Kathleen M. Schmeler, M.D.

Peer-Reviewed Articles

1. Varon M, Salcedo MP, Fellman B, Troisi C, Gowen R, Daheri M, Rodriguez AM, Toscano P, Guerra L, Gasca M, Cavazos B, Marin E, Fisher-Hoch S, Fernandez ME, Reininger B, Ruosha L, Baker E, Schmeler K. A Comprehensive Program to Improve Treatment of Precancerous Cervical Lesions in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. J Public Health Manag Pract 30(1):89-98, 2024. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37350621.
2. Amboree TL, Parker SL, Bulsara S, Anderson ML, Schmeler KM, Chiao EY, Montealegre JR. Cervical cancer screening among English- and Spanish-speaking Hispanic women in an urban safety net health system, 2015-2020. BMC Womens Health 23(1):309, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37316815.
3. Kundrod KA, Barra M, Wilkinson A, Smith CA, Natoli ME, Chang MM, Coole JB, Santhanaraj A, Lorenzoni C, Mavume C, Atif H, Montealegre JR, Scheurer ME, Castle PE, Schmeler KM, Richards-Kortum RR. An integrated isothermal nucleic acid amplification test to detect HPV16 and HPV18 DNA in resource-limited settings. Sci Transl Med 15(701):eabn4768, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37343083.
4. Omo-Ogboi AC, Deavers MT, Schmeler KM, Tandon N. Collision Tumor of the Ovary Involving Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor and High Grade Serous Carcinoma- Report of the first case. Int J Gynecol Pathol 42(3):254-258, 2023. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35838626.
5. Alberton DL, Salcedo MP, Zen RP, Ferreira CF, Schmeler KM, Pessini SA. Conservative Treatment of Stage IA1 Cervical Carcinoma Without Lymphovascular Space Invasion: A 20-year Retrospective Study in Brazil. Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet 45(4):201-206, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37224842.
6. Rodriguez AM, Do TQN, Eyada MF, Chen L, Schmeler KM, Montealegre JR. Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Uptake in the Rio Grande Valley: Results from a Pilot Community-Based Educational and School-Based Vaccination Program and Its Expansion. Vaccines (Basel) 11(2), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36851207.
7. Salcedo MP, Gowen R, Rodriguez AM, Fisher-Hoch S, Daheri M, Guerra L, Toscano PA, Gasca M, Morales J, Reyna-Rodriguez FE, Cavazos B, Marin E, Perez C, Guerra M, Milbourne A, Varon ML, Reininger B, Fernandez ME, Ogburn T, Castle PE, McCormick J, Baker E, Hawk E, Schmeler KM. Addressing high cervical cancer rates in the Rio Grande Valley along the Texas-Mexico border: a community-based initiative focused on education, patient navigation, and medical provider training/telementoring. Perspect Public Health 143(1):1757913921994610, 2023. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34130548.
8. Smith CA, Chang MM, Kundrod KA, Novak EN, Parra SG, López L, Mavume C, Lorenzoni C, Maza M, Salcedo MP, Carns JL, Baker E, Montealegre J, Scheurer M, Castle PE, Schmeler KM, Richards-Kortum RR. A low-cost, paper-based hybrid capture assay to detect high-risk HPV DNA for cervical cancer screening in low-resource settings. Lab Chip 23(3):451-465, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36562325.
9. Elnaggar JH, Huynh VO, Lin D, Hillman RT, Abana CO, El Alam MB, Tomasic KC, Karpinets TV, Kouzy R, Phan JL, Wargo J, Holliday EB, Das P, Mezzari MP, Ajami NJ, Lynn EJ, Minsky BD, Morris VK, Milbourne A, Messick CA, Klopp AH, Futreal PA, Taniguchi CM, Schmeler KM, Colbert LE. HPV-related anal cancer is associated with changes in the anorectal microbiome during cancer development. Front Immunol 14:1051431, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37063829.
10. Batman S, Rauh-Hain JA, Grinsfelder MO, Harrison R, Avila M, Cun H, How JA, Tandon N, Wang X, Hinchcliff E, Jazaeri AA, Schmeler KM. Exceptional Response to Pembrolizumab for Treatment of Metastatic Chemorefractory Endometrial Carcinoma in a Patient with Lynch Syndrome: A Case Report. Case Rep Oncol 16(1):273-278, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37123608.
11. Batman S, Messick CA, Milbourne A, Guo M, Munsell MF, Fokom-Domgue J, Salcedo M, Deshmukh A, Dahlstrom KR, Ogburn M, Price A, Fleming ND, Taylor J, Shafer A, Cobb L, Sigel K, Sturgis EM, Chiao EY, Schmeler KM. A cross-sectional study of the prevalence of anal dysplasia among women with high-grade cervical, vaginal, and vulvar dysplasia or cancer: The PANDA Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 31(12):2185-2191, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36126275.
12. Boles T, Salcedo MP, Lorenzoni C, Osman N, Baker E, Schmeler K, Carns J. Overview of thermal ablation devices for treating precancerous cervical lesions in low-resource settings. J Glob Health 12:03089, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36579405.
