Abigail Zamorano, MD, MPHS
Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, Division of Surgery
About Dr. Abigail Zamorano
Dr. Zamorano is Assistant Professor of Gynecologic Oncology. In addition to providing comprehensive care for patients with gynecologic cancers, including open and minimally invasive surgery and chemotherapy, Dr. Zamorano studies ways to improve clinical outcomes for gynecologic oncology patients. She aims to identify and address disparities in diagnosis, treatment and outcomes using expertise in epidemiology, implementation science, and population health. She co-leads the MD Anderson Cervical Dysplasia Colposcopy program and is an active member of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology, ASCCP, and NRG.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Gynecologic Oncology & Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Gynecology Oncology & Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Licenses & Certifications
| 2023 | American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecologic Gynecologic Oncology subspecialty board certification |
| 2022 | American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| 2021 | Texas Medical Board |
| 2014 | DEA |
Experience & Service
Other Professional Positions
Memeber, International Gynecologic Cancer Society, 2024 - Present
Member, Cancer Alliance of Texas, Cervical Cancer Screening Subgroup, 2022 - Present
Member, NRG Oncology, 2021 - Present
Member, American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, 2018 - Present
Member, American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2018 - Present
Member, Society of Gynecologic Oncology, 2017 - Present
Member, American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 2014 - Present
Member, American Medical Association, 2014 - Present
Extramural Institutional Committee Activities
Member, SGO Clinical Practice Committee, The Society of Gynecologic Oncology of Canada, 2024 - Present
Ambassador, SGO 2025 and 2026 Annual Meetings, The Society of Gynecological Oncology, 2024 - 2026
Member, SGO 2025 Annual Meeting Program Committee, The Society of Gynecologic Oncology of Canada, 2024 - 2025
Honors & Awards
| 2023 - 2024 | NRG Oncology Early Career and New Investigator Mentored Fellowship |
| Center for the Study of Religion Undergraduate Fellow, Princeton University | |
| Center for the Study of Religion Undergraduate Fellow, Princeton University | |
| President’s Silver Award for Community Service, UT Southwestern | |
| Southwestern Gynecologic Assembly Award, UT Southwestern | |
| ASCCP George C. Trombetta, M.D., Teaching Award | |
| Washington University in St. Louis “Just in Time” grant recipient | |
| GOG Foundation New Investigator Award | |
| Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award, McGovern Medical School at UT Health | |
| Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award, UT McGovern Medical School | |
| Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award, UT McGovern Medical School | |
| National Ovarian Cancer Coalition Quality of Life Research Grant, Foundation for Women’s Cancer |
Grant & Contract Support
| Date: | 2026 - 2027 |
| Title: | Understanding Caregiver Burden, Time and Financial Strain, and Non-Medical Drivers of Health Among Ovarian Cancer Patients Foundation for Women’s Cancer, National Ovarian Cancer Coalition Quality of Life Research Grant |
| Funding Source: | National Ovarian Cancer Coalition |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2025 - 2027 |
| Title: | Identifying and Addressing Distress and Unmet Needs of Gynecologic Cancer Caregivers |
| Funding Source: | Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA), Health Equity Grant |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2024 - 2027 |
| Title: | The Houston Prevenir, Ayudar, Poder (PAP) Project |
| Funding Source: | Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2024 - 2025 |
| Title: | The Houston PAP (Prevenir, Ayudar, Poder) Project for Cervical Cancer Screening |
| Funding Source: | VICTORY |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2023 - 2024 |
| Title: | Distress among Caregivers of Patients with Gynecologic Malignancies Undergoing Chemotherapy |
| Funding Source: | University of Texas Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS) Collaborative Pilot Research Award |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2022 - 2023 |
| Title: | Exploring the Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Disparities in Cervical Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Women |
| Funding Source: | Healthy Americas Foundation |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2018 - 2019 |
| Title: | NIH-T32 Postdoctoral Fellow in Cancer Prevention and Control |
| Funding Source: | School of Public Health Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis |
| Role: | PI |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Amro, FH, Hernandez-Andrade, EA, Papanna, R, Mehl, ST, Kassir, E, Soto-Torres, EE, Chen, HY, Zamorano, A, Guerra, R, Blackwell, S, Sibai, BM. Leaving Placenta In Situ for Management of Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorder. Obstetrics and gynecology 145(6):683-689, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40273455.
