Stephanie Cham, MD
Assistant Professor
Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences
School of Medicine

Dr. Stephanie Cham joins the faculty practice as a National Institute of Health Women’s Reproductive Health Research scholar, with a focus on how we can optimize cancer care delivery, particularly in frail and elderly patients. Her prior work has been presented at national conferences and published in journals including JAMA Oncology, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology, JAMA Network Open, and Obstetrics and Gynecology. Her clinical interests include providing exceptional and high-quality surgical care to patients as well as teaching trainees.

• The pervasive impact of frailty on ovarian cancer care and the role of prehabilitation: Qualitative perspectives of key stakeholders.
  Journal of geriatric oncology 2024 Cham S, Pozzar RA, Horowitz N, Feltmate C, Matulonis UA, Lai JC, Wright AA
• Fragmented Surgical Cancer Care-A Growing Divide.
  JCO oncology practice 2024 Cham S, Wright J
• Use of Germline BRCA Testing in Patients With Ovarian Cancer and Commercial Insurance.
  JAMA network open 2022 Cham S, Landrum MB, Keating NL, Armstrong J, Wright AA
• Association Between Neighborhood Socioeconomic Inequality and Cervical Cancer Incidence Rates in New York City.
  JAMA oncology 2022 Cham S, Li A, Rauh-Hain JA, Tergas AI, Hershman DL, Wright JD, Melamed A
• Predictive validity of American College of Surgeons: National Surgical Quality Improvement Project risk calculator in patients with ovarian cancer undergoing interval debulking surgery.
  International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society 2021 Manning-Geist B, Cathcart AM, Sullivan MW, Pelletier A, Cham S, Muto MG, Del Carmen M, Growdon WB, Sisodia RC, Berkowitz R, Worley M
• Fragmentation of surgery and chemotherapy in the initial phase of ovarian cancer care and its association with overall survival.
  Gynecologic oncology 2021 Cham S, Huang Y, Melamed A, Worley MJ, Hou JY, Tergas AI, Khoury-Collado F, Gockley A, Clair CMST, Hershman DL, Wright JD
• Hospital Admissions from the Emergency Department and Subsequent Critical Care Interventions for Influenza during Pregnancy.
  American journal of perinatology 2021 Krenitsky N, Wen T, Cham S, Venkatesh KK, Attenello F, Mack WJ, D'Alton M, Friedman AM
• The effect of frailty on postoperative readmissions, morbidity, and mortality in endometrial cancer surgery.
  Gynecologic oncology 2021 Sia TY, Wen T, Cham S, Friedman AM, Wright JD
• Advanced ovarian cancer and cytoreductive surgery: Independent validation of a risk-calculator for perioperative adverse events.
  Gynecologic oncology 2020 Straubhar AM, Wolf JL, Zhou MQC, Iasonos A, Cham S, Wright JD, Long Roche K, Chi DS, Zivanovic O
• Effect of frailty on postoperative readmissions and cost of care for ovarian cancer.
  Gynecologic oncology 2020 Sia TY, Wen T, Cham S, Friedman AM, Wright JD
• Fragmentation of postoperative care after surgical management of ovarian cancer at 30 days and 90 days.
  American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2019 Cham S, Wen T, Friedman A, Wright JD
• Development and validation of a risk-calculator for adverse perioperative outcomes for women with ovarian cancer.
  American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2019 Cham S, Chen L, St Clair CM, Hou JY, Tergas AI, Melamed A, Ananth CV, Neugut AI, Hershman DL, Wright JD
• Utility of radiation therapy for early-stage uterine papillary serous carcinoma.
  Gynecologic oncology 2017 Cham S, Huang Y, Tergas AI, Hou JY, Burke WM, Deutsch I, Ananth CV, Neugut AI, Hershman DL, Wright JD
• Utilization of sentinel lymph node biopsy for uterine cancer.
  American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2017 Wright JD, Cham S, Chen L, Burke WM, Hou JY, Tergas AI, Desai V, Hu JC, Ananth CV, Neugut AI, Hershman DL
• Mood, Personality, and Behavior Changes During Treatment with Statins: A Case Series.
  Drug safety - case reports 2016 Cham S, Koslik HJ, Golomb BA
• Utilization and Outcomes of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Vulvar Cancer.
  Obstetrics and gynecology 2016 Cham S, Chen L, Burke WM, Hou JY, Tergas AI, Hu JC, Ananth CV, Neugut AI, Hershman DL, Wright JD
• Dynamic Parathyroid Computed Tomography (4DCT) Facilitates Reoperative Parathyroidectomy and Enables Cure of Missed Hyperplasia.
  Annals of surgical oncology 2015 Cham S, Sepahdari AR, Hall KE, Yeh MW, Harari A
• Risk-based ultrasound screening for thyroid cancer in obese patients is cost-effective.
  Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association 2014 Cham S, Zanocco K, Sturgeon C, Yeh MW, Harari A
• First-degree relatives with behavioural adverse effects on statins.
  BMJ case reports 2011 Reilly D, Cham S, Golomb BA
• Statin-associated muscle-related adverse effects: a case series of 354 patients.
  Pharmacotherapy 2010 Cham S, Evans MA, Denenberg JO, Golomb BA
• Improvement in sleep apnoea associated with switch from simvastatin to pravastatin.
  BMJ case reports 2009 Cham S, Gill K, Koperski S, Golomb BA