Kathleen Cooney
George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Overview
Dr. Cooney is Chair of the Duke Department of Medicine.
She is a medical oncologist focused in caring for men with prostate cancer, and is internationally known for her investigations focused on the genetic epidemiology of prostate cancer.
Her research led to the important discovery of a recurrent mutation in the HOXB13 gene that increases the chances of being diagnosed with prostate cancer and is estimated to account for 5 percent of hereditary prostate cancer cases worldwide. Since men with HOXB13 mutations are at an increased risk of prostate cancer, they may benefit from participation in screening and potentially prevention protocols in the future.
Dr. Cooney’s research continues with a focus on identifying germline mutations associated with lethal and aggressive prostate cancer as well as prostate cancer in African American men.
Positions
George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the School of Medicine
2020 School of Medicine
Professor of Medicine in the School of Medicine
2018 School of Medicine
Chair, Department of Medicine in the School of Medicine
2018 School of Medicine
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute in the School of Medicine
2018 School of Medicine
Member of Duke Molecular Physiology Institute in the School of Medicine
2022 School of Medicine
Education
M.D. 1984
1984 University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine
Intern/Resident, Internal Medicine
1987 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Chief Medical Resident, Internal Medicine
1988 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Fellow, Hematology / Oncology
1991 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Publications, Grants & Awards
- Grants (2)
- Academics Articles (188)
- Conference Pages (9)
- Book Sections (1)
European Urology Open Science
Jco Precision Oncology
Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis
Urol Clin North Am
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Clin Genitourin Cancer
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Cancer Epidemiol
Eur Urol Oncol
Canadian Journal of Urology
Canadian Journal of Urology
Cancer Medicine
J Clin Invest
Jco Precision Oncology
Cancer Epidemiol
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Prostate
Journal of Clinical Oncology
J Cancer Educ
Genetic Epidemiology
The Journal of Urology
Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association
Am J Hum Genet
Semin Oncol
Genetic Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
Advances in Radiation Oncology
Asian Journal of Andrology
Journal of Hematology & Oncology
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
Breast Cancer Res Treat
Prostate
American Journal of Surgical Pathology
Bju Int
Journal of Clinical Oncology
The Journal of Urology
Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis
Fam Cancer
Environmental Health
Bmc Medical Genetics
Integr Cancer Ther
The New England Journal of Medicine
Nat Genet
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis
Br J Cancer
The Journal of Urology
Statistics in Medicine
Cancer Lett
Prostate
Cell Death and Differentiation
Breast Cancer Res Treat
Journal of Human Genetics
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention : a Publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, Cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
Human Molecular Genetics
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention : a Publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, Cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
Clinical Genitourinary Cancer
Human Genetics
The Journal of Urology
Cancer Research
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
The Journal of Urology
Nature Genetics
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention : a Publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, Cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention : a Publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, Cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
Clinical Genitourinary Cancer
Urology
Human Genetics
Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases
Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention : a Publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, Cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
American Journal of Human Genetics
Prostate
Clinical Cancer Research : an Official Journal of the American Association for Cancer Research
J Natl Cancer Inst
British Journal of Cancer
Cancer Research
American Journal of Epidemiology
Prostate
Journal of Medical Genetics
American Journal of Clinical Oncology
The Journal of Urology
Cancer Research
The Journal of Urology
American Journal of Human Genetics
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention : a Publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, Cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
Clinical Cancer Research : an Official Journal of the American Association for Cancer Research
Urology
Clinical Cancer Research : an Official Journal of the American Association for Cancer Research
The Journal of Urology
Seminars in Urologic Oncology
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Cancer Research
Nature Genetics
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
The Journal of Clinical Investigation
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention : a Publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, Cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
Cancer Research
Cancer Research
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
Proceedings Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care
Integrated Cancer Management: Surgery, Medical Oncology, and Radiation Oncology
Offices & Contact
Durham, NC
27710 DUMC 3703, Duke North Hospital Suite 1102
Durham, NC
27710