Florida Society of Gynecologic Oncology
Decades of education & fellowship
History ~ Our Founding Members
Twenty visionary physicians founded the society in 1993. The Society meets annually, providing education and fellowship to gynecologic oncologists practicing in Florida.
Hervey Averette, MD
Richard Boothby, MD
Phil Caruso, MD
Dennis Cavanaugh, MD
Ron Dudan, MD
Neil Finkler, MD
James Fiorica, MD
Howard Goodman, MD
Mitchell Hoffman, MD
Robert Holloway, MD
James Lapolla, MD
David Martin, MD
Byron Masterson, MD
Linda Morgan, MD
Stephan Nordvquist, MD
James Orr, MD
Hora Praphat, MD
William Roberts, MD
Bernard Sevin, MD
Karl Smith, MD
May 7, 1993 ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Greenlefe Resort, Florida
Chair: Dr. Roberts
Speakers: Drs. Hatch and Holmesly
June 10, 1994 FOUNDERS MEETING
Resort at Longboat Key Club, Longboat Key, Florida
Chair: Dr. Holloway
Guest Speakers: Drs. De Vita, Einstein, Sevin, Taylor
June 4, 1995 1st. ANNUAL MEETING
Resort at Longboat Key Club, Longboat Key, Florida
President: Dr. Averette
Program Chair: Dr. Gelder
Speakers: Drs. Alvarez, Berman, Kipersztok, Mahan, Morgan
June 2, 1996 2nd. ANNUAL MEETING
Resort at Longboat Key Club, Longboat Key, Florida
President: Dr. Averette
Program Chair: Dr. Gelder
Speakers: Drs. Bailes, Fiorica, Janicek, Masterson, Park
June 8, 1997 3rd. ANNUAL MEETING
Resort at Longboat Key Club, Longboat Key, Florida
President: Dr. Roberts
Program Chair: Dr. Fiorica
Speakers: Drs. Bookman, DeCesare, Goodman, Kupperstein, Markman
June 5, 1998 4th. ANNUAL MEETING
Resort at Longboat Key Club, Longboat Key, Florida
President: Dr. Roberts
Program Chair: Dr. Fiorica
Speakers: Drs. Orr, Penalver, Reed, Thigpen, Ward
June 4, 1999 5th. ANNUAL MEETING
Resort at Longboat Key Club, Longboat Key, Florida
President: Dr. Nordqvist
Program Chair: Dr. Orr
Speakers: Drs. Boike, Bomberger, Gershenson
June 2, 2000 6th. ANNUAL MEETING
Resort at Longboat Key Club, Longboat Key, Florida
President: Dr. Nordqvist
Program Chair: Dr. Orr
Speakers: Drs. Berman, Montz, Podratz
June 8, 2001 7th. ANNUAL MEETING
Resort at Longboat Key Club, Longboat Key, Florida
President: Dr. Holloway
Program Chair: Dr. Buckley
Speakers: Drs. Benrubi, Kaplan, DePriest, Stellar
June 6, 2002 8th. ANNUAL MEETING
Resort at Longboat Key Club, Longboat Key, Florida
President: Dr. Holloway
Program Chair: Dr. Buckley
Speakers: Drs. Akcsin, Austin, Lawhead, Mirhashemia
June 3, 2003 9th. ANNUAL MEETING
Resort at Longboat Key Club, Longboat Key, Florida
President: Dr. Orr
Program Co-Chairs: Drs. Ripley and Morgan
Speakers: Drs. Barter, Grigsby, Knapp, Mundt, Nezhat
June, 2004 10th. ANNUAL MEETING
Resort at Longboat Key Club, Longboat Key, Florida
President: Dr. Orr
Program Co-Chairs: Drs. Ripley and Morgan
Speakers: Drs. Barter, Barakat, Alvarez, Tedjarati, Makhlja
June, 2005 11th. ANNUAL MEETING
Resort at Longboat Key Club, Longboat Key, Florida
President: Dr. Boothby Program Chair Dr. Arrango
Speakers: Drs. Covens,Escobar, Monk, Sorosky
June, 2006 12th. ANNUAL MEETING
Resort at Longboat Key Club, Longboat Key, Florida
President: Dr. Boothby Program Chair Dr. Arrango
Speakers: Drs. Boggess, Chamberlain, Herzog, Armstrong
June 14, 2007 13th. ANNUAL MEETING
Resort at Longboat Key Club, Longboat Key, Florida
President: Dr. Morgan, Program Chair: Dr. Grendys
