Topic: Camel Lecture: “Individualized Management of Ovarian Cancer Risk”
Speaker:
Location: Parkview Tower A
**A zoom link will be provided to community members and those with off-campus clinical obligations.**
Barbara Norquist, MD, is a board-certified gynecologic oncologist and Associate Professor at the University of Washington, in Seattle, WA. She is the Associate Chair of Research for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the medical director of the University of Washington/Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Breast and Ovarian Cancer Prevention Program and is part of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network’s Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Breast, Ovarian, and Pancreatic Panel. Her clinical duties include the care of women at increased risk of ovarian cancer due to genetic susceptibility, as well as caring for those with known or suspected gynecologic malignancies. Her research interests are focused on inherited ovarian cancer, the role of genes other than BRCA1 and BRCA2 in ovarian cancer risk, molecular strategies for early detection, and improving access to genetic testing. Her goals are to identify improved strategies for the prevention and treatment of ovarian cancer through genetic biomarkers.