CURRICULUM VITAE
updated 1/22/2022
Katherine A. O’Hanlan, MD
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Laparoscopic Institute for Gynecology and Oncology
40 Buckeye, Portola Valley, CA 94028-8015
phone: 650-245-3250
email: Kate.OHanlanMD@gmail.com
website: www.ohanlan.com
EDUCATION
Attended
9/1969-5/1972
8/1972-5/1976
8/1976-5/1980
7/1980-6/1984
7/1984-6/1986
Institution
Waynesboro High School
Duke University
Medical College of Virginia
Atlanta Medical Center
Thomas Jefferson University
Title/Major
Diploma, High School
B.S, Psychology / Zoology
M.D., Medicine
Resident, Obstetrics/Gynecology
Fellow, Gynecologic Oncology
CERTIFICATIONS
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology: 1987, recertifying yearly, 2007 - 2021.
Subspecialty Board in Gynecologic Oncology: 1989, recertifying yearly, 2007 - 2021.
Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery: May 2008
AAGL Council of Gynecologic Endoscopy, Oncology Subspecialty, level 4: June 2012
AAGL Essentials in Minimally Invasive Gynecology: July 2012
PRINCIPAL POSITONS HELD
7/1986-8/1990 - Assistant Professor, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY
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10/1990-8/1996 - Assistant Professor, Associate Director, Gynecologic Cancer Section, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
1996 – 2021 - Private practice / Attending Gynecologic Oncology Surgeon:
1990-2OO2 - Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
1991-1997 - Palo Alto VA Hospital, Palo Alto, CA
1993-2015 - El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, CA
1994-1999 - O’Connor Hospital, San Jose, CA
1994-2004 - Mills Peninsula Hospital, Burlingame, CA
1997-2019 - Sequoia Hospital, Redwood City, CA Active Staff
2014-2020 - UCSF Fresno, Surgical Instructor
2021 - Retired from practice
HONORS AND AWARDS
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Outstanding Resident: Mitchell R. Sealy Award for Excellence, 1983
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Albert Einstein College of Medicine Faculty of the Year Award, 1987
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Stanford University Alvin Rambar Teaching Excellence Award nominee, 1992 / 1994
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American Business Women’s Association Award, 1993
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San Francisco Focus Best Bay Area Doctors, 1993
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Best Doctors in America, GYN Oncology, National Edition, 1994 / 1995
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Stanford School of Medicine Gender Equity Award, 1995
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Best Doctors in America, GYN Oncology, Pacific Region, 1996 /1997
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Stanford University Medical School Pre-clinical Teaching Award Delegate, United States Department of Health and Human Services to the Canadian Women’s Health Forum, Ottawa, Canada, 1996
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San Francisco Focus Best Bay Area Doctors, 1997
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American Academy of Family Physicians Teacher Recognition, 1997
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Bay Area Career Women’s annual achievement “LAVA” Award, 1997
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Who’s Who of American Women, 1997
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Howard Brown Medical Center, Chicago, Friend for Life, 1998
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Gay Lesbian Medical Association Achievement Award, 1999
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UCSF Center for Health and Aging: Advocacy Award, 2001
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American Civil Liberties Union: Frontline Award for Activism, 2003
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Best Doctors in America, Gynecologic Oncology, National Edition, 2003
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The Mautner Project Healing Works Award, 2004
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Best Doctors in the Bay Area, San Francisco Magazine, 2005
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Duke University Center for LGBT Life Leadership Award, 2005
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Atlanta Lesbian Health Initiative: Healing Angel Award, 2006
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Gentry Health Magazine, July: Best Physicians in Bay Area, 2012
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Council of Gynecologic Endoscopy, Oncology Specialty AAGL, 2013
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Dignity Health Acts of Humankindness Award, 2017
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Society for Gynecologic Oncologists’ Trailblazing Representation Award, 2019
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D.A. Boyes Society Honorary Inductee, British Columbia, Canada, 2019
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Society of Gynecologic Oncologists
Member 1986 - 2021
Program Committee 1992 - 1993
Communications and Government Relations Committee 1992 - 1996, 2002 - 2006
Negotiated new billing number for gynecologic oncologists with Health Care Financing Administration 1999 - 2000
Liaison with American Medical Women's Association 1992 - 1995
Invited faculty for laparoscopic surgical skills course 2004, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14
Chair of Diversity Committee 2018 - 2019
Co-Chair of Diversity & Inclusion Committee 2019 - 2020
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American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
Member 2004 – 2022
Invited faculty for laparoscopic surgical skills course 2009 – 2013, 14, 16
Council of Gynecologic Endoscopy, Oncology Specialty 2012
Invited faculty for laparoscopic surgical skills course 2018, 19
Board of Directors 2020 - 2022
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Member 1982 - 2021
Invited lecture about sexual minority patients’ healthcare: 1998 - 2002
Consultant for Educational Bulletin and Educational Brochures for patients about lesbian/bisexual women’s health issues. 2001
Consultant: Health Care for Underserved Women Policy 2001 – 2008
Member of Underserved Women Committee, District IX 2007 – 2008
American Medical Women’s Association 1994 - 2006
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
Member 1986 - 2005
Member of Board of Directors 1991 - 1996
President 1993 - 1994
SERVICE TO PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
American Journal of Public Health
Cancer
Gynecologic Oncology
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Oncology
SERVICE TO UNIVERSITY AND HOSPITAL
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1989 - Author, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Domestic Partner Benefit Bill, passed unanimously by Faculty Senate, New York, NY, September 23, 1989
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1990 - Author, Stanford University Benefit Parity Bill, passed by University Faculty Senate, Medical School Faculty Senate, Student Senate, and the Board of Trustees, December 1992, and implemented January 1993.
