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Professional Affiliations/Memberships

AC Ob/Gyn member (1980)
AA Gyn Laparoscopy President (1985)

Publications

Ovarian Conservation at the Time of Hysterectomy and Long-Term Health Outcomes in the Nurses Health Study., Obstet Gynecol. 2009;113:1027-1037, http://journals.lww.com/greenjournal/Fulltext/2009/05000/Ovarian_Conservation_at_the_Time_of_Hysterectomy.11.aspx
Compared with ovarian conservation, bilateral oophorectomy at the time of hysterectomy for benign disease is associated with a decreased risk of breast and ovarian cancer but an increased risk of all-cause mortality, fatal and nonfatal coronary heart disease, and lung cancer. In no analysis or age group was oophorectomy associated with increased survival. *

2008, Uterine Myomas: Management., Fert ity & Sterility
Many management options are now available for women with uterine myomas. Watchful waiting, medical therapy, surgical therapy, uterine artery embolization, uterine artery occlusion and focused ultrasound are reviewed. *

2006, Laparoscopic Myomectomy and Abdominal Myomectomy, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
It seems clear that, in well trained and experienced hands, well-selected patients can have myomectomy performed under laparoscopic direction. Very large myomas are not as suitable for the laparoscopic approach, but are amenable to a uterine conserving procedure via laparotomy that is facilitated by a number of preoperative and intraoperative measures aimed to minimize or replace operative blood loss. These techniques should provide selected women a uterine conserving procedure with reduced morbidity. *

Television

1994, Lifetime Medical Network, Lifetime
Laparoscopic Surgery *

2009, Spare Your Ovaries, CBS Evening News, http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4962869n%3fsource=search_video
What our study shows is taking out a womans ovaries during hysterectomy isnt always the best option and that women need to be sure they discuss the risks and benefits about leaving their ovaries or taking out their ovaries with the doctor, Parker says. *

Newspaper

2009, Hysterectomy: Spare Ovaries, Boost Health?, CBS Evening News, http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/21/health/webmd/main4959715.shtml
What our study shows is taking out a womans ovaries during hysterectomy isnt always the best option and that women need to be sure they discuss the risks and benefits about leaving their ovaries or taking out their ovaries with the doctor, Parker says. *

2009, Women Who Keep Ovaries Live Longer, New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/health/research/28ovar.html?_r=2&ref=health
Dr. Parker and other experts suggested that women who kept their ovaries lived longer because even though the ovaries make less estrogen after menopause, they produce androstenedione and testosterone, which are converted into estrogen by fat and muscle. *

Awards and Honors

1997-2008, Best Doctors in America*

1997-2008, Top Doctors Book*

Professional Interests

Patient Care, Research, Teaching

Physician Performs

Endometrial ablation surgery, Fibroid tumor surgery, Hysteroscopic resection - fibroids & polyps, Hysteroscopy, Laparoscopic hysterectomy, Laparoscopic myomectomy, Laparoscopic surgery *

Average time to get a new patient appointment:

5 days*

Average time for existing patient to get an appointment:

3 days*

Average wait room time:

10 minutes*

Average number of patients seen in a day:

12*