Joseph T Santoso, MD

Education

Undergraduate

Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry; San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA

Medical School

University of California-Davis; Davis, CA; 1989

Residency

University of California-Davis; Davis, CA

Fellowship

• Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Program; University of California-Davis; Davis, CA; 1993-94
• Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program; University of Texas Southwestern-Dallas; Dallas, TX; 1994-97

Awards, Certifications & Memberships

Awards & Recognition

• The President Award for Achievement, Service and Leadership in Student Government; San Francisco State University; San Francisco, CA; 1985
• Berlex Foundation OB/GYN Resident Award; University of California, Davis; Davis, CA; 1990
• Mead Johnson OB/GYN Resident Award, University of California, Davis; Davis, CA;; 1991
• Berlex Oncology Award for Academic Development, UT Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas, TX; 1995
• The American Cancer Society Clinical Oncology Fellowship Award; UT Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas, TX; 1995-96
• Golden Apple Award ("The highest faculty teaching award given by the graduating medical students"), University of Texas Medical Branch; Galveston, TX; 1998
• James W. Powers Memorial Award (award for clinical professor who best exemplifies the practice of art and science of medicine), University of Texas Medical Branch; Galveston, TX; 1999
• Golden Apple Award ("The highest faculty teaching award given by the graduating medical students"). University of Texas Medical Branch; Galveston, TX; 1999
• The Excellent Teaching Award, Association of Professors of Gynecologists & Obstetrics; 1999
• LeBlanc, Little & Powell Honorary Faculty Professor in Obstetrics & Gynecology – Endowed Chair, University of Texas Medical Branch; Galveston, TX; 1999
• James W. Powers Memorial Award (award for clinical professor who best exemplifies the practice of art and science of medicine), University of Texas Medical Branch; Galveston, TX; 2000
• Golden Apple Award ("The highest faculty teaching award given by the graduating medical students"), University of Texas Medical Branch; Galveston, TX; 2000
• Excellent Teaching Award from the Student Government Executive Counsel For "Outstanding teaching and genuine concern for students", University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine; Memphis, TN; 2002-03
• Golden Apple Award ("The best departmental faculty teaching award"), University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine; Memphis, TN; 2003
• The Excellence Teaching Award, Association of Professors of Gynecologists & Obstetrics; 2003
• "Best Doctor in Memphis," Memphis Magazine; 2004
• Outstanding Attending ("The highest faculty teaching award given by graduating medical students"), University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine; Memphis, TN;; 2005
• Golden Apple Award ("The best departmental faculty teaching award"), University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine; Memphis, TN; 2005
• Outstanding Attending ("The highest faculty teaching award given by graduating medical students"), University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine; Memphis, TN; 2006
• Outstanding Attending ("The highest faculty teaching award given by graduating medical students"), University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine; Memphis, TN; 2006
• Commencement Speaker for class of 2007 Graduation, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine; Memphis, TN; 2007
• Outstanding Attending ("The highest faculty teaching award given by graduating medical students"), University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine; Memphis, TN; 2008
• Golden Apple Award ("The best departmental faculty teaching award), University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine; Memphis, TN; 2008
• "Best Doctor in Memphis," Memphis Magazine; 2008
• Arnold P. Gold Foundation Award. Awarded for University of Tennessee Medical School faculty who exemplified humanism in medicine.
• Outstanding Attending ("The highest faculty teaching award given by graduating medical students"), University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine; Memphis, TN; 2010
• Memphis Best Doctors, Memphis Flyer; 2011
• Top doctors, US News & World Report; 2011
• Outstanding Attending ("The highest faculty teaching award given by graduating medical students"), University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine; Memphis, TN; 2012
• Outstanding Attending ("The highest faculty teaching award given by graduating medical students"), University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine; Memphis, TN; 2013
• Golden Apple Award ("The best departmental faculty teaching award), University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine; Memphis, TN; 2013
• Outstanding Teacher, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine Alumni Association; Memphis, TN; 2013
• Outstanding Teacher, Board of Governors University of Tennessee Alumni – Knoxville.
• Roy M. Pitkin Award 2013 (best paper published), Obstet Gynecol Journal; 2014
• "Best Doctor in Memphis," Memphis Magazine; 2014
• Outstanding Attending ("The highest faculty teaching award given by graduating medical students"), University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine; Memphis, TN; 2015
• Golden Apple Award ("The best departmental faculty teaching award), University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine; Memphis, TN; 2015
• "Best Doctor in Memphis," Memphis Magazine; 2015
• "Best Doctor in Memphis," Memphis Magazine; 2016
• "Best Doctor in Memphis," Memphis Magazine; 2017
• Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Excellence in Teaching Award (the highest departmental teaching award) University of Tennessee Obstetrics & Gynecology; University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine; Memphis, TN; 2017
• "Best Doctor in Memphis," Memphis Magazine; 2018
• "Best Doctor in Memphis," Memphis Magazine; 2019
• Baptist Physician Quality Champion, Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women; 2019
• "Best Doctor in Memphis," Memphis Magazine; 2020
• Baptist Best Practice of the Year; 2020
• "Best Doctor in Memphis," Memphis Magazine; 2021
• "Best Doctor in Memphis," Memphis Magazine; 2022
• "Best Doctor in Memphis," Memphis Magazine; 2023
• "Best Doctor in Memphis," Memphis Magazine; 2024

