RM, Growdon WB, Goodman A, Schorge JO, Rauh-Hain JA.
Obstet Gynecol
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The Role of Lymphadenectomy Versus Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Early-stage Endometrial Cancer: A Review of the Literature.
Authors: Authors: Tschernichovsky R, Diver EJ, Schorge JO, Goodman A.
Am J Clin Oncol
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