September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month, and Woman’s is adding to its expertise in caring for cancers of the female reproductive system by welcoming Renee Cowan, MD, MPH, and Evan Smith, MD, to its gynecologic oncology team. They join Anthony Evans, MD, PhD, Laurel King, MD, Tammy Dupuy, MD, and Nia’Ja Mack, FNP-C.
Woman’s GYN Oncology is located on the Woman’s campus at the Breast & GYN Cancer Pavilion, a partnership with Mary Bird Perkins-Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center. Locations also include satellite clinics in Lafayette and Hammond. They treat a variety of cancers in the female reproductive system, including cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal, and vulvar, while offering surgical robotics system to perform complex gynecologic cancer surgeries.
“Woman’s Hospital has a wealth of experience in treating women’s specific cancers, and adding Drs. Cowan and Smith will allow us to provide more women in our region with life-saving care,” said Evans, medical director of gynecologic oncology at Woman’s. “They both come to us from the prestigious Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and we’re thrilled with the level of expertise they add to our practice.”
Cowan recently completed two fellowships from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, first a clinical research fellowship in gynecologic oncology (2015-2017) followed by a gynecologic oncology fellowship (2017-2021). She received a bachelor’s degree in biology from Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., and a medical degree along with a master’s in public health from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa. She went on to complete a residency at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. She is a member of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology, American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Medical Association.
Smith, who also recently completed a fellowship in gynecologic oncology from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, returns home to Louisiana to join the Woman’s team. The Opelousas-area native earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, and also received a medical degree from LSU Health-Shreveport. He completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans before moving to New York for the residency. Smith is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the Society for Gynecologic Oncology, and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.