Speakers: Drs. Hoffman, Schink, Miller, Valea, Wenzel, Roland and Wenham
June 12, 2008 14th. ANNUAL MEETING
Resort at Longboat Key Club, Longboat Key, Florida
President: Dr. Morgan, Program Chair: Dr. Grendys
Speakers: Drs. Giuliano, Lancaster, Herzog, Arango, Cassell, Sutton, Sweet, Lurain, Fein, Burnett, and Mantz
June, 2009 15th. ANNUAL MEETING
Resort at Longboat Key Club, Longboat Key, Florida
President: Dr. Buckley Program Chair: Dr. Gates
Speakers: Drs. Goldberg, Huh, Moore, Agarwal, Magrina, Chiu, Satava, Farias-Eisner
June, 2010 16th ANNUAL MEETING
Resort at Longboat Key Club, Longboat Key, Florida
President:Dr. Buckley Program Chair: Dr. Gates
Speakers:Drs. Levenback, Orr, Sutton, Einstein,Diaz-Arrastia,Holcomb, Kuo, Cirisano, Robbins, Honorable Andrew Woods
June, 2011 17th ANNUAL MEETING
Resort at Longboat Key Club, Longboat Key, Florida
President Dr. Grendys, Program Chair Dr. Bigsby
Speakers: Drs. Feranec, Holloway, Naumann, Miller, Orr, Coleman, Iannitti, Patel
June, 2012 18th ANNUAL MEETING
Resort at Longboat Key Club, Longboat Key, Florida
President Dr. Grendys, Program Chair Dr. Bigsby
Speakers Suzanne Boothby, Drs. Boothby, Naumann, Coleman, Brown, Orr, Lancaster, Judson, Zarraga
June, 2013 19th ANNUAL MEETING
Resort at Longboat Key Club, Longboat Key, Florida
President Dr. Penalver, Program Chair Dr. Apte
Speakers Drs. Alvarez, Segal, Lighter,Orr, Holloway, Smith, Naumann, Wenham
June, 2014 20th ANNUAL MEETING
Resort at Longboat Key Club, Longboat Key, Florida
President Dr. Penalver, Program Chair Dr. Madrigal
Speakers Drs. Nezhat, Naumann, Escobar, Janicek, Orr, Lewin, Ramirez, Diaz, Estape
June,2015 21st ANNUAL Meeting
Resort at Longboat Key Club, Longboat Key, Florida
President Dr. Penalver, Program Chair Dr. Madrigal
Speakers Drs. Brown, Herzog, Holloway, Lurain, Naumann, Orr, Runowicz,Slomowitz
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June, 2016 22nd ANNUAL Meeting
Resort at Longboat Key Club, Longboat Key, Florida
President Dr. Penalver, Program Chair Dr. Indermaur, Speakers Drs. Hoffman, Slomowitz, Holloway, Schlumbrecht, Naumann, Orr, Nieves
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June, 2017 23rd ANNUAL Meeting
Resort at Longboat Key Club, Longboat Key, Florida
President Dr. James LaPolla, Program Chair Dr. Indermaur, Speakers Drs. Elvin, Naumann, Kondapalli, Holloway, Orr, Panos-Smith, Brown, Valea, Pearson
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June, 2018 24th ANNUAL Meeting
Resort at Longboat Key Club, Longboat Key, Florida
President Dr. James LaPolla, Program Chair Dr. Dinh,
Speakers Drs. AbuShahin, Rutherford, Bakkum-Gamez, Holloway, Rushing, Orr, Brown, Dietrich, Haddock, Naumann
Annual Research Award Winner Dr. Adrianne Mallen
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June, 2019 25th ANNUAL Meeting
Resort at Longboat Key Club, Longboat Key, Florida
President Dr. Jason Gates, Program Chair Dr. Dinh,
Speakers Drs. Fader, Shahin, Landmann, Orr, Naumann, Slomovitz, Holloway
Annual Research Award Winner Dr. Christine Fitzsimmons
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June, 2022 28th Annual Meeting
Resort at Longboat Key Club, Longboat Key, Florida
President: Dr. Jason Gates
Program Chair, Dr. Fadi AbuShahin
Speakers: Drs Orr, Naumann, Brown, Rutherford, Kneusel, Sonn, Moore
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