13. Batman SH, Schmeler K. Fertility-Sparing and Less Radical Surgery for Cervical Cancer. Curr Oncol Rep 24(11):1541-1548, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35953599.
14. Rodriguez AM, Do TQN, Chen L, Schmeler KM , Montealegre JR, Kuo YF. Human papillomavirus vaccinations at recommended ages: How a middle school-based educational and vaccination program increased uptake in the Rio Grande Valley. Hum Vaccin Immunother 18(6):2133315, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36252275.
15. Fokom Domgue J, Pande M, Yu R, Manjuh F, Welty E, Welty T, Elit L, Lopez-Varon M, Rodriguez J, Baker E, Dangou JM, Basu P, Plante M, Lecuru F, Randall T, Starr E, Kamgno J, Foxhall L, Waxman A, Hawk E, Schmeler K, Shete S. Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Distance Learning and Telementoring Program for Cervical Cancer Prevention in Cameroon. JAMA Netw Open 5(11):e2240801, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36346631.
16. Coole JB, Brenes D, Possati-Resende JC, Antoniazzi M, Fonseca BO, Maker Y, Kortum A, Vohra IS, Schwarz RA, Carns J, Borba Souza KC, Vidigal Santana IV, Kreitchmann R, Salcedo MP, Ramanujam N, Schmeler KM , Richards-Kortum R. Development of a multimodal mobile colposcope for real-time cervical cancer detection. Biomed Opt Express 13(10):5116-5130, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36425643.
17. Wu J, Lakomy DS, Fellman BM, Salcedo MP, Sood AK, Jhingran A, Klopp AH, Iyer RB, Jimenez C, Colbert LE, Eifel PJ, Schmeler KM, Lin LL. Longitudinal Changes in Bone Mineral Measurements Inside and Outside Radiation Fields Used for Cervical Cancer Treatment. Pract Radiat Oncol 12(5):e423-e433, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35390531.
18. Rodriguez AM, Do TQN, Jibaja-Weiss ML, Chen L, Schmeler K, Montealegre JR, Kuo YF. Human Papillomavirus Vaccinations During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Middle Schools in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Am J Public Health 112(9):e1-e4, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35862887.
19. Karpinets TV, Wu X, Solley T, El Alam MB, Sims TT, Yoshida-Court K, Lynn E, Ahmed-Kaddar M, Biegert G, Yue J, Song X, Sun H, Petrosino JF, Mezzari MP, Okhuysen P, Eifel PJ, Jhingran A, Lin LL, Schmeler KM, Ramondetta L, Ajami N, Jenq RR, Futreal A, Zhang J, Klopp AH, Colbert LE. Metagenomes of rectal swabs in larger, advanced stage cervical cancers have enhanced mucus degrading functionalities and distinct taxonomic structure. BMC Cancer 22(1):945, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36050658.
20. Grover S, Luckett R, Bhatia RK, Ralefala T, Seiphetlheng A, Ramogola-Masire D, Monare B, Bazzett-Matabele L, Schmeler K, Gaolebale PA. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy and less invasive surgery for the management of early stage cervical cancer: A Brief Report from Botswana. Gynecol Oncol Rep 42:101032, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35782102.
21. Matylevich OP, Schmeler KM, Gemer O, Petukhou VS, Kopschaj PA. High-grade cervical dysplasia in a woman with uterine didelphys: A case report. Gynecol Oncol Rep 42:101027, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35754559.
22. Brenes D, Barberan CJ, Hunt B, Parra SG, Salcedo MP, Possati-Resende JC, Cremer ML, Castle PE, Fregnani JHTG, Maza M, Schmeler KM, Baraniuk R, Richards-Kortum R. Multi-task network for automated analysis of high-resolution endomicroscopy images to detect cervical precancer and cancer. Comput Med Imaging Graph 97:102052, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35299096.
23. Colbert LE, El MB, Lynn EJ, Bronk J, Karpinets TV, Wu X, Chapman BV, Sims TT, Lin D, Kouzy R, Sammouri J, Biegert G, Delgado Medrano AY, Olvera A, Sastry KJ, Eifel PJ, Jhingran A, Lin L, Ramondetta LM, Futreal AP, Jazaeri AA, Schmeler KM, Yue J, Mitra A, Yoshida-Court K, Wargo JA, Solley TN, Hegde V, Nookala SS, Yanamandra AV, Dorta-Estremera S, Mathew G, Kavukuntla R, Papso C, Ahmed-Kaddar M, Kim M, Zhang J, Reuben A, Holliday EB, Minsky BD, Koong AC, Koay EJ, Das P, Taniguchi CM, Klopp A. Expansion of Candidate HPV-Specific T Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment during Chemoradiotherapy Is Prognostic in HPV16+ Cancers. Cancer Immunol Res 10(2):259-271, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35045973.
24. Schmeler KM, Batman SH. Human papillomavirus-independent cervical cancer: what are the implications?. Int J Gynecol Cancer 32(1):8, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34845041.
