August 27, 2002
Christina S. Chu, MD, Appointed Assistant
Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University
of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
(Philadelphia,
PA) - Christina S. Chu, MD, has joined the Department
of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine as an Assistant Professor, effective
immediately.
Chu is a junior fellow in the American College of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists and a candidate member in the Society
of Gynecologic Oncologists. Her primary research interests
rest on immunotherapies and novel chemotherapeutics
for gynecologic malignancies. She is currently the Physician
Champion for Penn's Division of Gynecologic Oncology,
EpicCare Implementation Committee, Department of Obstetrics
of Gynecology. As a part of her teaching and clinical
responsibilities at Penn, Chu supervises students, residents,
and fellows in the daily management of both inpatients
and outpatients; teaches medical student lectures on
gynecologic malignancies and lab sessions on tumor progression;
and is a weekly participant at the Gynecologic Oncology
Pathology and Treatment Planning Conference.
She earned her medical degree from the University of
Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1995 and completed
her residency in Obstetrics and Gyencology and her fellowship
in Gynecologic Oncology at the Hospital of the University
of Pennsylvania in 1999 and 2002, respectively. She
is a recipient of the 2001 AACR-Glaxo SmithKline Scholar
in Training Award and is board eligible for certification
by The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Chu is a member of the Editorial Board of the Abramson
Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania's web
site OncoLink; the American Medical Association; and
an associate member of the American Association for
Cancer Research.
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