Education & Training:

	UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL - L'HOTEL-DIEU DE QUEBEC Québec City, Canada Training in Minimally Invasive Surgery in Gynecologic Oncology. October-November 2003
	YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE New Haven, Connecticut Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship July 2001-June 2004
	YALE-NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL New Haven, Connecticut Residency Program in Obstetrics and Gynecology July 1997-June 2001
	HOSPITAL OF SAINT RAPHAEL New Haven, Connecticut (Affiliated with Yale University School of Medicine) Transitional Internship July 1996-June 1997
	BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL Dept of Ob/Gyn. Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology Boston, Massachusetts Research Fellowship. January 1995-June 1996
	HOSPITAL DE CLINICAS CARACAS Caracas, Venezuela Rotational Internship. December 1992-December 1994
	UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA Caracas, Venezuela. M.D. September 1985-November 1992

Honors & Awards:

	Jose Asis Memorial Award for excellence in teaching by an Ob/Gyn subspecialty fellow 2004
	Presidential Award. Society of Gynecologic Investigation. 50th Annual Scientific Meeting; Washington, DC for the presentation of: "SGK1, a Potential Regulator of c-fms Related Breast Cancer Aggressiveness" 2003
	Elected as Executive Chief Resident. Obstetrics and Gynecology. Yale-New Haven Hospital 2000-2001
	Wyeth award for the best chief resident. 2001
	Irving Friedman Award for clinical excellence among the chief residents. 2001
	Clinical Poster Award. Society of Gynecologic Oncology. 31st Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA for the presentation of: "Reproductive Function after Conservative Surgery Followed Routinely by Chemotherapy for Malignant Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors" 2000
	Outstanding PGY-1 Resident. Hospital of Saint Raphael 1996-1997
	Rafael Rangel Award for promoting research activities during medical school. 1991

Extracurricular Activities:

	AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS (ACOG) Chair. Junior Fellows. Connecticut Section of New Haven, Connecticut District I 1999-2000
	UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA School of Psychology, Neuroscience Department Teaching Assistant. Lectures and laboratory courses in Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology. Caracas, Venezuela. 1993-1994
	SOCIVEM (Scientific Society of Venezuelan Medical Students) Founder and Honorary Member. Barquisimeto, Venezuela. 1991-1994

Languages:

Fluent in English, Spanish and Hebrew. Understanding of French.

US Legal Status:

Permanent resident (Green card)

Publications:

	O'Malley DM, Azodi M, Makkenchery A, Tangir J, McAlpine J, Kelly M, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ (2004). Weekly Topotecan in Heavily Pretreated Patients with Recurrent Epithelial Ovarian Carcinoma (Submitted for Publication)
	Tangir J, Bonafe N, Gilmore-Hebert M, Chambers SK. (2004). SGK1, a Potential Regulator of c-fms Related Breast Cancer Aggressiveness. Clinical and Experimental Metastasis (accepted for publication)
	Tangir J, Smith B, Higgins S, Schwartz PE (2003). Gynecologic Oncology: Therapy. In R.A.Lobo (Ed.), Obstetrics and Gynecology-2003. (pp 1-30). Castle Connolly Graduate Medical Publishing, LTD. New York, NY.
	Tangir J, Schwartz PE (2003) Fertility preservation in germ cell tumors of the ovary. CME Journal of Gynecologic Oncology. 8:117-120.
	Tangir J, Zelterman D, Ma W & Schwartz PE (2003). Reproductive function after conservative surgery and chemotherapy for malignant germ cell tumors of the ovary. Obstet Gynecol;101, 251-257
	Tangir J, Schwartz PE (2002). Embryonal carcinoma: diagnosis and management during pregnancy and fertility after the diagnosis. CME Journal of Gynecologic Oncology 7, 225-227.
	Tangir, J. (2001). Infection and Pregnancy Loss. In M. Berman (Ed.), Parenthood Lost. Healing the Pain after Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Death (pp. 168-179). Wesport: Bergin & Garvey.
	Wertheim, I., Tangir, J., Muto, M. G., Welch, W. R., Berkowitz, R. S., Chen, W. Y., & Mok, S. C. (1996). Loss of heterozygosity of chromosome 17 in human borderline and invasive epithelial ovarian tumors. Oncogene., 12(10), 2147-2153.
	Tangir, J., Muto, M. G., Berkowitz, R. S., Welch, W. R., Bell, D. A., & Mok, S. C. (1996). A 400 kb novel deletion unit centromeric to the BRCA1 gene in sporadic epithelial ovarian cancer. Oncogene., 12(4), 735-740.
	Tangir, J., Loughridge, N. S., Berkowitz, R. S., Muto, M. G., Bell, D. A., Welch, W. R., & Mok, S. C. (1996). Frequent microsatellite instability in epithelial borderline ovarian tumors. Cancer Research., 56(11), 2501-2505.
	Muto, M. G., Cramer, D. W., Tangir, J., Berkowitz, R., & Mok, S. (1996). Frequency of the BRCA1 185delAG mutation among Jewish women with ovarian cancer and matched population controls. Cancer Research., 56(6), 1250-1252.

