Karen Winkfield

Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD
April 8, 2024

Karen Winkfield named VICC director for Community Outreach and Engagement

Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD, Ingram Professor of Cancer Research, has been named associate director for Community Outreach and Engagement at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.

By Tom Wilemon
August 1, 2023

Karen Winkfield named a fellow of the American Society for Radiation Oncology

Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD, executive director of the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, has been named a fellow of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.

By Tom Wilemon
May 5, 2023

VUMC in the news, May 9, 2023

December 15, 2022

Year in Review 2022: Achievements, milestones abounded during the past year

The following is a roundup of the news that made headlines at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2022.

By Doug Campbell
December 5, 2022

Winkfield named to American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s national board of directors

KarenWinkfield, MD, PhD, executive director of the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, has been named one of three new members of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s national board of directors.

By Kathy Whitney
November 21, 2022

Lecture honors first executive director of the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance

The Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance recently sponsored the Clifton K. Meador MD Inaugural Lectureship with Christopher Lathan, MD, MS, MPH, chief clinical access and equity officer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, serving as keynote speaker.

By Kathy Whitney
February 2, 2022

Winkfield to direct engagement for national research network

Vanderbilt is set to establish an Engagement Coordinating Center for PCORnet, the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network.
By Paul Govern
October 25, 2021

Jackson, Winkfield selected among ‘Women to Watch’ in health care

Gretchen Purcell Jackson, MD, PhD, and Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD, are honored among top health care leaders in the 2021 “Women to Watch” by Nashville Medical News.
By Holly Fletcher
October 21, 2021

Study to evaluate how environment impacts cancer risk

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center is leading an ambitious project to assess the impact of environmental exposures on cancer risk for people living in Southern states.
By Tom Wilemon
September 16, 2021

Winkfield named to National Cancer Advisory Board

President Joe Biden has appointed Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD, to the National Cancer Advisory Board, where she will serve a six-year term and help guide federal initiatives that focus on cancer.
By Tom Wilemon
August 11, 2021

Radiology Hosts DEI Week, Announces $1 Million Endowment

The Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences recently hosted its inaugural Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Week, featuring in-person and livestreamed presentations and panel discussions focused on the relationship between medicine and DEI. Leaders from Vanderbilt University, Yale University, the University of Cincinnati, the University of Maryland and several other health care systems led the nuanced discussions.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 17, 2021

Wilkins named Senior Vice President and Senior Associate Dean for Health Equity and Inclusive Excellence

Consuelo Wilkins, MD, MSCI, Vice President for Health Equity for Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Associate Dean for Health Equity for Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) has been named Senior Vice President for Health Equity and Inclusive Excellence for VUMC and Senior Associate Dean for Health Equity and Inclusive Excellence for VUSM.
By John Howser
June 9, 2021

National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week is call to action

National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week, June 17-23, aims to spur conversations followed by actions to make advancements in care more equitable.
By Tom Wilemon
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