25. Phoolcharoen N, Varon ML, Baker E, Parra S, Carns J, Cherry K, Smith C, Sonka T, Doughtie K, Lorenzoni C, Richards-Kortum R, Schmeler KM, Salcedo MP. Hands-On Training Courses for Cervical Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Procedures in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. JCO Glob Oncol 8:e2100214, 2022. PMID: 34985911.
26. Kundrod KA, Natoli ME, Chang MM, Smith CA, Paul S, Ogoe D, Goh C, Santhanaraj A, Price A, Eldin KW, Patel KP, Baker E, Schmeler KM, Richards-Kortum R. Sample-to-answer, extraction-free, real-time RT-LAMP test for SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal, nasal, and saliva samples: Implications and use for surveillance testing. PLoS One 17(2):e0264130, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35213596.
27. Westin SN, Labrie M, Litton JK, Blucher A, Fang Y, Vellano CP, Marszalek JR, Feng N, Ma X, Creason A, Fellman B, Yuan Y, Lee S, Kim TB, Liu J, Chelariu-Raicu A, Chen TH, Kabil N, Soliman PT, Frumovitz M, Schmeler KM, Jazaeri A, Lu KH, Murthy R, Meyer LA, Sun CC, Sood AK, Coleman RL, Mills GB. Phase 1b dose expansion and translational analyses of olaparib in combination with capivasertib in recurrent endometrial, triple negative breast, and ovarian cancer. Clin Cancer Res 27(23):6354-6365, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34518313.
28. Allanson ER, Phoolcharoen N, Salcedo MP, Fellman B, Schmeler KM. Accuracy of Smartphone Images of the Cervix After Acetic Acid Application for Diagnosing Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Grade 2 or Greater in Women With Positive Cervical Screening: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JCO Glob Oncol 7:1711-1721, 2021. PMID: 34936374.
29. Chuang L, Rainville N, Byrne M, Randall T, Schmeler KM. Cervical cancer screening and treatment capacity: A survey of members of the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC). Gynecol Oncol Rep 38:100874, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34692968.
30. Bronk JK, Wu X, Chapman BV, Karpinets T, Sims T, Gjyshi O, Eifel PJ, Jhingran A, Lin LL, Ramondetta L, Futreal PA, Schmeler KM, Yue J, Court K, Solley T, Ahmad-Kaddar M, Lynn EJ, Zhang J, Klopp AH, Colbert L. Dynamic Tumor Mutational Profiling Using a Novel Non-Invasive Swab Technique for Serial Whole Exome Sequencing of Cervical Tumors During Chemoradiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 111(3S):S136-S137, 2021. PMID: 34700471.
31. Randall T, Chuang L, Ng SYJ, Schmeler KM, Quinn MA. The IGCS Global Curriculum Mentorship and Training Program: Building Human Capacity for Gynecologic Cancer Treatment and Research Where the Need is Greatest. Int J Gynecol Cancer 31(10):1380-1381, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33727221.
32. Schmeler KM, Pareja R, Lopez Blanco A, Humberto Fregnani J, Lopes A, Perrotta M, Tsunoda AT, Cantú-de-León DF, Ramondetta LM, Manchana T, Crotzer DR, McNally OM, Riege M, Scambia G, Carvajal JM, Di Guilmi J, Rendon GJ, Ramalingam P, Fellman BM, Coleman RL, Frumovitz M, Ramirez PT. ConCerv: a prospective trial of conservative surgery for low-risk early-stage cervical cancer. Int J Gynecol Cancer 31(10):1317-1325, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34493587.
33. Randall TC, Somashekhar SP, Chuang L, Ng JS, Schmeler KM, Quinn M. Reaching the women with the greatest needs: Two models for initiation and scale-up of gynecologic oncology fellowship trainings in low-resource settings. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 155 Suppl 1:115-122, 2021. PMID: 34669202.
34. Sonawane K, Suk R, Chiao EY, Schmeler KM, Montealegre J, Fernandez ME, Deshmukh AA. Evaluation of Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake and Adherence Among Women Without Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in the US. JAMA Netw Open 4(10):e2131129, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34698852.
35. Natoli ME, Kundrod KA, Chang MM, Smith CA, Paul S, Coole JB, Butlin NG, Tanner NA, Baker E, Schmeler KM, Richards-Kortum R. Improving performance of a SARS-CoV-2 RT-LAMP assay for use with a portable isothermal fluorimeter: Towards a point-of-care molecular testing strategy. J Biomol Tech 32(3):180-185, 2021. PMID: 35027875.
36. Allanson ER, Schmeler KM. Cervical Cancer Prevention in Low and Middle Income Countries. Clin Obstet Gynecol 64(3):501-518, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34120126.
37. Matsuo K, Nishimura M, Bottsford-Miller JN, Huang J, Komurov K, Armaiz-Pena GN, Shahzad MMK, Stone RL, Roh JW, Sanguino AM, Lu C, Im DD, Rosenshien NB, Sakakibara A, Nagano T, Yamasaki M, Enomoto T, Kimura T, Ram PT, Schmeler KM, Gallick GE, Wong KK, Frumovitz M, Sood AK. Editor's Note: Targeting Src in Mucinous Ovarian Carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res 27(15):4450, 2021. PMID: 34341055.
