Expert faculty, dedicated leadership, supportive mentors in gynecologic oncology
Meet the leadership and faculty guiding the Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship at Tufts Medicine. Each brings clinical expertise, research experience and mentorship to support fellows throughout their training.
Program leadership
Katina Robison, MD
Chief of Gynecologic Oncology
Program Director, Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship
Professor, Tufts University
Fellowship: Women & Infants Hospital / Brown University
Hometown: Paradise, CA
Clinical interests: Survivorship/quality of life, global health, HIPEC
Personal interests: Time with family and friends, running, skiing, fundraising for the Izzy Foundation
Sarah Paraghamian, MD
Associate Program Director, Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship
Assistant Professor, Tufts University
Fellowship: University of North Carolina
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Clinical interests: Quality metrics and improvement, early recognition of gynecologic cancer symptoms
Personal interests: Hiking, skiing, pottery, painting
Jason Wright, MD
Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Professor, Tufts University
Editor-in-Chief, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Fellowship: Washington University
Hometown: Kansas City, MO
Clinical interests: Health services and outcomes research
Personal interests: Spending time with family, traveling, running, tennis, skiing
Faculty
Jessica DiSilvestro, MD
BIRCWH Scholar
Assistant Professor, Tufts University
Fellowship: Women & Infants Hospital / Brown University
Hometown: Grew up in Norway, Scotland and predominantly Indonesia; returned to the US after high school
Clinical interests: HPV-based cancers, health disparities, cancer prevention, reducing postoperative complications
Personal interests: Running, cooking, spending time outdoors, enjoying time with family
Rafael Gonzalez, MD
Associate Director, Medical Student Clerkship
Assistant Professor, Tufts University
Fellowship: Duke University
Hometown: El Paso, TX
Clinical interests: Clinical trials, quality improvement, medical education
Personal interests: Traveling, cooking, spending time outdoors
Valena Wright, MD
Associate Professor, Tufts University
Fellowship: Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Hometown: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, CA
Clinical interests: MIGS, innovation in surgical education, cancer prevention and integrated health care
Personal interests: Travel, photography, cycling, cello
Don Dizon, MD
Chief of Hematology Oncology Service Line, Tufts Medical Center
Chair in Hematology and Oncology, Tufts University
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan Kettering
Clinical interests: Clinical trials, sexuality after cancer, professional use of social media
