Katharine A. Rendle
University of Pennsylvania · Rehabilitation Medicine
Active 1997–2026
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About
Katharine A. Rendle, PhD, MSW, MPH, is an Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine. She is a full member of the Abramson Cancer Center, Cancer Control Program, and a Senior Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute. Dr. Rendle serves as the Director of Cancer Implementation Research at the Penn Implementation Science Center (PISCE) and is the Director of the Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation (PC3I) within the Abramson Cancer Center. Her research expertise encompasses cancer prevention and care, healthcare delivery research, implementation science, mixed-methods research, clinical epidemiology, pragmatic trials, and global health. She holds a diverse educational background with degrees from the University of California and the University of Michigan, including a PhD in Social Work & Anthropology and an MPH in Epidemiology. Her work focuses on improving cancer care and healthcare delivery through innovative research and implementation strategies.
Research topics
- Nursing
- Emergency medicine
- Medicine
- Family medicine
Selected publications
Gastroenterology · 2020-10-21 · 69 citations
articleOpen accessAnnals of the American Thoracic Society · 2022-02-15 · 61 citations
articleAbstract Rationale Black patients receive recommended lung cancer screening (LCS) follow-up care less frequently than White patients, but it is unknown if this racial disparity persists across both decentralized and centralized LCS programs. Objectives To determine adherence to American College of Radiology Lung Imaging Reporting and Data System (Lung-RADS) recommendations among individuals undergoing LCS at either decentralized or centralized programs and to evaluate the association of race wit…
JCO Oncology Practice · 2020 · 23 citations
PURPOSE: New oncology care delivery models that avoid preventable acute care are needed, yet it is unclear which interventions best meet the needs of patients and caregivers. Perspectives from patients who experienced unplanned acute care events may inform the successful development and implementation of care delivery models. METHODS: We performed a qualitative interview study of patients with solid tumors on active treatment who experienced the following 3 types of unplanned acute care events:…
Movement Disorders · 2025-05-23 · 3 citations
articleOpen accessBACKGROUND: In persons with Parkinson's disease (PD) and related disorders (PDRD), rates of end-of-life (EoL) hospitalization are greatest, and rates of hospice utilization lowest, among men and persons of color. Reasons for these differences are unknown. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine whether attitudes toward EoL care differ by sex and race/ethnicity in persons with PDRD. METHODS: In this concurrent mixed-methods study, participants with PDRD were recruited from two movement…
Evaluating the Nonmalignancy Rate in the National Lung Screening Trial
CHEST Journal · 2025-05-09 · 2 citations
articleOpen access
Recent grants
NIH · $9.0M · 2022–2027
Frequent coauthors
- 101 shared
Anil Vachani
University of Pennsylvania
- 74 shared
Justin E. Bekelman
University of Pennsylvania
- 56 shared
Jocelyn V. Wainwright
University of Pennsylvania
- 56 shared
Peter Gabriel
- 55 shared
Lawrence N. Shulman
eHealth Initiative
- 40 shared
Dominick L. Frosch
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
- 36 shared
Stacey Honda
Hawaii Permanente Medical Group
- 36 shared
J. Steltz
University of Pennsylvania
Education
- 2015
MPH, Epidemiology
University of California Berkeley
- 2014
PhD, Anthropology and Social Work
University of Michigan
Awards & honors
- Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute
- Director of Cancer Implementation Research, Penn Implementat…
- Director, Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation (PC3I), Abr…
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