Nathalie McKenzie, MD

Nathalie McKenzie, MD

Program Director

Nathalie Dauphin McKenzie, MD, MSPH, is a board-certified gynecologic oncologist with a breadth of experience providing advanced treatments including minimally invasive and robotic-assisted procedures for women with all types of gynecologic cancer. She earned her medical degree with research honors at the University of New York at Buffalo and undertook her residency training and fellowship at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. She also earned her Master of Science in Public Health with honors while completing her fellowship training. Dr. McKenzie is an award-winning physician who is known for her expertise in radical debulking procedures for removing advanced tumors. She is particularly interested in HPV-related neoplasia and patient-driven cancer treatment. She is also a multilingual provider with fluency in English, French, medical Spanish and Haitian Creole.

Robert Holloway, MD

Robert Holloway, MD

Dr. Holloway earned his medical degree from Vanderbilt University and completed a fellowship in gynecologic oncology at Georgetown University Hospital. Even as co-medical director of AdventHealth Orlando Gynecologic Oncology, a founding member of AdventHealth Global Robotic Institute, and clinical professor at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Dr. Holloway insists his skills all come down to working with his hands, a trait he picked up while growing up on a farm.

Dr. Holloway has become one of the most respected robotic surgeons in the world, teaching advanced robotic surgery training courses to both American and International surgeons. He regularly directs and speaks at robotic symposia in South America, Europe and Japan. When stateside, Dr. Holloway serves as the principal investigator for many clinical trials and research projects seeking more advanced treatments for gynecologic oncology conditions, such as ovarian cancer.

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James Kendrick, MD

Dr. Kendrick joined the gynecologic oncology program at the AdventHealth Orlando Cancer Institute in July 2009. His clinical interests include robotic surgery and the management of all gynecologic malignancies. Dr. Kendrick and the physicians at AdventHealth Orlando Gynecologic Oncology treat all gynecologic cancers and complicated benign conditions offering treatments and services including da Vinci Robotic hysterectomy, chemotherapy, clinical trials and a multi-disciplinary approach to patient care.

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Sarfraz Ahmad, PhD

Dr. Ahmad is Director of Clinical Research at Gynecologic Oncology Program of AdventHealth Cancer Institute (AHCI), Orlando. Before joining AHCI in 2002, he spent 10-years in research and teaching at Loyola University of Chicago and University of Illinois at Chicago’s Division of Hematology/Oncology, College of Medicine. He has trained several fellows, residents, medical students, and graduate/undergraduate students during their research projects. He is also Professor of Medical Education at University of Central Florida and Professor of Clinical Sciences at Florida State University, Colleges of Medicine, Orlando. His current research focus is on the analysis of clinico-pathologic and surgical outcomes of gynecology/oncology patients and to understand the cellular/molecular mechanisms of cancer and related thromboembolic/hematologic disorders. His investigations are also aimed towards the evaluation of novel treatment options (chemo/cellular/immuno-therapies) for better management of hemato-oncologic patients. His past research interests focused on the anticoagulant, antithrombin, antiplatelet, and thrombolytic drug development for the management of hematologic and cardiovascular patients. In these various areas of biomedical research, Dr. Ahmad has published nearly 300 peer-reviewed scholarly research articles and book chapters, and over 450 scientific abstracts. He is a reviewer for several biomedical journals and has received several competitive research grants and national/international awards for his research accomplishments/contributions. Dr. Ahmad is also passionate about classical Hindi-Urdu literature & poetry and takes pride with active participation in such forums.