Medical Societies

• Fellow of American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Society of Gynecologic Oncologists

Board Certifications

• Gynecologic Oncology
• Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Surgical Critical Care

Publications

• Santoso JT, Kucera PR, Ray J: Primary malignant melanoma of the uterine cervix. Obstet Gynecol Surv 45(11):733-740, 1990.
• Santoso JT, Battistella F. Mechanical ventilation in surgical patients. Hospital Physician 1(2): 1-12, 1994.
• Santoso JT, Lin D, Miller DS. Transfusion medicine in obstetrics and gynecology. Obstet Gynecol Surv 50(6): 470-481, 1995.
• Santoso JT, Tang DC, Lane S, Hung J, Reed DJ, Muller CY, Lucci III JA, Miller DS, Mathis JM. Adenovirus p53-based gene therapy in ovarian cancer. Gynecology Oncology 59: 171-178, 1995.
• Kimball RE, Schlaerth JB, Kute TE, Schlaerth AC, Santoso J, Ballon SC, Spirtos NM. Flow cytometric analysis of lymph node and peritoneal metastases in advanced ovarian cancer: Clinical and biologic significance. Am J Obstet Gynecol 176(6): 1319 – 1327, 1997.
• Santoso JT, Coleman R, Voet R, Bernstein S, Lifshitz S. Pathology slide review in gynecologic oncology. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 91 (5): 730-734, 1998
• Santoso JT, Wisner D, Owings J, Battistella F. A comparison of gastric intramucosal pH, global indices and clinical judgment in critically ill patients. European J Surgery. 164; 521 – 526, 1998.
• Gruenigen VE, Santoso JT, Coleman R, Miller DS, Mathis JM. Successful adenovirus-mediated p53 gene therapy in ovarian cancer in vivo. Gynecologic Oncology. 69; 3: 197, 1998.
• Santoso JT, Lucci III JA, Miller DS, Wong P, Mathis JM. Does glutamine increase radioresistance in squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix? Gynecologic Oncology. 71, 359-363, 1998
• Yost NP, Santoso JT, Iliya FA, McIntire DD. Postpartum regression rates of antepartum cervical intraepithelial neoplasia II and III lesions. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 93:359-62, 1999.
• Santoso JT, Cannada T, Latson B, Alladi K, Lucci III JA, Coleman RL. Prognostic Nutritional Index in Relation to Hospital Stay in Women with Gynecologic Cancer. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 95:844-6, 2000.
• Coleman, RL, Santoso JT. Vulvar Carcinoma. Current treatment options in oncology. 1: 177-190, 2000.
• Santoso JT, Dinh T, Omar S, Gei A, Hannigan EV. Surgical blood loss in abdominal hysterectomy Gynecologic Oncology. 82, 364-366, 2001
• Santoso JT. Radiation bowel injury. Operative techniques in Gynecologic Surgery. 6; 2, 95-97, 2001.
• Santoso JT, Hannigan EV, Levine L, Solanki D, Mathru M. Effect of hemodilution on tissue perfusion and blood coagulation during radical hysterectomy. Gynecologic Oncology. 82, 252-256, 2001.
• Santoso JT. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for unresectable ovarian carcinoma (Commentary). Women’s Oncol Rev. 1: 3; 265, 2001.
• Dinh TA, Schnadig VJ, Logrono R, Santoso JT. Using cytology to evaluate the endocervical canal after loop conization. J Lower Gen Ds. 6: 1; 27, 2002.
• Santoso JT. High dose rate cervical ring radiation therapy (Commentary). Women’s Oncol Rev. 2:2; 169, 2002.
• Santoso JT, Lucci III JA, Schaver L, Saferstein R, Hannigan EV. Effect of Saline, Mannitol, and Furosemide on Acute Renal Impairment by Cisplatin – A Randomized Trial. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 52(1):13-8. 2003
