Elizabeth Mary Swisher MD
Gynecologic Oncology
Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University Wash
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University of Washington Medical Center1959 NE Pacific StSeattle, WA 98195
Phone+1 206-543-3669
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Education & Training
University of WashingtonResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1992 - 1996
University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
WA State Medical License 1992 - 2027
OR State Medical License 2020 - 2022
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Gynecologic Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Clinical Trials
- Analysis of Tumors From Patients With Inherited Cancers Having Had Two Surgeries (Primary + Recurrent, or 2 Separate Types of Cancer) Start of enrollment: 2009 Oct 01
- Fallopian Tube Removal as a Method of Ovarian Cancer Prevention: A Descriptive Study Start of enrollment: 2011 Dec 01
- Genes Contributing to Hereditary Ovarian Cancer in Women and BRCA1/2 Wildtype Families Start of enrollment: 2013 Apr 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Patient-reported actions following receipt of pathogenic hereditary cancer genetic test results: results from a population-based screening study in primary care.Faith A Beers, Tesla N Theoryn, Emerson J Dusic, Heather M Harris, Sarah Knerr
BMC Primary Care. 2026-02-18 - Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 targeted agents in gynecologic cancers: an updated review.Kendra Gee-Rodriguez, Amy Indorf, Elizabeth M Swisher, Kate Bialick, Kalyan Banda
International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 2025-12-01 - Impact of breast cancer history on decision-making for ovarian cancer risk-reducing surgery in the TUBA-WISP-II study.Tamar A Gootzen, Miranda P Steenbeek, Marleen M H J van Gelder, Majke H D van Bommel, Anja J N H Timmer-Bonte
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2025-12-01
Journal Articles
- Methylation of All BRCA1 Copies Predicts Response to the PARP Inhibitor Rucaparib in Ovarian CarcinomaScott H Kaufmann, Elizabeth M Swisher, Nature
Press Mentions
Improving Cancer-Susceptibility Gene Detection in Primary Care: Insights from Swisher Et Al. StudyMarch 11th, 2025- New Initiative Aims to Enhance Cancer Gene Testing in Primary Care SettingsMarch 7th, 2025
- Racial Disparities in the Risk of Ovarian Cancer for Patients with Fibroids and EndometriosisMay 12th, 2023
Grant Support
- Clonal hematopoiesis and therapy-emergent myeloid neoplasms in patients with ovarian cancerUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON2023–2028
- Combined Methylation and Mutation to Predict Response to PARP InhibitorsUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON2020–2025
- Implementing the moon: Getting genomic testing to the publicUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON2019–2025
- Implementing the moon: Getting genomic testing to the publicUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON2019–2025
- Defining A Pre-Malignant Phenotype In Fallopian Tube EpitheliumNational Cancer Institute2009–2012
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