Dr. Kathleen Schmeler is a Professor in the Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine. She provides surgical care and chemotherapy to women with gynecologic malignancies. Dr. Schmeler is also the Director of the MD Anderson Cancer Center and Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) Hospital colposcopy clinics where she treats women with pre-invasive cervical, vulvar and vaginal disease.

Her primary research interest is in cervical cancer prevention and treatment, particularly in developing countries and for medically underserved women in the United States. She is perfoming several clinical trials with MD Anderson Sister Institutions in Latin America and around the world. Dr. Schmeler has authored and co-authored numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals.

In addition, she has been invited to write book chapters and review articles on a variety of topics in gynecologic oncology. Dr. Schmeler is an active speaker, both nationally and internationally and is a reviewer for several journals.