Society of Gynecologic Oncologists

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Society of Gynecologic Oncologists
Formation	1969
Type	Medical association Professional association
Headquarters	230 W. Monroe, Suite 710
Location	Chicago, Illinois
Membership	> 1,000
President	Larry J. Copeland, MD
Website	http://www.sgo.org/

The Society of Gynecologic Oncologists (SGO), headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is a national society of physicians trained in treating female reproductive cancers, especially gynecologic oncologists. With over 1,000 members, it is "the leading organization of gynecologic oncologists in the United States."^[1] The current president is Larry J. Copeland, MD, who is also Professor and Chair of the James Cancer Center at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.

1 Mission statement
2 History
3 Past presidents
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Mission statement

The purpose of SGO is to improve the care of women with gynecologic cancers by encouraging research and disseminating knowledge to raise the standards of practice in the prevention and treatment of gynecologic malignancies, in cooperation with other organizations interested in women's health care, oncology and related fields.^[2]

[edit] History

The idea for a national medical association dedicated to the study and treatment of gynecologic cancer originated in February 1968 during a discussion between Drs. Hervy E. Averette and John J. Mikuta at a meeting of the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics in New Orleans. Over time, a growing number of physicians signed on to the idea, and the society was formally founded at a meeting held in Key Biscayne, Florida in January 1969 under the chairmanship of George C. Lewis, Jr., MD.^[3]

[edit] Past presidents

1969 - George C. Lewis, Jr., MD
1970 - John L. Lewis, Jr., MD
1971 - W. Norman Thornton, MD (deceased)
1972 - Hervy E. Averette, MD (deceased)
1973 - John J. Mikuta
1974 - Saul B. Gusberg, MD (deceased)
1975 - Felix N. Ruteledge, MD (deceased)
1976 - George W. Morley, MD (deceased)
1977 - Richard E. Symmonds, MD
1978 - Richard C. Boronow, MD
1979 - Hugh R.K. Barber, MD
1980 - Leo D. Lagasse, MD, MD
1981 - James H, Nelson, Jr., MD
1982 - Philip J. DiSaia, MD
1983 - Paul B. Underwood, Jr., MD
1984 - Julian P. Smith, MD
1985 - Hugh M. Shingleton, MD
1986 - Robert C. Park, MD
1987 - Carmel J. Cohen, MD

1988 - William T. Creasman, MD
1989 - Clarence E. Ehrlich, MD (deceased)
1990 - C. Paul Morrow, MD
1991 - Wesley C. Fowler, Jr., MD
1992 - J. Taylor Wharton, MD
1993 - John R. van Nagell, Jr., MD
1994 - Rodrigue Mortel, MD
1995 - Stephen L. Curry, MD
1996 - David M. Gershenson, MD
1997 - Peter E. Schwartz, MD
1998 - Karl C. Podratz, MD, PhD
1999 - William J. Hoskins, MD
2000 - Carolyn D. Runowicz, MD
2001 - Michael L. Berman, MD
2002 - J. Max Austin, Jr., MD
2003 - Kenneth D. Hatch, MD
2004 - James W. Orr, Jr., MD
2005 - Beth Y. Karlan, MD

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ About SGO. Society of Gynecologic Oncologists (2006). Retrieved on December 20, 2006.
^ About SGO: Mission Statement. Society of Gynecologic Oncologists (2007). Retrieved on January 22, 2007.
^ Boronow, Richard C. (April 2003). About SGO: History of SGO. Society of Gynecologic Oncologists. Retrieved on January 22, 2007.