Kian Behbakht Assistant Professor Obstetrics and Gynecology M.D., Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center Chicago, 1993 Campus Box B198 Office Location: Research Bridge, Room 4420 Ph: 303-315-7897 Kian.Behbakht@UCHSC.edu

Research Interests:

The pathogenesis of ovarian cancer and the epidemiology of cervical cancer. His clinical interests are endoscopic and fertility preserving procedures in gynecologic cancer.

Selected Publications

Behbakht K, Lynch A, Teal S, DeGeest K, Massad LS. Social and cultural barriers to Papanicolaou Test screening in an urban population. Obstetrics and Gynecology 104(6): 1-7, December 2004.

Massad LS, Behbakht K, Collins YC, Cejtin HE. Histologic findings from the cervix among older women with abnormal cervical cytology. Gynecol Oncol. 2003 Mar;88(3):340-4.

Behbakht K, Friedman J, Heimler I, Aroutcheva A, Simoes J, Faro S. Role of the vaginal microbiological ecosystem and cytokine profile in the promotion of cervical dysplasia: a case-control study. Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 2002;10(4):181-6.

Anderson J, Behbakht K, De Geest K, Bitterman P. Adenosarcoma in a patient with vaginal endometriosis. Obstet Gynecol. 2001 Nov;98(5 Pt 2):964-6.

Aroutcheva AA, Simoes JA, Behbakht K, Faro S. Gardnerella vaginalis isolated from patients with bacterial vaginosis and from patients with healthy vaginal ecosystems. Clin Infect Dis. 2001 Oct 1;33(7):1022-7. Epub 2001 Sep 05.

Behbakht K, Abu-Rustum NR, Lee S, San Juan A, Massad LS. Characteristics and survival of cervical cancer patients managed at adjacent urban public and university medical centers. Gynecol Oncol. 2001 Apr;81(1):40-6.

Aroutcheva AA, Simoes JA, Behbakht K, Faro S. Gardnerella vaginalis isolated from patients with bacterial vaginosis and from patients with healthy vaginal ecosystems. Clinical Infectious Disease 33:1022-1027, 2001.

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