Cassie C. Kennedy

Dr. Cassie C. Kennedy is a Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, specializing in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. She serves as Director of the Advanced Lung Disease and Lung Transplant Fellowship Program and Medical Director of Lung Transplantation at the William J. von Liebig Center for Transplantation.

• Basic Science Masters in Clinical and Translational Science
• Certificate in Health and Wellness Coaching
• Kern Scholar Faculty Program

Her research focuses on pretransplant risk factors and interventions to improve outcomes in solid organ transplantation, particularly in:

• Lung Transplantation
• Frailty Assessment
• Obesity and Body Composition
• Psychosocial Risk Factors
• Health Coaching Programs
• Tele-rehabilitation

Recent publications highlight her work on:

• Frailty metrics in transplant candidates
• Home-based prehabilitation for kidney transplant
• Psychosocial interventions in thoracic transplant
• Cancer surveillance protocols
• Gender-specific cardiopulmonary testing

Award highlights include:

• Multiple Mayo Clinic Experience Top Performer Awards in Lung Transplant
• Distinguished CHEST Educator (2020-2021)
• Shark Tank Research Funding (2018)
• Best Doctors in America (2011, 2017, 2021)

Current NIH-funded projects include:

• NHLBI R01: Pre-transplant health coaching for lung transplant candidates (2023-2026)
• NHLBI R01: Caregiver support interventions (2020-2022)