Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences
James Lecture in Radiology and Radiological Sciences
"Women's Health - A Vision for Vanderbilt University Medical Center"
Ronald Alvarez, M.D., MBA
Betty and Lonnie S. Burnett Professor and Chairman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Monday, November 20, 2017
Noon - 1 p.m.
MCN CCC-1111
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This grand round is designed for faculty, residents, staff and medical students.
Learning objectives of this presentation include the following:
- To review population statistics and phases of a woman's life
- To review definition of women's health and spectrum of disparities in diseases women suffer from
- To explore vision for women's health services at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Vanderbilt University Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Jeff Creasy, M.D., CME Activity Director, has no financial relationships related to the content of this activity to disclose. Dr. Ronald David Alvarez, M.D., MBA, presenter, has No relationships to disclose. Vanderbilt CME has determined that there is no conflict of interest.
This educational activity received no commercial support.
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Ronald D. Alvarez, M.D., M.B.A, is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and holds the Betty and Lonnie S. Burnett Endowed Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in Nashville, Tennessee.
Dr. Alvarez received his B.S. degree in 1979 from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and his M.D. in 1983 from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. He completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1987 and his fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology in 1990, both at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in Birmingham, Alabama. He received his M.B.A. in 2013 from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama.
After completing his fellowship, Dr. Alvarez remained at UAB in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology where he rose to the rank of Professor and Ellen Gregg Shook Culverhouse Chair in the UAB Division of Gynecologic Oncology, for which he served as Director from 2003-2014, and Vice-Chair until he transitioned to VUMC in 2016. He has been an active clinician and has been the recipient of several education awards. His long-term research interests have included the development of novel therapeutics for ovarian cancer and new screening and prevention strategies for cervical cancer. He has been the recipient of several NCI and other industry funded grants in support of his research in gene therapeutics for ovarian cancer, including projects funded by the UAB Ovarian Cancer SPORE. He was a co-principal investigator in the cervical neoplasm vaccine projects included in the Johns Hopkins/UAB Cervical SPORE. He was principal investigator for the UAB NCTN LAPS. He is currently co-chair of the NRG Oncology Gynecologic Cancer Committee.
Dr. Alvarez has served on study sections for the NCI Clinical Oncology Section and the Department of Defense’s Ovarian Cancer Research Program and currently sits on the Scientific Advisory Committee for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Alliance. Dr. Alvarez has published over 280 articles in various peer-reviewed journals and has served on the editorial board of Gynecologic Oncology. In 2013, he served as President of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology and he currently serves as Director of Gynecologic Oncology Division for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Dr. Alvarez is married to Denise D. Alvarez and together they enjoy spending time with their three grown children and three grandchildren.