Dr. Karen Marie Winkfield MD, PHD
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
100 Blossom St Dept. Radiation Onco Boston MA, 02114About
Dr. Karen Winkfield practices Radiation Oncology in Boston, MA. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Winkfield specializes in treating cancer with radiation, using radiation therapy to treat a wide variety of cancers. Radiation therapy uses carefully targeted and regulated doses of high-energy radiation to kill cancer cells.
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RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Regulation of zipper-interacting protein kinase activity in vitro and in vivo by multisite phosphorylation.
- The Quigless Clinic: its impact on the lives of African Americans living in Tarboro, North Carolina, in the 1950s.
- Effective local therapy and long-term survival in breast cancer.
- Why workforce diversity in oncology matters.
- Diversity, Inclusion, and Representation: It Is Time to Act.
- Perceptions of Cancer Care and Clinical Trials in the Black Community: Implications for Care Coordination Between Oncology and Primary Care Teams.
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