WalterK.KinneyMD

Obstetrics & Gynecology • Sacramento, CA

General Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology

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Office
2589 Garden Hwy
Sacramento, CA 95833
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Education & Training

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Gynecologic Oncology, 1985 - 1987
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1982 - 1985
St Mary's Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1980
St Mary's Hospital and Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1978
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1977

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1978 - 2025
MN State Medical License 1983 - 1987
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Gynecologic Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Invasive Cervical Cancer After a Positive Pap Test Result and Negative Human Papillomavirus Test Result.
Alexander Locke, Nina R Shah, Barbara Fetterman, Nancy Poitras, Soora Wi, Philip E. Castle, Nicolas Wentzensen, Walter Kinney, Megan A. Clarke, Thomas Lorey> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2021 Oct 1
4 citations
Adherence to National Guidelines on Cervical Screening: A Population-Based Evaluation from a Statewide Registry.
Philip E. Castle, Walter Kinney, Lu Chen, Jane J. Kim, Steven Jenison, Giovanna Rossi, Huining Kang, Jack Cuzick, Cosette M. Wheeler> ;Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2021 Aug 31
15 citations
Clinical follow-up practices after cervical cancer screening by co-testing: A population-based study of adherence to U.S. guideline recommendations.
Rebecca B. Perkins, Rachael Adcock, Vicki B. Benard, Jack Cuzick, Alan G. Waxman, Jean Howe, Stephanie C. Melkonian, Janis L. Gonzales, Charles L. Wiggins, Cosette M. ...> ;Preventive Medicine. 2021 Aug 17
10 citations
Uptake of co-testing with HPV and cytology for cervical screening: A population-based evaluation in the United States
Jack Cuzick, Ruofei Du, Rachael Adcock, Walter Kinney, Nancy E. Joste, Ruth M. McDonald, Kevin English, Salina M. Torres, Debbie Saslow, Cosette M. Wheeler, Nancy E. J...> ;Gynecologic Oncology. 2021 Jul 9
61 citations
Accuracy and Efficiency of Deep-Learning-Based Automation of Dual Stain Cytology in Cervical Cancer Screening.
Nicolas Wentzensen, Bernd Lahrmann, Megan A. Clarke, Walter Kinney, Diane Tokugawa, Nancy Poitras, Alex Locke, Liam Bartels, Alexandra Krauthoff, Joan L. Walker, Rosem...> ;Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2021 Jan 4
13 citations
A study of the risks of CIN3+ detection after multiple rounds of HPV testing: Results of the 15-year cervical cancer screening experience at Kaiser Permanente Northern...
Anne Hammer, Maria Demarco, Nicole G. Campos, Brian Befano, Patti E. Gravitt, Li C. Cheung, Thomas Lorey, Nancy E. Poitras, Walter Kinney, Nicolas Wentzensen, Philip E...> ;International Journal of Cancer. 2020 Sep 15
28 citations
Relationships of p16 Immunohistochemistry and Other Biomarkers With Diagnoses of Cervical Abnormalities: Implications for LAST Terminology
Philip E. Castle, Rachael Adcock, Jack Cuzick, Nicolas Wentzensen, Norah E Torrez-Martinez, Salina M Torres, Mark Stoler, Brigitte M Ronnett, Nancy E. Joste, Teresa M....> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2020 Jun 1
77 citations
A study of type-specific HPV natural history and implications for contemporary cervical cancer screening programs
Maria Demarco, Noorie Hyun, Olivia Carter-Pokras, Tina Raine-Bennett, Li C. Cheung, Xiaojian Chen, Anne Hammer, Nicole G. Campos, Walter Kinney, Julia C. Gage, Brian B...> ;Eclinicalmedicine. 2020 May 1
91 citations
Risk Estimates Supporting the 2019 ASCCP Risk-Based Management Consensus Guidelines
Didem Egemen, Li C. Cheung, Xiaojian Chen, Maria Demarco, Rebecca B. Perkins, Walter Kinney, Nancy E. Poitras, Brian Befano, Alexander Locke, Richard S. Guido, Amy Wis...> ;Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease. 2020 Apr 1
5 citations
Absolute risks of cervical precancer among women who fulfill exiting guidelines based on HPV and cytology cotesting
Rebecca Landy, Mark Schiffman, Peter Sasieni, Li C. Cheung, Hormuzd A. Katki, Greg Rydzak, Nicolas Wentzensen, Nancy E. Poitras, Thomas Lorey, Walter Kinney, Philip E....> ;International Journal of Cancer. 2020 Feb 1
14 citations
Role of Screening History in Clinical Meaning and Optimal Management of Positive Cervical Screening Results.
Philip E. Castle, Walter Kinney, Xiaonan Xue, Li C. Cheung, Julia C. Gage, Nancy Poitras, Thomas Lorey, Hormuzd A. Katki, Nicolas Wentzensen, Mark Schiffman> ;Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2019 Aug 1
81 citations