- Wilke RN, Wu CF, Kanbergs A, Bercow AS, Agusti N, Viveros-Carreno D, Zamorano AS, Rauh-Hain JA, Melamed A. Disparities in facility-level adoption of minimally invasive interval debulking surgery for advanced ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol 197:11-18, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40250029.
- Agusti N, Viveros-Carreno D, Wu CF, Wilke RN, Kanbergs A, Barajas K, Zamorano AS, Pareja R, Melamed A, Rauh-Hain JA. Adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy vs Radiotherapy Alone for Patients With Intermediate-Risk Cervical Cancer. JAMA Oncol 11(5):511-518, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40079948.
- Kanbergs A, Clapp M, Wu CF, Melamed A, Agusti N, Viveros-Carreno D, Zamorano AS, Virili F, Rauh-Hain JA, Nitecki Wilke R. Cancer diagnosis during pregnancy is associated with severe maternal and neonatal morbidity. Am J Obstet Gynecol 232(5):466.e1-466.e29, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39447820.
- Kassir E, Hernandez-Andrade EA, Sibai BM, Papanna R, Soto-Torres EE, Coselli JO, Mehl ST, Gerulewicz-Vannini D, Zamorano AS, Blackwell SC, Amro FH. Postpartum Uterine Artery Doppler Indices when Leaving the Placenta In Situ for Placenta Accreta Spectrum. Am J Perinatol 42(15):1998-2005, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40157371.
- Kanbergs A, Melamed A, Viveros-Carreno D, Wu CF, Wilke RN, Zamorano A, Paladugu K, Havrilesky L, Rauh-Hain JA, Agusti N. Surgical Deescalation Within Gynecologic Oncology. JAMA Netw Open 8(1):e2453604, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39775807.
- Pennington, K, Pugh, S, Huh, WK, Walker, JL, Jewell, E, Havrilesky, LJ, Carter, J, Muller, CY, Drapkin, R, Lankes, HA, Castellano, T, Zamorano, A, Blank, S, Kachnic, LA. Optimization of Timing for Risk-Reducing Salpingectomy and Oophorectomy. Obstetrics and gynecology 145(1):21-30, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39509704.
- Viveros-Carreno D, Agusti N, Wu CF, Melamed A, Nitecki Wilke R, Kanbergs A, Pareja R, Zamorano AS, Rauh-Hain JA. Survival After Simple Compared With Radical Hysterectomy for Patients With Early-Stage Cervical Cancer. Obstet Gynecol 145(1):99-107, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39326049.
- Nguyen, LK, Chung, TH, Le, YC, Reygaerts, H, Olguin, X, Zamorano, A. Hispanic individuals' cervical cancer screening disparities amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Gynecologic oncology 190:243-249, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39243700.
- Bissmeyer, MA, Velarde, A, Salazar, AS, Zamorano, A. Use and feasibility of a Lynch Syndrome predictive model for inherited colorectal and endometrial cancer in a low-middle income country. Familial Cancer 23(4):563-567, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39317871.
- Higgason, N, Nguyen, LK, Le, YC, Juliet Ezeigwe, O, Han Chung, T, Williams, N, Olguin, X, Zamorano, A. Facilitators to cervical cancer screening in a minority, urban, underserved population. Gynecologic Oncology Reports 51, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38205237.
- Higgason N, Nguyen L, Le YC, Juliet Ezeigwe O, Han Chung T, Williams N, Olguin XK, Zamorano AS. Facilitators to cervical cancer screening in a minority, urban, underserved population. Gynecol Oncol Rep 51:101315, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38205237.
- Ramphul, R, Zamorano, A, Upadhyay, S, Desai, M, Bauer, CX. Spatiotemporal analysis of HPV vaccination and associated neighborhood-level disparities in Texas—an ecological study. Frontiers in Public Health 12, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38983249.
