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John Nakayama, MD

Gynecologic Surgical Oncology
Gynecologic Oncology
Gynecologic Surgical Oncology
Gynecologic Oncology
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Dr. Nakayama is a gynecologic oncologist who specializes in treating women who have ovarian, cervical, uterine, endometrial, and vulvar cancers. He has expertise in performing minimally Invasive and robot-assisted surgeries, and his research activities include inherited gynecologic cancers. After earning his medical degree from John A. Burns School of Medicine in Honolulu, Hawaii, Dr. Nakayama completed an obstetrics and gynecology residency at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. He then completed a gynecologic oncology fellowship at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. Dr. Nakayama holds several positions with NRG Oncology, a National Cancer Institute National Clinical Trials Network, including with the NRG Ovarian Cancer Core Committee and the NRG Ancillary Data Committee. He is also a member of Via Oncology and is involved in the development, funding, and implementation of a prospective randomized trial on intraoperative slipping. He welcomes patients 18 and older, and sees patients at West Penn Hospital.

Age Groups Seen

Adult, Older Adult

Languages Spoken*

English

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Expertise

recurrent endometrial cancer
recurrent ovarian cancer
advanced stage ovarian cancer
vaginal adenocarcinoma
advanced stage vaginal cancer
uterine cancer chemotherapy
uterine mass
gynecologic cancer care
recurrent vagina cancer
ovarian mass
hereditary breast and ovarian cancer
endometrial cancer surgery
ovarian cancer chemotherapy
recurrent vulvar cancer
vaginal squamous cell carcinomoa
advanced stage cervical cancer
advanced stage endometrial cancer
gynecologic cancer
ovarian cancer surgery
vaginal cancer chemotherapy
vulvar adenocarcinoma
gynecologic cancer surgery
pelvic mass
advanced stage uterine cancer
cervical and endometrial cancer surgery

Credentials

Education

  • University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine
  • Residency

  • Duke University School of Medicine
  • Fellowship

  • University of Virginia Medical Center
  • Board Certification

  • American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Gynecologic Oncology