Dr. Bruce R. Kressel

Edward Tanner, M.D., is a professor of gynecologic oncology in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and the medical director for women’s health in the Johns Hopkins National Capital Region. Dr. Tanner is an internationally recognized expert in gynecologic surgery and is known for his surgical skills, compassionate bedside manner, leadership and teaching abilities. Dr. Tanner’s clinical interests include surgical management of advanced gynecologic cancers, including radical debulking surgery for ovarian cancer, as well as minimally invasive surgery for early-stage female cancers. He is particularly focused on developing innovative techniques that reduce complications and speed recovery time. His research interests include sentinel lymph node mapping in endometrial and cervical cancers, exploring ways to reduce complications for patients having surgery for advanced ovarian cancer, robotic single-site surgery and identifying new treatments for patients with uterine sarcoma. He has authored more than 80 articles in peer-reviewed medical journals and has lectured nationally and internationally on sentinel lymph node techniques, uterine sarcoma and surgical innovations for gynecologic cancer. He is the chapter author of “Surgery for Endometrial Cancer” in Telinde’s Operative Gynecology, the definitive textbook for gynecologic surgery techniques in the United States. Dr. Tanner is a member of the NRG Corpus Committee, which develops clinical trials for uterine cancer on behalf of the National Cancer Institute. A Maryland native, Dr. Tanner received his medical degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham before returning to Baltimore to complete his residency in gynecology and obstetrics at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He completed a fellowship in gynecologic oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where he was among the first fellows to complete an extensive training program in robotic surgery for gynecologic cancers. Dr. Tanner has served as a faculty member at The Johns Hopkins Hospital as well as the Marcia Stenn Professor and chief of gynecologic oncology at Northwestern University in Chicago. Having served as the gynecologic oncology fellowship program director at both The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Dr. Tanner taught the next generation of gynecologic surgeons and health care leaders. Dr. Tanner is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma. His top areas of expertise are Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma, Endometrial Cancer, Malignant Mixed Mullerian Tumor, Hernia Surgery, and Oophorectomy.

Annette Bicher is a Gynecologic Oncologist and an Oncologist in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Bicher is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma. Her top areas of expertise are Endometrial Cancer, Malignant Mixed Mullerian Tumor, Ovarian Carcinosarcoma, Hernia Surgery, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Bicher is currently accepting new patients.

Dwight Im is a Gynecologic Oncologist and an Oncologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Im is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma. His top areas of expertise are Rectocele, Endometrial Cancer, Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma, Hysterectomy, and Oophorectomy. Dr. Im is currently accepting new patients.