Sharad Ghamande

Department Chair

Sharad Ghamande

Department Chair

Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Medical College of Georgia
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Other Duties

Acting Director, AU Medical Associates

William Brooks Chair Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Acting Director, Cancer Center

Director, Cancer Service Line

Bio

I am Professor, Executive Vice Chair, and Director for Gynecological Oncology at Augusta University (Georgia Regents University (GRU) at Augusta, Georgia and have been heavily involved in clinical trials for over 16 years. I sincerely believe that clinical trials and health care delivery research leads the way to improvements in patient’s outcomes in both quality of life and survival. As an oncologist, I have always strived to bring new options to our patients, educate them about the process and empower them to make choices that could better their care, and perhaps advance progress in cancer treatments. In Augusta, over 40% of our patients are African American (AA) in origin and are often underserved. The new NCORP M\U grant will help all of us in getting these patients, who often are underrepresented in clinical trials, to be a part of them. The emphasis on health care delivery and disparity research is long overdue, as emerging data is clearly showing differences in both response to treatments and access to good health care based on race, and our patient mix positions us to play an important part in this endeavor.

  • (706) 721-3591
  • BA 7313

Education

  • MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program Univ of Bombay, 1991

  • MBBS, Medicine Univ of Bombay, 1985

Certifications

  • Da Vinci Robitics 2008

  • PHY State of GA, 2000

  • AOAOG American Board of Obstetrics, 2010

Awards & Honors

  • Best Doctors in America 2017

  • Top Doctors for Cancer in America 2017

  • Distinguished Faculty Award Medical College of Georgia, Faculty Senate, AU, 2017

  • Distinguished Doctor Expert Network, 2016

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • OBGN 5000

    Basic Clkshp OBGYN
  • OBGN 5007

    Gynecologic Oncology Extn.
  • OBGN 5011

    OB/GYN Research
  • OBGN 5009

    OB/GYN Sub-I
  • ROBG 5000

    Obstetrics and Gynecology

Teaching Interests

Resident and student teaching
Mentoring and training GYN Oncology Fellow

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • High serum levels of inflammatory markers are associated with early recurrence in patients with high-grade serous ovarian cancer after platinum therapy, 2023
    Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
  • A phase III, multicenter, randomized study of olvimulogene nanivacirepvec followed by platinum-doublet chemotherapy and bevacizumab compared with platinum-doublet chemotherapy and bevacizumab in women with platinum-resistant/refractory ovarian cancer, 2023
    Journal Article, Professional Journal
  • Ovarian recurrence risk assessment using machine learning, clinical information, and serum protein levels to predict survival in high grade ovarian cancer, 2023
    Journal Article, Professional Journal
  • , 2023
    Journal Article, Professional Journal
  • Maveropepimut-S, a DPX-Based Immune-Educating Therapy, Shows Promising and Durable Clinical Benefit in Patients with Recurrent Ovarian Cancer, a Phase II Trial, 2023
    Book, Scholarly-New

Research Interests

Multiple grants GYN Oncology trials including investigator initiated trials.
Increased patient accrual to NCORP

Professional Service

  • - 2015

    Role: Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer