Ali Mahdavi, MD

Dr. Mahdavi is board-certified in gynecologic oncology and is fellowship trained in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. He provides care to women with a variety of gynecologic cancers who are diagnosed with, or are at a high risk for gynecological cancers. Dr. Mahdavi has a special interest in ... Read More minimally invasive surgery with both robotic and conventional laparoscopy for uterine and cervical cancers. He provides surgical management of advanced gynecological cancers, including radical debulking surgery for ovarian cancer. Dr. Mahdavi has a particular focus on utilizing innovative surgical techniques such as lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node evaluation for endometrial, cervical, and vulvar cancers. He is among very few physicians in the United States who completed a formal minimally invasive surgery fellowship in addition to gynecologic oncology training. Dr. Mahdavi is one the pioneers in robotic lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node biopsy for cervical and endometrial cancer in the state of Wisconsin and the midwest. He promotes the health of women with gynecologic cancers by offering the highest quality and most advanced cancer treatments. "I value my patients’ individual needs and strive to offer outstanding care in a convenient, caring, and personalized manner." Dr. Mahdavi, a gynecologic oncologist and the Medical Director of the OB-GYN Clinic at Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was featured in a Prevention Magazine article about understanding cancer stages. In the article, he discusses the reasoning behind the four stages of cancer. He explains, "The main purpose for staging is to evaluate the extent of cancer spread."
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