Society of Gynecologic Oncology

Society of Gynecologic Oncology

Formation	1969
Type	Medical association Professional association
Headquarters	230 W. Monroe, Suite 710
Location	Chicago, Illinois
Membership	> 2,000
President	David E. Cohn, MD, MBA
Key people	Pierre Désy, MPH, CAE Chief Executive Officer
Website	http://www.sgo.org/

The Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO), headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is the premier medical specialty society for health care professionals trained in the comprehensive management of gynecologic cancers, affecting the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, cervix, vagina, and vulva. As a 501(c)(6) organization, the SGO contributes to the advancement of women's cancer care by encouraging research, providing education, raising standards of practice, advocating for patients and members and collaborating with other domestic and international organizations.

SGO has 2,000 members representing the entire gynecologic oncology team in the United States and abroad. Members include primarily gynecologic oncologists, as well as medical oncologists, pathologists, radiation oncologists, hematologists, surgical oncologists, obstetrician/gynecologists, nurses, physician assistants, social workers, fellows, residents and other allied health care professionals interested in the treatment and care of women's cancer. They regularly at the Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer.

SGO members provide multidisciplinary cancer treatment including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery and palliative care. They practice in a variety of settings, including academic institutions and hospitals, major regional cancer centers and private practice.[1]

Gynecologic Oncology, published by Elsevier, is the official medical journal of SGO. It has an Impact Factor of 4.623 as of 2019.

Mission statement

To promote the highest quality of comprehensive clinical care through education and research in the prevention and treatment of gynecologic cancers.[2]

History

The idea for a national medical association dedicated to the study and treatment of gynecologic cancer originated in February 1968 during a discussion between Drs. Hervy E. Averette and John J. Mikuta at a meeting of the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics in New Orleans. Over time, a growing number of physicians signed on to the idea, and the society was formally founded at a meeting held in Key Biscayne, Florida in January 1969 under the chairmanship of George C. Lewis, Jr., MD.[3]

Past presidents

1969 - George C. Lewis, Jr., MD (deceased) 1970 - John L. Lewis, Jr., MD (deceased) 1971 - W. Norman Thornton, MD (deceased) 1972 - Hervy E. Averette, MD (deceased) 1973 - John J. Mikuta, MD (deceased) 1974 - Saul B. Gusberg, MD (deceased) 1975 - Felix N. Ruteledge, MD (deceased) 1976 - George W. Morley, MD (deceased) 1977 - Richard E. Symmonds, MD (deceased) 1978 - Richard C. Boronow, MD (deceased) 1979 - Hugh R.K. Barber, MD (deceased) 1980 - Leo D. Lagasse, MD 1981 - James H, Nelson, Jr., MD (deceased) 1982 - Philip J. DiSaia, MD (deceased) 1983 - Paul B. Underwood, Jr., MD 1984 - Julian P. Smith, MD (deceased) 1985 - Hugh M. Shingleton, MD (deceased) 1986 - Robert C. Park, MD (deceased) 1987 - Carmel J. Cohen, MD 1988 - William T. Creasman, MD 1989 - Clarence E. Ehrlich, MD (deceased) 1990 - C. Paul Morrow, MD 1991 - Wesley C. Fowler, Jr., MD 1992 - J. Taylor Wharton, MD 1993 - John R. van Nagell, Jr., MD

1994 - Rodrigue Mortel, MD 1995 - Stephen L. Curry, MD 1996 - David M. Gershenson, MD 1997 - Peter E. Schwartz, MD 1998 - Karl C. Podratz, MD, PhD 1999 - William J. Hoskins, MD 2000 - Carolyn D. Runowicz, MD 2001 - Michael L. Berman, MD 2002 - J. Max Austin, Jr., MD 2003 - Kenneth D. Hatch, MD 2004 - James W. Orr, Jr., MD 2005 - Beth Karlan, MD 2006 - Larry J. Copeland, MD 2007 - Andrew Berchuck, MD 2008 - Thomas Burke, MD 2009 - David Mutch, MD 2010 - Daniel Clarke-Pearson, MD 2011 - John P. Curtin, MD 2012 - Ronald D. Alvarez, MD 2013 - Barbara A. Goff, MD 2014 - Richard R. Barakat, MD 2015 - Robert L. Coleman, MD 2016 - Jeffrey M. Fowler, MD 2017 - Laurel W. Rice, MD 2018 - Carol L. Brown, MD 2019 - Warner K. Huh, MD 2020 - David E. Cohn, MD 2021 - S. Diane Yamada, MD 2022 - Stephanie V. Blank, MD

See also

• Gynecology
• Oncology
• Ovarian cancer
• Cervical cancer
• Endometrial cancer
• Vaginal cancer
• Vulvar cancer
• Women's health

References

1. "About SGO". Society of Gynecologic Oncologists. 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-10-23. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
2. "About SGO". Society of Gynecologic Oncology. 2019. Archived from the original on 2007-01-10. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
3. Boronow, Richard C. (April 2003). "About SGO: History of SGO". Society of Gynecologic Oncologists. Archived from the original on 2007-01-10. Retrieved 2007-01-22.

External links

• Society of Gynecologic Oncology home page
• European Society of Gynecological Oncology