Abstracts & Presentations:

	Morosky C, O'Malley, D, Tangir J; Zelkowitz S. Azodi M, Chambers SK, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ (June 2004). Carboplatin/Paclitaxel as Adjuvant Therapy for Stage III Endometrial Adenocarcinoma. Paper presented at: American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA.
	Fertility Preserving Surgery in the Management of Gynecologic Malignancies. (March 2004). Invited speaker. Venezuelan Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 20th Annual Congress. Caracas, Venezuela
	Advances in the surgical management of cervical cancer. (March 2004). Invited speaker. Venezuelan Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 20th Annual Congress. Caracas, Venezuela
	Tangir J, Schwartz PE. (February 2004). Gynecologic Cancer Incidence Patterns among Hispanics in the United States. Paper presented at: Society of Gynecologic Oncology, 35th Annual Meeting; San Diego, CA
	Tangir J, Bonafe N., & Chambers SK. (March 2003). SGK1, a Potential Regulator of c-fms Related Breast Cancer Aggressiveness. Paper presented at: Society of Gynecologic Investigation, 50th Annual Scientific Meeting; Washington, DC
	Tangir J, Bonafe N, Chambers SK. (January 2003) Glucocorticoid-Induced Genetic Alterations in Breast Cancer Cells. Paper presented at: Society of Gynecologic Oncology, 34th Annual Meeting; New Orleans, LA.
	Advances in the Management of Endometrial Cancer. (September 2002). Invited speaker Grand Rounds. Dept Ob/Gyn. Hospital Vargas. Caracas, Venezuela
	Advances in the Management of Ovarian Cancer. (September 2002). Invited speaker. Medical Society. Centro Medico de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela
	Tangir, J., Bonafe, N., & Chambers, SK. (June 2002). Glucocorticoid-Induced Genetic Alterations in Breast Cancer Cell Lines. Paper presented at the New England Association of Gynecologic Oncologist. 22nd Annual Meeting, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.
	Advances in the Management of Ovarian Cancer (May 2002) Invited speaker. Grand Rounds. Dept of Ob/Gyn. Hospital Vargas. Caracas, Venezuela
	Tangir, J., & Schwartz, P. (February 2000). Reproductive Function after Conservative Surgery Followed Routinely by Chemotherapy for Malignant Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors. Paper presented at the Society of Gynecologic Oncologist. 31st Annual Meeting, San Diego, California.
	Tangir, J., Muto, M. G., Berkowitz, R. S., Welch, W. R., Bell, D. A., & Mok, S. (February 1996). A novel deletion unit centromeric to the BRCA1 gene in sporadic epithelial ovarian cancer. Paper presented at the Society of Gynecologic Oncologist. 27th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.
	Edelson, M. I., Tangir, J., Welch, W. R., Bell, D. A., Berkowitz, R. S., & Mok, S. (February 1996). Deletion Mapping of chromosome 7q in borderline and invasive epithelial ovarian tumors. Paper presented at the Society of Gynecologic Oncologist. 27th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.
	Tangir, J., Muto, M. G., Berkowitz, R. S., & Mok, S. (June 1995). Allelic loss of the BRCA1 gene in human sporadic invasive and borderline ovarian epithelial tumors. Paper presented at the New England Association of Gynecologic Oncologist. 15th Annual Meeting, Williamstown, Massachusetts.
	Wertheim, I., Tangir, J., Muto, M. G., Welch, W. R., Berkowitz, R., & Mok, S. (June 1995). Loss of heterozygosity and microsatellite instability of chromosome 17 in human borderline and invasive epithelial ovarian tumors. Paper presented at the New England Association of Gynecologic Oncologist. 15th Annual Meeting, Williamstown, Massachusetts.
	Tortoledo, F., Fermin, E., Bellera, V. J., Tangir, J., & Morales, P. (1994). Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in peripheral vessel obstruction: analysis of results and follow-up. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Venezuelan National Academy of Medicine, Caracas, Venezuela.
	Tangir, J., Silva, J., Vicent, E., Sierra, R., & Palenque, M. (1993). Nebulized Salbutamol compared with metered-dose inhaled fenoterol and ipratropium bromide for the treatment of the asthma crisis. Paper presented at the XI Meeting of the Latin American Society of Allergy and Immunology, Margarita, Venezuela.
	Tangir, J., Zisman, A., & Maristany, M. T. (1991). Gastric Cancer in Venezuela: 1976-1988. Paper presented at the First Meeting of the Scientific Society of Venezuelan Medical Students, Caracas, Venezuela.