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Aaron Varghese, M.D.

Gynecologic Cancer, Obstetrics & Gynecology

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Contact

Office (585) 442-8020
Fax (585) 442-8039

Locations

Gynecologic Oncology

125 Lattimore Road, West Entrance, Suite 258
Rochester, NY 14620

(585) 442-8020 Get Directions
Highland Hospital - Gynecologic Oncology

1000 South Avenue
Rochester, NY 14620

(585) 473-2200 Get Directions

About Me

Gynecologic oncology is a unique field that focuses on a patient-tailored approach to the diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship of women with gynecologic cancers. It is a privilege to serve not only my patients, but to advocate for those who care for them. I am happy to be part of a team that provi...
Gynecologic oncology is a unique field that focuses on a patient-tailored approach to the diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship of women with gynecologic cancers. It is a privilege to serve not only my patients, but to advocate for those who care for them. I am happy to be part of a team that provides multi-disciplinary care, engages in research that further innovations in the field, and educates the next generation of physicians.

Professional Background

Dr. Varghese is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He received his bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience at the University of Rochester in 2010. He completed medical school at the Texas A&M College of Medicine. He subsequently completed residency in Obstetrics and Gyn...
Dr. Varghese is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He received his bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience at the University of Rochester in 2010. He completed medical school at the Texas A&M College of Medicine. He subsequently completed residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine, a research fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and a clinical fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.

He is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society of Gynecologic Oncology.

Faculty Appointments

Assistant Professor - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Gynecologic Oncology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. 2020 - 2023

Fellowship, Gynecologic Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine-Obstetrics/Gynecology. 2018 - 2020

Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Missouri School of Medicine-Kansas City. 2014 - 2018

Education

MD | Texas A&M University College of Medicine. 2014

Publications

Journal Articles

Postoperative Restrictive Opioid Protocols and Durable Changes in Opioid Prescribing and Chronic Opioid Use.

Zsiros E, Ricciuti J, Gallo S, Argentieri D, Attwood K, Ji W, Hutson A, Visco P, Coffey D, Riebandt G, Mark J, Varghese A, Hess SM, Furlani T, Fabiano A, Hennon M, Yendamuri S, Kauffman EC, Wooten KE, Hicks WL, Young J, Takabe K, Odunsi K, Case AA, Segal BH, Johnson CS, Kuvshinoff B, Nurkin S, Paragh G, de Leon-Casasola O

JAMA oncology.. 2023 January 5 Epub 01/05/2023.

Bizarre Chorionic-type Trophoblast in Second-trimester and Third-trimester Placentas: Clinicopathologic Characterization of a Placental Pseudoneoplastic Lesion.

Murdock TA, Varghese A, Xing D, Schoolmeester JK, Alexander C, Baergen RN, Dahoud W, Hopkins MR, Askin F, Vang R

The American journal of surgical pathology.. 2022 February 146 (2):258-267. Epub 1900 01 01.

Rare Ovarian Tumors

Varghese A; Lele Shashikant.

Ovarian Cancer [Internet]. Brisbane (AU): Exon Publications. 2022; : Chapter 1.

Aromatase inhibitor therapy in recurrent, estrogen-receptor positive uterine serous carcinoma: A case report.

Najjar O, Varghese A, Shahi M, Vang R, Gaillard S, Smith T, Fader AN

Gynecologic oncology reports.. 2020 May 32 :100555. Epub 03/02/2020.

Peritoneal tuberculosis: the great mimicker.

Varghese A, Fader A, Wilbur M, Salimian K, Azadi JR, Johnson PT, Stone R

International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society.. 2020 April 30 (4):546-550. Epub 03/09/2020.

Laparoscopic surgical access in morbidly obese women undergoing endometrial cancer surgery: Repurposing the left upper quadrant approach.

Varghese A, Peijnenburg E, Stone RL, Wethington SL, Levinson KL, Beavis A, Yen TT, Tanner EJ, Fader AN

European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology.. 2020 January 244 :56-59. Epub 11/08/2019.

Not All Peritoneal Implants Are Created Equal.

Varghese A, Shih IM

Gynecologic oncology.. 2020 January 156 (1):1-2. Epub 1900 01 01.

Updates and Controversies of Robotic-Assisted Surgery in Gynecologic Surgery.

Varghese A, Doglioli M, Fader AN

Clinical obstetrics and gynecology.. 2019 December 62 (4):733-748. Epub 1900 01 01.

Effects of Gastrointestinal-Type Chemotherapy in Women With Ovarian Mucinous Carcinoma.

Kurnit KC, Sinno AK, Fellman BM, Varghese A, Stone R, Sood AK, Gershenson DM, Schmeler KM, Malpica A, Fader AN, Frumovitz M

Obstetrics and gynecology.. 2019 December 134 (6):1253-1259. Epub 1900 01 01.

Pediatric Ovarian Growing Teratoma Syndrome.

Rentea RM, Varghese A, Ahmed A, Kats A, Manalang M, Dowlut-McElroy T, Hendrickson RJ

Case reports in surgery.. 2017 2017 :3074240. Epub 06/01/2017.

Books

Ovarian Cancer (2022)

Chapter: Rare Ovarian Tumors

Authors: Varghese, A., Lele, S.

Publisher: Exon Publications 2022