Katie Finnigan, PA

Physician Assistant
Katie Finnigan

I’m a physician assistant who is an expert in the treatment of infections. I care for patients whose immune systems have become weak because of cancer or cancer treatment.

I’m also involved in clinical trials for new antimicrobial medications. I treat patients admitted to Memorial Hospital, the main hospital at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Besides caring for patients, I’m interested in education and quality.  I co-lead our hospital’s clinical ladder program, which is a professional development program for nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

Education
Master of Science, Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Master of Science, Health Care Policy and Management, Stony Brook University
Bachelor of Science, Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
Certifications
Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC)
Publications
  1. Gali V, Al-Ghanamah R, Finnigan K, Kalchiem-Dekel O, Kamboj M, Hohl TM, Babady NE, Papanicolaou GA, Lee YJ. Evaluating the clinical utility of Aspergillus, Mucorales, and Nocardia bronchoalveolar PCRs for the diagnosis of invasive pulmonary infections in patients with hematological malignancies. J Clin Microbiol. 2025 Feb 19;63(2):e0135524. doi: 10.1128/jcm.01355-24. Epub 2025 Jan 16. PMID: 39817757; PMCID: PMC11837534.
  2. Bohn B, Jennings DL, Braghieri L, Mondellini GM, Pinsino A, Finnigan K, et al. Tacrolimus time in therapeutic range is associated with cellular rejection and gut dysbiosis early after heart transplant. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2021;40(4):S292. doi:10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.1794
  3. Slomovich S, Bell J, Clerkin KJ, Habal MV, Griffin JM, Raikhelkar JK, Fried JA, Vossoughi SR, Finnigan K, Latif F, Farr MA, Sayer GT, Uriel N. Extracorporeal photopheresis and its role in heart transplant rejection: prophylaxis and treatment. Clin Transplant. 2021;35(7):e14333. doi:10.1111/ctr.14333
  4. Braghieri L, Pinsino A, Mondellini GM, Finnigan K, Latif F, Farr MA, Sayer GT, Uriel N, et al. Effect of mycophenolate mofetil dosing on 6-month risk of acute cellular rejection, leukopenia and CMV viremia in heart transplant. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2021;40(4 suppl):S116. doi:10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.369
Awards and Honors
Excellence in Clinical Practice Award Nominee, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) (2025)
Values in Action Recognition (2024)
Physician Assistant of the Year, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center (2020)
Pi Alpha National Honor Society for Physician Assistants (2014)
Weill Cornell PA Program Peer Award (2014)