OvadiaAbulafiaMD

Obstetrics & Gynecology • Brooklyn, NY

Gynecologic Oncology

Physician

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Office
450 Clarkson Ave
Suite G
Brooklyn, NY 11203
Phone+1 718-363-2908

Fax+1 718-270-4122
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Education & Training

University of RochesterFellowship, Gynecologic Oncology, 1991 - 1993
SUNY Health Science Center at BrooklynResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1987 - 1991
St Barnabas HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1987
Tel Aviv University SacklerClass of 1984

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1990 - 2025
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Gynecologic Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Clinical Trials

Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Ovarian Stromal Cancer Start of enrollment: 2000 Nov 20
Completed
Phase 2
Paclitaxel, Polyglutamate Paclitaxel, or Observation in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Ovarian Epithelial, Peritoneal Cancer, or Fallopian Tube Cancer Start of enrollment: 2005 Mar 21
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Radiation Therapy With or Without Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Recurrent Endometrial Cancer Start of enrollment: 2008 Feb 25
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
Carboplatin, Paclitaxel and Gemcitabine Hydrochloride With or Without Bevacizumab After Surgery in Treating Patients With Recurrent Ovarian, Epithelial, Primary Peritoneal, or Fallopian Tube Cancer Start of enrollment: 2007 Dec 06
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Paclitaxel and Cisplatin or Topotecan With or Without Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Stage IVB, Recurrent, or Persistent Cervical Cancer Start of enrollment: 2009 Apr 01
Completed
Phase 3
Pelvic Radiation Therapy or Vaginal Implant Radiation Therapy, Paclitaxel, and Carboplatin in Treating Patients With High-Risk Stage I or Stage II Endometrial Cancer Start of enrollment: 2009 Mar 23
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Carboplatin and Paclitaxel With or Without Cisplatin and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage I, Stage II, Stage III, or Stage IVA Endometrial Cancer Start of enrollment: 2009 Jun 29
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Paclitaxel and Carboplatin or Ifosfamide in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed, Persistent or Recurrent Uterine, Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, or Peritoneal Cavity Cancer Start of enrollment: 2009 Aug 17
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Lymphedema After Surgery in Patients With Endometrial Cancer, Cervical Cancer, or Vulvar Cancer Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 01
Unknown status
Not Applicable
Paclitaxel, Carboplatin, and Bevacizumab or Paclitaxel, Carboplatin, and Temsirolimus or Ixabepilone, Carboplatin, and Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Stage III, Stage IV, or Recurrent Endometrial Cancer Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 14
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
Gemcitabine Hydrochloride and Docetaxel With or Without Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Advanced or Recurrent Uterine Leiomyosarcoma Start of enrollment: 2009 Nov 01
Terminated
Phase 3
Radiation Therapy With or Without Chemotherapy in Patients With Stage I-IIA Cervical Cancer Who Previously Underwent Surgery Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 12
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Quality of Life and Care Needs of Patients With Persistent or Recurrent Ovarian Cancer, Fallopian Tube Cancer, or Peritoneal Cancer Start of enrollment: 2011 Apr 12
Active, not recruiting
Cisplatin and Radiation Therapy With or Without Carboplatin and Paclitaxel in Patients With Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer Start of enrollment: 2012 Jan 09
Completed
Phase 3
Dactinomycin or Methotrexate in Treating Patients With Low-Risk Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 18
Completed
Phase 3
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Prenatal Sonographic Depiction of Large Intra-amniotic Umbilical Vein Thrombosis.
David M. Sherer, Mudar Dalloul, Roxanna Guerra, Cecilia Bahamon, Ovadia Abulafia> ;Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 2018 Nov 1
2 citations
Hospice utilization in advanced cervical malignancies: An analysis of the National Inpatient Sample.
Joanne Sheu, A. Palileo, M. Chen, Lori Hoepner, Ovadia Abulafia, Margaux J. Kanis, Yi-Chun Lee> ;Gynecologic Oncology. 2018 Jun 1
2 citations
Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of acardiac twin embedded within placenta.
David M. Sherer, Mudar Dalloul, M. Garza, L. Benton, Ovadia Abulafia> ;Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2018 Jun 3
12 citations
Coexisting true umbilical cord knot and nuchal cord: possible cumulative increased risk of adverse perinatal outcome.
David M. Sherer, Mudar Dalloul, K. Ward, J. Nakagawa, I. Joseph, S. Grube, Ovadia Abulafia> ;Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2017 Jul 27
Sonographic depiction of non-palpable uterine papillary serous carcinoma metastasis embedded within the abdominal wall.
David M. Sherer, Albert Palileo, Sanche Graham, Andrew Athanassiou, Jordan Hamilton, Ovadia Abulafia> ;Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2017 Jun 1
Early First-Trimester Transvaginal Sonographic Diagnosis of Maternal Ureterocele.
David M. Sherer, Mudar Dalloul, Andrew Athanassiou, Ivrose Joseph, Stephanie Grube, Ovadia Abulafia> ;Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 2017 May 16
2 citations
Synergy between Paclitaxel and Anti-Cancer Peptide PNC-27 in the Treatment of Ovarian Cancer.
