Mario Javier Pineda, MD, PhD

Surgeon

Gynecologic Oncology

"What an exceptional doctor! Dr. Pineda possesses a phenomenal bedside manner, listened to what I explained was important to me, thoroughly disclosed exactly what was to be expected during surgery, highly professional and respectful. I feel so blessed to have crossed paths with Dr. Pineda at a time when I needed special care. His entire staff team, both office and at hospital, were very professional as well. Thank you Dr. Pineda!"

Dr. Pineda joined Ironwood Women’s Centers in August 2017. Dr. Mario Javier Pineda is fellowship trained in Gynecologic Oncology and board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. He is a first-generation Salvadoran-American fluent in both English and Spanish. Dr. Pineda received his medical training at the University of Washington School Of Medicine. While there he also obtained a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology. He then completed an Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at the Los Angeles County & University of Southern California Medical Center in 2011 where he served as Chief Resident. Dr. Pineda finished his training with a fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at Northwestern University.

Dr. Pineda offers women with gynecologic cancers a comprehensive approach to their care including radical pelvic and vulvar surgery, advanced minimally invasive and robotic procedures, and laser surgery. Areas of specialty include treatment of ovarian, fallopian, primary peritoneal and uterine cancers; cervical, vulvar and vaginal cancer (including pre-invasive lesions); and gestational trophoblastic disease. He has extensive experience in chemotherapeutic and clinical trial management of patients.

He is an active member of the American Society of Clinical Oncologists, the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Brown CY, Mize GJ, Pineda MJ, George DL, Morris DR. Role of two upstream open reading frames
in the translational control of oncogene mdm2. Oncogene. (1999) Oct 7;18(41):5631-7.

Forte S, Harmon ME, Pineda MJ, Overbaugh J. Early and intermediate stage variances of simian
immunodeficiency virus replicate efficiently in cells lacking CCR5. J. Virol (2003) Sep; 77(17):9723-7.

DooherJE, Pineda MJ, Overbaugh J, Lingappa JR. Characterization of particle infectivity and cellfree capsid assembly of SIVMneCL8. J. Med. Primatology. J. Med Primatol. (2004) Oct;33(5-6):262-71.

Chihara CJ, Song C, LaMonte G, Fetalvero K, Hinchman K, Phan H, Pineda MJ, Robinson K,
Schneider GP. Identification and partial characterization of the enzyme of omega: one of five
putative DPP IV genes in Drosophila melanogaster. J Insect Sci. (2005) Nov 2;5:26.

Pineda MJ, Orton BR, Overbaugh J. A TRIM5alpha-independent post-entry restriction to HIV-1
infection of macaque cells that is dependent on the path of entry. Virology. (2007) Jul 5;363(2):310-8.
Epub 2007 Mar 9.

Allen RB, Pineda MJ, Stanczyk FZ. Human Chorionic Gonadotropic. Goodwin, T. M., Montoro, M.
N., Muderspach, L. I., Paulson, R. J. and Roy, S. (eds) (2010) Front Matter, in Management of
Common Problems in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fifth Edition, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK.
Pineda MJ, Roy S. Genital Herpes. Goodwin, T. M., Montoro, M. N., Muderspach, L. I., Paulson, R. J.
and Roy, S. (eds) (2010) Front Matter, in Management of Common Problems in Obstetrics and
Gynecology, Fifth Edition, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK.

Pineda MJ, Singh DK. What Is Integrative Oncology & Can It Help My Patients? Muller, C (ed)
Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics. (2012) June; 39:285-312.

Pineda MJ. Lurain JR. Gestational trophoblastic disease – chemotherapy. In Clinical Decision Support:
Obstetrics and Gynecology, edited by by D’Alton M, Dodson, W, Grobman WA, Hankins GD,
Herzog T, Sood, A, Spong CY, Swift S. 2014. Decision Support in Medicine, LLC. Wilmington, DE.
Pineda MJ, Lurain JR. Cancer of uterus. In: Gansler T, Brawley OW, et al, (eds). American Cancer
Society Textbook of Cancer. (2017) Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell; 2017

Pineda MJ, Lu Z, Cao D, Kim JJ. Influence of Cancer-Associated Endometrial Stromal Cells on
Hormone-Driven Endometrial Tumor Growth. Hormones and Cancer (2015) August; 6(4):131-141.
Singh D, Pineda MJ. Integrative Medicine for Ovarian Cancer. In: Bristow R, Cornelison, TH, Montz
FJ. (eds) (2015) A Guide to Survivorship for Women Who Have Ovarian Cancer. Second Edition, John
Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD.

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. J Natl Compr
Canc Netw. 2016 Sep;14(9):1134-63.

1993-1997 Citibank Employee Foundation Scholar
1993-1997 University Scholar Fellowship, USF
1995 San Francisco State University Minority Research Scholar
1996-1997 Achievement Rewards for College Scientists
1997 Dean’s Medal/Purse for Excellence in Science, USF
1997-2001 Medical Scientist Training Program Fellowship
2000 Angela Paez Service Award, UW School of Medicine
2001-2004 Poncin Scholarship
2004 Acres of Diamonds Award, Minority Research Training Fellowship, NIH
2004-2005 STD/AIDS Training Grant Fellowship
2008-2011 Nursing Choice Award for Excellence in Patient Care
2009-2011 Patient Advocacy, Resident Selection Award
2010-2011 Chief Resident, Obstetrics and Gynecology LAC+USC Medical Center
2011 The Daniel R. Mishell Jr. Excellence in Medical Student Education Award
2014-2015 Resident & Student Top Teaching Recognition, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
2016 Excellence in Teaching, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
2016 Hospital Nora Cooney Marra Compassionate Care Award, The Woman’s Board
of Northwestern Memoria