LoriSpoozakMD

Obstetrics & Gynecology • Kansas City, KS

General Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology, Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Associate Professor, Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program Director, The University of Kansas Hospital

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Office
3901 Rainbow Blvd.
University Of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone+1 913-588-0885

Fax+1 913-588-7635
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Education & Training

Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineFellowship, Gynecologic Oncology, 2012 - 2015
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2008 - 2012
Yale School of MedicineClass of 2008

Certifications & Licensure

MO State Medical License 2016 - 2025
KS State Medical License 2016 - 2024
NY State Medical License 2009 - 2017
American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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

Early Integrated Telehealth Versus In-Person Palliative Care for Patients With Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2018 Jun 15
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

"A Mission and Purpose to Make Some Sense out of Everything That Was Happening to Me": A Qualitative Assessment of Mentorship in a Peer-to-Peer Gynecologic Cancer Prog...
Hannah Kang Moran, Joanna Veazey Brooks, Lori Spoozak> ;Journal of Cancer Education. 2024 May 1
Evaluation of Homologous Recombination Deficiency in Ovarian Cancer.
Rubina Ratnaparkhi, Melissa Javellana, Andrea Jewell, Lori Spoozak> ;Current Treatment Options in Oncology. 2024 Feb 1
1 citations
Promoting Specialty Diversity in Hospice and Palliative Medicine: A Call to Action.
Natasha Coleman, Lori Spoozak, Susan D McCammon, Zara Cooper, Tracey Arnell, Ana Berlin> ;Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2023 Mar 1
When insight yields inaction: the role of implementation science in improving palliative care integration.
Rubina Ratnaparkhi, Lori Spoozak> ;Annals of Palliative Medicine. 2023 Mar 1
2 citations
Facilitators and Barriers to Recruiting Surgeons into Hospice and Palliative Medicine Training.
Chelsea Salyer, Susan McCammon, Emma Bassette, Lindy H Landzaat, Lori Spoozak, Joanna Veazey Brooks> ;Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2023 May 1
Higher baseline BMI and lower estimated median income is associated with increasing BMI after endometrial cancer diagnosis.
Shariska Petersen Harrington, Julia Balmaceda, Lori Spoozak, Andrea Jewell, Sharon Fitzgerald-Wolff> ;Gynecologic Oncology Reports. 2022 Dec 1
Higher baseline BMI and lower estimated median income associated with increasing BMI after endometrial cancer diagnosis.
Shariska Petersen Harrington, Julia Balmaceda, Lori Spoozak, Andrea Jewell, Sharon Fitzgerald-Wolff> ;Gynecologic Oncology Reports. 2022 Dec 1
2 citations
Palliative care in gynecologic oncology: a narrative review of current literature and vision for the future.
Chelsea Salyer, Ramey D Littell, Michael L Pearl, Alaina J Brown, Shaundra Popowich, Carolyn Lefkowits, Lori Spoozak> ;Annals of Palliative Medicine. 2022 Nov 1
Corrigendum to "Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship after Surgical Training: A Roadmap to the Future of Surgical Palliative Care". Journal of Surgical Education...
Emma Bassette, Chelsea Salyer, Susan McCammon, Joanna Veazey Brooks, Lori Spoozak> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2023 Jan 1
2 citations
Value of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship After Surgical Training: Bridging the Gap for Improved Patient Care.
Emma Bassette, Chelsea Salyer, Susan McCammon, Joanna Veazey Brooks, Lori Spoozak> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2023 Jul 1
4 citations
Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship after Surgical Training: A Roadmap to the Future of Surgical Palliative Care.
