Graduated - Class of 2022
Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship - Yale
Research/Clinical Interests: Family Planning, History Of Medicine, Health Disparities, Gynecologic Oncology
Education/Training
|
Year |
Institution | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | University of California, San Francisco | Residency | Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences |
| 2018 | Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT | MD | Medicine |
| 2012 | Brown University, Providence, RI | BS | Human Biology |
Research & Professional Experience
| Year | |
|---|---|
| 2017-2018 | Researcher - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Gynecology Oncology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT |
| 2015-2018 | Researcher - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Family Planning, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA |
| 2014-2018 | Researcher - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Family Planning, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT |
| 2013-2014 | Clinical Research Coordinator – Departments of Immunology and Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY |
| 2012-2014 | Co-Founder and Facilitator - GenSexNYC, New York, NY |
| 2012 | Senior Honors Thesis – Increasing Hepatitis C prevalence and associated risk behaviors among incarcerated young adults in Rhode Island, Brown University, Providence, RI |
| 2011-2012 | Fellow – The Center for Prisoner Health and Human Rights, Providence, RI |
Achievements & Recognition
| Year | Major Honors |
|---|---|
| 2021 | SGO Outstanding Resident in Gynecologic Oncology at UCSF - awarded to a single resident at each OBGYN program who best exemplifies the qualities of the mission and vision of SGO. |
| 2017 | Awarded the Society of Family Planning Trainee Research Grant |
| 2015 & 2017 | Awarded Yale School of Medicine Research Fellowships |
| 2012 | Inducted into Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society |
| 2012 | Awarded the Student Investigator Scholarship, NIH/NIDA and Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation |
| 2012 | Awarded departmental honors for senior thesis, Brown University Biology Department |
Oral Presentations
McNamara B, Fadul N, Bendit J. Confined: Bodies and Selves. Hepatitis C and incarcerated young adults. Oral Presentation at “Theories in Action at Brown University”. Providence, RI, April 2012.
Cutler A, McNamara B, Lundsberg L, Kennedy HP, Gariepy A. Putting pregnancy into context: a qualitative analysis of women’s experiences following a pregnancy diagnosis. Oral Presentation by Cutler A, at “31st ICM Triennial Congress”. Toronto, Canada. June 2017.
Poster Presentations
Othieno AA, McNamara B, Chapman J. The impact of BMI on interval cytoreduction and survival for advanced ovarian cancer. Western Association of Gynecologic Oncologists Annual Meeting. June 2021 (Virtual).
McNamara B, Guerra R, Craig A, Chen LM, Chapman J. Bowel resection at the time of interval cytoreductive surgery for advanced ovarian cancer adversely impacts survival: results from two orthogonal cohorts. Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting. Virtual Meeting. March 2021.
Webster E, Sartor R, Ghanshyam Y, Gysler S, McNamara B, Black J, Tymon-Rosario J, Zeybek B, Ratner E, Altwerger G. Legal concerns and perceptions among women with gynecologic malignancies using prescribed medical cannabis: A single-institution, survey-based study. Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting. Virtual Meeting. March 2021.
McNamara B, Guerra R, Craig A, Chen LM, Chapman J. Bowel resection at time of interval cytoreductive surgery for advanced ovarian cancer. Western Association of Gynecologic Oncologists Annual meeting 2020
McNamara B, Guerra R, Craig A, Chen LM, Chapman J. Minimally invasive approach for interval cytoreductive surgery for advanced ovarian cancer. Western Association of Gynecologic Oncologists Annual meeting 2020
Webster EM, Yadav G, Gysler S, McNamara B, Black J, Tymon-Rosario J, Zeybek B, Han C, Menderes G, Huang G, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Santin A, Ratner E, Altwerger G. Patient experience with medical marijuana in women with gynecologic malignancies: a single-institution survey-based study. Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting 2020
Webster EM, Dugan KB, McNamara B, Lu L, Azodi M, Ratner E, Schwartz PE, Menderes G, Silasi DA. Surgical approach for interval debulking after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for treatment of advanced epithelial ovarian cancer: a single institution retrospective cohort study. Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting 2020
McNamara B, Manrríquez E, Pierson W, Chen L. Treatment of Uterine Carcinosarcoma: A Retrospective Review of 89 Cases. Western Association of Gynecologic Oncologists 2019 Annual Meeting. June 2019.
