Katherine C. McKenzie, MD, FACP

Internal Medicine

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Patient type treated

Adult

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Biography

Dr. McKenzie practices general internal medicine at the Yale Adult Primary Care Center. She teaches medical students and residents in small group settings, in her ambulatory office and on the general medical wards at Yale-New Haven Hospital.

She is the director of the Yale Center for Asylum Medicine, where she performs medical evaluations of asylum seekers.

Titles

Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Medicine)
Director, Yale Center for Asylum Medicine

Education & Training

MD
Boston University (1992)
BA
University of Colorado at Boulder (1987)
Resident
University Hospital, Boston, MA

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Honors & Recognitions

Professional Service

Publications

Medical Evaluation of Asylum Seekers
McKenzie KC. Medical Evaluation of Asylum Seekers. In: Annamalai A, Ed. Refugee Health Care. First Edition. Springer Science and Business Media New York, NY. 2014.
Assisting asylum seekers in a time of global forced displacement: Five clinical cases.
McKenzie KC, Thomas A. Assisting asylum seekers in a time of global forced displacement: Five clinical cases. Journal Of Forensic And Legal Medicine 2017, 49:37-41.
Supporting human rights, one patient at a time.
McKenzie K. Supporting human rights, one patient at a time. BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.) 2016, 355:i6798.
A Modern Ars Moriendi.
McKenzie KC. A Modern Ars Moriendi. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2016, 374:2107-9.
Why I Became a Doctor Who Treats Torture Victims
McKenzie, KC. Why I Became a Doctor Who Treats Torture Victims. Time. 2017.
We Should Oppose Gina Haspel's Nomination Because of Her Torture Record
McKenzie, KC and Castellani, C. We Should Oppose Gina Haspel's Nomination Because of Her Torture Record. The Hill. 2018.
Trump's Immigration Ban Hurts Doctors And Patients
McKenzie,KC. Trump's Immigration Ban Hurts Doctors And Patients, Cognoscenti, 2017
Millions have been traumatized by female genital mutilation. The practice must end
McKenzie, KC. Millions have been traumatized by female genital mutilation. The practice must end. STAT. 2018.
Trump Administration Turns Its Back on the Most Vulnerable.
McKenzie, KC, Mishori, R and Ottenheimer, D. Trump Administration Turns Its Back on the Most Vulnerable. CNN. 2018.
Loud, Gray, and Arbitrary - The Compounding Trauma of Detention for Asylum Seekers.
McKenzie KC. Loud, Gray, and Arbitrary - The Compounding Trauma of Detention for Asylum Seekers. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2019, 380:807-809.
Asylum Seekers in a Time of Record Forced Global Displacement: the Role of Physicians.
McKenzie KC, Bauer J, Reynolds PP. Asylum Seekers in a Time of Record Forced Global Displacement: the Role of Physicians. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 34:137-143.
Importance of releasing asylum seekers from detention during the COVID pandemic.
Fox S and McKenzie KC. Importance of releasing asylum seekers from detention during the COVID pandemic. The Hill. 2020
Releasing Migrants from Detention During the Covid-19 Pandemic.
McKenzie KC, Mishori R. Releasing Migrants from Detention During the Covid-19 Pandemic. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 35:2765-2766.
A Cruel COVID-19 Irony.
McKenzie KC. A Cruel COVID-19 Irony. JAMA 2020, 324:345-346.
Lessons from Asylum Seekers: How Forensic Medical Evaluations Can Teach Us Things We Didn't Learn in Medical School.
McKenzie KC, Emery EH. Lessons from Asylum Seekers: How Forensic Medical Evaluations Can Teach Us Things We Didn't Learn in Medical School. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020.
Surviving violent, traumatic loss after severe political persecution: lessons from the evaluation of a Venezuelan asylum seeker.
McQuaid JH, Silva MA, McKenzie KC. Surviving violent, traumatic loss after severe political persecution: lessons from the evaluation of a Venezuelan asylum seeker. BMJ Case Reports 2021, 14.

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