Meet Kimberly Koenig, M.D.
Kimberly Higginbotham Koenig, M.D.
Department of Breast Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, Department of Breast Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
2002 | The University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX, USA, MD, Medicine |
1998 | Trinity University, San Antonio, TX, USA, BS, Biology |
Postgraduate Training
2005-2008 | Clinical Fellowship, Hematology and Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
2002-2005 | Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN |
Board Certifications
2005 | American Board of Internal Medicine |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of Breast Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2008 - 2015
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Gonzalez-Angulo AM, Lei X, Alvarez RH, Green MC, Murray JL, Valero V, Koenig KB, Ibrahim NK, Litton JK, Nair L, Krishnamurthy S, Hortobagyi GN, Meric-Bernstam F. Phase II Randomized Study of Ixabepilone Versus Observation in Patients With Significant Residual Disease After Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy for HER2-Negative Breast Cancer. Clin Breast Cancer 15(5):325-31, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25913905.
- Gonzalez-Angulo AM, Akcakanat A, Liu S, Green MC, Murray JL, Chen H, Palla SL, Koenig KB, Brewster AM, Valero V, Ibrahim NK, Moulder-Thompsom S, Litton JK, Tarco E, Moore J, Flores P, Crawford D,Dryden MJ, Symmans WF, Sahin A, Giordano SH, Pusztai L, Do KA, Mills GB, Hortobagyi GN, Meric-Bernstam F. Open label randomized clinical trial of standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy with paclitaxel followed by FEC vs. the combination of paclitaxel and everolimus followed by FEC in women with triple receptor-negative breast cancer. Ann Oncol 25(6):1122-7, 2014. PMID: 24669015.
- Yi M, Huo L, Koenig KB, Mittendorf EA, Meric-Bernstam F, Kuerer HM, Bedrosian I, Buzdar AU, Symmans WF, Crow JR, Bender M, Shah RR, Hortobagyi GN, Hunt KK. Which threshold for ER positivity? A retrospective study based on 9639 patients. Annals Onc doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdu053, 2014.
- 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 71(1):63-72, 2013. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 23053261.
- 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.
- 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):e572-5, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21482991.
- 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
- 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, 2012.