- Zamorano, A, Mazul, AL, Marx, CM, Mullen, MM, Greenwade, M, Massad, SL, McCourt, CK, Hagemann, AR, Thaker, PH, Fuh, KC, Powell, MA, Mutch, DG, Khabele, D, Kuroki, LM. Community access to primary care is an important geographic disparity among ovarian cancer patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery. Gynecologic Oncology Reports 44, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36217326.
- Binder, PS, Hashim, Y, Cripe, JC, Buchanan, TR, Zamorano, A, Vangveravong, S, Mutch, DG, Hawkins, WG, Powell, MA, Spitzer, D. The targeted SMAC mimetic SW IV-134 augments platinum-based chemotherapy in pre-clinical models of ovarian cancer. BMC cancer 22(1), 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35279106.
- Zamorano AS, Wilson EM, Liu J, Leon A, Kuroki LM, Thaker PH, McCourt CK, Fuh KC, Powell MA, Mutch DG, Evanoff BA, Colditz GA, Hagemann AR. Text-message-based behavioral weight loss for endometrial cancer survivors with obesity: A randomized controlled trial. Gynecol Oncol 162(3):770-777, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34140179.
- Mullen MM, McKinnish TR, Fiala MA, Zamorano AS, Kuroki LM, Fuh KC, Hagemann AR, McCourt CK, Mutch DG, Powell MA, Wildes TM, Thaker PH. A deficit-accumulation frailty index predicts survival outcomes in patients with gynecologic malignancy. Gynecol Oncol 161(3):700-704, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33648746.
- Wilson EM, Zamorano AS, Liu J, Morris D, Leon A, Kuroki LM, Thaker PH, McCourt CK, Fuh KC, Powell MA, Mutch DG, Colditz GA, Hagemann AR. Obese endometrial cancer survivors' perceptions of weight loss strategies and characteristics that may influence participation in behavioral interventions. Gynecol Oncol Rep 36:100719, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33665293.
- Carey-Love A, Mullen MM, Zamorano A, Markovina S, Hagemann AR, Fuh KC, Thaker PH, Mutch DG, Powell MA, Kuroki LM. The role of endometrial sampling for surveillance of recurrence in postmenopausal patients with medically inoperable stage I endometrial cancer. Gynecol Oncol Rep 35:100694, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33490354.
- Zamorano AS, Hagemann AR, Morrison L, Lee JA, Liao LM, Brinton LA, Park Y, Toriola AT. Pre-diagnosis body mass index, physical activity and ovarian cancer mortality. Gynecol Oncol 155(1):105-111, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31383570.
- Buchanan TR, Zamorano AS, Massad LS, Liu J, Thaker PH, Powell MA, Mutch DG, Kuroki LM. Risk of cervical and vaginal dysplasia after surgery for vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia or cancer: A 6 year follow-up study. Gynecol Oncol 155(1):88-92, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31375270.
- Sekhon S, Massad LS, Hagemann AR, Dick R, Leon A, Zamorano AS, Thaker PH, McCourt CK, Mutch DG, Powell MA, Kuroki LM. Patients with endometrial cancer continue to lack understanding of their risks for cancer. Gynecol Oncol Rep 29:106-110, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31467962.
- Zamorano AS, Wan L, Powell MA, Massad LS. Repeating platinum/bevacizumab in recurrent or progressive cervical cancer yields marginal survival benefits. Gynecol Oncol Rep 22:48-51, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29234709.
Editorials
- Zamorano AS, Mutch DG. Postpartum salpingectomy: a procedure whose time has come. Am J Obstet Gynecol 220(1):8-9, 2019. PMID: 30591122.
Abstracts
- Buchanan TR, Zamorano AS, Massad LS, Liu J, Thaker PH, Powell MA, Mutch DG, Kuroki LM. Risk of cervical and vaginal dysplasia after surgery for vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia or cancer: A 6 year follow-up study, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31375270.