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1994 - Co-author, Stanford University Investigational Review Board Policy on Inclusion of Women in Clinical Trials.
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1995 - Mentorship program for Minority Summer Research Program.
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1992-2006 - Investigational Review Board, Stanford University.
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1994-2002 - Chair, Total Parenteral Nutrition Committee, Stanford Hospital
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2005-2017 - Chair, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, Sequoia Hospital
TEACHING SERVICE
I taught total laparoscopic hysterectomy and infrarenal lymphadenectomy techniques at four international meetings of the Society for Gynecologic Oncologists, Grand Rounds in many hospitals and universities internationally, teaching about laparoscopic hysterectomy and lymphadenectomy techniques. I directed and taught the laparoscopy lab for the Society for Gynecologic Oncology at the international annual meeting in March, 2014.
In 2006, I founded LIGO, the Laparoscopic Institute for Gynecology and Oncology, and have produced nineteen courses jointly sponsored by ACOG on Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy and Advanced Pelvic Support Procedures annually from June 2006, to 2019, training over 2,600 gynecologists and oncologists from 43 countries.
RESEARCH GRANTS
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1990-1995 - National Cancer Institute, Gynecologic Oncology Group Protocols., Postmenopausal Estrogen/Progestin Interventions Trial, #HL25562, 4% Salary, Writing Group: Endometrial Pathology, GYN effects.
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1994 - American Cancer Society, Stanford University Institutional Research Grant, Prevention of Endometrial Carcinoma in Obese Women with cyclic Provera. Acct. #2-HJZ-620.
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1994 - American Medical Association, Women Physicians Health Study, Erica Frank, M. D. M.P.H., and K. O'Hanlan, M.D., a cross sectional survey of 2,500 female members of the American Medical Association and the American Association of Physicians for Human Rights.
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1994 - National Institutes of Health, Multicenter Trial of Group Therapy for Breast Cancer, Spiegel D, O'Hanlan K, Carlson R, SPO Grant # 13330.
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1995 - National Institutes of Health, Postmenopausal Estrogen/Progestin Interventions Trial Safety Follow-up Study, Marcia Stefanick, 1% Salary, NIH #N01-HV-48134, funded through June 15, 1997.
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1995 - National Institutes of Health, Woman Health Initiative, Clinical Center for the Clinical Trial and Observational Study, Marcia Stefanick, WH-93-90-W, 3-5%Salary.
PUBMED (NCBI) PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
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O'Hanlan KA, Trambert J, Rodriguez-Rodriguez L, Goldberg GL, Runowicz CD. Arterial embolization in the management of abdominal and retroperitoneal hemorrhage. Gynecologic Oncology. 1989;34(2):131-135.
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Runowicz CD, Wadler S, Rodriguez-Rodriguez L, O'Hanlan K.A. et al. Concomitantcisplatin and radiotherapy in locally advanced cervical carcinoma. Gynecologic Oncology. 1989;34(3):395-401.
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O'Hanlan KA, Levine PA, Harbatkin D, et al. Virulence of papillary endometrial carcinoma. Gynecologic Oncology. 1990;37(1):112-119.
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Goldberg GL, Sklar A, O'Hanlan KA, Levine PA, Runowicz CD. CA-125: a potential prognostic indicator in patients with cervical cancer? Gynecologic Oncology;40(3):222-
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Fernandez K, O'Hanlan K.A., Rodriguez-Rodriguez L, Marino WD. Respiratory failure due to interstitial lung metastases of ovarian carcinoma reversed by chemotherapy. Chest; 99(6):1533-1534, 1991.
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Chamberlain, DH,… O’Hanlan, K.A.….Ultrasound Screening for Familial Ovarian Cancer Thomas H. Bourne, Malcolm I. Whitehead, Stuart Campbell, Patrick Royston, Vijay Bhan, and William P. Collins The Effects of Early Removal of Indwelling Urinary Catheter after Radical Hysterectomy, Gynecologic Oncology. 1991.
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O'Hanlan KA, Goldberg GL, Jones JG, Runowicz CD, Ehrlich L, Rodriguez-Rodriguez L. Adjuvant therapy for neuroendocrine small cell carcinoma of the cervix: review of the literature. Gynecologic Oncology. 1991;43(2):167-172.
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Goldberg GL, Scheiner J, Friedman A, O'Hanlan KA, Davidson SA, Runowicz CD. Lymph node sampling in patients with epithelial ovarian carcinoma. Gynecologic Oncology. 1992;47(2):143-145.
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O'Hanlan KA, Principles of surgical management of ovarian carcinomas. Pathology. 1993;1(2):477-489.
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O'Hanlan KA, Wu TF, Teng NN. Documentation of complete resolution of gestational choriocarcinoma in the oophorectomized patient. Gynecologic Oncology. 1993;51(2):261-265.
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O'Hanlan KA. Resection of a 303.2-pound ovarian tumor. Gynecologic Oncology. 1994;54(3):365-371.
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Cheung AN, Sit AS, Chung LP, O'Hanlan KA, et al. Detection of heterozygous XY complete hydatidiform mole by chromosome in situ hybridization. Gynecologic Oncology. 1994;55(3 Pt 1):386-392.
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Miller VT, LaRosa J, Barnabei V, et al. (….. O'Hanlan KA…..) Effects of Estrogen or Estrogen/ Progestin Regimens on Heart Disease Risk Factors in Postmenopausal Women: The Postmenopausal Estrogen/Progestin Interventions (PEPI) Trial. JAMA. 1995;273(3):199–208.
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O'Hanlan KA, Westphal LM. First report of a vaginal foreign body perforating into the retroperitoneum. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1995 Sep;173(3 Pt 1):962-4.
