Israel Zighelboim, M.D.

Title:
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Division of Gynecologic Oncology

Education:
M.D.: Magna Cum Laude, Universidad Central de Venezuela Caracas, Venezuela

Residency:
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, 2005

Fellowship:
Gynecologic Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, 2008

Board Certification:
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Gynecologic Oncology

Societies, Memberships, and Honors:
Society of Gynecologic Oncologists
American Society of Clinical Oncologists
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American Medical Association
Mentor, American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology Mentorship

Program Honors and Awards:
President’s Research Award. The St. Louis Gynecological Society, 2007
Administrative Chief Resident. Baylor College of Medicine, 2005
Teaching Excellence Award. Baylor College of Medicine, 2005
Felix Rutledge Fellow in Gynecologic Oncology. MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2004
“Golden Forceps” for Medical Student Education. Baylor College of Medicine, 2003, 2004

Language Fluency:
Spanish (native), Hebrew (conversational)

Interests:
Surgical and Medical Management of Gynecologic Malignancies
Complex Pelvic Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery (laparoscopy and the 
da Vinci™ Surgical System) 
Genetic Predisposition to Gynecologic Cancers
Research interests: genetics of endometrial cancer and treatment outcomes in gynecologic malignancies

E-Mail: Zighelboimi@wudosis.wustl.edu