David Shalowitz, MD, MSHP

David Shalowitz, MD, MSHP is a gynecologic oncologist and Director for Health Equity and Community Outreach at West Michigan Cancer Center Radiation & Surgical Specialties. Dr. Shalowitz attended medical school at the University of Michigan and completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Brigham and Women’s/Massachusetts General Hospitals. He then received subspecialty training in gynecologic oncology and a master’s degree in health policy research from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Shalowitz also completed a 2 year fellowship in clinical bioethics at the National Institutes of Health.

Dr. Shalowitz is a nationally recognized researcher in ethics, health equity, and access to gynecologic cancer care, and is particularly invested in helping patients who live in rural areas in the United States overcome barriers to receiving high-quality cancer care. His current research priorities include the use of telemedicine to improve access to care, and the intersection between ethics and cancer care delivery. Dr. Shalowitz is a past Chair of the Committee on Ethics for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), a member of ACOG’s Board of Directors, and leads the Collaborative on Equity in Rural Cancer Care (CERCC), a national, multidisciplinary group of researchers committed to improving health equity for rural patients with cancer.