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O'Hanlan KA, Kargas S, Schreiber M, et al. Ovarian carcinoma metastases to gastrointestinal tract appear to spread like colon carcinoma: implications for surgical resection. Gynecologic Oncology. 1995;59(2):200-206.
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O'Hanlan KA. Do we really mean preventive medicine for all? American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 1996;12(5):411-414.
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Judd HL, Mebane-Sims I, Legault C, et al. (…O’Hanlan, K.A…..) Effects of Hormone Replacement Therapy on Endometrial Histology in Postmenopausal Women: The Postmenopausal Estrogen/Progestin Interventions (PEPI Trial. JAMA. 1996; 275(5): 370–375.
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O'Hanlan KA, Crum CP. Human papillomavirus-associated cervical intraepithelial neoplasia following lesbian sex. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1996;88(4 Pt 2):702-703.
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Longacre TA, O'Hanlan KA, Hendrickson MR. Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the submandibular gland with symptomatic ovarian metastases. International Journal of Gynecological Pathology: Official Journal of the International Society of Gynecological Pathologists. 1996;15(4):349-355.
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Langer RD, Pierce JJ, O'Hanlan KA, et al. Transvaginal ultrasonography compared with endometrial biopsy for the detection of endometrial disease. Postmenopausal Estrogen/Progestin Interventions Trial. The New England Journal of Medicine. 1997;337(25):1792-1798.
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Suryanarayan K, O'Hanlan KA, Surti U, et al. Nongestational choriocarcinoma in the postpartum period: a case report. Journal of pediatric Hematology/Oncology. 1998;20(2):169-173.
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McGill FM, Ritter DB, Rickard CS, O'Hanlan KA et al. Krukenberg tumors: can management be improved? Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation. 1999;48(1):61-65.
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O'Hanlan KA. Domestic partnership benefits at medical universities. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. 1999;282(13):1289, 1292.
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Brogan DJ, Frank E, Elon L, Sivanesan SP, O'Hanlan KA. Harassment of lesbians as medical students and physicians. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. 1999;282(13):1290, 1292.
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Brogan D, Frank E, Elon L, O'Hanlan KA. Methodologic concerns in defining lesbian for health research. Epidemiology. 2001;12(1):109-113.
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Fobair P, O'Hanlan K, Koopman C, O'Hanlan KA, et al. Comparison of lesbian and heterosexual women's response to newly diagnosed breast cancer. Psycho-oncology. 2001;10(1):40-51.
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Fobair P, Koopman C, DiMiceli S, O'Hanlan KA et al. Psychosocial intervention for lesbians with primary breast cancer. Psycho-oncology. 2002;11(5):427-438.
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Brogan DJ, O'Hanlan KA, Elon L, Frank E. Health and professional characteristics of lesbian and heterosexual women physicians. Journal of the American Medical Women's Association. 2003;58(1):10-19.
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O'Hanlan KA, Lopez L, Dibble SL, Garnier AC, Huang GS, Leuchtenberger M. Total laparoscopic hysterectomy: body mass index and outcomes. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2003;102(6):1384-1392.
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O'Hanlan KA, Dibble SL, Hagan HJ, Davids R. Advocacy for women's health should include lesbian health. Journal of Women's Health. 2004;13(2):227-234.
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O'Hanlan KA, Huang GS, Lopez L, Garnier AC. Selective incorporation of total laparoscopic hysterectomy for adnexal pathology and body mass index. Gynecologic Oncology. 2004;93(1):137-143.
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O'Hanlan KA, Huang GS, Lopez L, Garnier AC. Total laparoscopic hysterectomy for oncological indications with outcomes stratified by age. Gynecologic Oncology. 2004;95(1):196-203.
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Juretzka MM, O'Hanlan KA, Katz SL, El-Danasouri I, Westphal LM. Embryo cryopreservation after diagnosis of stage IIB endometrial cancer and subsequent pregnancy in a gestational carrier. Fertility and Sterility. 2005;83(4):1041.
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O'Hanlan KA, Huang GS, Garnier AC, et al. Total laparoscopic hysterectomy versus total abdominal hysterectomy: cohort review of patients with uterine neoplasia. JSLS. 2005;9(3):277-286.
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O'Hanlan KA. Health policy considerations for our sexual minority patients. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2006;107(3):709-714.
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O'Hanlan KA, Dibble SL, Fisher DT. Total laparoscopic hysterectomy for uterine pathology: impact of body mass index on outcomes. Gynecol Oncol. 2006;103(3):938-941.
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O'Hanlan KA, Dibble SL, Garnier AC, Reuland ML. Total laparoscopic hysterectomy: technique and complications of 830 cases. JSLS. 2007;11(1):45-53.
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O'Hanlan KA. Cystoscopy with a 5-mm laparoscope and suction irrigator. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. 2007;14(2):260-263.
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O'Hanlan KA, Pinto RA, O'Holleran M. Total laparoscopic hysterectomy with and without lymph node dissection for uterine neoplasia. Journal of minimally invasive gynecology. 2007;14(4):449-452.
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O'Hanlan KA, Fisher DT, O'Holleran MS. 257 incidental appendectomies during total laparoscopic hysterectomy. Jsls. 2007;11(4):428-431.
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O'Hanlan KA, Dibble SL, Young-Spint M. Total laparoscopic hysterectomy for female-to-male transsexuals. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2007;110(5):1096-1101.
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O'Hanlan KA. Cystosufflation to prevent bladder injury. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. 2009;16(2):195-197.
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O'Hanlan KA. Homophobic jokes and patient care. The Virtual Mentor: VM. 2010;12(8):618-621.
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O'Hanlan KA, McCutcheon SP, McCutcheon JG. Laparoscopic hysterectomy: impact of uterine size. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. 2011;18(1):85-91.
