The Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health

Fellowship Program in Gynecologic Oncology

Sara Isani, MD
Tel: 718.405.8082
sisani@montefiore.org

Lekesha Charles
Tel: 718.430.3152
lecharles@montefiore.org

Established in 1991
Length of training: 3 years
Number of Fellows: 4-5
The division meets ACGME requirements for fellowship training.
Division educational sessions include: journal club, morbidity & mortality, quality improvement, statistics, genetics, evidence based medicine and clinical and translational research.
Participation in national and international sponsored research protocols, including NCI-sponsored NRG Oncology, provides access to cutting edge and innovative therapies for women with gynecologic cancers.

Fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
Last site visit: 2018
Next scheduled site visit:

Completion of a residency in obstetrics and gynecology

Nada Hussein, MD (PGY5)

Rupal Bhana, MD (PGY6)

Udele Tagoe, MD (PGY6)

Evan Levy, MD (PGY7)

Applications are accepted through ERAS
Application deadline: TBA
Interview month: late July

NRMP

Lekesha Charles
718.430-3152

Educational Sessions
Tuesday	Friday
7:00 a.m.: Division Conference Departmental Statistics Conference	7:15 a.m.: Division Conference
8:00 a.m.: Departmental Grand Rounds	8:00 a.m.: Tumor Board Conference
	9:30 a.m.: Fellow Didactics

Required research:
- Fellows work with a primary lab investigator who understands the requirement to publish a manuscript as a primary author and assists the fellow in this objective.
Supplemental research:
- Investigator-initiated and Pharmaceutical company sponsored trials
- Fellows can write the protocol for new institutional trials
- Other clinical projects overseen by faculty members.
- Faculty members reach out to fellows and residents interested in the field
- All fellows and some residents are involved in clinical projects supervised by faculty members.
Research Presentations:
- Locally at the Department Research Day or Grand Rounds
- Regionally at the New York Obstetric Society
- Nationally at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO), Society of Gynecologic Investigation (SGI), American Radium Society (ARS), American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) or American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meetings.