Kiersten Berggren MD PhD (She/Her)

Physician

5 Perryridge RdGreenwich, CT 06830
Phone+1 203-863-3409

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Summary

Kiersten Berggren, MD, is a resident physician in radiation oncology based in New York, NY, at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Berggren also holds a PhD in Psychology with a focus on behavioral neuroscience from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Research contributions include several publications focused on cancer biology, specifically the role of MK2 in cancer migration and cell signaling, with work published in journals such as Cancer Letters, World Journal of Oncology, Molecular Carcinogenesis, Plos Pathogens, and Oncogene.

Education & Training

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterResidency, Radiation Oncology, 2026 - 2030
Greenwich Hospital/Yale UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 2025 - 2026
University of New Mexico School of MedicineClass of 2025
University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeePhD, Psychology (behavioral neuroscience), 2010 - 2013

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Certifications & Licensure

CT State Medical License 2025 - 2026

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
MK2 promotes p16 negative head and neck cancer migration, invasion, and metastasis.
Deri Morgan, Dakota Dd Okwuone, Kiersten L Berggren, Levi Arnold, Alyssa Schmidt
Cancer Letters. 2025-07-10
Loss of MK2 Enhances Radiation-Mediated Apoptosis in Bladder Cancer.
Deri Morgan, Kiersten L Berggren, Grace Millington, Hanna Smith, Colby Spiess
World Journal of Oncology. 2024-12-01
28 citations
Mitogen-activated protein kinase-activated protein kinase-2 (MK2) and its role in cell survival, inflammatory signaling, and migration in promoting cancer.
Deri Morgan, Kiersten L. Berggren, Colby D. Spiess, Hannah M. Smith, Ajay Tejwani
Molecular Carcinogenesis. 2021-09-24

Press Mentions

Greenwich Hospital Resident Physicians and Interns Honored at 51st Annual House Staff Graduation CeremonyJune 10th, 2026

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