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Dr. Edward Tanner is an Associate Professor of Gynecologic Oncology at Northwestern University where he serves as Chief of the Gynecologic Oncology service. Dr. Tanner serves as the Director of Gynecologic Robotic Surgery at Prentice Women’s Hospital and is an internationally recognized leader in the field of gynecologic oncology surgery. He performs complex abdominal procedures for patients with advanced gynecologic cancers, including radical debulking surgery for ovarian cancer. He is also an expert in minimally invasive surgery for early-stage female cancers. He has co-authored more than 60 articles in peer-reviewed medical journals and has lectured nationally and internationally on sentinel lymph node mapping techniques for endometrial and cervical cancer, management of uterine sarcoma, and surgical innovations in gynecologic cancer. In 2018, he authored "Surgery for Endometrial Cancer" in the definitive textbook of gynecologic surgery, TeLinde's Operative Gynecology. He has developed innovative techniques for robotic surgery in patients with uterine and cervical cancers, including the use of single-incision robotic surgery. Based on this expertise, he has been invited to develop and improve robotic surgery programs at hospitals around the world. Dr. Tanner routinely shares his expertise with other gynecologists and gynecologic oncologists through courses he conducts on behalf of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology and the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. His research interests include exploring the use of sentinel lymph node mapping for endometrial and cervical cancers, performing groundbreaking procedures using robotic single-site surgery, and developing new ways to reduce complications in patients undergoing surgery for advanced ovarian cancer. Dr. Tanner is a nationally recognized educator, serving as the Program Director of the Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program at Northwestern University. He has received numerous teaching awards for his mentorship of fellows, residents, and medical students throughout his career, including the prestigious American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists National Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Education in 2016. Dr. Tanner received his medical degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham before completing his residency in gynecology and obstetrics at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He completed a fellowship in gynecologic oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where he was one of the first fellows to complete an extensive training program in robotic surgery for gynecologic cancers. He was an Associate Professor of gynecologic oncology at Johns Hopkins Hospital prior to joining the faculty at Northwestern.
Training Experience
2005 | Internship, Johns Hopkins Hospital |
2008 | Residency, Johns Hopkins Hospital |
2012 | Fellowship, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center |
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Education/Academic qualification
MBA, Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
… → 2019
Medicine, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham
… → 2004
Research interests keywords
- Robotic Surgery
- Cancer: Female Reproductive System (ovary, cervix, uterus)
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Prot #QD-PRO-054: Zip-Stitch(R) in Minimally-Invasive Surgery (ZIMS) Safety & Efficacy in Hysterectomy
12/1/22 → 12/1/25
Project: Research project
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Prot #PR-30-5011-C: A Phase 3 Randomized Double-Blind Trial of Maintenance with Niraparib Versus Placebo in Patients with Platinum Sensitive Ovarian Cancer
Roque, D. R., Nieves-Neira, W., Pineda, M. J. & Tanner, E. J.
2/12/14 → 12/31/21
Project: Research project
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Borderline with Bad Behavior: An Unusual Low-grade Serous Carcinoma with Dedifferentiation from a Serous Borderline Tumor
Strickland, A. L., Maniar, K. P., Tanner, E., Shanes, E., Jennings, L. J. & Wei, J. J., May 1 2023, In: International Journal of Gynecological Pathology. 42, 3, p. 241-246 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Characterization of pre-operative anemia in patients undergoing surgery by a gynecologic oncologist and association with post-operative complications
Foley, O. W., Vega, B., Roque, D., Hinchcliff, E., Marcus, J., Tanner, E. J. & Barber, E. L., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. ijgc-2023-004539.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effect of pre-operative warm-up on trainee intraoperative performance during robot-assisted hysterectomy: a randomized controlled trial
Chen, C. C. G., Malpani, A., Waldram, M. M., Romanczyk, C., Tanner, E. J., Fader, A. N., Scheib, S. A., Hager, G. D. & Vedula, S. S., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: International Urogynecology Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gender Differences in Letters of Recommendation for Gynecology Surgical Fellowship Applicants: Analysis of One Program's Recruitment Cycle
Lim, S. I., Mueller, M., Mou, T., Jones, S., Tanner, E., Chaudhari, A., Kenton, K. & Brown, O., May 2023, In: Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. 30, 5, p. 406-413 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Treatment of vulvar and vaginal dysplasia: Plasma energy ablation versus carbon dioxide laser ablation
Beavis, A., Najjar, O., Murdock, T., Abing, A., Fader, A., Wethington, S., Stone, R., Ferriss, J. S., Tanner, E. J. & Levinson, K., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 002913.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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