McNamara B, Joudeh L, Corbetta. Rastelli C, Orlando M, Kerns J . Women's experiences traveling out of state to receive abortion services . National Abortion Federation's 43rd Annual Meeting. May 2019
Dugan, KB , McNamara B, Lu L, Litkouhi B, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Ratner E, Menderes G, Silasi DA. Surgical approach for interval debulking after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for treatment of advanced stage ovarian cancer . Society of Gynecologic Oncology's 50th Annual Meeting. March 2019
McNamara B, Losikoff P, Huguenin L, Rich J, Brockmann B, Gregory SH. Increasing Hepatitis C infection and associated risk behaviors among incarcerated young adults in Rhode Island. Poster Presentation at “5th Academic and Health Policy Conference on Correctional Health”. Atlanta, Georgia, March 2012.
McNamara B, Russo J, Jacobson J, Kerns J. Patient experiences with digoxin injection before dilation and evacuation: a qualitative study. Poster Presentation at “North American Forum on Family Planning”. Denver, Colorado. November 2016.
McNamara B, Warner J. Physician writing on abortion in the Journal of the American Medical Association: 1883-2017. Poster Presentation at "Yale School of Medicine Student Research Day". New Haven, Connecticut. May 2017.
Publications
McNamara B, Guerra R, Qin J, Craig AD, Chen LM, Varma MG, Chapman JS. Survival impact of bowel resection at the time of interval cytoreductive surgery for advanced ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2021;38:100870. ISSN 2352-5789, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2021.100870.
Robledo-Gil T, Kemet S, Pensak M, Cutler A, McNamara B, Kennedy HP, Lundsberg L, Gariepy A. "Un abrazo a la distancia": An Exploration of Spanish-Speaking Women's Experiences with Pregnancy and Social Isolation in an Urban U.S. Setting. Hisp Health Care Int. 2021 Sep 14:15404153211041013. doi: 10.1177/15404153211041013. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34520260.
Webster EM, Yadav GS, Gysler S, McNamara BC, Black J, Tymon-Rosario J, Zeybek B, Han C, Arkfeld CK, Andikyan V, Menderes G, Huang G, Azodi M, Silasi DA, Santin AD, Schwartz PE, Ratner ES, Altwerger G. Prescribed medical cannabis in women with gynecologic malignancies: A single-institution survey-based study. Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2020 Nov 2;34:100667. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2020.100667. eCollection 2020 Nov. PMID: 33204797
McNamara BC, Cutler A, Lundsberg L, Kennedy HP, Gariepy A. "I'm used to doing it by myself": exploring self-reliance in pregnancy. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2018 Oct 5;18(1):393. doi: 10.1186/s12884-018-2022-8. PMID 30290785
McNamara BC, Losikoff PT, Huguenin L, Macalino GE, Rich JD, Gregory SH. Increasing Hepatitis C prevalence and associated risk behaviors among incarcerated young adults. J Urban Health. 2014 Apr;91(2):376-82. doi: 10.1007/s11524-013-9807-x. PMID: 23722268
Cutler A, McNamara BC, Qasba N, Kennedy HP, Lundsberg L, Gariepy A. "I just don't know": An exploration of women's ambivalence about a new pregnancy. Womens Health Issues. 2018 Jan - Feb;28(1):75-81. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2017.09.009. Epub 2017 Nov 3. PMID: 29108986
McNamara B, Russo J, Jacobson J, Kerns J. Patient experiences with digoxin injection before dilation and evacuation: a qualitative study. Contraception. 2018 Jun;97(6):515-519. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2018.02.004. Epub 2018 Mar 26. PMID: 29477630
Kerns JL, Mengesha B, McNamara BC, Cassidy A, Pearlson G, Kuppermann M. Effect of counseling quality on anxiety, grief, and coping after second-trimester abortion for pregnancy complications. Contraception. 2018 Jun;97(6):520-523. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2018.02.007. Epub 2018 Mar 26. PMID: 29477632