Clinical Locations
Huntsman Cancer Institute - Cancer Hospital South
Specialties
Board Certification
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American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Medical Oncology)
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Patient Rating
Patients consistently praise Dr. Kinsey for clear, easy-to-understand explanations and for listening closely to their concerns. Reviewers highlight his caring, personable bedside manner, and that he spends ample time to make appointments comfortable. Many also note his strong clinical knowledge, preparation, responsiveness, and collaborative approach with other members of the care team, expressing high trust in his recommendations.
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Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments |
Internal Medicine
-Assistant Professor Oncological Sciences -Adjunct Assistant Professor |
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| Academic Divisions |
Oncology
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| Board Certification |
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Medical Oncology)
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Education history
| Postdoctoral Fellowship | Hematology/Oncology - Huntsman Cancer Institute | Postdoctoral Fellow |
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| Fellowship | Hematology/Oncology - Huntsman Cancer Institute | Fellow |
| Residency | Internal Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine | Resident |
| Professional Medical | Genetics and Medicine - University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry | M.D., Ph.D. |
| Undergraduate | Cell Biology/Biochemistry - Bucknell University | B.S. |
Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Foth M, Kim W, OToole K, Murphy B, Justo-Garrido M, Boggaram S, Ghazi P, Brennan E, Wright MI, Shepherd T, Cortes-Sanchez E, Wang Y, Roth JA, Rees MG, Ronan MM, Jiang J, Wasko UN, Jiang A, Becker C, Deacon DC, Holmen SL, VanBrocklin MW, Hu-Lieskovan S, Kinsey CG, Russell JS, Hegde A, Garrido-Laguna I, Holderfield M, Singh M, McMahon M (2026). Genetic Drivers of Sensitivity or Resistance to RAS(ON) Multi-Selective Inhibitors in NRAS-Mutated Melanoma. Cancer Res.
- Dacheux MA, Wu MJ, Scherzer MT, Nillson M, Murphy B, Schuman S, Ju Z, Bivona T, Lito P, Gumbleton M, Puri S, Akerley W, Wang J, Wang K, Heymach J, Kinsey CG, Negrao M, McMahon M, Vaishnavi A (2025). BRAF(V600E)-Driven Lung Tumorigenesis Requires Ligand-Mediated Activation of ERBB Receptor Signaling. bioRxiv.
- Ghazi PC, OToole KT, Srinivas Boggaram S, Scherzer MT, Silvis MR, Zhang Y, Bogdan M, Smith BD, Lozano G, Flynn DL, Snyder EL, Kinsey CG, McMahon M (2024). Inhibition of ULK1/2 and KRAS(G12C) controls tumor growth in preclinical models of lung cancer. Elife, 13.
- Vaishnavi A, Juan J, Jacob M, Stehn C, Gardner EE, Scherzer MT, Schuman S, Van Veen JE, Murphy B, Hackett CS, Dupuy AJ, Chmura SA, van der Weyden L, Newberg JY, Liu A, Mann K, Rust AG, Weiss WA, Kinsey CG, Adams DJ, Grossmann A, Mann MB, McMahon M (2021). Transposon Mutagenesis Reveals RBMS3 Silencing as a Promoter of Malignant Progression of BRAFV600E-Driven Lung Tumorigenesis. Cancer Res, 82(22), 4261-4273.
- Truong A, Yoo JH, Scherzer MT, Sanchez JMS, Dale KJ, Kinsey CG, Richards JR, Shin D, Ghazi PC, Onken MD, Blumer KJ, Odelberg SJ, McMahon M (2020). Chloroquine Sensitizes GNAQ/11-mutated Melanoma to MEK1/2 Inhibition. Clin Cancer Res, 26(23), 6374-6386.
- Vaishnavi A, Scherzer MT, Kinsey CG, Parkman GL, Truong A, Ghazi P, Schuman S, Battistone B, Garrido-Laguna I, McMahon M (2019). Inhibition of MEK1/2 Forestalls the Onset of Acquired Resistance to Entrectinib in Multiple Models of NTRK1-Driven Cancer. Cell Rep, 32(5), 107994.
- Kinsey C, Balakrishnan V, ODell MR, Huang JL, Newman L, Whitney-Miller CL, Hezel AF, Land H (2014). Plac8 links oncogenic mutations to regulation of autophagy and is critical to pancreatic cancer progression. Cell Rep, 7(4), 1143-55.
- McMurray HR, Sampson ER, Compitello G, Kinsey C, Newman L, Smith B, Chen SR, Klebanov L, Salzman P, Yakovlev A, Land H (2008). Synergistic response to oncogenic mutations defines gene class critical to cancer phenotype. Nature, 453(7198), 1112-6.
- Kinsey CG, Bussolati G, Bosco M, Kimura T, Pizzorno MC, Chernin MI, Cassoni P, Novak JF (2007). Constitutive and ligand-induced nuclear localization of oxytocin receptor. J Cell Mol Med, 11(1), 96-110.
- Takahashi M, Chernin MI, Yamamoto O, Tonzetich J, Kinsey CG, Novak JF (2002). Transformation of MC3T3-E1 cells following stress and transfection with pSV2neo plasmid. Anticancer Res, 22(2A), 585-98.
Review
- Foth M, Garrido-Laguna I, Kinsey CG (2021). Therapeutic Targeting of Autophagy in Pancreatic Cancer. [Review]. Surg Oncol Clin N Am, 30(4), 709-718.
- Gajiwala S, Torgeson A, Garrido-Laguna I, Kinsey C, Lloyd S (2018). Combination immunotherapy and radiation therapy strategies for pancreatic cancer-targeting multiple steps in the cancer immunity cycle. [Review]. J Gastrointest Oncol, 9(6), 1014-1026.
Book Chapter
- Vaishnavi A, Kinsey CG, McMahon M (2023). Preclinical Modeling of Pathway-Targeted Therapy of Human Lung Cancer in the Mouse. In Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. United States.
- Gilcrease GW, Kinsey C, Stenehjem D (2015). Environmental and genetic risk factors in hepatocellular carcinoma. In Torre A, Uscanga L (Eds.), Medicina Individualizada De La Evidencia A La Práctica Clínica (pp. 155-62). Permanyer México.
Dr. Kinsey is the absolute best. He is genuine and sincere and has the best bed side manner of any doctor I have ever experienced. He's very patient and I have never felt rushed. I can't say enough good things about him.
Very good Dr
He has a wonderful bedside manner and he only wants the best for me.
Always explains things so I understand it. And asks and listens to my input and concerns
Dr Kinsey is very caring and awesome!
Dr. Kinsey is very professional and a terrific physician . My care has been excellent.
He is great and spends as much time as you need
Dr. Kinsey is the best, always listens, helpful, knowledgeable, and truly cares.
Dr Kinsey is the best
Very knowledgeable very caring listens to you
Always takes the time to explain things, and makes sure I understand.
Very easy to talk to and makes the appointment comfortable for me.
Great bedside!
Very good at listening to your concerns, and explaining processes. Always speaks respectfully to you. Very personable.
Very knowledgeable and caring
thank you
Dr. Kinsey is the best! He works well with my medical team, is very responsive and cooperative. Not only does he listen to my concerns but his explanations are easy to understand and relatable. I just love him!!!!