Faculty Profile

Dario Roque, MD

Dr. Dario Roque is an Associate Professor of Gynecologic Oncology at Northwestern Medicine. Dr. Roque is a skilled surgeon with expertise in robotic surgery for the management of endometrial and ovarian cancer. He is committed to offering patients a minimally invasive surgical approach whenever feasible, including for patients with complex medical conditions, morbid obesity or prior abdominal surgeries. He also performs complex pelvic and abdominal surgeries, including radical debulking surgery for advanced ovarian cancer, radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer and uterine artery-sparing radical trachelectomy for young women with cervical cancer who desire to preserve fertility.
 
Dr. Roque has shared his surgical expertise with other gynecologists through courses sponsored by the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists and he has served on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology since 2017.
 
Dr. Roque’s research interests focus on the role of innovative therapies in the management of gynecological cancers. He currently serves as Principal Investigator at Northwestern University for multiple clinical trials available to patients with gynecologic malignancies. Dr. Roque has conducted extensive research on the role of obesity in endometrial cancer. He has co-authored over 15 peer-reviewed articles and two book chapters.
 
Dr. Roque received his medical degree at the University of Florida. He completed his residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at Brown University, where he was elected Administrative Chief Resident and received multiple awards for teaching and surgical excellence. Dr. Roque went on to complete a Gynecologic Oncology fellowship at The University of North Carolina, where he completed extensive training in robotic surgery. Dr. Roque is Board Certified in OB/GYN and Gynecologic Oncology and he is fluent in Spanish.
 
To request an appointment with Dr. Roque, please call 312.695.0990.