38. Anakwenze Akinfenwa CP, Ibraheem A, Nwankwo K, Lasebikan N, Ali-Gombe M, Aliyu UM, Ikhile E, Adegboyega O, Abdullahi A, Klopp AH, Schmeler KM, Lin LL, Jhingran A, Page BR, Leng J, Grover S, Ntekim A. Emerging Use of Public-Private Partnerships in Public Radiotherapy Facilities in Nigeria. JCO Glob Oncol 7:1260-1269, 2021. PMID: 34351813.
39. Hunt B, Fregnani JHTG, Brenes D, Schwarz RA, Salcedo MP, Possati-Resende JC, Antoniazzi M, de Oliveira Fonseca B, Santana IVV, de Macêdo Matsushita G, Castle PE, Schmeler KM, Richards-Kortum R. Cervical Lesion Assessment using Real-time Microendoscopy Image Analysis in Brazil: The CLARA Study. Int J Cancer 149(2):431-441, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33811763.
40. Guo M, Shlyakhova N, Khanna A, Tinnirello AA, Schmeler KM, Hwang J, Sturgis EM, Stewart J. Validation of cobas 4800 HPV assay in SurePath Papanicolaou specimens for cervical cancer screening. J Am Soc Cytopathol 10(4):399-405, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33967024.
41. Varon ML, Baker E, Byers E, Cirolia L, Bogler O, Bouchonville M, Schmeler KM, Hariprasad R, Pramesh CS, Arora S. Project ECHO Cancer Initiative: a Tool to Improve Care and Increase Capacity Along the Continuum of Cancer Care. J Cancer Educ 36(Suppl 1):25-38, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34292501.
42. Deshmukh AA, Suk R, Shiels MS, Damgacioglu H, Lin YY, Stier EA, Nyitray AG, Chiao EY, Nemutlu GS, Chhatwal J, Schmeler KM, Sigel K, Sonawane K. Incidence trends and burden of human papillomavirus-associated cancers among women in the United States, 2001-2017. J Natl Cancer Inst 113(6):792-796, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32833021.
43. Fonseca BO, Possati-Resende JC, Salcedo MP, Schmeler KM, Accorsi GS, Fregnani JHTG, Antoniazzi M, Pantano NP, Santana IVV, Matsushita GM, Dos Reis R. Topical Imiquimod for the Treatment of High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions of the Cervix: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obstet Gynecol 137(6):1043-1053, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33957649.
44. Coleman RL, Hu W, Soliman P, Nick A, Ramirez PT, Westin SN, Garcia ME, Zhu Z, Palancia J, Fellman BM, Yuan Y, Ram P, Bischoff F, Schmeler KM, Bodurka D, Meyer LA, Sood AK. Dasatinib, paclitaxel, and carboplatin in women with advanced-stage or recurrent endometrial cancer: A pilot clinical and translational study. Gynecol Oncol 161(1):104-112, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33551196.
45. Salcedo MP, Varon ML, Phoolcharoen N, Osman N, David E, Rangeiro R, Changule D, Andrade V, Neves A, Doughtie KM, Carns J, Lorenzoni C, Baker E, Schmeler KM. Building local capacity for cervical cancer prevention in low resource settings: Changing strategy during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Glob Health 11:03044, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33763214.
46. Westin SN, Fellman B, Sun CC, Broaddus RR, Woodall ML, Pal N, Urbauer DL, Ramondetta LM, Schmeler KM, Soliman PT, Fleming ND, Burzawa JK, Nick AM, Milbourne AM, Yuan Y, Lu KH, Bodurka DC, Coleman RL, Yates MS. Prospective Phase II Trial of Levonorgestrel Intrauterine Device: Non-Surgical Approach for Complex Atypical Hyperplasia and Early Endometrial Cancer. Am J Obstet Gynecol 224(2):191.e1-191.e15, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32805208.
47. Phoolcharoen N, Kremzier M, Eaton V, Sarchet V, Acharya SC, Shrestha E, Carns J, Baker E, Varon ML, Karmacharya S, Aryal B, Richards-Kortum R, Salcedo MP, Schmeler KM, Pariyar J. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Cervical Cancer Prevention Program: A Hands-On Training Course in Nepal. JCO Glob Oncol 7:204-209, 2021. PMID: 33555914.
48. Sims TT, El Alam MB, Karpinets TV, Dorta-Estremera S, Hegde VL, Nookala S, Yoshida-Court K, Wu X, Biegert GWG, Delgado Medrano AY, Solley T, Ahmed-Kaddar M, Chapman BV, Sastry KJ, Mezzari MP, Petrosino JF, Lin LL, Ramondetta L, Jhingran A, Schmeler KM, Ajami NJ, Wargo J, Colbert LE, Klopp AH. Gut microbiome diversity is an independent predictor of survival in cervical cancer patients receiving chemoradiation. Commun Biol 4(1):237, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33619320.