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O'Hanlan KA, Beingesser KR, Dibble SL. Total laparoscopic hysterectomy: evaluation of an evidence-based educational strategy using a novel simulated suture and knot-tying challenge, the "holiotomy". Minim Invasive Surg. 2012;2012:592970.
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O'Hanlan KA, McCutcheon SP, McCutcheon JG, Charvonia BE. Single-field sterilescrub, preparation, and dwell for laparoscopic hysterectomy. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. 2012;19(2):220-224.
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O'Hanlan KA, McCutcheon SP, McCutcheon JG, Charvonia BE. Quality improvement: single-field sterile scrub, prep, and dwell for laparoscopic hysterectomy. AORN Journal. 2013;97(5):539-546.
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O'Hanlan KA. Comprehensive, therapeutic retroperitoneal pelvic and infrarenal aortic lymphadenectomy for advanced cervical carcinoma. Gynecologic Oncology. 2013;130(3):634-635.
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O'Hanlan KA, Sten MS, O'Holleran MS, Ford NN, Struck DM, McCutcheon SP. Infrarenal lymphadenectomy for gynecological malignancies: Two laparoscopic approaches. Gynecologic Oncology. 2015.
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O'Hanlan KA. Laparoscopic Extraperitoneal Inframesenteric and Infrarenal Aortic Lymphadenectomy. ournal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. 2015;22(6S):S150.
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O'Hanlan KA, Emeney PL, Peters A, et al. Analysis of a Standardized Technique for Laparoscopic Cuff Closure following 1924 Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomies. Minim Invasive Surg. 2016;2016:1372685.
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O'Hanlan KA, Sten MS, Halliday DM, Sastry RB, Struck DM, Uthman KF. Comprehensive laparoscopic lymphadenectomy from the deep circumflex iliac vein to the renal veins: Impact on quality of life. Gynecologic Oncology. 2017;144(3):592-7.
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Benoit MF, O’Hanlan, KA, Stern, MS, Kosnik CI, Struck, DM, O’Holleran, MS, Cuff J, Halliday, DM, Kent, EA, Incidental Appendectomy at the Time of Gynecologic Surgery, European Journal of Gynecologic Oncology, 39 (3), 386-389, 2018.
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O'Hanlan KA, Gordon JC, Sullivan MW. Biological origins of sexual orientation and gender identity: Impact on health. Gynecologic Oncology. 2018;149(1):33-42.
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O’Hanlan KA, Sten MS, Mo L, Halliday DM, Struck DM, O’Holleran MS, Cuff J., The Safety of Incidental Appendectomy at the Time of Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy, Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 25 (2018) S166.
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O'Hanlan, KA, Emeney, PL, Frank, MI, Milanfar, Sten, MS, Uthman, KF, Total laparoscopic hysterectomy: making it safe and successful for obese patients, Journal of the Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons (JSLS), 2021 Apr-Jun;25(2).
ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL POLICY WORK
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1989 - Benefit Parity Bill passed by Faculty Senate of Albert Einstein college of Medicine
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1991 - Author, Benefit Parity Bill passed by Stanford University Faculty Senate, Board of Trustee
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1994 - Shatz, B, and O’Hanlan, KA. "American Association of Physicians for Human Rights. (1994). Anti-gay discrimination in medicine: Results of a national survey.
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1994 - Author, American Medical Women's Association, Policy Statement on Health For Gay and Lesbian Individuals, JAMWA, 49(3), 86, May/June, 1994.
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1994 - Co-author of the Stanford University Investigational Review Board Policy on Inclusion of Women in Clinical Trials, implemented 1994.
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1995 - O'Hanlan, KA. "Recruitment and retention of lesbians in health research trials." In Recruitment and Retention of Women in Clinical Studies, pp. 101-104. Office of Research on Women's Health of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1995.
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1997 - O'Hanlan, K.A., et al. "Homophobia as a health hazard: Report of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association." J Gay Lesbian Med Assoc 1 (1997): 25-39.
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2000 - Institute of Medicine: Scientific Workshop On Lesbian Health 2000 Planning Committee Member Department Of Health And Human Services, Washington, DC.
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2002 - Policy on Herbal medication use at Stanford Hospital, Chair of TPN and Nutrition Committee.
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2005 - Policy on Herbal medications at Sequoia Hospital, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee member.
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2007 - American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, District IX Policy on AB14 and 43 regarding Marriage Non-Discrimination Act, California Judiciary Committee, April, 2007
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2011 - O'Hanlan, KA. "Origins of diversity of sexual orientation and gender identity: a review of the evidence [Video file]. Presented to the American Medical Association Advisory Committee on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Issues. 2010
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2011 - Testimony to the California Department of Insurance regarding implementation of AB1586: insurance gender nondiscrimination, November 29, 2011
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2013 - Amicus brief from the GLMA to the Supreme Court of the United States endorsing recognition of the legal marriages performed by other countries by the US Government.
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2015 - Amicus brief from the GLMA to the Supreme Court of the United States endorsing recognition of the legal marriages in the United States.
INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL, or PEER-REVIEWED PRESENTATIONS:
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Einzig AI, Wiernik PH, Sasloff J, O'Hanlan KA. Phase II study of taxol in patients with advanced ovarian cancer. Proc Am Soc Clin Oncol 1989; 8:158.4.
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O'Hanlan, KA, Levine, P.A., Harbatkin, D., Feiner, C., Goldberg, G.L., Jones, J.G., Rodriguez-Rodriguez, L.; The Virulence of Papillary Endometrial Carcinoma; American Radium Society, Scottsdale AZ, March, 1990.
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Runowicz, C.D., Wadler, S., Rodriguez-Rodriguez, L., Litwin, P, O'Hanlan, KA, Goldberg, G., Tomaino, C., Byrnes, R.; Concomitant Cisplatin (DDP) and Radiotherapy (RT) in Locally Advanced Cervical Carcinoma; Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, Maui, HI, January, 1989.
