Faculty

Katharine A. Rendle, PhD, MSW, MPH

Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health

Department: Family Medicine and Community Health

Graduate Group Affiliations

Graduate Group in Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Contact information

Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
3600 Civic Center Blvd, 8th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Office: 215-349-5442

Email:
katharine.rendle@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Publications

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Education
BA (Anthropology)
University of California, 2004.
MSW (Social Policy & Evaluation)
University of Michigan, 2007.
MA (Anthropology)
University of Michigan, 2008.
PhD (Social Work & Anthropology)
University of Michigan, 2014.
MPH (Epidemiology)
University of California, 2015.

Links
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Penn Implementation Science Center at Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (PISCE@LDI)
Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation

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Description of Research Expertise

cancer prevention and care; healthcare delivery research; implementation science; mixed-methods research; clinical epidemiology; pragmatic trials; global health

Selected Publications

Del Vecchio NJ, Doria-Rose VP, Todd KW, Rendle KA, Chubak J, Halm EA, Alonge OD, Issaka RB, Neslund-Dudas C, Honda S, Ziebell RA, Li CI, Zheng Y, Hughes AE, Ritzwoller DP, Corley DA.: Impacts of a Public Health Emergency on Cancer Testing Rates, Follow-up, and Cancer Diagnosis: An Evaluation of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 35: 1527-1534, Sep 2026.

Kim RY, Gupta A, Ang L, Rendle KA.: Contemporary Pulmonary Nodule Evaluation and Management in the United States A Mixed-Methods Study. Chest Jul 2026.

Oshiro CE, Cushing-Haugen KL, Vecchio NJD, Alonge OD, Ghai NR, Green BB, Honda SA, Neslund-Dudas C, Ritzwoller DP, Skinner CS, Tao M, Vachani A, Chubak J, Corley DA, Haas JS, Li CI, Tiro JA, Rendle KA.: BMI and Initiation of Cancer Screening: A Closer Look at Differences by Race, Ethnicity, and Sex in a Multicenter Population. Am J Prev Med 71: 108434, May 2026.

De Jesus E, Woo S, Krouse RS, Guerra CE, Rendle KA, Cadet T, Allison KC, Tchou J.: A community based participatory research approach to evaluate barriers and facilitators for behavioral weight loss intervention implementation in a predominantly black community. Support Care Cancer 34: 406, Apr 2026.

Kim RY, Gupta A, Ang L, Bilger A, Vachani A, Rendle KA.: Clinicians' cancer risk assessment among patients with pulmonary nodules: a qualitative study. Ann Am Thorac Soc 23: 458-463, Mar 2026.

Pocobelli G, Del Vecchio NJ, Cushing-Haugen K, Kamineni A, Corley DA, Rendle KA, Halm EA, Li CI, Oshiro CES, Carroll NM, Silver MI, Greenlee RT, Neslund-Dudas C, Breslau ES, Chubak J.: Up-to-date prevalence at recommended ages for discontinuing routine colorectal, cervical and lung cancer screening. J Natl Cancer Inst Feb 2026.

Burnett-Hartman AN, Carroll NM, Wain KF, Hixon BP, Vachani A, Greenlee RT, Honda SA, Kim RY, Neslund-Dudas C, Oshiro CES, Rendle KA, Simoff M, Ritzwoller DP.: Lung Cancer Yield by Baseline Screening Lung CT Screening Reporting and Data System (Lung-RADS) Assignment and Patient Factors: The Population-Based Research to Optimize the Screening Process Lung Consortium. CHEST Pulm 2026.

George J, Amoo-Mitchual S, Kernell C, Tuli S, Patel P, Monare B, Kassick M, Ketlametswe R, Seiphetlheng A, Tafadzwa M, Sughra H, Oyegoke WTE, Ramontshonyana G, Oliva Díaz JA, Bazzett-Matabele L, Vuylsteke P, Rendle KA, Grover S.: Adherence to Survivorship Care Visits in Patients With Cervical Cancer in Botswana. JCO Glob Oncol 2026 Notes: Rendle and Grover Co-Senior Authors.

Tortorello GN, Shafique N, De Jesus EM, Gimotty P, Dheer A, Fayanju OM, Tchou J, Miura JT, Karakousis GC, Rendle K.: Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Low-Risk Breast Cancer in Patients ≥ 70 Years: How Wisely are We Choosing? Ann Surg Oncol 2026.

Wittner V, Purcell J, Cayabyab M, Hoffecker G, Kalman J, Teitelbaum U, Schnoll R, Rendle KA, Tuteja S.: Patient and provider perspectives on the implementation of DPYD testing in oncology care clinics in an academic health system. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) 2026.