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Karvonen
Kristine Karvonen, MD, MS
- Assistant Professor, Epidemiology, Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutch
- Acting Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology and Oncology Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine
- Attending Physician, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Seattle Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
Background
Dr. Kristine Karvonen is a physician scientist and pediatric hematologist and oncologist who studies social determinants of health (SDOH) and disparities in outcomes experienced by young individuals with cancer and blood disorders. Her research to date has includes structural, institutional, and individual level barriers to equitable outcomes such as structural racism, poverty, and limited health literacy. In addition to better understanding health disparities, Dr. Karvonen is building a research program focused on developing and implementing health equity interventions which target SDOH. Dr. Karvonen treats children and adolescents with cancer as well as those with sickle cell anemia at Seattle Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center.
Education
Child Health Equity Research Fellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of Washington, 2023
Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Fellowship, University of Washington, 2023
MS, Epidemiology with a focus in Clinical and Translational Research, University of Washington, 2023
Pediatrics Residency, Seattle Children’s Residency Program, 2020
MD, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charottesville, 2017
BS, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University, Houston, 2013
Research Interests
Social determinants of health
Pediatric hematology and oncology
Pediatric cancer and sickle cell anemia