Hysterectomy (cont.)
Medical Author:
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical EditorMelissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology. Medical Editor:
Mary Nettleman, MD, MS, MACP
Mary Nettleman, MD, MS, MACPMary D. Nettleman, MD, MS, MACP is the Chair of the Department of Medicine at Michigan State University. She is a graduate of Vanderbilt Medical School, and completed her residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Indiana University. IN THIS ARTICLESynonyms and Keywordshysterectomy, total abdominal hysterectomy, supracervical or subtotal hysterectomy, radical hysterectomy, vaginal hysterectomy, laparoscopic hysterectomy, LH, laparoscopy-assisted vaginal hysterectomy, LAVH, oophorectomy, removal of the uterus, removal of the ovaries, removal of an ovary, removal of the Fallopian tubes Author and EditorAuthor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD Editor: Mary D. Nettleman, MD, MS, MCAP, Professor and Chair of Medicine, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine REFERENCE: eMedicine.com. "Hysterectomy." Last Editorial Review: 2/1/2010 3:58:52 PM Next Page: Must Read Articles Related to Hysterectomy
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