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Physician Educator

“My physician superpower is that I genuinely care deeply about my patients and integrate that fact into every aspect of my mission. I approach their care as I would want someone to care for my family members. My patient care experiences inspire my lifelong learning commitment for medical practice as well as my research and entrepreneurial efforts to improve not only health, but also quality of life. I truly honor the privilege of having my patients trust me as their doctor.”

- Dr. Kilgore-Nolan

Health Education

Dr. Kilgore-Nolan is passionate about using her platform to provide factual, digestible, and relevant health education. On social media, she shares content related to health education, research, and advocacy. As a physician educator and public speaker, she delivers one of her signature talks, “Defensive Wellness™: How to Advocate for Yourself and Others in Today’s Healthcare Systems,” at health fairs and events to teach strategies for protecting your right to wellness. She also serves as an expert author on topics at the intersection of health, leadership, and life. If you’re interested in learning from Dr. Kilgore-Nolan, follow her on social media @drkilgorenolan and book her to speak at your next event.

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Clinical Interests

Dr. Kilgore-Nolan is currently taking a sabbatical away from clinical medicine while prioritizing her own health and family as a cancer survivor and first-time mother, but she remains highly engaged in clinical research and health-related entrepreneurial activities. She previously served as a senior resident physician in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Kilgore-Nolan intends to focus her clinical career on women’s mental health and leadership development. Subscribe to her monthly newsletter, DKN’s Lens, for exclusive updates on her next career moves!

Research Interests

Dr. Kilgore-Nolan takes her passion for helping her patients beyond the bedside to not only contribute to excellent clinical care, but also research issues and solutions that greatly impact the most vulnerable health populations. She has engaged in research funded by the National Institutes of Health at some of the most world-renowned and cutting-edge academic centers at Emory, Duke, and Yale universities. Dr. Kilgore-Nolan’s primary research interests are women’s mental health, the psychology of leadership, and mental health equity. Her secondary research interests include: social enterprise in health care, healthcare workforce wellness, healthcare leadership development, and comparative health system analyses for balancing quality, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and equity. If you are interested in discussing a potential research or academic collaboration with Dr. Kilgore-Nolan, please complete and submit the general inquiries form.

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Career Journey & Mentorship

Dr. Kilgore-Nolan openly shares her challenges, insights, and joys throughout her career journey. Subscribe to her YouTube channel for a front row ticket to witness her: (1) scaling impact through serial entrepreneurship, (2) navigating her medical and business training and career, (3) educating from her uniquely synergistic professional viewpoints, and (5) exploring high-impact life strategies to balance self-care, home, work, and other fun! Throughout her medical journey, Dr. Kilgore-Nolan has remained committed to educating and mentoring medical students and trainees, especially establishing a strong pipeline of underrepresented physicians to provide care for underserved communities. For the most exclusive insights into Dr. Kilgore-Nolan’s trailblazing career path and future mentorship opportunities, please subscribe to her monthly newsletter, DKN’s Lens.

Testimonials

While her CV and academic achievements are impressive, the most outstanding aspects of Dr. Kilgore-Nolan are difficult to discern from a CV. I can personally attest that she has a uniquely deep level of personal commitment, empathy, and compassion that she brings to every single encounter with a patient and every single clinical decision.

Department Vice Chair & NIH-Funded Investigator

I have worked closely with Dr. Kilgore-Nolan in multiple capacities: research mentor, career advisor, and clinical preceptor. I have not only witnessed her impeccable work ethic and brilliant mind in action, but also appreciated her genuine character, relentless resilience, and leadership...

Tenured Associate Professor & NIH-Funded Investigator

Dr. Kilgore-Nolan’s extensive training and complementary research experiences have given her an impressive breadth of skills and interdisciplinary perspectives that position her for a uniquely innovative physician-scientist career. I am particularly invigorated by Dr. Kilgore-Nolan’s path of relentlessly overcoming adversity and her promise as an innovative and interdisciplinary investigator.

Department Vice Chair & NIH-Funded Research Program Director

Dr. Kilgore-Nolan is a promising caregiver, community advocate, social entrepreneur, and healthcare leader with an exceptional capacity for lifelong learning and ethical integrity.

Associate Dean & Founding Director of NIH-Funded Research Institute

Through my mentorship commitment to Dr. Kilgore-Nolan, I have come to realize her potential as a catalyst for meaningful innovation and progress in both local and global healthcare domains.

Endowed Professor & NIH-Funded Investigator

DKN's Lens

Interested in staying connected to Dr. Kilgore-Nolan and mastering yourself and your systems? Subscribe to her exclusive monthly newsletter, DKN’s Lens! Through this newsletter, she not only shares her own personal, professional, and mission updates, but also provides a noteworthy assortment of insights on and recommendations for self-mastery and systems to optimize health, leadership, and life.

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