2021
Characteristics and scope of humanitarian relief forensic medical evaluations for immigrant children in the US
Rosenberg 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForensic medical evaluationsHumanitarian reliefImmigrant childrenLegal aid organizationsRights of childrenUnaccompanied childrenAid organizationsCommon reported typeChild abuse pediatriciansBorder protectionUS CustomsFamily unitMedical evaluationForensic trainingNumber of childrenForensic evaluationTraining standardsAsylumCurrent trainingHealth professionalsRightsNationwide surveyScreening toolScopeChildrenSurviving 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: e239025. PMID: 33758042, PMCID: PMC7993358, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-239025.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2020
Medical Evaluation of Asylum Seekers
McKenzie K. Medical Evaluation of Asylum Seekers. 2020, 303-310. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-47668-7_19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLessons 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, 36: 2121-2122. PMID: 32875493, PMCID: PMC8298660, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06157-7.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersA Cruel COVID-19 Irony
McKenzie KC. A Cruel COVID-19 Irony. JAMA 2020, 324: 345-346. PMID: 32602892, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.11882.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersReleasing 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. PMID: 32542498, PMCID: PMC7295322, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-05954-4.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersImportance 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. 2020Publications for non-academic audiences
2019
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. New England Journal Of Medicine 2019, 380: 807-809. PMID: 30811908, DOI: 10.1056/nejmp1816400.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2018
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 2018, 34: 137-143. PMID: 29907914, PMCID: PMC6318190, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4524-5.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAsylum seekersForensic evaluationHuman rights expertsHuman rights abusesAsylum casesLegal frameworkLegal rightsRights abusesAsylum medicineRights expertsImmigration officialsForensic examinationSeekersAsylumRole of physiciansGlobal displacementLawyersAttorneysRightsPersecutionOfficialsRefugeesProtectionVulnerable populationsAbuseMillions 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.Publications for non-academic audiencesWe 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.Publications for non-academic audiencesTrump 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.Publications for non-academic audiences
2017
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. PMID: 28501717, DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2017.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesTrump's Immigration Ban Hurts Doctors And Patients
McKenzie,KC. Trump's Immigration Ban Hurts Doctors And Patients, Cognoscenti, 2017Publications for non-academic audiencesWhy I Became a Doctor Who Treats Torture Victims
McKenzie, KC. Why I Became a Doctor Who Treats Torture Victims. Time. 2017.Publications for non-academic audiences
2016
Supporting human rights, one patient at a time
McKenzie K. Supporting human rights, one patient at a time. The BMJ 2016, 355: i6798. PMID: 28039108, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i6798.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersA Modern Ars Moriendi
McKenzie KC. A Modern Ars Moriendi. New England Journal Of Medicine 2016, 374: 2107-2109. PMID: 27248618, DOI: 10.1056/nejmp1601820.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2014
Medical Evaluation of Asylum Seekers
McKenzie K. Medical Evaluation of Asylum Seekers. 2014, 235-241. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0271-2_17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical forensic examinationAsylum seekersForensic examinationParticular social groupThousands of victimsImmigration courtLegal statusCourt testimonyUnited StatesPast torturePolitical opinionsSeekersPast sufferingTortureTorture survivorsAsylumMental health cliniciansAbuseEmotional traumaCountriesCourtSocial groupsTestimonyPersecutionHarassmentMedical 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.Books