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Karen Reckamp, MD

Cedars Sinai Medical Center

Karen Reckamp, MD is Clinical Professor in Medicine, Director of the Division of Medical Oncology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She is Associate Director of Clinical Research for the Cedars Sinai Cancer, and Medical Oncology Director of the Women’s Guild Lung Institute at Cedars Sinai Medical Center.

Dr. Reckamp received a master’s degree in Clinical Investigation from the department of Biomathematics at UCLA. She obtained my medical degree at the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine in 1998 with AOA distinction, and trained in Internal Medicine at Washington University’s Barnes-Jewish Hospital. She completed fellowship training in Hematology/Oncology at the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA in June 2004, and completed a Master of Science degree in Clinical Research.

Dr. Reckamp serves as the Chair of the Association of American Cancer Institute’s Physician Clinical Leadership Initiative. She leads many phase I, II and III studies funded by the NCI, internal funds and industry. Dr. Reckamp is a member of ASCO, AACR, International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, and SWOG. She participated in the ASCO Leadership Development Program and led the Scientific Committee for metastatic lung cancer for the ASCO annual meeting. She has been the recipient of many honors including American Lung Association, Lung Force Honoree in 2018. She has also authored or co-authored many manuscripts in the field of Thoracic Oncology in high impact journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine.

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