
Overview
Sharon Fitzgerald, MD, specializes in gynecologic oncology and is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She practices at PinnacleHealth Women's Cancer Center and is affiliated with UPMC Community Osteopathic, UPMC West Shore, UPMC Carlisle, UPMC Memorial, and UPMC Harrisburg. She completed medical school at Drexel University College of Medicine, fellowship at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and residency at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
Dr. Fitzgerald is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cervical Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Malignant Mixed Mullerian Tumor, Endometrial Cancer, and Ovarian Cancer.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 16 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
2020 Technology Parkway, Suite 3100, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
LG Health Physicians Gynecologic Oncology
Lori Cory is an Oncologist in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Dr. Cory is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cervical Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Endometrial Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Malignant Mixed Mullerian Tumor, Lymphadenectomy, and Salpingo-Oophorectomy. Dr. Cory is currently accepting new patients.
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
Dr. Amanda Nickles Fader is a professor in the Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center. She is the former fellowship director and division director of the Johns Hopkins Kelly Gynecologic Oncology Service and currently is Vice Chair of Gynecologic Surgical Operations and the Director of the Center for Rare Gynecologic Cancers. Additionally, she serves as the 2024-2025 President of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology. Dr. Fader received her undergraduate degree with highest distinction in music (violin performance) and pre-medicine from the University of Virginia. She earned her medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia, and completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Magee-Women’s Hospital of UPMC in Pittsburgh. Dr. Fader then underwent gynecologic oncology fellowship training at the Cleveland Clinic. She has co-authored more than 230 publications in peer-reviewed medical journals and is recognized as an expert in rare gynecologic tumors, clinical trials and quality and safety in surgery. She has a special interest in uterine serous carcinoma and low-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary and currently serves as the PI or co-PI of three international NRG Oncology clinical trials. Dr. Fader serves as a national board examiner in gynecologic oncology for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Associate Editor of the Gynecologic Oncology journal is a member of the Rare Tumor and Uterine Corpus Committees of the NRG/Gynecologic Oncology Group. She is also co-founder of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology BRIDGES Program, a two-year longitudinal clinical trials and career development program for early-career oncologists. She has been the recipient of several research grants and awards for her research, including the Society of Gynecologic Oncology Innovations Award, the Best AAGL Paper in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Oncology Surgery, a Department of Defense Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trials Academy Leadership Award, and National Cancer Institute Cervical SPORE grant. Dr. Fader is consistently recognized for clinical excellence on lists such as Baltimore magazine’s Top Docs and Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors, and is a recipient of the Top 10 Docs, Compassionate Doctors and Patient Choice Awards from Vitals.com. She has particular expertise with the surgical and medical management of uterine (endometrial), ovarian, cervical and vulvar cancers, as well as the treatment of women who are at high risk for developing a gynecologic malignancy. She has a special interest in caring for patients throughout the entire spectrum of their lives: from preventive oncology — minimizing key risk factors that can lead to gynecologic cancers — to survivorship initiatives addressing all aspects of recovery, including emotional well-being, sexual health and clinical follow-up. Dr. Fader is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cervical Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Ovarian Carcinosarcoma, Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor, Ovarian Cancer, Bladder Reconstruction, and Hernia Surgery.
Geisinger Clinic
Scott Purinton is a Gynecologic Oncologist and an Oncologist in Danville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Purinton is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cervical Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma, Endometrial Cancer, Malignant Mixed Mullerian Tumor, and Cervical Cancer.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Fitzgerald isAdvanced. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- Endometrial CancerDr. Fitzgerald isAdvanced. Learn about Endometrial Cancer.
- Malignant Mixed Mullerian TumorDr. Fitzgerald isAdvanced. Learn about Malignant Mixed Mullerian Tumor.
- Ovarian CancerDr. Fitzgerald isAdvanced. Learn about Ovarian Cancer.
- Ovarian CarcinosarcomaDr. Fitzgerald isAdvanced. Learn about Ovarian Carcinosarcoma.
- Sertoli-Leydig Cell TumorDr. Fitzgerald isAdvanced. Learn about Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor.
- Experienced
- AgranulocytosisDr. Fitzgerald isExperienced. Learn about Agranulocytosis.
- Cervical CancerDr. Fitzgerald isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Cancer.
- Chronic Familial NeutropeniaDr. Fitzgerald isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Familial Neutropenia.
- Desmoplastic Small Round Cell TumorDr. Fitzgerald isExperienced. Learn about Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor.
- MelanomaDr. Fitzgerald isExperienced. Learn about Melanoma.
- Severe Congenital NeutropeniaDr. Fitzgerald isExperienced. Learn about Severe Congenital Neutropenia.

