John F. Boggess, MD 
Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Fellowship Program Director,
Division of Gynecologic Oncology.

Phone: (919)-966-5996
Fax: (919)-966-2646
Email: john_boggess@med.unc.edu
Mailing Address: CB#7570, UNC-Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7570

Education
Doctor of Medicine:
Oregon Health Sciences University 1991

Residency
University of Washington, 1995

Fellowship
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Board Certifications
• National Board of Medical Examiners, 1992 
• American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1998 
• Division of Gynecologic Oncology,
- American Board of OBGYN, 1999

Professional Societies and Memberships
• Fellow, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• AOA Medical Honor Society

Recent Publications
Skinner E, Boruta DM, Gehrig PA, Boggess JF, Fowler WC, Van Le L. Consolidation therapy with weekly paclitaxel infusion in ovarian cancer: An extended follow-up. Accepted 2005, Gynecologic Oncology.

Gehrig PA, Bae-Jump V, Boggess JF, Groben PA, Fowler WC, Van Le L. Association between uterine serous carcinoma and breast cancer. Gynecologic Oncology, 2004, 94: 208-211.

Boruta DM, Gehrig PA, Boggess JF, Groben PA, Bae-Jump V, , Fower Jr WC, Van Le L. Uterine serous and grade 3 endometrioid carcinomas: Is there a survival difference? Cancer, 2004, 101: 2214-21.

Gehrig PA, Bae-Jump VL, , Boggess JF, Groben PA, Fowler Jr WC, Van Le L. Association between uterine serous carcinoma and breast cancer. Gynecologic Oncology, 2004, 94:208-211.

Boruta DM, Fowler WC, Gehrig PA, Boggess JF, Walton LA, Van Le L. Weekly paclitaxel infusion as salvage therapy in ovarian cancer. Cancer Investigation, 2003, 21:675-81.

Boggess JF, Goff BA, Cain JM, Greer BE, Soules MR, Tamimi HK: Serum inhibin and disease status in women with ovarian granulosa cell tumors.  Gynecol Oncology 64:64-67, 1997.

Boggess JF; Gould N; Van Le, L; Lessey B.  Differential integrin expression in ovarian granulosa cell tumors and their normal equivalents.  Submitted Gynecol Oncol.

Boggess JF, Kaplan AM, Creager AJ, Livasy CA, Dent GA.  Primary adult intra-abdominal rhabdomyosarcoma:  a case report.  Gynecol Oncol 74:282-285, 1999.

Special Interests or Projects
• Cervical Dysplasia Database at UNC
• Telomerase and cervical cancer
• Chemotherapy Trials
• Minimally invasive surgical techniques

Research Focus
• Education and prevention of death from cervical cancer.
• Molecular mechanisms of carcinogenesis and cellular immortality in all gynecologic malignancies.