ELIZABETH PELKOFSKI

Bassett Healthcare Network announced it has added ELIZABETH PELKOFSKI, M.D., gynecologic oncologist, to its Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is highly specialized in caring for patients with gynecologic cancers, including cancers of the ovary, fallopian tube, peritoneum, cervix, vagina, vulva, uterus, and endometrium, as well as gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (a rare form of cancer that forms when the placenta attaches to the uterus). Dr. Pelkofski also cares for patients who are at increased genetic risk for gynecologic cancers, patients with preinvasive disease, and those needing complex pelvic surgery, minimally invasive, and robotic surgery. She has expertise in chemotherapy, immunotherapy, clinical trials, radiation oncology, and palliative care for gynecologic cancers. Pelkofski earned her medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia. Her residency in obstetrics and gynecology took place at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She completed a fellowship in gynecologic oncology and a master’s degree in clinical research at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Dr. Pelkofski is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology and gynecologic oncology.