Early Career Board Member
Jessica Opoku Anane
MD, MS
Website Lead
New Jersey, USA
Chief, Complex Benign and Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery; Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Dr. Jessica Opoku-Anane is an Associate Professor and minimally invasive gynecologic surgeon at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, where she serves as the Chief of Complex Benign and Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery. She leads the Rutgers University Comprehensive Endometriosis and Chronic Pelvic Pain Program, providing innovative clinical, surgical, and integrative treatment options for patients with endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain. Her surgical expertise spans advanced laparoscopy, robotic surgery, hysteroscopy, reduced-port and single-incision techniques, vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (vNOTES), and office-based procedures.
Dr. Opoku-Anane earned her medical degree from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, completed residency training at Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, and pursued AAGL MIGS fellowship training at George Washington University and the Center for Endometriosis Care in Atlanta. She also holds a Master’s degree in Clinical and Translational Research and completed a two-year research fellowship with the National Institutes of Health. Her research focuses on cancer-associated mutations in deep endometriosis, bioinformatics applications, and addressing health equity in chronic pain and endometriosis care.
A dedicated educator, Dr. Opoku-Anane trains MIGS surgeons both locally and in sub-Saharan Africa. She also serves as faculty for the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics Surgical Education Scholars Program. Through her work, she remains committed to advancing care and improving outcomes for patients with endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain worldwide.
Email: jopokua1@gmail.com