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Office
32 Fruit St
Department Gyn Oncology, Suite 9e
Boston, MA 02114- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Whitfield Growdon is an obstetrician/gynecologist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Massachusetts General Hospital and North Shore Medical Center. He received his medical degree from UMass Chan Medical School and has been in practice 14 years. He specializes in gynecologic oncology and is experienced in ovarian neoplasms, gynecologic oncology, adenocarcinoma, minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, and robotic gynecologic surgery.
Education & Training
- Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2003 - 2007
- University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 2007 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 2021 - 2024
- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Gynecologic Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
- Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Sialyl-Tn serves as a potential therapeutic target for ovarian cancer.Linah Al-Alem, Jillian M Prendergast, Justin Clark, Dominique T Zarrella, Sarah J Hill, Venkatesh Pooladanda, Rawan I Nazer, Steven J Skates, Jeff Behrens, Daniel T Dr...> ;Journal of Ovarian Research. 2024 Apr 2
- Let's chat about cervical cancer: Assessing the accuracy of ChatGPT responses to cervical cancer questions.Catherine E Hermann, Leslie Boyd, Whitfield B Growdon, Emeline Aviki, Marina Stasenko, Patel, J.> ;Gynecologic Oncology. 2023 Dec 1
- Radiation recall dermatitis during treatment of endometrial cancer with pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib: A case report.Elise Heisler, Irina Tunnage, Whitfield Growdon> ;Gynecologic Oncology Reports. 2023 Aug 1
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Journal Articles
- PARP Inhibition Induces Enrichment of DNA Repair Proficient CD133 and CD117 Positive Ovarian Cancer Stem CellsWhitfield B Growdon, Bo R Rueda, Clinical Cancer Research
Other
- Ovarian and fallopian tube torsionGrowdon WB, Laufer MR
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/ovarian-and-fallopian-tube-torsion
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-10-22
Press Mentions
- When Insurance Wouldn’t Pay, Parents Funded Cancer Patient’s $95000 Lifesaving TreatmentAugust 16th, 2018
- Delivering Palliative Care to Gyn Onc PatientsMay 28th, 2018
- Angelina Jolie Column About Surgery Heralded by Top Ovarian Cancer DoctorsMarch 24th, 2015
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Professional Memberships
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Hospital Affiliations
- Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, Massachusetts
- Salem HospitalSalem, Massachusetts
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