Meet Our Fellows
Elizabeth "Evie" Adams, MD
Fellowship Completion 2026
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.
Simone Sasse, MD, MPhil
Fellowship Completion 2027
Simone Sasse, MD, MPhil, grew up in Los Angeles, then attended Princeton University where she studied Ecology and Evolutionary Biology with a certificate in Global Health and Health Policy. Afterwards she completed an MPhil in Parasitology at the University of Cambridge through the Gates Cambridge Scholarship. She earned her MD through the combined Harvard/MIT (HST) program, obtaining a Doris Duke International Clinical Research Fellowship to work in Malawi on HIV and women's health. She completed her residency training at New York University Langone Health, where she served as research and quality improvement chief resident. At Stanford she is a member of the Brooke Howitt lab, studying carcinosarcomas and their serous counterparts and looking at the IGF pathway's contribution to plasticity and malignant potential in carcinosarcomas. In her free time, she enjoys backcountry skiing and hiking.
Lindsey Finch, MD
(Incoming) Fellowship Completion 2028
Lindsey Finch, MD, JD grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and graduated from Yale University with a BA in History. She then earned a JD from Harvard Law School and worked as a corporate attorney for several years in New York, Tokyo and Hong Kong. She earned her MD from the University of Miami School of Medicine, where she was selected to the Gold Humanism Honor Society and won multiple awards for her leadership, volunteer work, and performance in obstetrics and gynecology.
Dr. Finch then completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami School of Medicine. There, she served as academic chief resident and received the Society of Gynecologic Oncology Outstanding Resident Award and awards for excellence in clinical and patient care. Following residency, she completed a 2-year ovarian cancer research fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. Her work has been presented at national and international research meetings, and she has published in Gynecologic Oncology, International Journal of Gynecological Cancer, Gynecologic Oncology Reports, and others. At Stanford, she has joined the Brooke Howitt lab and is making use of the many resources at Stanford to expand her research and academic interests. In her free time she enjoys running and reading.