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O'Hanlan, KA, Levine, P.A., Harbatkin, D., Feiner, C., Goldberg, G.L., Jones, J.G., Rodriguez-Rodriguez, L.; The Virulence of Papillary Endometrial Carcinoma; American College Of Obstetricians And Gynecologists, San Francisco, CA, May, 1990.
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Einzig, A. I., P. H. Wiernik, J. Sasloff, S. Garl, C. Runowicz, O'Hanlan KA,, and G. Goldberg. "Phase II study of taxol in patients with advanced ovarian cancer." In Proc Am Assoc Cancer Res, vol. 31, p. 187. 1990.
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Runowicz, C. D., R. Klinger, G. Goldberg, L. Rodriguez-Rodriguez, O'Hanlan KA,, and K. Meritz. "The role of anemia in predicting treatment outcome in locally advanced cervical carcinoma." Gynecologic Oncology 40, no. 2: 186, 1991.
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O'Hanlan, K.A. "Lesbians in health research [presentation to the Office of Research on Women's Health, National Institutes of Health] Scientific Meeting: Recruitment and Retention of Women in Clinical Studies: 1993 July 10; Washington (DC)." US Department of Health and Human Services: NIH Publication 95-3756.
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O'Hanlan, KA, Resection of a 303 lb. Mass, Annual Meeting of the American College of Surgeons, Unusual Problems in Surgery and the Gynecology, Chicago, IL, November, 1994.
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O'Hanlan, K.A. "Lesbians may have greater health risks." Current Problems in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Fertility 18.4 (1995): 235-247.
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O'Hanlan, KA, Kargas, S, Schrieber, M., Hendrickson, M., Longacre, T, Burrs, D, Ovarian Carcinoma Metastases to Gastrointestinal Tract Appear to Spread Like Colon Carcinoma to Mesenteric Lymph nodes: Implications for Surgical Resection, Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, San Francisco, CA, February 19-22, 1995.
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Edraki, B., Teng, N. H. Kapp, D. S., O'Hanlan, KA, Laparoscopically Assisted Interstitial Perineal Implantation and Pelvic Lid Construction: Description of an Effective and Minimally Invasive Method. Society of Gynecologic Oncologists Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, February 20, 1995.
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Young, KB, O'Hanlan, KA, Hui, K, Formation of a neovagina using an upper abdominal rhomboid rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap, American College of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, May, 1996.
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Hui K, Lineaweaver, W, Teng, N, O'Hanlan, KA. The role of plastic surgery in Gynaecologic Oncology Reconstruction. SGH Proceedings. 1998;7(2):43-44.
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O'Hanlan, KA. Cabaj, R.P., Schatz, B. et al. A Review of the Medical Consequences of Homophobia with Suggestions for Resolution. Journal of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association 1, 25–39 (1997).
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Hui K, Lineaweaver W, Teng N, O'Hanlan KA. The role of plastic surgery in Gynaecologic Oncology Reconstruction. SGH Proceedings. 1998;7(2):43-44.
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O'Hanlan, KA. Lesbian and gay health: Therapeutic perspectives. Medical Encounter. 1998;14(2):3-7.
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O'Hanlan, KA, Resection of a 303 lb. mass with review of literature, video presentation at the Annual meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, San Francisco, CA, March 23, 1999.
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O'Hanlan, KA, Medical concerns of lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and intersexual patients, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Annual Clinical meeting, Philadelphia, PA, May 17, 1999.
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Fobair, P, O'Hanlan, KA, et al, Comparison of lesbians and heterosexual women's response to newly diagnosed breast cancer, American Association of Psycho-Oncology, June, 2000.
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O'Hanlan, KA, Garnier, A-C, Huang, G, Comparison of Total Laparoscopic and Laparotomic Hysterectomies, #251, Journal of the Society of LaparoEndoscopic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 4:368, 2000.
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O'Hanlan, KA, Garnier, A-C, Huang, G, Lopez, L, Total laparoscopic or laparotomic hysterectomies: Comparison of a non-randomized series of 55 surgeries for endometrial carcinoma, sarcoma or hyperplasia in a teaching hospital, #98, Annual clinical meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology, Nashville, TN, March, 2001.
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O'Hanlan, KA, Huang, GS, Garnier, A-C, Lopez, L, Role of total laparoscopic hysterectomy in the management of adnexal pathology and BMI, Poster presentation at the annual clinical meeting of the Society for Gynecologic Oncologists, January, 2003.
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O'Hanlan, KA, Dibble, SL, Huang, GS, Garnier, A-C, Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy for oncological indications with outcomes stratified by age, Abstract #259, page 157, proceedings from the Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer, Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, San Diego, CA, February 7-11, 2004.
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O'Hanlan, KA, “Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy for Oncological Indications” video, Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer, Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, San Diego, CA, February 7-11, 2004.
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O'Hanlan, KA, “Total Laparoscopic Staging for Gynecologic Cancers” video, Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer, Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, San Diego, CA, February 7-11, 2004.
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O'Hanlan, KA, O’Holleran, Michael “Radical Pelvic Lymphadenectomy” video, Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer, Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, Miami Beach, FL, March 3-5, 2005.
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O'Hanlan, KA, O’Holleran, M, “Radical Para-Aortic Lymphadenectomy” video, Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer, Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, Miami Beach, FL, March 3-5, 2005.
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O'Hanlan, KA, O’Holleran, MS, Morbidity of total laparoscopic hysterectomy with oophorectomy (TLHBSO) versus bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) for patients with familial ovarian cancer risk or adnexal pathology. Proceedings from the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists Annual Clinical Meeting, Palm Springs, March 22-26, CA 2006.
