Meet Our Fellows

Ashley Moon, MD, graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a major in Molecular and Cellular Biology and a minor in French. Her undergraduate honors thesis at the Pasteur Institute in Paris focused on strategies for determining the structures of DNA-protein complexes using x-ray crystallography. After graduation, Dr. Moon served with the AmeriCorps VISTA in her hometown of New York City before returning to France to teach with the National Ministry of Education. Continuing her interests in global medicine, Dr. Moon was awarded a research grant to evaluate thermostability of the HPV vaccine on transdermal patches at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia from where she received her medical degree. 

During residency in Connecticut, Dr. Moon focused on outcomes research in postoperative recovery, including a prospective, randomized controlled trial on the use of non-opioids and multimodal analgesia after surgeries of suspected gynecologic malignancy. She has presented at national conferences, including SGO and ACOG, and has been awarded for her research at local symposiums. Dr. Moon has contributed to Gynecologic Oncology Reports, Current Obstetrics and Gynecology Reports and Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Moon received Recognition of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology from AAGL.

During her fellowship at Stanford, she has been fortunate to receive a wide breadth of surgical training at both academic and community-based hospitals in robotic, laparoscopic, and open approaches. The comprehensive fellowship program has provided opportunities to directly manage chemotherapy and targeted therapies, as well as to offer clinical trials. At Stanford, Dr. Moon has developed a research interest in the role of macrophages and immune checkpoint inhibition in the treatment of recurrent ovarian cancer. In her spare time, she has enjoyed discovering all the great hiking trails in the Bay Area. 

Susan Lang, MD, joined the Stanford Gynecologic Oncology fellowship program in July of 2021. She graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine during which time she was selected as a member of Alpha Omega Alpha. During medical school her research was focused on the role of Pannexin 1, a large ATP channel protein, in the regulation of myogenic tone of cerebral vasculature. For this work, she was presented with the UVA Summer Research Program award. She additionally acted as a Peer Mentor, engaging in a wide variety of mentoring sessions covering discrete topics from the pre-clinical systems, clinical skills and clerkship material.

Dr. Lang then completed her residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at Magee-Womens Hospital at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. During residency she was a member of the Program Evaluation Committee, Community Provider Council and was the coordinator the Gynecology Morbidity & Mortality Conference. There, she received accolades for professionalism and excellence in resident teaching. She additionally received the Society of Gynecologic Oncology Outstanding Resident in Gynecologic Oncology Award and the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists Recognition of Excellence in Laparoscopic Surgery Award.

During residency, Dr. Lang was involved in several research efforts, her favorite of which was focused on identifying gender-bias in letters of recommendation, a collaborative effort with her Vascular Surgery colleagues. Her academic contributions have been published in Gynecologic Oncology, Current Opinions in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Journal of Surgical Education, JCI Insight, Gynecologic Oncology Reports. Dr. Lang completed her thesis research in the lab of Dr. Oliver Dorigo, focusing on the role of CCL23, a macrophage derived chemokine ligand, in the tumor microenvironment of human ovarian cancer ascites. She has since started working on clinical projects related to peri-operative care and outcomes of her patients.

Sahana Somasegar, MD, graduated from Cornell University in Human Biology, Health & Society, where she was a Presidential Research Scholar and studied endothelial cell migration, invasion, and growth to further understand angiogenesis. Dr. Somasegar then attended Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, where she led student organizations including the American Medical Women’s Association chapter and Oncology Interest group. While in medical school, Dr. Somasegar received the Dean’s Summer Research Award and American Pediatric Society Fellowships. She ultimately graduated medical school in 2018 with Honors with Distinction in Research. Dr. Somasegar subsequently completed her Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at the University of Chicago, where she served as Administrative Chief Resident in her final year. She also received the Society of Gynecologic Oncology Outstanding Resident in Gynecologic Oncology Award and the Golden Apple Medical Student Teaching Award. During residency, she was involved in several research efforts, including research focused on clinical outcomes in gynecologic cancers after targeted treatments based on somatic mutations, which was published as Editor’s Choice in Gynecologic Oncology. Her research contributions have been published in Gynecologic Oncology, Journal of Clinical Oncology: Oncology Practice, International Journal of Gynecological Pathology, Gynecologic Oncology Reports, and others. After completing residency, Dr. Someseghar joined Stanford University for fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology. She is currently pursuing a Masters in Epidemiology and Clinical Research, with the hope of continuing to conduct clinical research and participate in clinical trials throughout her career. Under the guidance of Dr. Marcia Stefanick and Dr. Allison Kurian, her thesis is focused on geographical differences in risk factors, work-up and diagnosis, and survival in uterine cancer to better understand how to target public health interventions to combat disparities. She is also working on clinical projects related to surgical techniques and large-database analysis of trends in gynecologic cancer survival.

Evie Adams, MD, graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a BS in mechanical engineering and a minor in biomedical engineering. After graduation, Dr. Adams worked at Epic Systems as an EHR developer in Madison, Wisconsin. She earned her MD from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, and subsequently completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Tufts Medical Center. During residency, she focused on research in resident surgical training and palliative care utilization for ovarian cancer patients. She has presented at national and regional conferences, including SGO, NEAGO, and ACOG. Outside of work, she enjoys playing ultimate frisbee and completing the NY Times Daily crossword. Dr. Adams is thrilled to join Stanford as a fellow in Gynecologic Oncology.