Discipline

Medical Oncologist

Research Department

Medical Oncology/Solid Tumor Oncology

Interests

Gynecologic malignancies, New therapies for gynecologic cancers

Biography

Ursula A. Matulonis, MD is Medical Director and Program Leader of the Medical Gynecologic Oncology Program at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Her research focuses on targeted therapies for gynecologic malignancies, with a specific interest in the genetic changes in ovarian cancer and how that can lead to rationale targeted drug selection. Dr. Matulonis is the Principal Investigator of several clinical trials and translational studies for ovarian cancer. Dr. Matulonis is a Co-PI on an ovarian cancer SPORE project entitled “Identification of Oncogenic Mutations in Ovarian Cancer,” and a Co-PI on the project “Genetic relationships between breast and ovarian cancer” that is funded by the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. She is also a past recipient of a DF/HCC Ovarian Cancer SPORE Developmental Grant entitled “Genetic Fingerprinting of Ovarian Cancer.” 

Dr. Matulonis serves on the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Ovarian Cancer Recommendation and Guideline Committee for both ovarian cancer and for the treatment of anemia, the Gynecologic Oncology Group Quality of Life Committee, a member of The Cancer Genome Atlas Project (TCGA) Endometrial Analysis Working Group, and is Medical Director and Board Member for the non-profit organization Ovations for the Cure. She is a recipient of the Dennis Thompson Compassionate Care Scholar award, the Lee Nadler “Extra Mile” Award, and was named one of Boston’s Best Physicians in Medical Oncology by Boston Magazine numerous times. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

After receiving her MD from Albany Medical College, she completed an internship and residency at the University of Pittsburgh, followed by a medical oncology fellowship at Dana-Farber.

Background

Board Certification
Internal Medicine, 2000
Medical Oncology, 2003

Fellowship
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Medical Oncology, 1993

Residency
University of Pittsburgh, Internal Medicine, 1990

Medical School
Albany Medical College, 1987

Recent Awards

• Partners in Excellence Award, Partners Health Care, 2010
• "Boston Magazine" Best Doctors, 2009
• Lee Nadler "Extra Mile" Award, 2009
• Dennis Thompson Compassionate Care Scholar, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2000
• Partners in Excellence Award, Partners Health Care, 2000