Christina A. Bandera, MD, is a gynecologic oncologist and director of the Center for Gynecologic Cancers and chief of obstetrics and gynecology at The Miriam Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital. Dr. Bandera received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University, and her medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She completed her postgraduate training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, and held fellowships at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona.
Dr. Bandera is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology, and gynecologic oncology. She served as director of robotic surgery at Women & Infants Hospital, and is a member of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists and the American Association for Gynecologic Laparoscopy.
Dr. Bandera’s clinical expertise includes the medical and surgical treatment of gynecologic cancers arising from the uterus, ovary, cervix, vagina and vulva, as well as the treatment of molar pregnancies and conditions resulting in abnormal pap smears. She has a special interest in cancer prevention and minimally invasive cancer surgery, including robotic surgery.
Locations
Primary
Brown University Health Obstetrics and Gynecology
146 West River Street
Providence, RI 02904
Education
- Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University
- Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Hospitals
- Fellowship: Mayo Clinic, Phoenix