Meet Our Fellows

Karen Levy, MD, joined the Stanford Gynecologic Oncology fellowship program in July 2018. She received her MD degree from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine. During medical school, she performed research on the cardioprotective role of caveolae in ischemic preconditioning of myocytes. Karen also volunteered with the UCSD free clinic throughout her time as a medical student and was elected to the Gold Humanism Honor Society in 2010. Following medical school, Karen completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Yale-New Haven Hospital. During residency, Karen pursued her passion for global health by pioneering a new 6 week resident rotation at a women’s hospital in Kawempe, Uganda. Additionally, she had the opportunity to be part of a medical team that implemented a sustainable locally-run cervical cancer screening and prevention program in Titanyen, Haiti. Karen was awarded a resident teaching award during her third year of residency and the Peter A Grannum MD Memorial Award for humanism in medicine and dedication to medical education during her chief year. Since beginning her fellowship at Stanford, she has discovered a passion for research involving the adaptation of innovative techniques in radiation to treat gynecologic cancers. She has had the opportunity to present this work at a number of national and international conferences during her fellowship and has a publication in review. Outside of work, Karen greatly enjoys the outdoors with trail running, long-distance backpacking and scuba-diving trips.

I am truly honored to be a part of the Gynecologic Oncology family at Stanford. The opportunities I have had during my fellowship to grow as a physician and scientist have been unparalleled in my career thus far. This comprehensive fellowship provides trainees with exposure to every aspect of gynecologic oncologic care, including balanced surgical training with a breadth of robotic, laparoscopic and open approaches, surgical experiences at both academic and county-based hospitals, evidence-based medical management of oncologic patients and end-of-life care, a practice that performs all of its own chemotherapy and targeted therapy, longitudinal clinics that provide continuity in patient care, an NCI-Designated Cancer Center active in clinical trials, implementation of innovative treatments developed at Stanford, weekly multidisciplinary tumor board, monthly journal clubs, multidisciplinary rotations in the intensive care unit and other surgical disciplines, and seemingly unlimited support for research, academic conferences and other scholarly interests. This program fosters creativity and encourages leadership at every level in the field of gynecologic oncology. I am incredibly grateful to have been given this training opportunity.

Stephanie Chow, MD, graduated from UC Berkeley with Honors in Molecular and Cell Biology. Her research on deducing the function and localization on Polo-like Kinase in Giardia earned her the Best Poster Presentation Award among all senior theses. Dr. Chow is also an accomplished violinist and has soloed with the UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra. She was Concertmaster of the UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra and received the 2011 Eisner Award and UC Berkeley Department of Music Scholarships during her undergraduate years. Dr. Chow then attended Temple University School of Medicine, where she enjoyed volunteering with the Temple Emergency Action Corps Homeless Initiative, educating and providing basic health care for the local homeless population. She was elected into the Gold Humanism Honor Society in 2014. Dr. Chow subsequently completed her Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara. During residency, she received the Society of Gynecologic Oncology Outstanding Resident in Gynecologic Oncology Award and the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists Recognition of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology Award. Her research contributions during residency have been published in Gynecologic Oncology, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Clinical & Experimental Metastasis. Dr. Chow was thrilled to join Stanford as a fellow in Gynecologic Oncology. Her research interests include applying novel radiation modalities with immunotherapy in the treatment of ovarian cancer. Her work under the guidance of Dr. Erinn Rankin led her to earn the 2020 American Association for Cancer Research Doreen J. Putrah Cancer Research Foundation Scholar-In-Training Award.

I am lucky to work alongside leading clinicians and scientists in the field of Gynecologic Oncology here at Stanford. As a fellow, this institution houses pioneering researchers, compassionate clinicians and innumerable collaborative and educational opportunities - all of which enhance my training experience.

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. 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.

I am honored and excited to join the Stanford Gynecologic Oncology team. This program allows for fellows to cultivate their research interests as well as provides opportunities to pursue new ideas with the latest technology and tools. I am looking forward to becoming a part of a fellowship program that fosters the important merge of translational research and clinical training.