- Cornell Scott Hill Health150 Sargent DriveNew Haven, CT 06511
- Connecticut Mental Health Center34 Park StreetNew Haven, CT 06519
Katherine C. McKenzie, FACP
Biography
Katherine McKenzie, MD, practices general internal medicine at the Cornell Scott Hill Health and is the director of the Yale Center for Asylum Medicine (YCAM). YCAM faculty perform medical forensic evaluations of individuals seeking asylum. She is also a faculty member of the Yale Refugee Program.
She and her colleagues document physical and psychological scars related to persecution they have experienced in their home countries and write affidavits that outline these findings for use in immigration court.
Eager to expand these services nationwide, Dr. McKenzie was a part of the team in 2021 that launched the Society of Asylum Medicine (SAM). She also edited “Asylum Medicine: A Clinician’s Guide,” a first-of-its-kind text that was published in 2022.
Dr. McKenzie is an associate professor of medicine (general medicine) at Yale School of Medicine.
Titles
- Associate Professor of Medicine (General Medicine)
- Director, Yale Center for Asylum Medicine, Internal Medicine
Education & Training
- Intern and ResidentUniversity Hospital, Boston, MA (1995)
- MDBoston University School of Medicine (1992)
- BAUniversity of Colorado at Boulder (1987)
Additional Information
- Cornell Scott Hill Health150 Sargent DriveNew Haven, CT 06511
- Connecticut Mental Health Center34 Park StreetNew Haven, CT 06519
Biography
Katherine McKenzie, MD, practices general internal medicine at the Cornell Scott Hill Health and is the director of the Yale Center for Asylum Medicine (YCAM). YCAM faculty perform medical forensic evaluations of individuals seeking asylum. She is also a faculty member of the Yale Refugee Program.
She and her colleagues document physical and psychological scars related to persecution they have experienced in their home countries and write affidavits that outline these findings for use in immigration court.
Eager to expand these services nationwide, Dr. McKenzie was a part of the team in 2021 that launched the Society of Asylum Medicine (SAM). She also edited “Asylum Medicine: A Clinician’s Guide,” a first-of-its-kind text that was published in 2022.
Dr. McKenzie is an associate professor of medicine (general medicine) at Yale School of Medicine.
Titles
- Associate Professor of Medicine (General Medicine)
- Director, Yale Center for Asylum Medicine, Internal Medicine
Education & Training
- Intern and ResidentUniversity Hospital, Boston, MA (1995)
- MDBoston University School of Medicine (1992)
- BAUniversity of Colorado at Boulder (1987)
Additional Information
- Cornell Scott Hill Health150 Sargent DriveNew Haven, CT 06511
- Connecticut Mental Health Center34 Park StreetNew Haven, CT 06519
- Cornell Scott Hill Health150 Sargent DriveNew Haven, CT 06511
- Connecticut Mental Health Center34 Park StreetNew Haven, CT 06519