TOUCHEDBYTEAL™ Quarterly Newsletter / Volume 2 / Summer 2024
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Meet Dr. David P. Warshal “The patients. That’s my favorite part of the job,” says David P. Warshal, MD, FACOG. “They’re wonderful and you get the opportunity to help them in so many different ways.” At first, Dr. Warshal thought those
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patients would be the young – he was poised to become a pediatrician when he entered Penn State University’s College of Medicine. “I had loved being a [summer] camp counselor, and I found out quickly that it was nothing like being a camp counselor,” he said with a chuckle.
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Dr. Warshal’s program had a strong pioneering gynecological oncology “amalgam” of surgical and medical practice that was creating greater efficiencies leading to better care for patients. “By putting those two elements together, there was an environment more conducive to patient care that also built stronger relationships,” he said. As the head of the Division of Gynecological Oncology at MD Anderson at Cooper, Dr. Warshal continues this path that shaped him so early in his practice. He savors working hard for his patients, discerning the therapies or surgery they need, performing those surgeries and journeying alongside them. In situations where patients are not responding to care, he says the biggest challenge is trying to balance longevity with quality of life.
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