Vaginal Cancer Treatment Team

Our vaginal cancer team includes world-renowned experts in the prevention, detection, diagnosis and treatment of vaginal cancer.

To make an appointment, please call The James Line at 614-293-5066 or 800-293-5066. The James Line is a free, confidential telephone service staffed by oncology nurses to provide callers with cancer information and physician referrals. The James Line is available weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST.

Gynecological Oncology

Floortje Backes, MD

I am a board certified gynecologic oncologist specialized in the comprehensive treatment of ovarian, endometrial/uterine, cervical, vaginal, vulva and other rare gynecologic cancers. Read More

Larry Copeland, MD

I’m a gynecologic oncologist specializing in ovarian, uterine, endometrial, cervical and other female cancers. I received my medical training from the University of Western Ontario, and I completed my residency in obstetrics and gynecology at McMaster University. Read More

Jeffrey Fowler, MD

I am a professor of gynecologic oncology at The Ohio State University and have been in practice since 1991. I have extensive expertise in the latest surgical techniques including radical pelvic surgery, pelvic reconstruction and minimally invasive surgery including laparoscopic and robotic surgery. Read More

David O'Malley, MD

I am a professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and the director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the OSUCCC – James, where I've been a faculty member since 2005. Read More

Ritu Salani, MD

I am a gynecologic oncologist and associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Read More

Tara Briggeman, APRN-CNP

Tammy Cote, APRN-CNP

Amanda Herlihy, APRN-CNP

I am a women’s health nurse practitioner in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at The James. While working as a registered nurse at the OSUCCC – James, I returned to The Ohio State University to continue my education and obtain my master’s in nursing. Read More

Sarah Szczepanik, APRN-CNP

John Hays, MD, PhD

I specialize in treating peritoneal cancers stemming from gastrointestinal and gynecological origins such as ovarian, colorectal cancer and cancers of the appendix and small intestine. Read More

Radiation Oncology

Douglas Martin, MD

I am a radiation oncologist and the Vice Chair of Clinical Operations for the Department of Radiation Oncology. I was named to the Castle Connolly list of “Regional Top Doctors” from 2014-2019. Read More

Allison Quick, MD

I am a radiation oncologist who specializes in treating patients who have been diagnosed with gynecologic cancers. My clinical interests include conformal radiation, intensity modulated radiation therapy, and high dose rate intracavitary and interstitial brachytherapy. Read More