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  • Kathryne Sanserino MD, FACOG, MSCP

    Kathryne Sanserino MD, FACOG, MSCP

    Clinical Associate Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology - General

    BioDr. Sanserino is a gynecologist whose work focuses on providing gynecologic care for cancer survivors, patients living with cancer, and at-risk women. She recognizes that patients who have faced cancer have unique gynecologic needs and she works closely with her colleagues in the Women's Cancer Center to provide sensitive, comprehensive gynecologic care for these women.

    Some of the specific gynecologic symptoms that cancer survivors often experience include:
    - Chemotherapy induced menopause
    - Surgery induced menopause
    - Management of menopausal symptoms with a history of hormone sensitive cancers
    - Treatment of genitourinary symptoms of hormone blocking medications
    - Decisions about decisions about oophorectomy (ovary removal) for breast cancer patients and women at high risk for breast cancer
    - Discussions about family planning (fertility preservation, contraception, pregnancy) after cancer
    - Sexual side effects such as lower libido, decreased arousal, and pain with intercourse
    - Complications from Tamoxifen or Aromatase Inhibitor therapy

    She is also a physician in the Menopause & Healthy Aging Program and works to help patients manage the symptoms of menopause and perimenopause, diagnose and treat female sexual dysfunction, and utilize lifestyle medicine to treat and decrease the risk of chronic conditions associated with aging. She is a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (MSCP).

    She has been recognized as an outstanding medical educator, winning several awards for resident education. She is currently one of the assistant residency program directors for the OB/GYN residency. In addition to her office clinic work, she performs gynecologic surgeries and works with the OB/GYN residents to provide inpatient gynecologic care and perform emergency surgeries.

    She has a background in community health work and quality improvement. She is committed to safe, equitable health care and has a patient-centered, evidence-based practice approach.

    Dr. Sanserino speaks fluent Spanish.

  • Vittorio Sebastiano

    Vittorio Sebastiano

    Associate Professor (Research) of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Reproductive, Perinatal & Stem Cell Biology Research)

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsThe thread of Ariadne that connects germ cells, preimplatation development and pluripotent stem cells is the focus of my research, with a specific interest in human development. My long-term goals are: 1. Understanding the biology of germ cells and and their ability to sustain early preimplantation development; 2. Understanding the mechanisms that regulate very early cell fate decisions in human embryos; 3. Understanding the biology of derivation and maintenance of Pluripotent Stem Cells

  • Nirao Shah

    Nirao Shah

    Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Major Laboratories and Clinical Translational Neurosciences Incubator), of Neurobiology and, by courtesy, of Obstetrics and Gynecology

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsWe study how our brains generate social interactions that differ between the sexes. Such gender differences in behavior are regulated by sex hormones, experience, and social cues. Accordingly, we are characterizing how these internal and external factors control gene expression and neuronal physiology in the two sexes to generate behavior. We are also interested in understanding how such sex differences in the healthy brain translate to sex differences in many neuro-psychiatric illnesses.

  • Gary M. Shaw

    Gary M. Shaw

    Rosemarie Hess Professor and Professor (Research), by courtesy, of Epidemiology and Population Health and of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Maternal Fetal Medicine)

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsPrimary research interests include 1) epidemiology of birth defects, 2) gene-environment approaches to perinatal outcomes, and 3) nutrition and reproductive outcomes.

  • Jonathan Shaw

    Jonathan Shaw

    Clinical Professor (By courtesy), Obstetrics & Gynecology

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsPrimary care, psycho-social determinants of health & care, maternal-child health

  • Jade Shorter, MD, MSHP

    Jade Shorter, MD, MSHP

    Clinical Associate Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology

    BioJade M. Shorter, MD, MSHP, is a Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Complex Family Planning at Stanford University School of Medicine. She serves as the Medical Director of Ambulatory Gynecology, Associate Division Director of Gynecology and Gynecologic Specialties, and Director of Stanford's Early Pregnancy Clinic. Dr. Shorter specializes in early pregnancy care, miscarriage management, pregnancy of unknown location, ectopic pregnancy, contraception, and office-based ultrasound. She is committed to providing compassionate, evidence-based care that supports patients through complex reproductive health decisions and periods of uncertainty.

    An internationally recognized expert in early pregnancy care and pregnancy loss, Dr. Shorter co-chaired the Early Pregnancy Assessment Clinics Special Interest Group for the Society of Family Planning for five years and has mentored physicians and junior faculty across the United States in developing Early Pregnancy Assessment Clinics at their own institutions. Her scholarly work focuses on early pregnancy complications, reproductive health equity, and patient-centered approaches to care, and she has been invited to present her work at national and international conferences. Dr. Shorter's work is dedicated to improving and expanding access to high-quality early pregnancy care and advancing patient-centered models that improve outcomes and experiences for patients with early pregnancy complications.