Dr. Karen Zempolich : Dr. Jennifer Rhode, MD : Denise Gitlin, RN, NCC
Dr. Karen Zempolich, MD
Board Certified, Gynecologic Oncology
Dr. Zempolich received her undergraduate and medical degrees from Duke University, Durham, N.C.. After completing a residency at the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics in Salt Lake City in 1997, she received subspecialty training in gynecologic oncology at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
Dr. Zempolich returned to Utah in 2000 joining the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics and the Huntsman Cancer Institute. Her research focused on the genetic and molecular changes that allow precancerous cervical and vulvar diseases to turn into cancer. In addition to teaching and research, she initiated outreach programs to provide state of the art gynecologic oncology care to women outside of Utah. Through these efforts and work with community organization advocacy groups and the Department of Health, it is her vision that all women in the region should have access to the highest standard of care for gynecologic cancers. Monarch Women's Cancer Center sees as it's mission extending compassionate, excellent care of women throughout the region.
Although Dr. Zempolich's clinical expertise encompasses all areas of gynecologic cancer, her clinical focus is on complex pelvic and oncology surgery, laparoscopic surgery and fertility-sparing treatment of early gynecologic cancers.
Professional Organizations
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- The Society of Gynecologic Oncologists
- The American Society of Clinical Oncology
- American Association for Cancer Research
Research Awards
- Women's Reproductive Health Research Scholar
- HCI Research Development Grant
- HERA Foundation Grant
- Needs Assessment: Barriers to Care Ovarian Cancer
Professional Community Activities
- Utah Cancer Action Network, State Department of Health, Chairwoman
- Utah Cancer Action Network, State Department of Health, Ovarian Cancer Working Group, Chairwoman
- Cervical Cancer Prevention Advisory Committee, Utah Department of Health
- Gynecologic Cancer Services / Outreach & Education, Director, Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center
- HERA Foundation - Ovarian Cancer Awareness, Research, and Advocacy Group, Board Member
Dr. Jennifer Rhode, M.D.
Board Certified, Gynecologic Oncologist
Dr. Rhode has joined Dr. Karen Zemoplich at Monarch Women’s Cancer Center and looks forward to providing compassionate, exceptional care for women throughout the region.
Dr. Rhode received her undergraduate degree at Auburn University in Alabama and then went on to complete her medical degree at the University of Alabama School of Medicine. After completing an OB/GYN residency at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi, Dr. Rhode did an additional GYN Oncology fellowship at the University of Michigan.
Dr. Rhode was a Colonel in the United States Air Force and served for eighteen years, she practiced as an OB/GYN and Gynecologic Oncologist at various Air Force bases all over the world from Florida and Massachusetts to England.
Denise Gitlin, RN, NCC
Certified Nurse Practitioner
Denise is a graduate of the University of Utah College of Nursing with a Masters in Nursing as a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner. (2001). She has been working in GYN Oncology since 2004 at HCA and with Dr. Zempolich at St. Marks Hospital.
Professional Memberships
Denise is a member of several professional organizations including:
- SGNO - Society of Gynecologic Nurse Oncologists
- ONS - Oncology Nursing Society
- AWHONN - Association of Women's Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nursing
- NPWH - National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health
