Katherine Nathanson

Katherine Nathanson, MD is a Professor of Medicine and Genetics at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine, serving as Deputy Director of the Abramson Cancer Center. Her research focuses on cancer genetics and genomics, particularly inherited susceptibility and somatic mutations influencing cancer development and therapy response.

• Multi-ancestry genomic studies for breast cancer risk
• BRCA-related tumor biology and therapeutic resistance
• Implementation science for genetic testing integration

Recent publications reveal trends in breast cancer genomics, testicular germ cell tumors, and pancreatic cancer susceptibility. Her work bridges clinical genetics with population-scale genomic analysis, emphasizing health disparities.