Faculty


			Wesley C. Fowler, Jr., MD Palumbo Distinguished Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Director, Division of Gynecologic Oncology. Vice Chairman, Department of Ob/Gyn. Surgeon-in-Chief, North Carolina Women's Hospital. Phone: (919) 966-1196 Fax: (919) 966-2646 Email: wfowler@med.unc.edu Mailing Address: CB#7570, UNC-Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7570 Education Doctor of Medicine: University of North Carolina School of Medicine, 1966 Internship UNC Hospitals, 1966-1967 Residency University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1967-1971 Fellowship UNC Hospitals Clinical Cancer, 1968-71 Board Certifications • American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1973 • American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology • (Division of Gynecologic Oncology), 1979 • American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology • (Recertification), 1991 Professional Societies and Memberships Professional Societies and Memberships • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, • Fellow since 1975 • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, • Commission on Cancer since 1997 • Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, Member since 1977 • (Secretary/Treasurer 1984-87; President Elect 1990; • President 1991). • American Cancer Society, NC Division, since 1978 • American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society, since • 1985 • American College of Surgeons, Fellow since 1989 • American College of Surgeons, NC Chapter, since 1996 • American Board of Medical Specialties, since 1991 • Gynecologic Oncology Group, Executive Committee, since • 1977 • North Carolina Obstetrics and Gynecology Society, since • 1978 • Robert A Ross Obstetrical and Gynecological Society, • since 1971 (Secretary-Treasurer 1978-1984; President, • 1987) Clinical Interests • General Gynecologic Oncology • DES Exposure • Chemotherapy Trials Other Professional Memberships & Committees • President, The Foundation for Exxcellence in Women’s • Health Care, 2003 – present • Senior Staff Officer, American Board of Obstetrics and • Gynecology, 2006 – present • Member of the Board, Ex Officio, American Board of • Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2006-present • ABOG Examiner: Oncology Division 1988-present; General • Board, 1982-present • American College of Surgeons Advisory Council for • Obstetrics and Gynecology, ABOG Representative 2003- • 2005; Chairman of the Council, 2005-2007 Selected Recent Professional Activities • Chairman of the Board of Directors, Gynecologic Cancer • Foundation, 1997-2003 • Residency Review Committee for Obstetrics-Gynecology, • Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education • (representative of the American Board of Obstetrics and • Gynecology), Member 1998-2003, Vice Chair 1999-2001, • Chair, 2002-2003 • Director of the Board of the American Board of • Obstetrics and Gynecology, Inc., 1991 – 2003; ABOG • Division of Gynecologic Oncology, 1988-1995, Director • 1991-1995; ABOG Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic • Reconstructiv Surgery, 1995-2002. • Gynecologic Oncology Group Membership Committee, • 1977-2003 (Chairman, 1992-2003) 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. Gynecologic Oncology, 2005, 98:59-62. 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. Moller, K, Mathes Jr, GL, Fowler Jr WC. Primary leiomyosarcoma of the vagina: A case report involving a TVT allograft. Gynecologic Oncology, 2004, 94:840-842. Hall W, Detterbeck FC, Livasy CA, Fowler Jr WC. Endobronchial clear cell adenocarcinoma occurring in a patient 15 years afer treatment for DES-associated vaginal clear cell adenocarcinoma. Gynecologic Oncology, 2004, 93 (3): 708-10. 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. Fowler WC Jr, Van Le L: Gemcitabine as a single-agent treatment for ovarian cancer. Gynecologic Oncology. 2003, 90, S21-S23. Keys HM, Bundy, BN, Stehman FB, Okagaki T, Gallup DG, Burnett, AF, Rotman MZ, Fowler Jr WC. Radiation Therapy with and without Extrafascial Hysterectomy for Bulky Stage IB Cervical Carcinoma: A Randomized Trial of the Gynecologic Oncology Group. 2003, Gynecologic Oncology, 89:343-353. Zenn MR, Fowler Jr. WC, Bos GD. Introital Stenosis Requiring Pelvic Resection and Soft Tissue Reconstruction. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2001, 98, 972-974. Fowler WC Jr. An Overview of the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation. Journal of Gynecologic Oncology Nursing. 2001, 11, Fall, 20-22. Gehrig PA, Grobin PA, Fowler WC, Walton LA, Van Le L: Noninvasive papillary serous carcinoma of the endometrium. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2001, 97: 153-7. Fowler WC Jr, Van Le L: Gemcitabine as a single-agent treatment for ovarian cancer. Gynecologic Oncology. 2003, 90, S21-S23.