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O'Hanlan KA, O’Holleran M. Morbidity of total laparoscopic hysterectomy +/- stagin lymphadenectomy for uterine neoplasia. Proceedings from the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists Annual Clinical Meeting. March 22-26 2006.
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O'Hanlan, KA, O’Holleran, MS. Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy for Uterine Pathology: Impact of Body Mass Index on Outcomes. Proceedings from the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists Annual Clinical Meeting, Palm Springs, CA, March 22-26, 2006.
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O'Hanlan KA, O’Holleran M. Morbidity of total laparoscopic hysterectomy +/- staging lymphadenectomy for uterine neoplasia. Proceedings from the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists Annual Clinical Meeting. March 22-26 2006.
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O'Hanlan, KA, O’Holleran, MS. Morbidity of total laparoscopic hysterectomy +/- staging lymphadenectomy for uterine neoplasia. Proceedings from the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists Annual Clinical Meeting, Palm Springs, CA, March 22-26, 2006.
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O'Hanlan, KA, O’Holleran, MS, “Total laparoscopic hysterectomy in a 350 lb. nulligravid women” video, Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer, Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, Palm Springs, CA, March 22-26, 2006.
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O'Hanlan, KA, O’Holleran, MS, “Total Laparoscopic Radical Hysterectomy (Wertheim III)” video, Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer, Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, Palm Springs, CA, March 22-26, 2006.
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O'Hanlan, KA, Dibble, SL, Garnier, A-C, Reuland, ML, Total laparoscopic hysterectomy: technique and Districts complications from 750 cases, Abstract #7533, proceedings from the Annual District Meeting, 3,6,8,9 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Kohala Coast HA, November 10, 2006.
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O'Hanlan KA, O’Holleran M. Morbidity of total laparoscopic hysterectomy with oophorectomy (TLHBSO) versus bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) for patients with familial ovarian cancer risk or adnexal pathology. Proceedings from the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists Annual Clinical Meeting. 2006.
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O'Hanlan, KA, Dibble, SL, Garnier, A-C, Reuland, ML, 199 Incidental appendectomies during total laparoscopic hysterectomy, Abstract #7661, proceedings from the Annual District Meeting, Districts 3,6,8,9 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Kohala Coast HA, November 10, 2006.
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O'Hanlan, KA, Oncologic Implications of Stigma in the LGBT Population, Presented to the Canadian Association Of Psychosocial Oncology, Halifax, Canada, May 9, 2008.
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O'Hanlan, KA, S. P. McCutcheon, et al. (2011). "Laparoscopic hysterectomy: impact of uterine size." Presented at the Annual meeting of the AAGL in Las Vegas, NV, 2010
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O'Hanlan, KA, "Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: Evaluation of an evidence-based educational strategy using a novel simulated suture and knot-tying challenge, the “Holiotomy” Presented at the Annual meeting of the AAGL in Las Vegas, NV, 2010, Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 17 (2010) S1–S24.
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O'Hanlan, KA, “Retroperitoneal Lymphadenectomies" video, Presented at the Annual meeting of the AAGL in Las Vegas, NV, 2010.
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O’Hanlan, KA, “Biological origins of sexual orientations and gender identities” AMA annual meeting, San Diego, CA, November 5, 2010.
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O'Hanlan, KA, “Retroperitoneal Lymphadenectomies" lecture and slide presentation, Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer, Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, Orlando, FL, March 22-26, 2011.
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O'Hanlan, KA, “Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy (Wertheim I)” lecture, Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer, Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, Orlando, FL, March 22-26, 2011.
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O’Hanlan, KA, “Prevention and management of hemorrhage during laparoscopic surgery” Grand Rounds, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, August 24, 2011.
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O'Hanlan, KA, “Avoiding complications with TLH" “Managing complications with TLH” lecture and slide presentation, “Combined single-field Prep for TLH” video presentation, Annual Meeting of American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, Hollywood, FL, November 7, 2011.
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O'Hanlan, KA, “Reduction of complications from laparoscopic oncology" lecture and slide presentation, Grand Rounds University of California, Irvine, December 2, 2011.
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O'Hanlan, KA, “Prevention and management of complications from Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy" lecture and slide presentation, Grand Rounds Kaiser Santa Rosa, May 17, 2012.
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Dassel, MW, O'Hanlan KA, Shwayder J. Ultrasonographically Calculated Uterine Volume as a Predictor for Surgical Outcomes in Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy. JMIG. 2012;19:S94.
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O'Hanlan, KA, “TLH for Endometrial Carcinoma: Highest Standards of Care " “TLH—Detailed Dissections- Tips and Tricks” “TLH for women with massive uteri” “Laparoscopic Management of Pelvic Masses” “Laparoscopic Radical Hysterectomy and Pelvic Lymphadenectomy” “Laparoscopic Retroperitoneal Lymphadenectomies“ lecture and slide presentations, The First Romanian National Congress of Minimally Invasive Surgery in Gynecology and the 08th International Congress of AAGL, June 27 - 30, 2012, Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest, Romania.
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O'Hanlan, KA, J. Ferry, M. Chivukula, M. Harrington, M. O'Holleran, Comparison of aortic nodes yields and metastasis rates above and below the inferior mesenteric artery in clinically low stage carcinomas, poster at Society for Gynecologic Oncologists Annual Meeting, March 9-12, 2013, Los Angeles, CA.
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O'Hanlan, KA, J. Ferry, M. Chivukula, M. Harrington, M. O'Holleran, Transperitoneal versus retroperitoneal approach for staging aortic lymphadenectomy, poster at Society for Gynecologic Oncologists Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, March 9-12, 2013
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O'Hanlan, KA, J. Ferry, M. Chivukula, M. Harrington, M. O'Holleran, Impact of obesity on surgical outcomes of laparoscopic radical pelvic lymphadenectomy for women with cervical, endometrial or ovarian cancer, poster at Society for Gynecologic Oncologists Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, March 9-12, 2013.
