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]

Background

Kathie-Ann Ramsay was born to Royes Ramsay and Thelma Ramsay in Spanish Town, Jamaica in 1970. She grew up in Brooklyn, New York and graduated from Stuyvesant High School[11] in 1987.[12] Kathie-Ann Ramsay married David Joseph in 1995 at Coral House in Baldwin, New York.[11] She continues to live in Brooklyn, New York with her husband, Dr. David Joseph and her two sons, Devon Joseph and Justin Joseph.

Education and experience

Joseph earned her bachelor's degree in sociology in 1991 from Harvard University.[5] Her mother died of cervical cancer during her sophomore year.[13] After graduating from Harvard in 1991, Joseph attended Columbia University.[13] She continued her education at Columbia College University of Physicians & Surgeons and Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health where she earned a joint M.D.-M.P.H. degree.[5] Ken Ford, Joseph's surgery instructor at Columbia College University of Physicians & Surgeons, inspired Joseph to become a surgeon.

After earning her M.D.-M.P.H. in 1995,[12] Joseph worked at New York University Medical Center to complete her seven-year surgical residency. After completing her surgical residency, Joseph earned a two-year fellowship at NYU Medical Center in surgical oncology. Following the surgical oncology residency, she then earned a fellowship in breast oncology at Columbia. In 2003, Joseph was appointed an assistant professor of surgery at Columbia.

Research

Joseph's research includes studying a cell surface receptor molecule called RAGE which plays a role in tumor growth.[4] In addition to RAGE, Joseph also focuses her research on risk factors associated with cancer including genetics, age, race, and ethnicity. Joseph's research works to find proper treatment for breast cancer and improve the overall quality of breast cancer care.[4] She is a proponent of expanding genetic testing for people of African-American descent along with other ethnic backgrounds to increase the pool of known genetic information in order to improve breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, noting that the Gail Model for assessing breast-cancer risk has not been validated for communities of color.[14] She is also involved in testing new equipment that uses infrared rays to detect lesions,[2] and in 2017, led a study to treat benign tumors with high intensity frequency ultrasound.[15]

Achievements and award

While attending Harvard University, Joseph was awarded the Hoopes Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Research for her thesis called Triple Jeopardy: Elderly, Poor, African-American Women and Their Barriers to Health Care and Screening for Breast and Cervical Cancer.[16][5] In 2002, she was awarded the first Women at Risk Breast Surgery Fellowship by Columbia University Medical Center.[16] Throughout her career, she has become a recipient of the Southwest Oncology Group Young Investigator, the 2004 AACR Minority Scholar Award in Cancer Research, the Joanne Masin Breast Cancer Alliance Young Investigator Award, and the Susan G. Komen Greater NYC Gay Clark Stoddard Compassionate Care Award.[17] Joseph was 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]

Joseph was chosen as one of New York's "40 Under 40" honorees in 2005 by Crain's New York Business,[13] and in 2006 by The Network Journal.[18][19] She was listed as one of New York Moves magazine's Power Women in 2005,[20] and was one of those interviewed in New York's 2018 series "Powerful Women Talk About Power".[21] She was named one of America's leading doctors in 2008, by Black Enterprise magazine.[22] She was considered by Essence in 2009 to be one of the year's 25 Most Influential African Americans.[10] In 2016, she was included in the list of top 10 Caribbean-born female doctors in the US, compiled by News Americas.[23]

References

  1. ↑ "Kathie-Ann Joseph - Association of Women Surgeons". www.womensurgeons.org. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
  2. 1 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. 1 2 3 4 Watson, Vashti. "Barbados Cancer Association USA - Cancer Care Inequities". barbadoscancerusa.org. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Career Advice From Dr. Kathie Ann Joseph, Breast Surgeon". Career Girls. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
  5. 1 2 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. 1 2 "25 Most Influential African-Americans". Essence. December 22, 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  10. 1 2 "WEDDINGS; David Joseph and Kathie-Ann Ramsay". The New York Times. 1995-05-28. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  11. 1 2 "STEP alumni profiles: Kathie-Ann Joseph (Ramsay)". Step for Leaders Students in Action Portal. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  12. 1 2 3 "40 Under 40: Kathie-Ann Joseph, 34". Crain's New York Business. 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  13. ↑ "Black Women Urged to Have Screening Mammograms, and Genetic Testing for Those With Strong Family History". Oncology News International. 15 (11): 14. 2006-11-01. Retrieved 2019-05-05 – via Academic OneFile.
  14. ↑ Billups, Erin (November 8, 2017). "New trial to remove benign tumors in women's breasts without surgery". Spectrum News NY1. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  15. 1 2 "Columbia University Medical Center, With Support From Women at Risk, Aims To Identify and Train Future Leaders in Breast Cancer Surgery - NewYork-Presbyterian". www.nyp.org. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
  16. ↑ "Dr. Kathie-Ann Joseph". www.usna.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
  17. ↑ "Kathie-Ann Joseph". The Network Journal. December 30, 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  18. ↑ "Columbia's Kathie-Ann Joseph And Olajide Williams Recognized Among Top "40-Under-40" From Network Journal". Columbia University News. June 22, 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  19. ↑ "Moves Power Women". Power Women. 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  20. ↑ "Powerful women talk about power — winning it, wielding it, losing it, fighting for it". New York The Cut. October 18, 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  21. ↑ Dingle, Derek T. (May 1, 2008). "America's Leading Doctors". Black Enterprise. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  22. ↑ "News Americas names top 10 Caribbean-born female doctors in the US". Jamaica Observer. May 28, 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
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