49. El Alam MB, Sims TT, Kouzy R, Biegert GWG, Jaoude JABI, Karpinets TV, Yoshida-Court K, Wu X, Delgado-Medrano AY, Mezzari MP, Ajami NJ, Solley T, Ahmed-Kaddar M, Lin LL, Ramondetta L, Jazaeri A, Jhingran A, Eifel PJ, Schmeler KM, Wargo J, Klopp AH, Colbert LE. A prospective study of the adaptive changes in the gut microbiome during standard-of-care chemoradiotherapy for gynecologic cancers. PLoS One 16(3):e0247905, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33662003.
50. Parra SG, López-Orellana LM, Molina Duque AR, Carns JL, Schwarz RA, Smith CA, Ortiz Silvestre M, Diaz Bazan S, Escobar PA, Felix JC, Ramalingam P, Castle PE, Cremer ML, Maza M, Schmeler KM, Richards-Kortum RR. Cervical cancer prevention in El Salvador: A prospective evaluation of screening and triage strategies incorporating high-resolution microendoscopy to detect cervical precancer. Int J Cancer. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33368249.
51. Varon ML, Baker E, Estrada EE, Schmeler KM, Pareja R. Advancing gynecologic oncology in Latin America through Project ECHO. Int J Gynecol Cancer 30(11):1840-1841, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32522773.
52. Slomovitz BM, Chelariu-Raicu A, Schmeler KM, Lu KH, Gershenson DM, Wolf J, Coleman RL. Phase 2 study of cetuximab (Erbitux) in patients with progressive or recurrent endometrial cancer. Int J Gynecol Cancer 30(11):1733-1737, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33020204.
53. Kisling K, Cardenas C, Anderson BM, Zhang L, Jhingran A, Simonds H, Balter P, Howell RM, Schmeler KM, Beadle BM, Court L. Automatic verification of beam apertures for cervical cancer radiotherapy. Pract Radiat Oncol 10(5):e415-e424, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32450365.
54. Salcedo MP, Oliveira C, Andrade V, Mariano AAN, Changule D, Rangeiro R, Monteiro ECS, Baker E, Phoolcharoen N, Varon ML, Thomas JP, Castle PE, Fregnani JHTG, Schmeler KM, Lorenzoni C. The Capulana study: a prospective evaluation of cervical cancer screening using human papillomavirus testing in Mozambique. Int J Gynecol Cancer 30(9):1292-1297, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32737122.
55. Sims TT, Biegert GWG, Ramogola-Masire D, Ngoni K, Solley T, Ning MS, El Alam MB, Mezzari M, Petrosino J, Zetola NM, Schmeler KM, Colbert LE, Klopp AH, Grover S. Tumor Microbial Diversity and Compositional Differences Among Women in Botswana with High-Grade Cervical Dysplasia and Cervical Cancer. Int J Gynecol Cancer 30(8):1151-1156, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32675252.
56. Tzeng CD, Teshome M, Katz MHG, Weinberg JS, Lai SY, Antonoff MB, Bird JE, Shafer A, Davis JW, Adelman DM, Moon B, Reece G, Prabhu SS, DeSnyder SM, Skibber JM, Mehran R, Schmeler KM, Roland CL, Tran Cao HS, Aloia TA, Caudle AS, Swisher SG, Vauthey JN. Cancer Surgery Scheduling During and After the COVID-19 First Wave: The MD Anderson Cancer Center Experience. Ann Surg 272(2):e106-e111, 2020. PMID: 32675511.
57. Fokom Domgue J, Futuh B, Ngalla C, Kakute P, Manjuh F, Manga S, Nulah K, Welty E, Schmeler KM, Welty T. Feasibility of a Community-based Cervical Cancer Screening with 'Test and Treat' strategy using self-sample for an HPV Test: Experience from rural Cameroon, Africa. Int J Cancer 147(1):128-138, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31633801.
58. Salcedo MP, Sood AK, Jhingran A, Eifel PJ, Klopp AH, Iyer RB, Fellman BM, Jimenez C, Schmeler KM. Pelvic Fractures and Changes in Bone Mineral Density After Radiotherapy for Cervical, Endometrial, and Vaginal Cancer: A Prospective Study of 239 Women. Cancer 126(11):2607-2613, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32125711.
59. Mitra A, Grossman Biegert GW, Delgado AY, Karpinets TV, Solley TN, Mezzari MP, Yoshida-Court K, Petrosino JF, Mikkelson MD, Lin L, Eifel P, Zhang J, Ramondetta LM, Jhingran A, Sims TT, Schmeler KM, Okhuysen P, Colbert LE, Klopp AH. Microbial Diversity and Composition is Associated with Patient-Reported Toxicity during Chemo radiation Therapy for Cervical Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 107(1):163-171, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31987960.
60. Phoolcharoen N, Woodard T, James D, Patel D, Roder S, Holman D, Salcedo M, Frumovitz M, Gershenson D, Schmeler KM. Successful pregnancy following chemotherapy in a survivor of small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcemic type (SCCOHT): A case report and review of literature. Gynecol Oncol Rep 32:100576, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32405521.
