Yvonne Collins, MD

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Assistant Professor
Gynecologic Oncology
Department of OB/GYN
University of Illinois-Chicago
820 South Wood Street (MC 808)
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: (312) 413-9874
Fax: (312) 355-5656
ycollins@uic.edu

Dr. Collins is a graduate of the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida. She completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. She then furthered her training by completing a fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York. She is currently serving in the capacity of Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois -Chicago in Women's Cancer.

Dr. Collins has devoted her career to educating underserved women on the importance of routine health maintenance including pap smears. Her research interest includes community outreach and education on the causes, prevention, screening and early detection of cervical carcinoma which is preventable. She also has an interest in empowering women through education, eliminating barriers to care and increasing access. She works with community organizations, area churches, beauty salons, task forces and the American Cancer Society on developing ways to decrease racial disparities related to cervical cancer diagnosis, treatment and mortality. Her ultimate goal is the eliminate Cervical Carcinoma overall.

Content last updated September 19, 2008.