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Helen E. Rhodes, M.D.

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Associate Professor, Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment

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

Bio Statement

Dr. Helen Rhodes joined the faculty in the Department of Gynecologic Oncology in 2004 after spending a decade practicing Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Houston community.  Dr. Rhodes sees patients both at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and at Lyndon Baines Johnson Hospital.

Dr. Rhodes’ role in the Department of Gynecologic Oncology is two-fold. First, Dr. Rhodes provides consultative medical and surgical gynecologic care for women being treated here at M.D. Anderson for non-gynecologic malignancies. Specifically, she has an expertise in providing gynecologic care for women with breast cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, and colorectal cancer as their gynecologic concerns are unique. Secondly, Dr. Rhodes also serves as Director of Colposcopy and Preinvasive Diseases. She supervises the care of women who need evaluation for Pap smear abnormalities or who have been diagnosed with preinvasive disease of the genital tract.

 Dr. Rhodes was instrumental in adding the HPV vaccine to the M. D. Anderson pharmaceutical formulary and has given numerous lectures to other academic institutions as well as local community groups on the importance of cancer screening in women as well as vaccinating against HPV disease. Dr. Rhodes is a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network which meets annually to review national guidelines for cervical cancer screening in women. She is a member of the American Medical Association, Texas Medical Association, Harris County Medical Society, American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, and the Texas Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She is a Fellow of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a Diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Rhodes maintains voluntary re-certification with the board on an annual basis.
 
Dr. Rhodes enjoys teaching and supervising advanced practice nurses as well as residents and fellows in the clinics and operating room. But most of all, she enjoys partnering with her patients in helping them lead healthy and productive lives.

Office Address

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Department of Gynecologic Oncology & Reproductive Medicine
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

11/2009 Certification, CO2 Laser Certification Training, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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

2012 Voluntary Annual Board Certification
1/1995 Diplomate American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Experience/Service

Academic Appointments

Associate Professor, Director of Colposcopy and Preinvasive Diseases in the Section of General Gynecology, Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 9/2008-3/2013

Institutional Committee Activities

Member, Departmental Coding Advisor, 2/2010-present

Honors and Awards

2011 MD Anderson Ambassador, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Professional Memberships

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Fellow, 1995-present
American Medical Association
Member, 1989-present
American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology
Member, 2008-present
Fertility Algorithm Committee, Houston, TX
Member, 2010-present
Harris County Medical Society, TX
Member, 1989-present
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) abnormal Pap smear guidelines committee, Houston, TX
Member, 2007-present
Texas Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, TX
Member, 2005-present
Texas Medical Association, TX
Member, 1989-present
Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, TX
Member, 1989-present

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Schmeler K, Wallbillich JJ, Rhodes HE, Milbourne AM, Munsell MF, Frumovitz M, Brown J, Trimble CL. Vulvar intraepithelia neoplasia (VIN 2/3): comparing clinical outcomes and evaluating risk factors for recurrence. Gynecologic Oncology. In Press.
2. Pham B, Rhodes H, Milbourne A, Adler-Storthz K, Follen M, Scheurer ME. Epidemiologic differentiation of diagnostic and screening populations for the assessment of cervical dysplasia using optical technologies. Gend Med 9(1 Suppl):S36-47, 2/2012. PMID: 22340639.
3. Frankel MA, Rhodes HE, Euscher ED. Verruciform xanthoma in an adolescent: a case report. J Low Genit Tract Dis 16(1):70-4, 1/2012. PMID: 22126832.
4. Cantor SB, Yamal JM, Guillaud M, Cox DD, Atkinson EN, Benedet JL, Miller D, Ehlen T, Matisic J, van Niekerk D, Bertrand M, Milbourne A, Rhodes H, Malpica A, Staerkel G, Nader-Eftekhari S, Adler-Storthz K, Scheurer ME, Basen-Engquist K, Shinn E, West LA, Vlastos AT, Tao X, Beck JR, Macaulay C, Follen M. Accuracy of optical spectroscopy for the detection of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: Testing a device as an adjunct to colposcopy. Int J Cancer 128(5):1151-68, 3/1/2011. e-Pub 11/9/2010. PMCID: PMC3015005.
5. Partridge EE, Abu-Rustum NR, Campos SM, Fahey PJ, Farmer M, Garcia RL, Giuliano A, Jones HW, Lele SM, Lieberman RW, Massad SL, Morgan MA, Reynolds RK, Rhodes HE, Singh DK, Smith-McCune K, Teng N, Trimble CL, Valea F, Wilczynski S. Cervical cancer screening. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 8(12):1358-86, 12/2010. PMID: 21147902.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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. Rhodes H. Vaginal intrepithelia neoplasia (VAIN II/III): Comparing clinical outcomes of treatment with intravaginal estrogen, 7/2012.
2. Wallbillich J, Rhodes H, Milbourne A, Munsell M, Frumovitz M, Brown J, Schmeler K. Comparing clinical outcomes and evaluating risk factors for recurrence. Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology 125(Suppl 1):S82 (#197), 3/2012.
3. Costales A, Milbourne A, Rhodes H, Munsell M, Wallbillich J, Frumovitz M, Brown J, Schmeler K. Residual disease and invasive carcinoma in women undergoing hysterectomy for adenocarcinoma in situ. Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology 125(Suppl 1):S53 (#125), 3/2012.
4. Schlumbrecht M, Sun C, Westin S, Zandstra F, Tung C, Denton K, Rhodes H, Garcia E, Levenback C, Bodurka D. Lifestyle modification in cervical cancer survivors: An ongoing need. Gynecologic Oncology 120(1):S109, 3/2011.
5. Schlumbrecht MP, Sunn CC, Westin SN, Zandstra F, Denton K, Rhodes H, Gonzales DG Garcia EA, Levenback CL Bodurka DC. Importance of lifestyle modification in cervical cancer survivors. J Clin Oncol 28:Abstr e15521, 2010.
6. 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.

Letters to the Editor
1. Langley G, Smith W, Nick A, Rhodes H. Tramadol-induced flushing managed with aspirin premedication. J Pain Symptom Manage 40(6):e7-8, 12/2010. e-Pub 12/2010. PMID: 21145467.

Last updated: 3/7/2013