Katherine C. McKenzie, MD, FACP
she/her/hers
Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Medicine); Director, Yale Center for Asylum Medicine, Internal Medicine
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Research Summary
Dr. McKenzie performs research on asylum and refugee medicine.
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Research Interests
Human Rights; Refugees; Global Health
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Dr. McKenzie and Dr. Farhadian examine a political asylum applicant.
Selected Publications
- Characteristics and scope of humanitarian relief forensic medical evaluations for immigrant children in the USRosenberg J, Edwards E, Wang KH, McKenzie KC, Asnes AG, Young J. Characteristics and scope of humanitarian relief forensic medical evaluations for immigrant children in the US Journal Of Forensic And Legal Medicine 2021, 82: 102221. PMID: 34325082, DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2021.102221.
- Surviving violent, traumatic loss after severe political persecution: lessons from the evaluation of a Venezuelan asylum seekerMcQuaid 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: e239025. PMID: 33758042, PMCID: PMC7993358, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-239025.
- Medical Evaluation of Asylum SeekersMcKenzie K. Medical Evaluation of Asylum Seekers 2020, 303-310. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-47668-7_19.
- Lessons from Asylum Seekers: How Forensic Medical Evaluations Can Teach Us Things We Didn’t Learn in Medical SchoolMcKenzie 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, 36: 2121-2122. PMID: 32875493, PMCID: PMC8298660, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06157-7.
- A Cruel COVID-19 IronyMcKenzie KC. A Cruel COVID-19 Irony JAMA 2020, 324: 345-346. PMID: 32602892, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.11882.
- Releasing Migrants from Detention During the Covid-19 PandemicMcKenzie KC, Mishori R. Releasing Migrants from Detention During the Covid-19 Pandemic Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 35: 2765-2766. PMID: 32542498, PMCID: PMC7295322, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-05954-4.
- 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
- Loud, Gray, and Arbitrary — The Compounding Trauma of Detention for Asylum SeekersMcKenzie KC. Loud, Gray, and Arbitrary — The Compounding Trauma of Detention for Asylum Seekers New England Journal Of Medicine 2019, 380: 807-809. PMID: 30811908, DOI: 10.1056/nejmp1816400.
- Asylum Seekers in a Time of Record Forced Global Displacement: the Role of PhysiciansMcKenzie KC, Bauer J, Reynolds PP. Asylum Seekers in a Time of Record Forced Global Displacement: the Role of Physicians Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2018, 34: 137-143. PMID: 29907914, PMCID: PMC6318190, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4524-5.
- Millions have been traumatized by female genital mutilation. The practice must endMcKenzie, KC. Millions have been traumatized by female genital mutilation. The practice must end. STAT. 2018.
- We Should Oppose Gina Haspel's Nomination Because of Her Torture RecordMcKenzie, KC and Castellani, C. We Should Oppose Gina Haspel's Nomination Because of Her Torture Record. The Hill. 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.
- Assisting asylum seekers in a time of global forced displacement: Five clinical casesMcKenzie 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. PMID: 28501717, DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2017.04.007.
- Trump's Immigration Ban Hurts Doctors And PatientsMcKenzie,KC. Trump's Immigration Ban Hurts Doctors And Patients, Cognoscenti, 2017
- Why I Became a Doctor Who Treats Torture VictimsMcKenzie, KC. Why I Became a Doctor Who Treats Torture Victims. Time. 2017.
- Supporting human rights, one patient at a timeMcKenzie K. Supporting human rights, one patient at a time The BMJ 2016, 355: i6798. PMID: 28039108, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i6798.
- A Modern Ars MoriendiMcKenzie KC. A Modern Ars Moriendi New England Journal Of Medicine 2016, 374: 2107-2109. PMID: 27248618, DOI: 10.1056/nejmp1601820.
- Medical Evaluation of Asylum SeekersMcKenzie K. Medical Evaluation of Asylum Seekers 2014, 235-241. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0271-2_17.
- Medical Evaluation of Asylum SeekersMcKenzie KC. Medical Evaluation of Asylum Seekers. In: Annamalai A, Ed. Refugee Health Care. First Edition. Springer Science and Business Media New York, NY. 2014.