Rita Abigail (Abby) Sartor, MD is a clinical fellow in gynecologic oncology and an Innovation Fellow at the Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation (PC3I). Her research interests include how policies mediate health disparities and shape access to diagnostics and novel therapeutics for patients with gynecologic cancers.
Dr. Sartor received her BA in Politics from New York University and her MD from Tulane University School of Medicine. Prior to joining the University of Pennsylvania, she completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Yale New Haven Hospital. She is currently pursuing a Master’s in Health Policy Research from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Abby Sartor, MD
- Clinical Fellow, Gynecologic Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine
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