I am a full time diagnostic surgical pathologist specializing in gynecological pathology (cancers, sarcomas, benign tumors, pre-malignant lesions, infections, hormonal alterations, and developmental abnormalities of the ovaries, fallopian tubes, endometrium, myometrium, cervix, peritoneum, vagina, and vulva as well as gestational trophoblastic diseases.

I serve as the Director of the Gynecological Pathology Service and as Program Director of the Gynecological Pathology Fellowship.

Inter-departmental collaboration is central to both my clinical service and research activity. I work closely with my UCSF colleagues in the OB/GYN, Gynecologic Oncology, Genetic Counseling, and Radiology departments.

My clinical research focuses on diagnostic classification of gynecologic neoplasms, with an aim toward improvement of personalized tailoring of treatment decisions and tailoring of risk assessment for hereditary disease (i.e. the pathology perspective of precision medicine) by evaluating roles for integrating clinical, morphologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular diagnostic data.

My professional organizational service includes being Associate Editor of the International Journal of Gynecologic Pathology, a member of the American Board of Pathology test development and advisory committee, and past Co-Chair of Education and Secretary on the executive board of the International Society of Gynecologic Pathologists. I am an editor and co-author of the 5th edition World Health Classification system of Female Genital Tumors, a co-author of multiple consensus guidelines from the International Society of Gynecological Pathologists, International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting, and numerous international consensus panels.

I also enjoy teaching at the continuing medical education level and routine speak at national and international conferences organized by the main societies in surgical pathology (USCAP, CAP, ASCP, International Academy of Pathology, International Society of Gynecological Pathology, British Association of Gynecological Pathology).

I frequently serve as a research and career mentor to medical students, residents, fellows and international visitors and welcome establishing new connections.