Kathy Jenkins | Medical Services
Programs & Services
Languages
- English
Kathy Jenkins | Education
Undergraduate School
Undergraduate
Colgate University
1982, Hamilton, NY
Medical School
Harvard Medical School
1986, Boston, MA
Internship
Boston Children's Hospital
1987, Boston, MA
Residency
Boston Children's Hospital
1989, Boston, MA
Fellowship
Boston Children's Hospital
1993, Boston, MA
Kathy Jenkins | Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics (Cardiology)
Kathy Jenkins | Professional History
Dr. Jenkins is a senior member of the Department of Cardiology and the Executive Director for the Center for Applied Pediatric Quality Analytics. She is a clinical researcher with expertise in design and implementation of innovative clinical studies enabled by artificial intelligence to improve healthcare delivery. She is an expert in the management of pulmonary vein stenosis who identified neoproliferation as the mechanism for progression and leads novel treatment protocols with chemotherapeutic agents. She is an expert is quality measurement and developed the RACHS method to assess outcomes after cardiac surgery. She is a national leader in the field of pediatric cardiology through roles in the Congenital Heart Public Health Consortium, American College of Cardiology and American Academy of Pediatrics. She leads the International Quality Improvement Collaborative for Congenital Heart Disease: Improving Care in Low and Middle Income Countries to improve equitable access to life-saving care for CHD in low resource environments.