61. Sapienza LG, Salcedo MP, Ning MS, Jhingran A, Klopp AH, Calsavara VF, Schmeler KM, Leite Gomes MJ, de Freitas Carvalho E, Baiocchi G. Pelvic insufficiency fractures after external beam radiotherapy for gynecologic cancers: a meta-analysis and meta-regression of 3,929 patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 106(3):475-484, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31580930.
62. Ngwa W, Olver I, Schmeler KM. The Use of Health-Related Technology to Reduce the Gap Between Developed and Undeveloped Regions Around the Globe. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 40:1-10, 2020. PMID: 32223667.
63. Moretti-Marques R, Salcedo MP, Callegaro Filho D, Lopes A, Vieira M, Fontes Cintra G, Ribeiro M, Changule D, Daud S, Rangeiro R, Baker E, Lorenzoni C, Fregnani JHTG, Schmeler KM. Telementoring in gynecologic oncology training: changing lives in Mozambique. Int J Gynecol Cancer 30(1):150-151, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31320489.
64. Sam A, George J, Taylor J, Hwang J, Chisholm G, Granwehr B, Soliman P, Schmeler KM. Improving the Prevalence of HIV Testing among Patients in a Gynecologic Oncology Department: Results of a Quality Improvement Project. JCO Oncol Pract 16(1):e109-e116, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31730416.
65. Tang Y, Kortum A, Parra SG, Vohra I, Milbourne A, Ramalingam P, Toscano PA, Schmeler KM, Richards-Kortum RR. In vivo imaging of cervical precancer using a low-cost and easy-to-use confocal microendoscope. Biomed Opt Express 11(1):269-280, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 32010516.
66. Parra S, Carranza E, Coole J, Hunt B, Smith C, Keahey P, Maza M, Schmeler KM, Richards-Kortum R. Development of low-cost point-of-care technologies for cervical cancer prevention based on a single-board computer. IEEE J Transl Eng Health Med 8:4300210, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32190430.
67. Gawedzinski J, Schmeler KM, Milbourne A, Ramalingam P, Moghaddam PA, Richards-Kortum R, Tkaczyk TS. Toward development of a large field-of-view cancer screening patch (CASP) to detect cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Biomed Opt Express 10(12):6029-6171, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31853391.
68. Kurnit KC, Sinno AK, Fellman BM, Varghese A, Stone R, Sood AK, Gershenson DM, Schmeler KM, Malpica A, Fader AN, Frumovitz M. Effects of Gastrointestinal-Type Chemotherapy in Women With Ovarian Mucinous Carcinoma. Obstet Gynecol 134(6):1253-1259, 2019. PMID: 31764736.
69. Fokom Domgue J, Baker E, Manjuh F, Lopez M, Welty T, Schmeler KM, Cameroon Cervical Cancer Prevention ECHO collaborative group. Connecting frontline providers in Africa with distant experts to improve patients' outcomes through Project ECHO: a successful experience in Cameroon. Int J Gynecol Cancer 29(9):1446-1447, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31118215.
70. Sims TT, Colbert LE, Zheng J, Delgado Medrano AY, Hoffman KL, Ramondetta L, Jazaeri A, Jhingran A, Schmeler KM, Daniel CR, Klopp A. Gut Microbial Diversity and Genus-level Differences Identified in Cervical Cancer Patients versus Healthy Controls. Gynecol Oncol 155(2):237-244, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31500892.
71. Kurnit KC, Sinno AK, Fellman BM, Varghese A, Stone R, Sood AK, Gershenson DM, Schmeler KM, Malpica A, Fader AN, Frumovitz M. Effects of Gastrointestinal-Type Chemotherapy in Women With Ovarian Mucinous Carcinoma. Obstet Gynecol. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31698370.
72. Hernández-López R, Lorincz AT, Torres-Ibarra L, Reuter C, Scibior-Bentkowska D, Warman R, Nedjai B, Mendiola-Pastrana I, León-Maldonado L, Rivera-Paredez B, Ramírez-Palacios P, Lazcano-Ponce E, Cuzick J, Salmerón J, FRIDA Study Group. Methylation estimates the risk of precancer in HPV-infected women with discrepant results between cytology and HPV16/18 genotyping. Clin Epigenetics 11(1):140, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31606044.
73. Suk R, Montealegre JR, Nemutlu G, Nyitray AG, Schmeler K, Sonawane K*, Deshmukh AA. Public Knowledge of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Receipt of Vaccination Recommendations: Sex Differences in the United States. JAMA Pediatrics, 2019.
74. Parra SG, Rodriguez AM, Cherry KD, Schwarz RA, Gowen RM, Guerra LB, Milbourne AM, Toscano PA, Fisher-Hoch SP, Schmeler KM, Richards-Kortum RR. Low-cost, high-resolution imaging for detecting cervical precancer in medically-underserved areas of Texas. Gynecol Oncol 154(3):558-564, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31288949.
