Eugene P. Toy, M.D.

Dr. Toy was appointed Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Rochester in July, 2002. He received his MD degree from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine after completing degrees in music (piano) from The Juilliard School. He completed his residency in OB/GYN at the University of Rochester and three years of a gynecologic oncology fellowship at Yale University

Dr. Toy is currently director of Gynecologic Oncology Research with interests in both clinical and basic science work. He has presented his research at numerous society meetings including the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists (SGO), the Society of Gynecologic Investigation (SGI) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). He is a scholar of the Reproductive Scientist Development Program and is currently working under the Women's Reproductive Health Research (WRHR) program grant.

Dr Toy has received several research awards including the ACOG/Astrazeneca award for Breast Cancer research, the ACOG/Cytyc Award for Prevention of Cervical Cancer, and the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation/Cytyc grant.

Dr. Toy has become one of the leaders in robotic assisted minimally-invasive surgery in Western New York.  He has been featured on Channel 8 news this past May with health reporter Elizabeth Harness http://rochesterhomepage.net/content/fulltext/?cid=10496 and is a member of the Minimally Invasive Robotic Association (MIRA) of international surgeons performing over 70 robotic surgeries this past year. 

Current areas of interest:

The human papillomavirus and its relation to cell proliferation in cervical cancer and precancer. Clinical trials in ovarian cancer chemotherapy.

How to contact Dr. Toy:

E-Mail Address: Eugene_toy@urmc.rocheter.edu
Phone: (585) 442-8020
Link to: Strong Health

Recent publications:

• Reprod Sciences Dec 2007 Commentary on “Type Specific Anti-viral Antibodies to Genital Human Papillomavirus Types in Mothers and Newborns”

• J Soc Gynecol Investig Vol 13, No. 2 (Supplement) Feb 2006 53rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation March 22-25, 2006 Toronto, CA HPV 16 E6 oncoprotein interacts with PDIP38

• E P Toy, N Bonafe, A Savlu, C Zeiss, W Zheng, M Flick, and S K Chambers. Correlation of tumor phenotype with c-fms proto-oncogene expression in an in vivo intraperitoneal model for experimental human breast cancer metastasis. Clin Exp Mets 2005; 22(1):1-9
• E.P. Toy, J T Chambers, B M Kacinski, and S K Chambers. The activated macrophage colony-stimulating factor (CSF-1) receptor as an indicator of poor outcome in advanced epithelial ovarian carcinoma. Gynecologic Oncology. 80:194-200. January, 2001
• E P Toy, L Rodriguez-Rodriguez, D McCance, J Ludlow and V Planelles. Induction of cell cycle arrest in cervical cancer cells by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Viral Protein R. Obstetrics and Gynecology 95 (1): 141-146. January, 2000.
• Moran, Thomas M., E.P. Toy, H.Kuzu, Y Kuzu, J. Schulman.” Staphlococcal Enterotoxin B. activated T-cells can be redirected to inhibit multicycle virus replication.” Journal of Immunology. 155(2): 759-65, July 1995

Reviews:

• E P Toy and T J Rutherford. “High-dose chemotherapy in the treatment of ovarian cancer.” (CME Journal of Gynecologic Oncology 6 (1), March 2001).

Chapters:

• B DuBeshter and E P Toy. Cervical Cancer in Primary Care Medicine. 2002 Edition, ed. P. Leppert.

Updated November 21, 2007