Lisa Kenney, MD, MPH
| Department | Hematology/Oncology |
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| Hospital Title | Attending Physician | |
| Academic Title | Assistant Professor | |
| Phone | 617-632-5124 | |
| Fax | 617-632-2473 | |
| Lisa Kenney | ||
| Location |
450 Brookline Ave. Boston, MA 02215 |
Research Overview
Dr. Kenney conducts clinical outcomes research focused on childhood cancer survivors. She is a principal investigator on the Childhood Cancer Survivors Study (CCSS) in the areas of second primary cancers and chronic disease. Dr Kenney is also the principal investigator on institutional clinical studies investigating male reproductive function, renal function, and gastrointestinal disease in childhood cancer survivors. Research interests also include investigating models of clinical services to address the ongoing medical needs of childhood cancer survivors.
About Lisa Kenney
Dr. Kenney received her MD at the State University of New York, Stony Brook School of Medicine, completed her Pediatric residency at Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC and a pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship at Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC.
Focus of Research
The goal of Dr. Kenney's research is to reduce morbidity associated with treatment of cancer during childhood by understanding the spectrum of treatment associated late effects and designing interventions to improve long term outcomes for survivors.
Key Publications
- Kenney, LB, Nicholson, HS, Brasseux, C, Mills, JL, Robison, LL, Zetler, LK, Meadows, AT, Reaman, GH, Byrne, J: Birth defects in offspring of adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Cancer 1996; 78:169-76.
- Kenney, LB, Miller, BA, Ries, LA, Nicholson, HS, Byrne, J, Reaman, GH: Increased incidence of cancer in infants in the U.S.:1980 to 1990. Cancer 1998; 82:1396-400.
- Kenney, LB, Laufer, MR, Grant FD, Grier H, Diller, L: High risk of infertility and long term gonadal damage in males treated with high dose cyclophosphamide for sarcomas during childhood. Cancer 2001;91:613-21.
- Kenney, LB, Yasui Y, Inskip PD, Hammond S, Neglia JP, Mertens AC, Meadows AT, Friedman D, Robison LL, Diller, L: Breast cancer after childhood cancer: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivors Study. Ann Intern Med 2004; 141:590-597.
- Inskip PD, Robison LL, Stovall M, Smith SA, Hammond S, Mertens AC, Whitton JA, Diller L, Kenney L, Donaldson SS, Meadows AT, Neglia JP. Radiation dose and breast cancer risk in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. J Clin Oncol 2009; July 20, [Epub ahead of print].
- Kenney LB, Medeiros-Nancarrow C, Rothwell M, Najita J, Vrooman L, Recklitis C, Li F, Diller, L. Health Status of the Oldest Survivors of Cancer during childhood. Cancer 2010;116:497-505.
- Ng AK, Kenney LB, Gilbert ES, et al. Secondary malignancies across the age spectrum. Semin Radiat Oncol2010, Jan; 20 (1):67-78 review.
- Kenney LB, Bradeen H, Kadan-Lottick NS, Diller L, Homans A, Schwartz CL. The current status of follow-up services for childhood cancer survivors, are we meeting goals and expectations: A report from the consortium for New England childhood cancer survivors. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2011 Jan 16 [Epub ahead of print].
- Kenney LB, Cohen LE, Shnorhavorian M, Metzger ML, Lockart B, Hijiya N, Duffey-Lind E, Constine L, Green D, Meacham L. Male Reproductive Health After Childhood, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancers: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group. J Clin Oncol. 2012, May 29. [Epub ahead of print]
