Kathy Jenkins MD, MPH

Dr. Jenkins is a senior member of the Department of Cardiology. 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.