Society of Gynecologic Oncology

Society of Gynecologic Oncology
Formation 1969
Type Medical association
Professional association
Headquarters 230 W. Monroe, Suite 710
Location
Membership
> 1,000
Barbara Goff, MD
Key people
 Mary Eiken, Executive Director
Website http://www.sgo.org/

The Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO), headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is a national society of physicians trained in treating female reproductive cancers, especially gynecologic oncologists. With over 1,500 members, it is "the leading organization of gynecologic oncologists in the United States."[1] The current president is Barbara Goff, MD.

Mission statement

The purpose of SGO is to improve the care of women with gynecologic cancers by encouraging research and disseminating knowledge to raise the standards of practice in the prevention and treatment of gynecologic malignancies, in cooperation with other organizations interested in women's health care, oncology and related fields.[2]

History

The idea for a national medical association dedicated to the study and treatment of gynecologic cancer originated in February 1968 during a discussion between Drs. Hervy E. Averette and John J. Mikuta at a meeting of the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics in New Orleans. Over time, a growing number of physicians signed on to the idea, and the society was formally founded at a meeting held in Key Biscayne, Florida in January 1969 under the chairmanship of George C. Lewis, Jr., MD.[3]

Past presidents

  • 1969 - George C. Lewis, Jr., MD (deceased)
  • 1970 - John L. Lewis, Jr., MD
  • 1971 - W. Norman Thornton, MD (deceased)
  • 1972 - Hervy E. Averette, MD (deceased)
  • 1973 - John J. Mikuta
  • 1974 - Saul B. Gusberg, MD (deceased)
  • 1975 - Felix N. Ruteledge, MD (deceased)
  • 1976 - George W. Morley, MD (deceased)
  • 1977 - Richard E. Symmonds, MD
  • 1978 - Richard C. Boronow, MD
  • 1979 - Hugh R.K. Barber, MD
  • 1980 - Leo D. Lagasse, MD, MD
  • 1981 - James H, Nelson, Jr., MD
  • 1982 - Philip J. DiSaia, MD
  • 1983 - Paul B. Underwood, Jr., MD
  • 1984 - Julian P. Smith, MD
  • 1985 - Hugh M. Shingleton, MD
  • 1986 - Robert C. Park, MD
  • 1987 - Carmel J. Cohen, MD
  • 1988 - William T. Creasman, MD
  • 1989 - Clarence E. Ehrlich, MD (deceased)
  • 1990 - C. Paul Morrow, MD
  • 1991 - Wesley C. Fowler, Jr., MD
  • 1992 - J. Taylor Wharton, MD
  • 1993 - John R. van Nagell, Jr., MD
  • 1994 - Rodrigue Mortel, MD
  • 1995 - Stephen L. Curry, MD
  • 1996 - David M. Gershenson, MD
  • 1997 - Peter E. Schwartz, MD
  • 1998 - Karl C. Podratz, MD, PhD
  • 1999 - William J. Hoskins, MD
  • 2000 - Carolyn D. Runowicz, MD
  • 2001 - Michael L. Berman, MD
  • 2002 - J. Max Austin, Jr., MD
  • 2003 - Kenneth D. Hatch, MD
  • 2004 - James W. Orr, Jr., MD
  • 2005 - Beth Y. Karlan, MD
  • 2006 - Larry J. Copeland, MD
  • 2007 - Andrew Berchuck, MD
  • 2008 - Thomas Burke, MD
  • 2009 - David Mutch, MD
  • 2010 - Daniel Clarke-Pearson, MD
  • 2011 - John Curtin, MD

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About SGO". Society of Gynecologic Oncologists. 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-10-23. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
  2. ↑ "About SGO: Mission Statement". Society of Gynecologic Oncologists. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-01-10. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
  3. ↑ Boronow, Richard C. (April 2003). "About SGO: History of SGO". Society of Gynecologic Oncologists. Archived from the original on 2007-01-10. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
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