• William JD, Santoso JT, Ling FW, Prezepioka D. Pap Smears compliance Among Female Obstetrics-Gynecology Residents. 2003. Gynecologic Oncology Journal. 90, 597-600, 2003
• Santoso JT, Belinda Schwertner, Hannigan EV. Tumor board in gynecologic oncology. International Gynecologic Oncology. 14, 206-209, 2004.
• Santoso JT, Cannada T, Latson B, Alladi K, Lucci III JA, Coleman RL Subjective versus objective nutritional assessment study in women with gynecologic cancer: A prospective cohort trial International Gynecologic Oncology. 14, 220-223, 2004.
• Santoso JT. Improved optimal cytoreduction for stage IIIC and IV ovarian cancer. (Commentary). Women’s Oncol Rev. 4:4; 263, 2004.
• Morgan RJ Jr, Alvarez RD, Armstrong DK, Chen LM, Copeland L, Fiorica J, Fowler J, Gaffney DK, Gershenson D, Greer BE, Grendys EC Jr, Johnston C, Lele S, Matulonis UA, Molpus KL, Ozols RF, Sabbatini P, Santoso JT, Soper J, Teng N; National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Ovarian cancer clinical practice guidelines. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2004 Nov;2(6):526-4
• Santoso JT, Saunders B, Grosshart K. Massive blood transfusion in obstetrics & gynecology. Obstet Gynecol Surv. 2005 Dec;60(12):827-837
• Santoso JT, Engle D, Wan J. Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: communication accuracy between patients and their physicians. Cancer Journal, 2006, 12(1) p73-76
• Santoso JT, Lee CM, Aronson J. Wan J. Death Diagnosis: Discrepancy on the medical record, death certificates, and autopsy reports in gyn oncology. Gynecol Oncol. 2006. 101(2):311-4
• Santoso JT. Azadi A, Wan J, Tillmanns TD. Lymph node count in endometrial cancer – a randomized trial. Gynecol Oncol. 2009 ;113(2):159-62
• Santoso JT, Evans L, Lambrecht L, Wan J. Deep venous thrombosis in gynecology oncology. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2009 ;144(2):173-6
• Santoso JT, Tyndall M, Tillmanns TD, Elmore T, Wan J. Teaching effectiveness Score. Tenn Medicine 2009 ;102(12):43-6
• Santoso JT, Long M, Crigger M, Wan J, Haeffner H. Anal intraepithelial neoplasia in women with genital intraepithelial neoplasia. Obstet Gynecol. 2010;116(3):578-82.
• Santoso JT, Taylor W, Esteep R, Wan J. Resident physicians’ work efficiency score. Tenn Med 2011;104(7):43-6
• Elnagar A, Santoso JT, Xie B. Keratosis reduces sensitivity of anal cytology in detecting anal intraepithelial neoplasia. Gynecol Oncol. 2012;124(2):292-5
• Santoso JT, Barton G, Riedley S, Wan J. Obesity and perioperative outcomes in endometrial cancer surgery. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2012;285(4):1139-44
• Visnu P, Colon-Otero G, Kennedy GT, Marlow LA, Kennedy WP, Wu KJ, Santoso JT, Coplon J. RhoB mediates antitumor synergy of combined ixabepilone and sunitinib in human ovarian serous cancer. Gynecol Oncol. 2012;124(3):589-97
• Santoso JT, Crigger M, English E, Wan J, Likes W. Smoking cessation counseling in women with genital intraepithelial neoplasia. Gynecol Oncol. 2012;125(3):716-9
• Morgan RJ Jr, Alvarez RD, Armstrong DK, Burger RA, Castells M, Chen LM, Copeland L, Crispens MA, Gershenson D, Gray H, Hakam A, Havrilesky LJ, Johnston C, Lele S, Martin L, Matulonis UA, O'Malley DM, Penson RT, Remmenga SW, Sabbatini P, Santoso JT, Schilder RJ, Schink J, Teng N, Werner TL, Hughes M, Dwyer MA. Ovarian cancer, version 3.2012. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2012 1;10(11):1339-49
