Karen Winkfield
Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center at Harvard Medical School
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- Harvard Medical School
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Harvard Medical School
Dr. Karen Winkfield is a Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Ingram Professor of Cancer Research at Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, and Professor of Medicine at Meharry Medical College. She is the Executive Director of the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, a strategic partnership between Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Prior to joining Vanderbilt, she was an associate professor of Radiation Oncology at Wake Forest University, associate director for Community Outreach and Engagement and director of the Office of Cancer Health Equity at Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Winkfield completed her residency training at Harvard and was a radiation oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center prior to joining Wake Forest.
She specializes in the treatment of hematologic malignancies (lymphoma, leukemia, multiple myeloma, bone marrow transplantation) and breast cancer.
She’s a national expert in community engagement with research focused on the design and implementation of programming to reduce sociocultural and economic barriers that contribute to disparate health outcomes for racial/ethnic minorities and underserved populations.
Dr. Winkfield was appointed by President Joe Biden to the National Cancer Advisory Board in 2021, where she will serve a six-year term and help guide federal initiatives that focus on cancer.
Education
- Residency, Harvard Radiation Oncology Program
- M.D., Duke University, Medicine
- Ph.D., Duke University, Pathology
- B.S., Binghamton University, Biochemistry
Videos
Radiation Therapy for Cancer: An Introduction with Dr. Karen Winkfield
Dr. Karen Winkfield on Cultural Competency in Oncology
Dr. Karen Winkfield, MD
Karen Winkfield, MD says pandemic caused ’80 percent reduction’ in cancer screening rates
Karen M. Winkfield, MD/PhD'05
Dr. Karen Winkfield on the Need for Diversity in Oncology
Karen M. Winkfield, M.D., Ph.D. :The Importance of Community Education
Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD
Preparing for breast cancer radiation therapy on the left side with Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD
Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD - Radiation Oncology at the Comprehensive Cancer Center
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