Dr. Alexandra Schefter, MD

What I DoI believe in patient-centered care with a focus on creating strong, lifelong relationships. It is a privilege to work with patients from their cancer diagnoses through their treatment journeys. These relationships are what make gynecology oncology so special. I aim to provide patients with compassion and the knowledge to help them make the best decisions for their unique circumstances.Employed by University of Minnesota Physicians (UMP), I am partnering with CentraCare to bring gynecologic oncology to Central Minnesota.Getting to Know MeOutside of work I enjoy spending time outside with my husband and two daughters, running, cooking, gardening, and traveling.Research & PublicationsFerreira, E. O., Schefter, A. M., Brustad, A., Klein, M. E., Khalifa, M. A., Winterhoff, B., & Nelson, A. C. (2024). Implementation of endometrial cancer molecular subtyping into a hybrid community-academic practice. American journal of clinical pathology, aqae010. Advance online …publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqae010Argenta, P. A., Mattson, J., Rivard, C. L., Luther, E., Schefter, A., & Vogel, R. I. (2022). Robot-assisted versus laparoscopic minimally invasive surgery for the treatment of stage I endometrial cancer. Gynecologic oncology, 165(2), 347–352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygyno.2022.03.007Rabe, K. M., Klein, M. E., Ghatak, S., Stout, I., Schefter, A., Erickson, B. K., & Khalifa, M. A. (2021). Sentinel nodal metastasis detection in endometrial carcinoma with microcystic, elongated, and fragmented (MELF) pattern by cytokeratin immunostaining. American journal of clinical pathology, 156(5), 846–852. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqab036Schefter, A., Thomaier, L., Jewett, P., Brown, K., Stenzel, A. E., Blaes, A., Teoh, D., & Vogel, R. I. (2022). Cross-sectional study of psychosocial well-being among lesbian, gay, bisexual and heterosexual gynecologic cancer survivors. Cancer reports, 5(2), e1461.Schefter, A. M., Fischer, J., & Erickson, B. K. (2021). Spontaneous transvaginal sigmoid colon evisceration and sepsis from complete procidentia. Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery journal, 24(6), e42-e45.Schefter, A., Elson, M., & Stockdale, C. (2017). The rate of medical student mistreatment in clinical clerkships: The impact of increasing awareness. Obstetrics and gynecology, 130(4), 52S-53S.Linck, R., Fu, X., Lin, J., Ouch, C., Schefter, A., Steffen, W., Warren, P., & Nicastro, D. (2015). Analysis of hyperstable ciliary microtubule protofilaments. FASEB journal, 884.10.Linck, R., Fu, X., Lin, J., Ouch, C., Schefter, A., Steffen, W., Warren, P., & Nicastro, D. (2014). Insights into the structure and function of ciliary and flagellar doublet microtubules: Tektins, Ca2+-binding proteins and stable protofilaments. Journal of biological chemistry, 289(25), 17427-44.