Emma Bassette, Chelsea Salyer, Susan McCammon, Joanna Veazey Brooks, Lori Spoozak> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2022 Jun 3
1 citations
Palliative Chemotherapy and the Surgical Oncologist.
Elizabeth Marie Wulff-Burchfield, Lori Spoozak, Esme Finlay> ;Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America. 2021 Jul 1
3 citations
"There's somebody like me": perspectives of a peer-to-peer gynecologic cancer mentorship program.
Hannah Kang Moran, Joanna Brooks, Lori Spoozak> ;Supportive Care in Cancer. 2021 Jun 18
Case Report: Uterine Didelphys and Cervical Agenesis in an 18 Year-Old Woman Presenting with a Pelvic Mass.
Caitlin Linscheid, Kristin J. Holoch, Hannah Kang Moran, Lori Spoozak> ;Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. 2021 Oct 1
8 citations
Disparities in ovarian cancer survival at the only NCI-designated cancer center in Kansas.
Shariska Petersen, Parmida Shahiri, Andrea Jewell, Lori Spoozak, Julia Chapman, Sharon Fitzgerald-Wolff, Sue Min Lai, Dineo Khabele> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2021 Apr 1
18 citations
Undergoing active treatment for gynecologic cancer during COVID-19: A qualitative study of the impact on healthcare and social support
Hannah Kang Moran, Joanna Brooks, Lori Spoozak> ;Gynecologic Oncology Reports. 2020 Oct 21
9 citations
Rallying Cry From the Place in Between
Lori Spoozak, Elizabeth Marie Wulff-Burchfield, Joanna Brooks> ;JCO Oncology Practice. 2020 Apr 24
10 citations
The impact of skeletal muscle abnormalities on tolerance to adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation and outcome in patients with endometrial cancer.
R.G. Ganju, M.J. Tennapel, Lori Spoozak, Allen M. Chen, A. Hoover> ;Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology. 2020 Feb 1
I'm Going to Be So Sad When Nancy Hammond Dies.
Lori Spoozak> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2019 Sep 12
41 citations
Association Between Statin Use and Endometrial Cancer Survival
Nicole S. Nevadunsky, Anne Van Arsdale, Howard D. Strickler, Lori A. Spoozak, Alyson B. Moadel, Gurpreet Kaur, Eugenia Girda, Gary L. Goldberg, Mark H. Einstein> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2015 Jul 1
23 citations
Assessment of palliative care training in gynecologic oncology: A gynecologic oncology fellow research network study
Ramez N. Eskander, Kathryn Osann, Elizabeth L. Dickson, Laura L. Holman, J. Alejandro Rauh-Hain, Lori A. Spoozak, Eijean Wu, Lauren S. Krill, Amanda N. Fader, Krishnan...> ;Gynecologic Oncology. 2014 Aug 1
69 citations
The role and timing of palliative medicine consultation for women with gynecologic malignancies: association with end of life interventions and direct hospital costs.
Nicole Suzanne Nevadunsky, Sharon Gordon, Lori Spoozak, Anne Van Arsdale, Yijuan Hou, Merieme Klobocista, Serife Eti, Bruce D. Rapkin, Gary L. Goldberg> ;Gynecologic Oncology. 2014 Jan 1
16 citations
Performance status and symptom scores of women with gynecologic cancer at the end of life.
Lori Spoozak, Hsien Seow, Ying Liu, Jason D. Wright, Lisa Barbera> ;International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 2013 Jun 1
16 citations
End-of-Life Care of Women with Gynecologic Malignancies - A Pilot Study
Nicole S. Nevadunsky, Lori Spoozak, Sharon Gordon, Enid Rivera, Kimala Harris, Gary L. Goldberg> ;International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 2013 Mar 1
28 citations
Microinvasive adenocarcinoma of the cervix.
Lori Spoozak, Sharyn N. Lewin, William M. Burke, Israel Deutsch, Xuming Sun, Thomas J. Herzog, Jason D. Wright> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2012 Jan 1
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Press Mentions

Metro Woman Fighting for Her Life, Battling Rare Placenta CancerMay 28th, 2019

Hospital Affiliations

The University of Kansas HospitalKansas City, Kansas