Kim F. Rhoads
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Surgery - General Surgery
- Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
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Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
General Surgery 875 Blake Wilbur Drive Clinic B Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 498-6000 Fax (650) 736-4167
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 721-3094Alternate Contact Justin Hupalo Administrative Assistant Email Tel Work 736-8406Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Cancer> GI Oncology
- Colon and Rectal Surgery
- General Surgery
- Pelvic Floor Disorders
- Benign Colorectal Disease
Administrative Appointments
- Director, Community Partnerships Program, Stanford Cancer Institute (2010 - present)
- E3 Unit Based Medical Director, Stanford Hospitals and Clinics (2008 - 2010)
Honors and Awards
- Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Award, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (January 2009-2012)
- Philip R. Lee Fellow in Health Policy, UCSF Institute for Health Policy Studies (july 2007)
Professional Education
| Board Certification: | General Surgery, American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery (2010) |
| Residency: | UCSF CA (2005) |
| Internship: | UCSF CA (1999) |
| Board Certification: | American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery (2010) |
| Fellowship: | UCSF Health Policy Institute, Health Services Research (2008) |
| Fellowship: | UC San Francisco CA (2007) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Community and International Work
- Cancer care access, Monterey County&suffix=faculty
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
In my funded research, I am trying to elucidate explanations for disparities in cancer outcomes. My focus has been on hospital variation in quality of care and the correlation with disparities in outcomes. Using nationally endorsed process and outcome measures, I am testing the hypothesis that exposure to poor hospitals for cancer care may adversely impact cancer outcomes regardless of individual (patient)factors. Other ongoing research focuses on understanding travel patterns for cancer care in racial and ethnic subgroups and distinguishing the impact of socioeconomic status from the that of care provision on survival. In my role as the Director of the Cancer Education and Community Partnerships Program for the Stanford Cancer Center and Cancer Prevention Institute of California, I currently support programs that address disparities in cancer outcomes by increasing knowledge and awareness about early detection, screening and treatment. Furthermore, I am working to develop partnerships between the Stanford Cancer Center, community-based organizations focused on cancer and local cancer care providers in Northern California.
Publications
- Racial and ethnic differences in lymph node examination after colon cancer resection do not completely explain disparities in mortality. Cancer. 2012; (2): 469-77
- Understanding disparities in leukemia: a national study. Cancer Causes Control. 2012; (11): 1831-7
- Understanding racial disparities in cancer treatment and outcomes. J Am Coll Surg. 2010; (1): 105-13
- Quality of colon cancer outcomes in hospitals with a high percentage of Medicaid patients. J Am Coll Surg. 2008; (2): 197-204
- Age and Genetics: How Do Prognostic Factors at Diagnosis Explain Disparities in Acute Myeloid Leukemia? Am J Clin Oncol. 2013
- Improving the accuracy of prolapse and incontinence procedure epidemiology by utilizing both inpatient and outpatient data. Int Urogynecol J. 2013
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