75. Suk R, Montealegre JR, Nemutlu GS, Nyitray AG, Schmeler KM, Sonawane K, Deshmukh AA. Public Knowledge of Human Papillomavirus and Receipt of Vaccination Recommendations. JAMA Pediatr. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31524931.
76. Kundrod KA, Smith CA, Hunt B, Schwarz RA, Schmeler KM, Richards-Kortum R. Advances in technologies for cervical cancer detection in low-resource settings. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 19(8):1-19, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31368827.
77. Prescott LS, Taylor JS, Enbaya A, Marten CA, Myers KN, Meyer LA, Ramirez PT, Levenback CF, Bodurka DC, Schmeler KM. Choosing Wisely: Decreasing the incidence of perioperative blood transfusions in gynecologic oncology. Gynecol Oncol 153(3):597-603, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30872025.
78. Kisling K, Johnson JL, Simonds H, Zhang L, Jhingran A, Beadle BM, Burger H, Toit MD, Joubert N, Makufa R, Shaw W, Trauernicht C, Balter P, Howell RM, Schmeler K, Court L. A Risk Assessment of Automated Treatment Planning and Recommendations for Clinical Deployment. Med Phys 46(6):2567-2574, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31002389.
79. Chido-Amajuoyi OG, Fokom Domgue J, Obi-Jeff C, Schmeler KM, Shete S. Gender-neutral HPV vaccination in Africa - Authors' reply. Lancet Glob Health 7(5):e564, 2019. PMID: 31000125.
80. Kisling K, Zhang L, Yang J, Balter PA, Howell RM, Court L, Shaitelman SF, Jhingran A, Anderson D, Thebe T, Schmeler K, Simonds H, du Toit M, Trauernicht C, Burger H, Botha K, Joubert N, Beadle BM. Automated treatment planning of postmastectomy radiotherapy. Med Phys. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31077593.
81. Sompratthana T, Phoolcharoen N, Schmeler KM, Lertkhachonsuk R. End-of-life symptoms and interventions among women with gynecologic cancers in a tertiary-care hospital in Thailand. Int J Gynecol Cancer. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31079059.
82. Rodriguez AM, Do TQN, Goodman M, Schmeler KM, Kaul S, Kuo YF. Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Interventions in the U.S.: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Am J Prev Med 56(4):591-602, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30773231.
83. Salcedo MP, Lorenzoni C, Schmeler KM. Working together to eliminate cervical cancer: a partnership across three countries "As mudanças no mundo são criadas por nós". Int J Gynecol Cancer. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30948429.
84. Parra S, Oden M, Schmeler K, Richards-Kortum R, Rice360 Student Team. Low-Cost Instructional Apparatus to Improve Training for Cervical Cancer Screening and Prevention. Obstet Gynecol 133(3):559-567, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30741811.
85. Salcedo MP, Sood AK, Dos Reis R, Ramalingam P, Chen C, Frumovitz M, Jhingran A, Pitcher B, Ramirez PT, Schmeler KM. Perineural invasion (PNI) in vulvar carcinoma: A review of 421 cases. Gynecol Oncol 152(1):101-105, 2019. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30396690.
86. Chido-Amajuoyi OG, Domgue JF, Obi-Jeff C, Schmeler K, Shete S. A call for the introduction of gender-neutral HPV vaccination to national immunisation programmes in Africa. Lancet Glob Health 7(1):e20-e21, 2019. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30514615.
87. Kisling K, Zhang L, Simonds H, Fakie N, Yang J, McCarroll R, Balter P, Burger H, Bogler O, Howell R, Schmeler KM, Mejia M, Beadle BM, Jhingran A, Court L. Fully Automatic Treatment Planning for External-Beam Radiation Therapy of Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer: A Tool for Low-Resource Clinics. J Glob Oncol 5(2019):1-9, 2019. PMID: 30629457.
88. Grant BD, Quang T, Possati-Resende JC, Scapulatempo-Neto C, de Macedo Matsushita G, Mauad EC, Stoler MH, Castle PE, Guerreiro Fregnani JHT, Schmeler KM, Richards-Kortum R. A mobile-phone based high-resolution microendoscope to image cervical precancer. PLoS One 14(2):e0211045, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30726252.
89. Hunt B, Fregnani JHTG, Schwarz RA, Pantano N, Tesoni S, Possati-Resende JC, Antoniazzi M, de Oliveira Fonseca B, de Macêdo Matsushita G, Scapulatempo-Neto C, Kerr L, Castle PE, Schmeler K, Richards-Kortum R. Diagnosing cervical neoplasia in rural Brazil using a mobile van equipped with in vivo microscopy: A cluster-randomized community trial. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 11(6):359-370, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29618459.
90. Hwang JP, Ahmed S, Ariza-Heredia EJ, Duan Z, Zhao H, Schmeler KM, Ramondetta L, Parker SL, Suarez-Almazor ME, Ferrajoli A, Shih YT, Giordano SH, Chiao EY. Low Rate of Cervical Cancer Screening among Women with Hematologic Malignancies after Stem Cell Transplant. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 24(5):1094-1098, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29378304.