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O'Hanlan, KA, Direct Trocar Entry Via Umbilical Apex, video for plenary presentation at the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists annual clinical meeting, Washington DC, November 10-14, 2013.
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Plenary speaker, Society for Gynecologic Oncology debating conventional laparoscopy v. robotic dependent surgery in gynecologic oncology. Annual clinical Meeting for the Society for Gynecologic Oncology, Tampa, FL, March 23, 2014
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Grand Rounds: “Avoiding and managing complications from advanced laparoscopic procedures”, Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Philadelphia, PA, July 24, 2014.
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Oncology Grand Rounds: “Comprehensive therapeutic pelvic to infrarenal lymphadenectomy for gynecologic malignancies”, Duke University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Durham, NC, July 28, 2014.
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O'Hanlan, KA, M.S. Sten, N.N. Ford, M. Chivukula, S.P. McCutcheon, Laparoscopic retroperitoneal therapeutic pelvic to infrarenal lymphadenectomy, poster #317 at Society for Gynecologic Oncologists Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 27-29, 2015.
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MW Dassel, O'Hanlan KA,, JM Shwayder, Ultrasonographically calculated uterine mass as a predictor for surgical outcomes in total laparoscopic hysterectomy, Journal of Gynecologic Surgery 31 (3), 128-134, 2015.
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O'Hanlan, KA, M.S. Sten, N.N. Ford, M. Chivukula, S.P. McCutcheon, Laparoscopic comprehensive therapeutic pelvic to infrarenal lymphadenectomy, poster #319 at Society for Gynecologic Oncologists Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 27-29, 2015.
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O’Hanlan, KA, Comprehensive therapeutic pelvic to infrarenal aortic lymphadenectomy, video presentation for Society for Gynecologic Oncologists Annual Clinical Meeting, San Diego CA, March 19-22, 2016.
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O’Hanlan, KA, and K. L. Noblett. "Laparoscopic Uterosacral Ligament Colposuspension." Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 23.7 (2016): S148.
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Grand Rounds: “Reducing complications from advanced laparoscopic procedures”, University of Kentucky at Louisville, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Louisville KY, February 1, 2017.
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Grand Rounds: “Avoiding and managing complications from advanced laparoscopic procedures”, Morehouse School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Atlanta GA, March 17, 2017.
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O’Hanlan, KA, Radical vulvectomy with sentinel node detection using indocyanine green (ICG) and near infrared (NIR) merged visualization, SGO 48th Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer, Washington DC, March 13, 2017.
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O’Hanlan, KA, Noblett, KN, Uterosacral ligament colposuspension: a procedure every gynecologist should be able to perform, video presented to the American Association for Gynecologic Laparoscopy, Annual Clinical Meeting, Washington DC, November 14, 2017.
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O’Hanlan, KA, Laparoscopic Institute for Gynecology and Oncology course presented to the Romanian Obstetrical and Gynecological Society Annual Clinical Meeting, Bucharest, Romania. November 23, 2017
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O’Hanlan, KA, Chair, Hysterectomy Course 702, didactic and cadaver dissection training at the American Association for Gynecologic Laparoscopy, Annual Clinical Meeting, Las Vegas NV, November 14, 2018.
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O’Hanlan, KA, Chair, Hysterectomy from A to Z, didactic and cadaver dissection training at the University of British Columbia Advanced Workshop on Retroperitoneal Surgical Anatomy, Vancouver, BC, November 24-25, 2019.
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TM Siebert, KM Lewis, A Shander, KA O'Hanlan, Validated Intraoperative Bleeding Scale (Vibe Scale): Relevance and Utility in Gynecological Surgery, Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, 2019.
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O’Hanlan KA, Sten MS, Mo L, Fors SA, Uthman KF, Beingesser KR, Improved Postoperative Pain Control by Addition of Oral Phenazopyridine before Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy, Abstract, Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 25 (2018) S50.
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O’Hanlan, KA, Co-chair, Hysterectomy 605, didactic and cadaver dissection training at the American Association for Gynecologic Laparoscopy, Annual Clinical Meeting, Vancouver, BC, November 9, 2019.
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O’Hanlan, KA, Keynote, DA Boyes Annual Clinical Symposium, Dissecting the challenging parametrium, didactic training at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, November 7, 2019.
CURRICULA
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Third Year Curriculum in Reproductive Health, Women’s Health Clerkship, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1995.
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Fourth Year Curriculum in Reproductive Health. Healthy Women, Healthy Lives, MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa, 2000.
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Reproductive Health Initiative, Model Curriculum, 2nd edition, American Women’s Medical Association, 2004.
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Medical Director and founder of Laparoscopic Institute for Gynecology and Oncology. Produce a yearly course: Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy and Advanced Pelvic Support Procedures, jointly sponsored by ACOG, June, 2006 - 2014.
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University of California, San Francisco in Fresno, monthly resident lecture in “LIGO in Fresno- Advanced laparoscopy,” and Gynecologic Oncology, 2014 – 2019.
BOOKS, CHAPTERS AND THESES:
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Perry, Susan, and O'Hanlan, Katherine A., Natural Menopause: Guide to a Woman's Most Misunderstood Passage, Addison Wesley Publishing Company, New York, NY, 1992.
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O'Hanlan, KA, “Principles of Surgical Management of Ovarian Carcinomas”, Pathology State of the Art Reviews Surface Epithelial Neoplasms of the Ovary, Michael Hendrickson, Editor, Official Publication of the California Society of Pathologists, Vol 1, No. 2, Hanley & Belfus, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, 1993.
