Varvara Mazina, MD, was born in St. Petersburg, Russia and moved to the United States with her family at age 13. She graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Human Biology. Dr. Mazina received her medical degree and completed her obstetrics and gynecology residency at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She completed her fellowship in gynecologic oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Mazina treats patients at the Mass General Cancer Center in Boston, the Mass General/North Shore Cancer Center in Danvers, and at Elliot Hospital in Manchester, New Hampshire. 

Dr. Mazina is an Assistant in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School. She is the director of the gynecologic oncology sub-internship for medical students and is co-lead faculty for the resident gynecologic oncology rotation at Massachusetts General Hospital. She serves as a non-resident tutor at Lowell House at Harvard University, mentoring undergraduate students applying to medical school.

Dr. Mazina's research interests include multidisciplinary and translational collaboration for management of gynecologic malignancies, surgical innovation and education, and improvement of quality of life of cancer patients and survivors. 

In her spare time, Dr. Mazina loves spending time with her two children and husband – visiting Boston playgrounds, hiking, sailing, skiing or just being outside.