Education
The field of OB/GYN offers tremendous variety in the day-to-day work, with endless opportunities for both academic specialists and subspecialists. We are proud to educate and train the next generation of physicians and researchers through our competitive residency program, which includes extensive time in labor and delivery and rotations in areas such as family planning, acute care and ambulatory OB/GYN clinics.
Read more about our residency here.Opportunities for Medical Students
We are excited to host third-year and fourth-year medical students in our service.
Third-year students participate in rounds, clinic and the operating room, and the rotation includes weekly didactic teaching. We invite fourth-year students to participate in our month-long acting internship (AI), with preference, given to VCU students and those at institutions without gynecologic oncology programs.
Research
To advance the field of gynecologic oncology and provide the latest innovations in patient care, our team participates in extensive clinical and translational research.
We are excited to partner with residents on their projects, with a broad range of research areas including the following:
- Volume of lymphatic metastasis in cervical cancer: Does size matter?
- Implicit gender bias in surgeons
- Feedback and teacher level; association between experience and quality of feedback.
- Genetic counseling referrals for gynecologic oncology: Are we missing opportunities?
Translational research opportunities within the division include a clinical and pathological examination of molecular risk factors in endometrial cancer, and the clinical pathologic expression of cell cycle regulatory complexes in high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma.
Our Team

Christine R. Isaacs, M.D.

Christine R. Isaacs, M.D.
Department of OB/GYN
Division Head, General Ob/Gyn
Professor

Masey M. Ross, M.D., M.S.

Masey M. Ross, M.D., M.S.
Department of Internal Medicine
Assistant Professor
Email: masey.ross@vcuhealth.org

Emma Fields, M.D.

Emma Fields, M.D.
Department of Radiation Oncology
Associate Professor
Email: emma.fields@vcuhealth.org

Richard Boothby, M.D.

Administrative Staff
Christina Compton
Administrative Assistant