Leslie Bradford, M.D.
Gynecologic OncologistMaineHealth
Bradford is a native of Maine and a practicing gynecologic oncologist at MaineHealth. She completed her medical school training at the University of Vermont College of Medicine followed by a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics in Madison, WI. She returned to New England to complete her fellowship in gynecologic oncologic at Massachusetts General Hospital, with a research focus on the PI3K pathway, targeted therapies and xenograft models in endometrial cancer. She then joined the faculty at the University of Massachusetts. There, her research focused on HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening in low-income countries, collaborating with investigators in Cameroon to launch large-scale cervical cancer screening programs using novel HPV detection technology. She now serves as the Director of Research in gynecologic oncology at MaineHealth Gynecologic Cancer Care, Medical Director of the Clinical Trials Office, and is an Associate Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine. In addition to overseeing the gynecologic oncology clinical trials program, she is a co-PI on the institution’s NCORP grant, serves on the NCI Gynecologic Cancer Steering Committee Ovarian Cancer Task Force and is an active mentor for resident and medical student education and research. She has a strong interest in rare tumors, developmental therapeutics, and minimally invasive surgery.