Dr. Christina S Chu MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Gynecology
333 COTTMAN AVE PHILADELPHIA PA, 19111About
Dr. Christina Chu is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Chu specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Chu can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Chu can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
Education and Training
Univ of Pa Sch of Med, Philadelphia Pa 1995
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG- Gynecologic Oncology
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Medical Oncology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Immunotherapy opportunities in ovarian cancer.
- Clinical predictors of bevacizumab-associated gastrointestinal perforation.
- Risk of occult malignancy in morcellated hysterectomy: a case series.
- Reversible paraneoplastic encephalitis in three patients with ovarian neoplasms.
- Bevacizumab-induced perforation of the gastrointestinal tract: clinical and radiographic findings in 11 patients.
- Immunotherapy in ovarian cancer.
- Rethinking WHO guidance: review of evidence for misoprostol use in the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage.
- Dendritic cell-based tumor vaccinations in epithelial ovarian cancer: a systematic review.
- A review of dendritic cell therapy for cancer: progress and challenges.
- Physical activity and lower limb lymphedema among uterine cancer survivors.
- Metastatic cholangiocarcinoma to the ovary: a case series.
- Vertebral artery dissection and cerebral infarction in a patient with recurrent ovarian cancer receiving bevacizumab.
- Cancer-related impairments influence physical activity in uterine cancer survivors.
- Obesity and Endometrial Cancer: A Lack of Knowledge but Opportunity for Intervention.
Awards
- 2014 Philadelphia Magazine, Top Doctors 2014, Gynecologic Oncology
- 2012 Philadelphia Super Doctors
- 2010 University of Pennsylvania Faculty Teaching Award for Excellence in Re
- 2010 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Council on Reside
Professional Memberships
- Member American Association for Cancer Research
- Member American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Member Mid-Atlantic Gynecologic Oncologic Society
- Member International Gynecologic Cancer Society
- Member Cooperative Ovarian Cancer Group
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