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Kimberly Higginbotham Koenig, M.D.

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Assistant Professor, Department of Breast Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

2002 The University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX, MD, Medicine
1998 Trinity University, San Antonio, TX, BS, Magna Cum Laude, Biology

Postgraduate Training

7/2005-6/2008 Clinical Fellowship, Hematology and Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
7/2002-6/2005 Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Board Certifications

8/2005 American Board of Internal Medicine

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Esteva FJ, Moulder SL, Gonzalez-Angulo AM, Ensor J, Murray JL, Green MC, Koenig KB, Lee MH, Hortobagyi GN, Yeung SC. Phase I trial of exemestane in combination with metformin and rosiglitazone in nondiabetic obese postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. In Press. PMID: 23053261.
2. Iwamoto T, Booser D, Valero V, Murray JL, Koenig K, Esteva FJ, Ueno NT, Zhang J, Shi W, Qi Y, Matsuoka J, Yang EJ, Hortobagyi GN, Hatzis C, Symmans WF, Pusztai L. Estrogen receptor (ER) mRNA and ER-related gene expression in breast cancers that are 1% to 10% ER-positive by immunohistochemistry. J Clin Oncol 30(7):729-734, 2012. PMID: 22291085.
3. Moulder S, Moroney J, Helgason T, Wheler J, Booser D, Albarracin C, Morrow PK, Koenig K, Kurzrock R. Responses to liposomal doxorubicin, bevacizumab, and temsirolimus in metaplastic carcinoma of the breast: Biologic rationale and implications for stem-cell research in breast cancer. J Clin Oncol 29(19):572-575, 2011. PMID: 21482991.
4. Higginbotham, KB, Lozano R, Brown T, Patt YZ, Arima T, Abbruzzese JL, Thomas MB. A phase I/II trial of TAC-101, an oral synthetic retinoid, in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 134(12):1325-1335, 2008. PMID: 18504614.

Abstracts
1. Murthy RK, Varma A, Mishra P, Hess KR, Young EJ, Murray JL, Koenig KH, Greeen MC, Moulder SL, Melhem-Bertrandt A, Booser DJ, Valero V, Hortobagyi GN, Esteva FJ. Impact of adjuvant trastuzumab on outcomes of HER2-positive breast cancer patients treated with HER2-targeted therapy in the metastatic setting. J Clin Oncol 30(15S):13s (#527), 2012.

Last updated: 2/1/2013