- Zamorano AS, Barnoya J, Gharzouzi E, Robbins CC, Orozco E, Guerra SP, Mutch DG. Treatment Compliance as a Major Barrier to Optimal Cervical Cancer Treatment in Guatemala. Western Association of Gynecologic Oncologists Annual Meeting, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31067142.
- Haydamous J, Cervantes J, Brown AM, Smith AJ, McClelland S, Lucci JA, Nugent EK, Guerra RA, Palavalli Parsons LH, Aviles DA, Smith JA, Rauh-Hain JA, Zamorano AS. Caregiver Distress: Caring for Those Who Care for Our Patients. American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting.
- Haydamous J, Cervantes J, Lucci JA, Nugent EK, Palavalli Parsons LH, Guerra RA, Aviles DA, Smith JA, Zamorano AS. Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Delays in Chemotherapy Initiation for Gynecologic Cancers. American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting.
- Nguy L, Ramphul R, Desai M, Block K, Bauer C, Zamorano AS. Identifying HPV Vaccination Initiation Hot and Cold Spots and Associated Disparities in Texas. Western Association of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting.
- Zamorano, Barnoya J, Gharzouzi E, Chrisman Robbins C, Mutch DG. Compliance After Treatment Is a Major Barrier to the Optimal Treatment of Cervical Cancer in Guatemala. Oral presentation, 32nd Annual David Rothman Resident Research Day.
- Zamorano AS, Cripe J, Dandulakis M, Huepenbecker S, Schulz R, McCourt CK, Thaker PH, Hagemann AR, Fuh KC, Massad LS, Powell MA, Mutch DG, Kuroki LM. Recommendations for prophylactic granulocyte-colony stimulating factor among advanced stage ovarian cancer patients Does age over 65 really matter?. Society of Gynecologic Oncology 2018 Winter Meeting.
- Zamorano AS, Katumba R. Cervical Cancer and HPV: Global Variation of HPV Subtypes and Current Status of the HPV Vaccine. Health and Infectious Disease Annual Conference.
- Buchanan T, Cripe J, Zamorano AS, Wang X, Powell MA, Mutch DG, Hawkins W, Spitzer D. Novel targeted TRAIL-based therapy for ovarian cancer using SMAC mimetics as sensitizing agents. Society of Gynecologic Oncology 2019 Annual Meeting.
- Zamorano AS, Buchanan T, Liu J, Powell MA, Mutch DG, Thaker PH, Kuroki LM. Risk of Cervical and Vaginal Neoplasia After Intraepithelial Neoplasia or Cancer: A 6-year Follow-up Study. American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology Annual Meeting.
- Zamorano AS, Greenwade M, Mullen MM, Huepenbecker SP, Dandulakis M, Cripe J, Marx MA, Delhi A, Thaker PH, Powell MA, Mutch DG, Kuroki LM. Geographic Disparities and Postoperative Complications in Ovarian Cancer Surgery. Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting.
- Carillo TM, Salazar AS, Zamorano AS, Ackermann N, Wise PE. Clinical and pathological characterization of colorectal cancer in young adults in Guatemala. Consortium of Universities for Global Health Annual Meeting.
- Zamorano AS, Mullen MM, Marx MA, Khabele D, Kuroki LM. Geographic Disparities and Postoperative Complications in Ovarian Cancer Surgery. Society of Black Academic Surgeons Annual Meeting.
- Wilson E, Zamorano AS, Liu J, Morris D, Leon A, Kuroki LM, Thaker PH, McCourt CK, Fuh KC, Massad LS, Powell MA, Mutch DG, Khabele D, Colditz G, Hagemann AR. Obese Endometrial Cancer Survivors’ Perceptions of Weight Loss Strategies and Characteristics that May Influence Participation in Behavioral Interventions. Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting.
- Zamorano AS, Wilson E, Liu J, Kuroki LM, Thaker PH, McCourt CK, Fuh KC, Powell MA, Mutch DG, Khabele D, Colditz G, Hagemann AR. Low Quality of Life and Activity Levels Persist in Obese Endometrial Cancer Survivors Despite Participation in a Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention. Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting.
