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Helen E. Rhodes, M.D.

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Associate Professor, Director of Colposcopy and Preinvasive Disease in the Section of General Gynecology, Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment

Volunteer Faculty, Department of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Hermann Hospital, and Lyndon Baines Johnson Hospital, Houston, TX

Office Address

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Department of Gynecologic Oncology
1155 Pressler Street
Unit Number: 1362
Houston, TX 77030
Room Number: CPB6.3244
Fax: (713) 792-7586

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

2008 The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, BS, Biology
1988 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX, MD, Medicine

Postgraduate Training

1988-1992 Internship and Residency, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, Dr. Allan Katz, Residency Program Director

Board Certifications

1/1995 Diplomate American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Experience/Service

Institutional Committee Activities

Member, National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), 6/2008-present

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Cantor SB, Yamal J, Guillaud M, Cox DD, Atkinson EN, Benedet JL, Miller D, Matisic J, Van Niekerk D, Milbourne A, Rhodes H, Malpica A, Staerkel G, Adler-Storthz K, Scheurer M, Basen-Engquist K, MacAulay C, Richards-Kortum R, Follen M. Accuracy of optical spectroscopy for the detection of cervical cancer. JAMA. In Press.
2. Park SY, Follen M, Milbourne A, Rhodes H, Malpica A, MacKinnon N, MacAulay C, Markey MK, Richards-Kortum R. Automated image analysis of digital colposcopy for the detection of cervical neoplasia. J Biomed Opt 13(1):014029, Jan-Feb, 1/2008. PMID: 18315387.
3. Marín NM, Milbourne A, Rhodes H, Ehlen T, Miller D, Benedet L, Richards-Kortum R, Follen M. Diffuse reflectance patterns in cervical spectroscopy. Gynecol Oncol 99(3 Suppl 1):S116-S120, 2005. PMID: 16165197.
4. Milbourne A, Park SY, Benedet JL, Miller D, Ehlen T, Rhodes H, Malpica A, Matisic J, Van Niekirk D, Atkinson EN, Hadad N, Mackinnon N, Macaulay C, Richards-Kortum R, Follen M. Results of a pilot study of multispectral digital colposcopy for the in vivo detection of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Gynecol Oncol 99(3 Suppl 1):S67-75, 2005. PMID: 16202444.
5. Mitchell MF, Tortolero-Luna G, Cook E, Whittaker L, Rhodes-Morris H, Silva E. A randomized clinical trial of cryotherapy, laser vaporization, and loop electrosurgical excision for treatment of squamous intraepithelial lesions of the cervix. Obstet Gynecol 92(5):737-44, 11/1998. PMID: 9794661.
6. Linares AC, Storment, J, Rhodes-Morris HE, Malpica, A, Follen Mitchell M. Comparison of Three Cone Biopsy Techniques for Evaluation and Treatment of Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions. Journal of Gynecologic Techniques 3(3):151-156, 1997.
7. Tortolero-Luna G, Mitchell MF, Rhodes-Morris HE. Epidemiology and screening of ovarian cancer. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 21(1):1-23, 3/1994. PMID: 8015758.
8. Rhodes-Morris HE. Treatment of Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia (VIN) and Vaginal Intraepithelial Neoplasia (VAIN). . Clinical Consultations in Obstetrics and Gynecology 6(1):44-53, 1994.

Invited Articles
1. Kelloff GJ, Lippman SM, Dannenberg AJ, Sigman CC, Pearce HL, Reid BJ, Szabo E, Jordan VC, Spitz MR, Mills GB, Papadimitrakopoulou VA, Lotan R, Aggarwal BB, Bresalier RS, Kim J, Arun B, Lu KH, Thomas ME, Rhodes HE, Brewer MA, Follen M, Shin DM, Parnes HL, Siegfried JM, Evans AA, Blot WJ, Chow WH, Blount PL, Maley CC, Wang KK, Lam S, Lee JJ, Dubinett SM, Engstrom PF, Meyskens FL, O'Shaughnessy J, Hawk ET, Levin B, Nelson WG, Hong WK, Hong WK. Progress in chemoprevention drug development: the promise of molecular biomarkers for prevention of intraepithelial neoplasia and cancer--a plan to move forward. Clin Cancer Res 12(12):3661-97, 6/2006. PMID: 16778094.

Abstracts
1. Storment J, Linares A, Rhodes-Morris H, Malpica A, Mithell MF. Results of a randomized clinical trial of cold-knife (CKC), laser (LC), and loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) cone biopsy for the evaluation and treatment of squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL). Proceedings of the 44th Annual Clinical Meeting of American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists, 4/1996.

Last updated: 8/7/2009