Kathie-Ann Joseph | |
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Born | 1970 Spanish Town |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Harvard University, Columbia University, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | New York University, Bellevue Medical Center, Columbia University Medical Center |
Kathie-Ann Joseph is a surgeon and researcher at New York University Langone Health where she specializes in breast surgery and oncology surgery.[1] Joseph is also the chief of breast surgery at Bellevue Medical Center,[2] where she was recognized in 2015 as Bellevue's Physician of the Year.[3] Joseph works to reduce disparities in cancer care in order to improve health care for individuals in need. Specifically, Joseph focuses on developing programs that will help African-American women to address their needs in breast cancer prevention and care.[4] She is also studying the effects of a cell surface receptor molecule called RAGE which appears to play a role in tumor growth.[4]
Kathie-Ann Joseph is the first African-American woman to be appointed to the faculty at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center in the Department of Surgery.[5][6] She has presented before the President's Cancer Panel, an advisory board to the President of the United States.[7][8] and has advised the New York State Cancer Consortium on the development of its cancer control plan.[9] In 2009, Essence magazine included her among the year's 25 Most Influential African Americans.[10]
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