- Villanueva M, Ramphul R, Lucci JA, Nugent E, Palavalli Parsons L, Guerra RA, Zamorano AS. A pilot project to increase cervical cancer screening: are we helping the people who actually need it?. Western Association of Gynecologic Oncologists Annual Meeting.
- Ge GR, Wilson D, Guerra RA, Zamorano AS. Disparities in breast cancer screening adherence among Hispanic women who receive cervical cancer screening. Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting.
- Haney K, Nguyen L, Chung TH, Le YC, Reygaerts H, Olguin X, Zamorano AS. Poor Self-Rated Mental Health Affected Cervical Cancer Screening Rates During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Western Association of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting.
- Antonioli SH, Das Agarwal N, Chen HY, Coselli JO, Guerra RA, Amro F, Palavalli Parsons LH, Nugent EK, Lucci JA, Sibai BM, Blackwell SC, Zamorano AS. Planned robotic-assisted interval hysterectomy for the management of placenta accreta spectrum. Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting.
- Zhang CC, Pham T, Jeong J, Guerra RA, Lucci JA, Zamorano AS, Nugent EK, Palavalli Parsons LH. Identifying Barriers to Initiation of Pelvic Floor Therapy Life After Gynecologic Cancer. Western Association of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting.
- Nguyen L, Chung TH, Le YC, Reygaerts H, Olguin X, Zamorano AS. Exploring the Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Disparities in Cervical Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Women. Annual Research Meeting Academy Health.
- Parker S, Varon M, Thompson E, Foskey T, Suk R, Niu S, Zheng W, Amboree T, Zamorano AS, Montealegre J, Tiro J. Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening: Results from a State Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition Survey. ASCCP Scientific Meeting.
- Higgason N, Nguyen L, Le YC, Ezeigwe O, Chung TH, Williams N, Olguin XK, Zamorano AS. Facilitators to Cervical Cancer Screening in a Minority, Urban, Underserved Population. Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting.
- Bissmeyer MA, Velarde A, Zetina Salazar A, Zamorano AS. Use and Feasibility of a Lynch Syndrome Predictive Model for Inherited Colorectal and Endometrial Cancers in Low-Middle Income Countries. Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting.
- Haney K, Nguyen L, Chung TH, Le YC, Reygaerts H, Olguin X, Zamorano AS. . Effects of the Stress: How PooSelf-Rated Mental Health Affected Cervical Cancer Screening Rates among Hispanic Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting.
- Cervantes J, Haydamous J, Aviles D, Lucci JA, Palavalli Parsons L, Guerra R, Nugent E, Zamorano AS. Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Distress among a Diverse Gynecologic Oncology Population. Western Association of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting.
- Haydamous J, Cervantes J, Brown AM, Smith AJ, McClelland S, Lucci JA, Aviles DA, Rauh-Hain JA, Zamorano AS. Evaluating Caregiver Distress: Caring for Those Who Care for Our Patients. Western Association of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting.
- Haydamous J, Cervantes J, Sammouri J, Brown AM, Smith AJ, McClelland S, Lucci JA, Nugent E, Guerra RA, Palavalli Parsons LH, Aviles DA, Rauh-Hain JA, Zamorano AS. Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Caregiver Distress in Gynecologic Oncology. Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting.
- Cervantes J, Haydamous J, Sammouri J, Lucci JA, Nugent E, Palavalli Parsons LH, Guerra RA, Aviles DA, Zamorano AS. Social Determinants Driving Distress: Insights from Patients Undergoing Gynecologic Cancer Treatment. Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting.
- Cervantes J, Sammouri J, Haydamous J, Jeong J, Antonioli SH, Lucci JA, Nugent E, Palavalli Parsons LH, Guerra RA, Aviles DA, Zamorano AS. Barriers to Timely Diagnosis and Treatment of Endometrial Cancer: The Impact of Social Determinants of Health. Walking Tour. Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting.
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