91. Lopez MS, Baker ES, Milbourne AM, Gowen RM, Rodriguez AM, Lorenzoni C, Mwaba C, Msadabwe SC, Tavares JH, Fontes-Cintra G, Zucca-Matthes G, Callegaro-Filho D, Ramos-Martin D, Thiago de Carvalho I, Coelho R, Marques RM, Chulam T, Pontremoli-Salcedo M, Nozar F, Fiol V, Maza M, Arora S, Hawk ET, Schmeler KM. Project ECHO: A telementoring program for cervical cancer prevention and treatment in low-resource settings. J Glob Oncol 3(5):658-665, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 29094102.
92. Taylor JS, Marten CA, Munsell MF, Sun CC, Potts KA, Burzawa JK, Nick AM, Meyer LA, Myers K, Bodurka DC, Aloia TA, Levenback CF, Lairson DR, Schmeler KM. The DISINFECT Initiative: Decreasing the Incidence of Surgical INFECTions in Gynecologic Oncology. Ann Surg Oncol 24(2):362-368, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27573526.
93. Keahey P, Ramalingam P, Schmeler K, Richards-Kortum RR. Differential structured illumination microendoscopy for in vivo imaging of molecular contrast agents. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 113(39):10769-73, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27621464.
94. Bhalwal AB, Nick AM, Dos Reis R, Chen CL, Munsell MF, Ramalingam P, Salcedo MP, Ramirez PT, Sood AK, Schmeler KM. Carcinoma of the Bartholin's Gland: A Review of 33 cases. Int J Gynecol Cancer 26(4):785-9, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26844611.
95. Callegaro-Filho D, Gershenson DM, Nick AM, Munsell MF, Ramirez PT, Eifel PJ, Euscher ED, Marques RM, Nicolau SM, Schmeler KM. Small cell carcinoma of the ovary-hypercalcemic type (SCCOHT): A review of 47 cases. Gynecol Oncol 140(1):53-7, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26546963.
96. Prescott LS, Kidin LM, Downs RL, Cleveland DJ, Wilson GL, Munsell MF, DeJesus AY, Cain KE, Ramirez PT, Kroll MH, Levenback CF, Schmeler KM. Improved compliance with venous thromboembolism (VTE) pharmacologic prophylaxis for patients with gynecologic malignancies hospitalized for nonsurgical indications did not reduce VTE incidence. Int J Gynecol Cancer 25(1):152-9, 2015. PMID: 25365592.
97. Prescott LS, Aloia TA, Brown AJ, Taylor JS, Munsell MF, Sun CC, Schmeler KM, Levenback CF, Bodurka DC. Perioperative blood transfusion in gynecologic oncology surgery: Analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database. Gynecol Oncol 136(1):65-70, 2015. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25451693.
98. Ramirez PT, Pareja R, Rendón GJ, Millan C, Frumovitz M, Schmeler KM. Management of low-risk early stage cervical cancer: should conizations, simple trachelectomy, or simple hysterectomy replace radical surgery as the new standard of care?. Gynecol Oncol 132(1):254-9, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24041877.
99. Schmeler K, Wilson G, Cain K, Munsell M, Ramirez P, Soliman P, Nick A, Frumovitz M, Coleman R, Kroll M, Levenback C. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) rates following the implementation of extended duration prophylaxis for patients undergoing surgery for gynecologic malignancies. Gynecol Oncol 128(2):204-208, 2013. PMID: 23200912.
100. Westin SN, Sun CC, Lu KH, Schmeler K, Soliman PT, Lacour RA, Johnson KG, Daniels MS, Arun BK, Peterson SK, Bodurka DC. Satisfaction with ovarian carcinoma risk-reduction strategies among women at high risk for breast and ovarian carcinoma. Cancer 117(12):2659-67, 2011. PMID: 21656744.
101. Schmeler K, Sun C, Malpica A, Deavers M, Bodurka D, Gershenson D. Low-grade serous primary peritoneal carcinoma. Gynecol Oncol 121(3):482-6, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21397305.
102. 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, 2010. PMID: 20664385.
103. Schmeler K, Daniels M, Soliman P, Broaddus R, Deavers M, Vu T, Chang G, Lu K. Primary peritoneal cancer after bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy in two patients with lynch syndrome. Obstet Gynecol 115(2 Part 2):432-4, 2010. PMID: 20093870.
104. Frumovitz M, Sun C, Schmeler K, Deavers M, Dos Reis R, Levenback C, Ramirez P. Parametrial involvement in radical hysterectomy specimens for women with early-stage cervical cancer. Obstet Gynecol 114(1):93-9, 2009. PMID: 19546764.
105. 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.
106. 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.
107. Schmeler KM. Phase II study of cetuximab (Erbitux) in patients with progressive or recurrent endometrial cancer. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer.

Invited Articles

1. Allanson ER, Schmeler KM. Preventing Cervical Cancer Globally: Are We Making Progress?. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 14(12):1055-1060, 2021. PMID: 34853026.
2. 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.