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O'Hanlan, KA. and Fourcroy, J., "Reproductive System," Chapter 10. The American Medical Women's Association Women's Healthbook, The Philip Leif Group, Inc., New York, NY 1995.
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Rosenbaum, M. and O'Hanlan, KA, "Sexuality," Chapter 12. The American Medical Women's Association Women's Healthbook, The Philip Leif Group, Inc., New York, NY 1995.
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O'Hanlan, KA, Chair, Committee on Cancer, "Recruitment and Retention of Lesbians in Health Research," Recruitment and Retention of Women in Clinical Studies, p101-1-4, Office of the Director of the National Institutes of Health, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, NIH Publication # 95-3756, Bethesda, Maryland, p 101-104, January, 1995.
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O'Hanlan, KA, "Menopause," in Behavioral Medicine for Women: A Comprehensive Handbook, ed.: E. Blechman, Guilford Publications, New York, 1995.
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O'Hanlan, KA, Perry, M. J., "Lesbian Health: Barriers to Accessing Quality Care," in Behavioral Medicine for Women: A Comprehensive Handbook, ed.: E. Blechman, Guilford Publications, New York, 1995.
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Perry, M. J., O'Hanlan, K.A., "Lesbian Health: Psychosocial and Relationship Issues," in Behavioral Medicine for Women: A Comprehensive Handbook, ed.: E. Blechman, Guilford Publications, New York, in press, 1995.
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O'Hanlan, KA. and Fourcroy, J., Part 1, "The Reproductive System," The American Medical Women's Association Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth, The Philip Leif Group, Inc., New York, NY 1995.
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O'Hanlan, KA, Lesbian Health: Therapeutic perspectives, Lila Wallis’ Comprehensive Textbook of Women’s Health, submitted September, 1996.
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O'Hanlan, KA, “Homophobia and the Health Psychology of Lesbians," in Handbook of diversity issues in health psychology, edited by Pamela M, Kato and Traci Mann, p 261-278, Plenum Press, New York, NY, 1996.
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Perry, Susan, and O'Hanlan, Katherine A., Natural Menopause: The Complete Guide, Addison Wesley Publishing Company, New York, NY, December, 1996.
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O'Hanlan, KA, Carcinoma of the Cervix Uteri, 1997 Conn's Current Therapy, Rakel, R. E. editor, W. B. Saunders Company, Houston TX, June, 1996.
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O'Hanlan, KA. "Homophobia and the health care system: Solutions for the future." The lesbian health book: Caring for ourselves (1997): 23-38.
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Perry, Susan, and O'Hanlan, Katherine A., Natural Menopause: The Complete Guide, Addison Wesley Publishing Company, New York, NY, December, 1996.
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Klayman, N, O'Hanlan, KA, Guest Editors, Medical Encounter, American Academy of Physician and Patient, Vol 14:2, 1998.
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O'Hanlan, KA, Burrs, Demetra, Health Issues of Sexual Minorities, Copeland’s Textbook of Gynecology, Second edition, WB Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA, 2000.
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O’Hanlan, KA, Chair, Cancer Working Group, Institute of Medicine Report Key Points, Report of the Scientific Workshop on Lesbian Health 2000, p1-1 – 1-7, Department of health and humanservices, Washington DC, 2000.
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Bell, D., and O'Hanlan, KA, Gynecologic Pathology: Challenges to accurate Diagnosis, Copeland’s Textbook of Gynecology, WB Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA, 2000.
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O'Hanlan, KA. Health concerns of lesbians. In R. M. Eisler & M. Hersen (Eds.), Handbook of gender, culture, and health (pp. 377–404). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers, 2000.
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Fobair, P., O'Hanlan KA, C. Koopman, C. Classen, S. DiMiceli, D. Spiegel, and N. Drooker. "Psychosocial chances among lesbian breast cancer patients following supportive-expressive group therapy." In Psycho-Oncology, Vol. 9, No. 5, Pp. S33-S33. Baffins Lane Chichester, W Sussex Po19 1ud, England: John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2000.
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O'Hanlan, KA, and Isler, CM, Healthcare of lesbians and bisexual women, Chapter 20, in: Meyer IH, Northridge ME, eds. The Health of Sexual Minorities: Public Health Perspectives on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Populations (Hardcover). New York: Springer-Verlag; 2006.
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O'Hanlan, KA, Gynecologic cancer risks among lesbians, Lesbian Health 101: A Clinician’s Guide, Eds: Dibble and Robertson, UCSF Nursing Press, 2010.
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O’Hanlan KA. Clinical Case. Homophobic Jokes and Patient Care. Virtual Mentor. 2010; 12:618- 621. August 2, 2010.
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O’Hanlan, KA. Laparoscopy in the morbidly obese, in Laparoscopic Surgery for Gynecologic Oncology, Allen Covens and Rachel Kupets, The McGraw-Hill Company, United States, 2009.
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Bostwick, W.B., O’Hanlan, KA, & Silverschanz, P. Issues in lesbian, bisexual and transgender healthcare. In L. Hansen, M.B. O'Connell, J. Smith & K. Calis (Eds.) Health across the lifespan: A pharmacotherapeutic approach. Bethesda, MD: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Publishing 2010.
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O’Hanlan, KA. Chapter 23, Extraperitoneal approach to infrarenal, inframesenteric, and pelvic lymphadenectomies, pages 168-173, An Atlas of Gynecologic Oncology Investigation and Surgery, Fourth Edition, Edited by JR Smith, G DelPriore, RL Coleman, and JM Monaghan, 2017.
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Harrington M., O’Hanlan KA. (2018) Sexual Minority Health. In: Knaus J., Jachtorowycz M., Adajar A., Tam T. (eds) Ambulatory Gynecology. Springer, New York, NY, 2018.