Dr. Kathleen K. Harnden

D’Aniello Director, Breast Cancer Research Medical Director, Breast Medical Oncology Inova Schar Cancer Dr. Kathleen Harnden is a specialty care physician board certified in medical oncology and internal medicine at Inova Health System. She has a special interest in the management of breast cancer, particularly in premenopausal women. Dr. Harnden joined Inova Schar Cancer Institute after the completion of her hematology/oncology fellowship at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC. She is an MBA graduate from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. Dr. Harnden has numerous publications in national journals and has presented at national meetings on topics in breast cancer. Her research has focused on early phase clinical trials in breast cancer, breast cancer genomics and individualized treatment for patients based on advanced testing results. She is and has been a principal investigator on several phase I clinical trials in metastatic breast cancer and is interested in developing novel therapies for breast cancer. A native of Vienna, VA, Dr. Harnden currently resides in Oakton, VA with her husband, a gastroenterology physician, and their three children. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, jogging, vacationing on Cape Cod and traveling the world.

Dr. Harnden is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Breast Cancer, Angiosarcoma, Paget Disease of the Breast, and Inflammatory Breast Cancer.

She is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 11 peer reviewed articles and participating in 11 clinical trials.