Clinical Evaluation of Human Papillomavirus Screening With p16/Ki-67 Dual Stain Triage in a Large Organized Cervical Cancer Screening Program.
Nicolas Wentzensen, Megan A. Clarke, Renee C. Bremer, Nancy Poitras, Diane Tokugawa, Patricia E. Goldhoff, Philip E. Castle, Mark Schiffman, Julie D. Kingery, Kiranjit...> ;JAMA Internal Medicine. 2019 Jul 1
70 citations
Five-Year Risk of Cervical Precancer Following p16/Ki-67 Dual-Stain Triage of HPV-Positive Women.
Megan A. Clarke, Li C. Cheung, Philip E. Castle, Mark Schiffman, Diane Tokugawa, Nancy Poitras, Thomas Lorey, Walter Kinney, Nicolas Wentzensen> ;JAMA Oncology. 2019 Feb 1
19 citations
Impact of human papillomavirus vaccination on the clinical meaning of cervical screening results.
Philip E. Castle, Xianhong Xie, Xiaonan Xue, Nancy Poitras, Thomas Lorey, Walter Kinney, Nicolas Wentzensen, Howard D. Strickler, Emily A. Burger, Mark Schiffman> ;Preventive Medicine. 2019 Jan 1
3 citations
Equal Management of Equal Risks: What Should be Used as the Standard for Cervical Cancer Prevention?
Walter Kinney, Rebecca B. Perkins, George F. Sawaya> ;Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease. 2018 Jul 1
95 citations
Relative Performance of HPV and Cytology Components of Cotesting in Cervical Screening
Mark Schiffman, Walter Kinney, Li C. Cheung, Julia C. Gage, Barbara Fetterman, Nancy Poitras, Thomas Lorey, Nicolas Wentzensen, Brian Befano, John Schussler, Hormuzd A...> ;Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2018 May 1
5 citations
Low Risk of Cervical Cancer/Precancer Among Most Women Under Surveillance Postcolposcopy.
Maria Demarco, Li C. Cheung, Walter Kinney, Nicolas Wentzensen, Thomas Lorey, Barbara Fetterman, Nancy Poitras, Brian Befano, Philip E. Castle, Mark Schiffman> ;Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease. 2018 Apr 1
23 citations
Clinical Outcomes after Conservative Management of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Grade 2 (CIN2) in Women Ages 21–39 Years
Michelle I. Silver, Julia C. Gage, Mark Schiffman, Barbara Fetterman, Nancy E. Poitras, Thomas Lorey, Li C. Cheung, Hormuzd A. Katki, Alexander Locke, Walter Kinney, P...> ;Cancer Prevention Research. 2018 Mar 1
47 citations
Epidemiologic Evidence That Excess Body Weight Increases Risk of Cervical Cancer by Decreased Detection of Precancer.
Megan A. Clarke, Barbara Fetterman, Li C. Cheung, Nicolas Wentzensen, Julia C. Gage, Hormuzd A. Katki, Brian Befano, Maria Demarco, John Schussler, Walter Kinney, Tina...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2018 Jan 22
44 citations
Effect of Several Negative Rounds of Human Papillomavirus and Cytology Co-testing on Safety Against Cervical Cancer: An Observational Cohort Study.
Philip E. Castle, Walter Kinney, Xiaonan Xue, Li C. Cheung, Julia C. Gage, Fang-Hui Zhao, Barbara Fetterman, Nancy Poitras, Thomas Lorey, Nicolas Wentzensen, Hormuzd A...> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 2018 Jan 2
10 citations
Adherence patterns to extended cervical screening intervals in women undergoing human papillomavirus (HPV) and cytology cotesting.
Katharine A. Rendle, Mark Schiffman, Li C. Cheung, Walter Kinney, Barbara Fetterman, Nancy E. Poitras, Thomas Lorey, Philip E. Castle> ;Preventive Medicine. 2018 Apr 1
44 citations
Risks of CIN 2+, CIN 3+, and Cancer by Cytology and Human Papillomavirus Status: The Foundation of Risk-Based Cervical Screening Guidelines.
Maria Demarco, Thomas Lorey, Barbara Fetterman, Li C. Cheung, Richard S. Guido, Nicolas Wentzensen, Walter Kinney, Nancy Poitras, Brian Befano, Philip E. Castle, Mark ...> ;Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease. 2017 Oct 1
45 citations
Why does cervical cancer occur in a state-of-the-art screening program?
Philip E. Castle, Walter Kinney, Li C. Cheung, Julia C. Gage, Barbara Fetterman, Nancy Poitras, Thomas Lorey, Nicolas Wentzensen, Brian Befano, John Schussler, Hormuzd...> ;Gynecologic Oncology. 2017 Sep 1
8 citations
Protection against cervical cancer versus decreasing harms from screening — What would U.S. patients and clinicians prefer, and do their preferences matter?
Walter Kinney, Warner K. Huh> ;Preventive Medicine. 2017 May 1
12 citations
Challenges in risk estimation using routinely collected clinical data: The example of estimating cervical cancer risks from electronic health-records
Rebecca Landy, Li C. Cheung, Mark Schiffman, Julia C. Gage, Noorie Hyun, Nicolas Wentzensen, Walter Kinney, Philip E. Castle, Barbara Fetterman, Nancy E. Poitras, Thom...> ;Preventive Medicine. 2017 Dec 1
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Press Mentions

Cervical Cancer Screening with Both Human Papillomavirus and Papanicolaou Testing vs Papanicolaou Testing AloneWhat Screening Intervals Are Physicians Recommending?October 20th, 2016