Fellows
Whitney L. Hensing

Whitney L. Hensing, MD, MS

Third-year Fellow

Began fellowship in 2019

Biosketch

Education
2007-2011 BS/BA, Drake University, Des Moines, IA
2011-2016 MS/MD, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS
Post-graduate Training
2016-2019 Residency, Internal Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Honors & Awards
2014 Top Thesis Award, Master of Science in Clinical Research Executive Committee
2014 Departmental Honors, Master of Science in Clinical Research
2016 Alpha Omega Alpha
2018 Resident of the Year, VA St. Louis Healthcare Systems, Washington University School of Medicine

Publications

  • Genetic Counseling and Testing in African American Patients With Breast Cancer: A Nationwide Survey of US Breast Oncologists
    Ademuyiwa FO, Salyer P, Tao Y, Luo J, Hensing WL, Afolalu A, Peterson LL, Weilbaecher K, Housten AJ, Baumann AA, Desai M, Jones S, Linnenbringer E, Plichta J, Bierut L
    J Clin Oncol 2021 Dec 20;39(36):4020-4028
  • Cancer Survivorship
    Hensing W, Peterson L
    In: The Washington Manual of Oncology, 4th Edition (Morgensztern D, Ghobadi A, Govindan R, Editors), Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia, 2022
  • Racial Differences in No-Show Rates for Screening Mammography
    Hensing WL, Poplack SP, Herman CR, Sutcliffe S, Colditz GA, Ademuyiwa FO
    Cancer 2021 Jun 1;127(11):1857-1863
  • Landmark Trials in the Medical Oncology Management of Early Stage Breast Cancer
    Hensing W, Santa-Maria CA, Peterson LL, Sheng JY
    Semin Oncol 2020 Oct;47(5):278-292
  • Modulation of Breast Cancer Risk Biomarkers by High-Dose Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Phase II Pilot Study in Postmenopausal Women
    Fabian CJ, Kimler BF, Phillips TA, Nydegger JL, Kreutzjans AL, Carlson SE, Hidaka BH, Metheny T, Zalles CM, Mills GB, Powers KR, Sullivan DK, Petroff BK, Hensing WL, Fridley BL, Hursting SD
    Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2015 Oct;8(10):922-31
  • Modulation of Breast Cancer Risk Biomarkers by High-Dose Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Phase II Pilot Study in Premenopausal Women
    Fabian CJ, Kimler BF, Phillips TA, Box JA, Kreutzjans AL, Carlson SE, Hidaka BH, Metheny T, Zalles CM, Mills GB, Powers KR, Sullivan DK, Petroff BK, Hensing WL, Fridley BL, Hursting SD
    Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2015 Oct;8(10):912-21