Gynecologic Oncology Fellows

Mary Towner, MD

Third Year Fellow

Mary Towner completed her undergraduate training at the University of New Mexico and the Universite de Savoie, dual majoring in Biology and French. She then attended the University of South Alabama for medical school prior to matching at the University of Rochester, where she completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2018. She worked for 3 years as a generalist at the University of Rochester, during which time she worked in the lab of Dr. Richard Moore, studying novel therapeutics for ovarian cancer. 

Mary has now joined Dr. J. Julie Kim’s lab, where she is studying the relationship between adiposity and endometrial cancer. In addition to endometrial cancer and its association with obesity and polycystic ovarian syndrome, her research interests include surgical learning and education, including advanced simulation. During her research year, Mary is also completing the Northwestern Health Services and Outcomes Research certificate program. 

Olivia Foley, MD

Second Year Fellow

Olivia Foley completed her undergraduate degree at Williams College with a bachelor of arts in Chemistry. She attended Harvard Medical School and then completed residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Brigham and Women’s/Massachusetts General Hospital.

Olivia is interested in quality improvement, innovation in healthcare delivery, and health equity in gynecologic oncology. She is currently working on a quality improvement study aimed at screening and treatment of anemia in patients with gynecologic malignancies and completing a certificate program in methodology through Northwestern’s Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research.

Connor Wang, MD

First Year Fellow

Connor earned his B.S. in Biology at the University of Virginia and completed his M.D. at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He subsequently completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Wisconsin where he served as the administrative chief resident. He developed an interest in health services and outcomes research in residency and completed projects looking into surgical outcomes of patients with gynecologic cancers, cancer funding disparities, barriers to patient counseling, well-being of gynecologic oncology providers, and the fellowship recruitment process.

In his research year, Connor is continuing his interest in health services and outcomes research and graduate medical and surgical education. He is completing a methodology certificate in Health Services and Outcomes Research through The Graduate School at Northwestern University and is working on health services research projects utilizing national databases, data from wearable devices, and is investigating cancer-related cognitive impairment. Connor is also completing the McGaw Medical Education Clinical Scholars Program.