Nawar Latif, MD, MPH, MSCE

Gynecologic Oncology
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About me

  • Surgical Director of the living donor uterus transplant program at Penn
  • Co-Principle investigator of the Uterus Transplant trial
  • Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Latif specializes in gynecologic oncology. He serves as an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology and as a co-priniciple investigator of the Uterus Transplant for Uterine Factor Infertility (UNTIL) Trial.

My education and training

  • Medical School: University of Baghdad
  • Residency: Baghdad University Medical School
  • Residency: Detroit Receiving Hospital
  • Residency: Northwestern Memorial Hospital
  • Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System

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Spoken languages

English
English
Dutch
Dutch
العربية
Arabic
Français
French

Reviews

Average Rating

520 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

Anonymous
May 2026
reassuring. instilled hope/confidence.
Anonymous
May 2026
his knowledge and experience is remarkable
Anonymous
April 2026
ease of everything involved
Anonymous
April 2026
dr. latif is a very talented surgeon, but also seems like a nice person. i have the upmost confidence that i am getting the best care from him.

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Latif is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Shermoen C, Mulugeta-Gordon L, Latif N Are Patients Understanding? Readability of Online Hereditary Gynecologic Cancer Patient Education Materials in English and Spanish. Oral presentation, , Society of Gynecology Oncology annual meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico: 2026

Labban N, Jang M, Mulugeta-Gordon L, Latif N Surgical Video: Uterine Transplant: Living Donor Surgery. Oral presentation , Society of Gynecologic Oncology annual meeting, San Juan Puerto Rico: 2026

Jang M, Gysler S, Ko EM, Giuntoli RL 2nd, Latif NA, Kim SH, Nasioudis D Early administration of adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with advanced-stage malignant ovarian germ cell tumors is associated with an overall survival benefit. , Int J Gynecol Cancer, 36(2):102824: 2026

Dagher C, Latif NA, Gysler S, Giuntoli RL 2nd, Kim SH, Ko EM, Nasioudis D Outcomes of patients with metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva. , Int J Gynecol Cancer, 36(1):102772: 2026

Jang M, Gysler S, Latif NA, Ko EM, Giuntoli RL 2nd, Kim SH, Simpkins F, Nasioudis D Identifying and capitalizing on unique molecular alterations of mucinous ovarian carcinoma for the development of novel therapeutic strategies. , Gynecol Oncol Rep, 63:102008: 2025

Huang A, Latif NA, Gysler S, Ko EM, Giuntoli RL 2nd, Kim SH, Nasioudis D Outcomes of the sentinel lymph node mapping algorithm for patients with locally advanced endometrial carcinoma. , Int J Gynecol Cancer, 35(12):102651: 2025

Jang M, Mulugeta-Gordon L, Carver J, Tupper N, Barbera J, Schwartz L, Latif N Ovarian carcinoid tumor with carcinoid heart syndrome: A case report and literature review. , Gynecol Oncol Rep, 62:101997: 2025

Applebaum J, Zhao D, Latif N, O'Neill K Feasibility of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for Monitoring Tissue Oxygenation During Uterus Transplantation and Hysterectomy. , J Clin Med, 14(14):4832: 2025

Nasioudis D, Gysler S, Latif NA, Giuntoli RL 2nd, Kim SH, Ko EM Incidence of lymph node metastases in patients with apparent early-stage endometrioid ovarian carcinoma. , Int J Gynecol Cancer, 35(6):101897: 2025

Mulugeta-Gordon L, Gysler S, Latif NA, Ko EM, Giuntoli RL 2nd, Kim SH, Nasioudis Quality of adjuvant radiation therapy and impact on the survival of patients with lymph node-positive squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva. , Int J Gynecol Cancer, 35(6):101748: 2025