Ioannis Alagkiozidis, Constantine Gorelick, Tana Shah, Vinita Gupta, Dimitre G. Stefanov, Abhi Amarnani, Yi-Chun Lee, Ovadia Abulafia, Ehsan Sarafraz-Yazdi, Josef Michl> ;Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science. 2017 May 1
Transperineal sonographic findings of vulvar neurofibromatosis Type 1.
David M. Sherer, Abel Moron, Leeann Peirera, Keyana Ward, Laura Benton, Ovadia Abulafia> ;Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2017 Apr 1
3 citations
Persistent quadruple nuchal cord throughout the third trimester associated with decelerating fetal growth
David M. Sherer, Mudar Dalloul, Sasha Sabir, Viktorya London, Ovadia Abulafia> ;Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2017 Mar 1
136 citations
Association of birth outcomes with fetal exposure to parabens, triclosan and triclocarban in an immigrant population in Brooklyn, New York
Laura A. Geer, Benny F. G. Pycke, Joshua Waxenbaum, David M. Sherer, Ovadia Abulafia, Rolf U. Halden> ;Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2017 Feb 5
8 citations
Fetal trisomy 8 mosaicism associated with truncus arteriosus Type I
David M. Sherer, Mudar Dalloul, Vanessa Pinard, Joanne Sheu, Ovadia Abulafia> ;Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2017 Jan 1
75 citations
Hyperemesis Gravidarum: A Review of Recent Literature.
Viktoriya London, Stephanie Grube, David M. Sherer, Ovadia Abulafia> ;Pharmacology. 2017 Jan 1
4 citations
Point-of-care sonographic diagnosis of maternal small bowel obstruction during pregnancy.
David M. Sherer, Mudar Dalloul, Alex Schwartzman, Alvin Strasburger, Ruth Anne Farrell, Harry Zinn, Ovadia Abulafia> ;Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2016 Sep 1
Intrapartum transvaginal sonographic imaging of mentum posterior presentation at 39 weeks' gestation.
David M. Sherer, Mudar Dalloul, V. London, L. Benton, M. Liriano, Ovadia Abulafia> ;Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2017 May 1
6 citations
Spontaneous first-trimester perforation of the uterus following Cesarean scar pregnancy choriocarcinoma.
David M. Sherer, Mudar Dalloul, Yoon Cho, Shamini R. Mylvaganam, Ishola Adeyemo, Harry Zinn, Ovadia Abulafia> ;Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2016 Apr 1
10 citations
Extent of lymph node dissection and overall survival in patients with uterine carcinosarcoma, papillary serous and endometrioid adenocarcinoma: A retrospective cohort ...
Ioannis Alagkiozidis, Jeremy Weedon, Allison Grossman, Pengfei Wang, Benjamin Mize, Kirstie Wilson, Tana Shah, Katherine Economos, Ghadir Salame, Ovadia Abulafia, Yi-C...> ;International Journal of Surgery. 2015 Dec 1
4 citations
Ex vivo Efficacy of Anti-Cancer Drug PNC-27 in the Treatment of Patient-Derived Epithelial Ovarian Cancer.
Ehsan Sarafraz-Yazdi, Constantine Gorelick, Allison Wagreich, Ghadir Salame, Mallorie Angert, Charles H. Gartman, Vinita Gupta, Wilbur B. Bowne, Yi-Chun Lee, Ovadia Ab...> ;Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science. 2015 Nov 1
68 citations
Maternal and fetal exposure to parabens in a multiethnic urban U.S. population
Benny F. G. Pycke, Laura A. Geer, Mudar Dalloul, Ovadia Abulafia, Rolf U. Halden> ;Environment International. 2015 Nov 1
1 citations
Peripartum Primary Prophylaxis Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement in a Patient with Stage IV B-Cell Lymphoma Presenting with a Pathologic Femur Fracture.
David M. Sherer, Mudar Dalloul, Henry James Behar, Ghadir Salame, Roy Holland, Harry L. Zinn, Ovadia Abulafia> ;AJP Reports. 2015 May 15
1 citations
Metronomic cyclophosphamide with bevacizumab provides disease stabilization in patients with advanced uterine cancer.
Ioannis Alagkiozidis, Melissa Lozano, Mithun Devraj, Yi-Chun Lee, Ovadia Abulafia> ;Gynecologic Oncology Reports. 2015 Apr 1
15 citations
Survival impact of cytoreduction to microscopic disease for advanced stage cancer of the uterine corpus: a retrospective cohort study.
Ioannis Alagkiozidis, Allison Grossman, Nancy Z. Tang, Jeremy Weedon, Benjamin Mize, Ghadir Salame, Yi-Chun Lee, Ovadia Abulafia> ;International Journal of Surgery. 2015 Feb 1
13 citations
Use of amniotic fluid for determining pregnancies at risk of preterm birth and for studying diseases of potential environmental etiology
Laura A. Geer, Benny F. G. Pycke, David M. Sherer, Ovadia Abulafia, Rolf U. Halden> ;Environmental Research. 2015 Jan 1
28 citations
Maternal mercury exposure, season of conception and adverse birth outcomes in an urban immigrant community in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
Cynthia J. Bashore, Laura A. Geer, Xin He, Robin C. Puett, Patrick J. Parsons, Christopher D. Palmer, Amy J. Steuerwald, Ovadia Abulafia, Mudar Dalloul, Amir Sapkota> ;International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2014 Aug 18
126 citations
Human fetal exposure to triclosan and triclocarban in an urban population from Brooklyn, New York.
Benny F. G. Pycke, Laura A. Geer, Mudar Dalloul, Ovadia Abulafia, Alizee M. Jenck, Rolf U. Halden> ;Environmental Science & Technology. 2014 Jul 15
2 citations
External validation of a nomogram for predicting survival of women with uterine cancer in a cohort of African American patients.
Ioannis Alagkiozidis, Kirstie Wilson, Nichole D Ruffner, Jeremy Weedon, Eli Serur, Katherine Economos, Ovadia Abulafia, Yi-Chun Lee, Ghadir Salame> ;International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 2014 Jan 1
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Press Mentions

Suny Downstate InterviewOctober 23rd, 2020
ProPublica’s Exploration of Why Black Mothers Are More Likely to DieJanuary 16th, 2018
Suny Downstate Hematology Oncology FellowshipJune 8th, 2021
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