Kathie-Ann Joseph

Kathie-Ann Joseph
Born1970
Spanish Town
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard University,
Columbia University,
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Scientific career
InstitutionsNew 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]

  1. ^ "Kathie-Ann Joseph - Association of Women Surgeons". www.womensurgeons.org. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
  2. ^ Harney, James (October 12, 2018). "Breast Cancer Awareness Good 'Scout': Bellevue Hospital's new high-tech equipment is future of breast-cancer treatment". Brooklyn news. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b Watson, Vashti. "Barbados Cancer Association USA - Cancer Care Inequities". barbadoscancerusa.org. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
  4. ^ "Career Advice From Dr. Kathie Ann Joseph, Breast Surgeon". Career Girls. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
  5. ^ Staff, T. N. J. (2008-12-30). "Kathie-Ann Joseph". The Network Journal. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
  6. ^ Reuben, Suzanne H. (2005). President's Cancer Panel 2004-2005 Annual Report Translating Research Into Cancer Care: Delivering on the Promise (PDF). Bethesda, MD: U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. p. 109. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  7. ^ "MEETING SUMMARY, PRESIDENT'S CANCER PANEL: TRANSLATING RESEARCH TO REDUCE THE BURDEN OF CANCER January 24, 2005 New York, NY" (PDF). National Institutes of Health. January 24, 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  8. ^ Zucker, Howard A. (2018). New York State Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan 2018-2023 (PDF). Albany, New York: w York State Cancer Consortium. p. 1. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Essence2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).