Kara Long Roche MS, MD, MSc, FACOG

Kara is a gynecologic oncologist who is dedicated to improving the lives of women with gynecologic cancers. These include ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, cervical cancer, and vulvar cancer. She is also committed to developing better ways to screen for and prevent gynecologic cancers in women who are at higher risk for these diseases. She perform surgeries at Memorial Hospital and Josie Robertson Surgery Center in Manhattan, and see patients at Rockefeller Outpatient Clinic, also in Manhattan, and MSK Basking Ridge, in New Jersey.
At MSK, she is a part of a team of surgeons that is clinically and scientifically committed to and passionate about treating ovarian cancer. Because of their streamlined focus and close collaboration, they are able to offer some of the best outcomes in the world for women with this disease. She perform about 250 gynecologic procedures each year, using minimally invasive techniques when appropriate so that women can get back to their lives more quickly after surgery.
In addition, she is skilled at performing cytoreductive surgery, which means she remove all visible disease so that the cancer is more susceptible to chemotherapy. For women who want to start or grow their families, she perform fertility-preserving surgical procedures whenever possible.