• Likes W, Santoso JT, Wan J. A cross-sectional analysis of lower genital tract intraepithelial neoplasia in immune-compromised women with an abnormal Pap. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2013;287(4):743-747
• ElNaggar AC, Spunt S, Smith W, Depas M, Santoso JT. Endometrial Cancer in a 15-year-old girl: A complication of Cowden Syndrome. Gynecologic Oncology Case Reports. 2013, 3:18–19
• Azari L, Santoso JT, Osborne SE. Optimal Pain Management in Total Abdominal Hysterectomy. Obstet Gyn Survey. 2013, 68 (3): 215–227
• Santoso JT, Kim K, Kumar S, Wan J. Prevalence of and factors contributing to missing lymph tissue in uterine cancer staging surgery. Gynecol Oncology. 2013, 120: 54-57
• Elnaggar AC, Santoso JT. Risk Factors for anal intraepithelial neoplasia in Women with genital dysplasia. Obstet Gynecol . 2013, 122: 218-223
• Morgan RJ Jr, Alvarez RD, Armstrong DK, Burger RA, Chen LM, Copeland L, Crispens MA, Gershenson DM, Gray HJ, Hakam A, Havrilesky LJ, Johnston C, Lele S, Martin L, Matulonis UA, O'Malley DM, Penson RT, Powell MA, Remmenga SW, Sabbatini P, Santoso JT, Schink JC, Teng N, Werner TL, Dwyer MA, Hughes M. Ovarian cancer. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2013 Oct 1;11(10):1199-209.
• Santoso JT, Robinson A, Suganda S, Praservit S, Wan JY, Ueland F. Computed tomography adnexal mass score to estimate risk for ovarian cancer. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2014 Mar;289(3):595-600
• Goodrich ST, Bristow RE, Santoso JT, Miller RW, Smith A, Zhang Z, Ueland FR. The effect of ovarian imaging on the clinical interpretation of a multivariate index assay. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014; 211(1):65
• Santoso JT, Ulm MA, Jennings PW, Wan JY. Multimodal pain control is associated with reduced hospital stay following open abdominal hysterectomy. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2014 Dec;183:48-51
• Santoso JT, Likes W. Colposcopic acetowhitening of vulvar lesion: a validity study. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2015;292(2):387-90
• Paulus EM, Santoso JT, Sims MM, Patel JK, Pfeffer LM. Cytotoxicity of hypoosmolar lavage fluid on ovarian cancer cell in vitro. J Med Surg Pathol 2016,1:105
• Ulm M, Vaddadi P, Wan J. Santoso JT. Prevalence of hypomagnesaemia in gynecologic oncology patients. Accepted for publication. April 2016. Int J Gyn Oncology.
• Santoso JT, Yibirin E, Wan J, Elnaggar AC. Incidence and contributing factors to termination of the patient-physicians relationship. Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2016 May 31;17:42-4
• Morgan RJ Jr, Armstrong DK, Alvarez RD, Bakkum-Gamez JN, Behbakht K, Chen LM, Copeland L, Crispens MA, DeRosa M, Dorigo O, Gershenson DM, Gray HJ, Hakam A, Havrilesky LJ, Johnston C, Lele S, Martin L, Matulonis UA, O'Malley DM, Penson RT, Percac-Lima S, Pineda M, Plaxe SC, Powell MA, Ratner E, Remmenga SW, Rose PG, Sabbatini P, Santoso JT, Werner TL, Burns J, Hughes M. Ovarian Cancer, Version 1.2016, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology.
• Santoso JT.; Watkins, JJ.; and Kocak M (2016) "Factors contributing to University of Tennessee obstetrics and gynecology resident research publications," Tennessee Medicine E-Journal: Vol. 2: Iss. 2, Article 3
• Saurabh Kumar , Negin Azadi , Donald Emerson , Joseph Santoso. Randomized Trial of Sequential Compression Versus Ankle-Calf Movement to Increase Femoral Venous Velocity. Cureus. 2023 Oct 31;15(10)

Medical Career

Diseases And Conditions Treated

• Cancer
• Precancer conditions in women

Languages Spoken