Dr. Modesitt is an Associate Professor and Director of the Gynecologic Oncology Division in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at the University of Virginia. She also serves as the co-Director of the High Risk Breast and Ovarian Cancer Clinic at UVA . Dr. Modesitt received her medical degree at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia. She completed residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and completed her fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston,Texas. She was on faculty at the University of Kentucky before returning to UVA in 2006. Some of Dr. Modesitts current responsibilities include being the Principal Investigator for the Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) at the University of Virginia, as well as serving on the national Developmental Therapeutics Committee and the Data Safety Monitoring Board of the GOG. She is a member of the Society for Gynecologic Oncologists (SGO) Education Committee and is active in the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists as a member of the Gynecologic Oncology Practice Committee and the PROLOG Task force. Dr. Modesitt has published extensively on gynecologic cancers and her current research focuses primarily on novel therapeutics in clinical trials, obesity related cancers, and hereditary cancers. She is a full member of Society for Gynecologic Oncologists and is a Fellow of both the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American College of Surgeons. She competes in triathlons in her spare time.
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Education Background
MEDICAL SCHOOL
University Of Virginia School Of Medicine - 1995
Languages Spoken
Chinese
Spanish
English
Location & Hours
Emory Department Of Surgery
1364 Clifton Rd Ne, Atlanta, GA 30322
Specialties Treated
Gynecologic Oncology
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Conditions Addressed
Conditions of Pregnancy and Delivery
Candidiasis of Vulva and Vagina
Breast Disorders
Uterine Leiomyoma
Endometriosis
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
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Procedures Performed
Vaginal Repair
Venipuncture
Tubal Surgery
Cystoscopy
D & C Dilation and Curettage
Hysterectomy
Oophorectomy
Colposcopy
Ovarian Surgery
Blood transfusion
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Insurance Accepted
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