Meet The Faculty
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Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida, offers state-of-the-art training with a skilled team of specialists experienced in treating gynecologic conditions. Physicians provide a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient gynecology services. Surgical options for gynecologic conditions range from minimally invasive procedures to more complex open surgery.
The Department of Medical and Surgical Gynecology at Mayo Clinic's Florida campus is divided into three areas of special expertise:
- Gynecologic oncology
- Female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery
- Minimally invasive gynecological surgery and urogynecology
The gynecology team in Florida performs over 1000 surgeries each year. The electronic medical record system and digital imaging display application at Mayo Clinic streamline the work process, enabling physicians to spend more time with patients. Our physician experts use a multidisciplinary integrated team approach to best treat challenging conditions.
Faculty
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Anita Chen, M.D. Dr. Chen is a fellowship-trained urogynecologist. She received her medical degree at James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Florida Health Science Center. After residency, she completed her fellowship in urogynecology and pelvic reconstructive surgery in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at George Washington University. She is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology as well as Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery and has received the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology focused-practice designation in Minimally Invasive Gynecology Surgery (MIGS). |
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Aakriti Carrubba, M.D. Dr. Carrubba is a fellowship-trained Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgeon with an American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology focused-practice designation in Minimally Invasive Gynecology Surgery (MIGS). She is committed to providing minimally invasive options for patients to shorten recovery time and return to normal activity. She is an active member of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists and has attended workshops on robotic surgery implementation. View Dr. Carrubba's PubMed citations
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Tri Dinh, M.D. Dr. Dinh is a gynecologic oncologist. He earned his medical degree and interned at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He completed his residency in general obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, followed by a fellowship in gynecologic oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. |
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Sherif El-Nashar, M.B., B.Ch., M.D. Dr. El-Nashar is board-certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in General Obstetrics and Gynecology as well as Urogynecology and Reconstuctive Pelvic Surgery. He is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. |
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Matthew Robertson, III, M.D. Dr. Robertson received his medical degree at the University of Virginia. He completed his internship, residency, and fellowship with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. |
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Christopher Destephano, M.D., M.P.H. Dr. Destephano is a gynecologist who specializes in minimally invasive surgery. He earned his medical degree at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, followed by a Master of Public Health from Emory University Rollins School of Public Health in Atlanta, Georgia. He then completed his residency in gynecology and obstetrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, followed by a fellowship in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science in Rochester, Minnesota. |
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Olivia Cardenas-Trowers, M.D. Dr. Cardenas-Trowers is a fellowship-trained urogynecologist that is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology as well as Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery. |
Supplemental faculty
Second year trainees will have the opportunity to visit Dr. Samuel Brown and staff at his local practice, Brown Fertility, for a four-week external surgery rotation.
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Samuel Brown, M.D. Dr. Brown studied at the renowned Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine and offers extensive knowledge of fertility treatment, hospital-based surgeries, and tubal reversals backed by 20-plus years of clinical experience. As the first surgeon in Florida to introduce minimally invasive robotic gynecological surgery for infertility, he is widely recognized as a leader in the field. He is dual board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology, as well as reproductive endocrinology and infertility. |
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Lina Fouad. M.D. Dr. Fouad is a board certified OB/GYN practitioner, having completed her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at St. Luke's University Hospital in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. She then continued to pursue her passion for gynecologic surgery by completing the Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Fouad performs contemporary minimally invasive conventional laparoscopy, robotic-assisted laparoscopy using the daVinci robotic surgery system, hysteroscopy, and vaginal surgery. She is skilled in the field of complex surgical management of advanced-stage endometriosis and uterine leiomyomas (fibroids). |
Advisers and mentors
You meet with the program director periodically throughout the program to review your progress and career goals and ensure that your educational needs are being met.
Visiting professors
Many prominent professors visit Mayo Clinic each year. They present their work during lectures, participate in hospital rounds, and have informal discussions with trainees. You are encouraged to take full advantage of these educational opportunities.