Nadeem R. Abu-Rustum MD

Nadeem R. Abu-Rustum, MD, is Chief of the Gynecologic Oncology Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), where he also holds the title of Founder’s Chair in Gynecologic Oncology in the Department of Surgery. Additionally, Dr. Abu-Rustum holds a faculty appointment at Weill Cornell Medical College as Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Dr. Abu-Rustum received his medical degree from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon. He completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center and a fellowship in gynecologic oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology and gynecologic oncology.

Dr. Abu-Rustum's clinical research focuses on surgical therapy for gynecologic cancers and innovative surgical approaches, including sentinel node mapping, improved localization of tumors, fertility-sparing surgery, and laparoscopy. He also has extensive experience in endometrial and cervical cancer and fertility-sparing radical trachelectomy. In his current role at MSKCC, he is actively involved in the development and improvement of minimally invasive techniques and oversees surgical research programs.

Dr. Abu-Rustum has served as a member of the Gynecologic Oncology Group Cervix Committee and the American College of Surgeons Committee on Emerging Surgical Technology and Education. He also has authored or co-authored more than 450 publications and is co-author to numerous book chapters and three textbooks in gynecologic oncology.

Dr. Abu-Rustum is Chair of the NCCN Cervical/Uterine Cancers Panel and a member of the editorial board for JNCCN --Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.