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Kathleen M Schmeler, M.D.

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Assistant Professor, Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Bio Statement

Dr. Kathleen Schmeler is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Gynecologic Oncology.  She provides surgical and medical care to women with gynecologic malignancies.  In addition, she performs specialized procedures in minimally invasive surgery, including robotic surgery, for appropriate patients with cervical, endometrial and ovarian cancer.

Dr. Schmeler’s primary research interests include pre-invasive cervical disease, cervical cancer, and hereditary cancer syndromes including Lynch Syndrome/Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC) and Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome (HBOC/BRCA).  She is the Principal Investigator for several research protocols in these areas.  Dr. Schmeler has authored and co-authored numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals on these and other subjects.  In addition, she has been invited to write book chapters and review articles on a variety of topics in gynecologic oncology.  Dr. Schmeler is an active speaker, both nationally and internationally.

Dr. Schmeler is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Society of Clinical Oncologists and the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists.  In addition, she serves as a Reviewer for several journals including Gynecologic Oncology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery, The International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer, and Annals of Surgical Oncology and British Journal of Cancer.

Education & Training

Postgraduate Training

7/2004-12/2007 Fellow, Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Board Certifications

4/2011 American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology Subspecialty Boards
1/2010 American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Obstetrics & Gynecology General Boards

Experience/Service

Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities

Medical Director of Mid-Level Providers, Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 5/2011-present
Clinical Team Leader, Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2009

Institutional Committee Activities

Member, Innovative Surgery Research Working Group, Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2008-present
Member, POE Value Analysis Team, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2008-present

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Schmeler K, Tao X, Frumovitz M, Deavers M, Sun C, Sood A, Brown J, Gershenson D, Ramirez P. Prevalence of lymph node metastasis in primary mucinous carcinoma of the ovary. Obstet Gynecol 116(2 Part 1):269-73, 8/2010. PMID: 20664385.
2. Schmeler K, Jhingran A, Iyer RB, Sun CC, Eifel PJ, Soliman PT, Ramirez PT, Frumovitz M, Bodurka DC, Sood AK. Pelvic fractures after radiotherapy for cervical cancer: implications for survivors. Cancer 116(3):625-30, 2010. PMID: 20052724.
3. Schmeler K, Sun C, Bodurka D, White K, Soliman P, Uyei A, Erlichman J, Arun B, Daniels M, Rimes S, Peterson S, Slomovitz A, Slomovitz B, Milam M, Gershenson D, Lu K. Prophylactic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy compared with surveillance in women with BRCA mutations. Obstet Gynecol 108(3, Part 1):515-20, 2006. PMID: 16946209.
4. Schmeler K, Lynch H, Chen L, Munsell M, Soliman P, Clark M, Daniels M, White K, Boyd-Rogers S, Conrad P, Yang K, Rubin M, Sun C, Slomovitz B, Gershenson D, Lu K. Prophylactic surgery to reduce the risk of gynecologic cancers in the lynch syndrome. N Eng J Med 354(3):261-9, 2006. PMID: 16421367.

Invited Articles
1. Schmeler K, Frumovitz M, Ramirez P. Conservative management of early stage cervical cancer: is there a role for less radical surgery? Gynecol Oncol 120(3):321-5, 2011. PMID: 21320670.

Last updated: 12/20/2011