Holiday Hours

With the exception of Inova hospitals, Inova Emergency Care and Inova-GoHealth Urgent Care, all Inova outpatient offices will be closed for the Christmas and New Year's Day holidays – Wednesday, Dec. 25 and Wednesday, Jan. 1.

Some Inova care sites have additional closures for the holidays, which will be noted on the relevant location pages. 

Kathleen K. Harnden, MD

Kathleen Harnden, MD

Kathleen Harnden, MD

Kathleen K. Harnden, MD

Specialty
Medical Oncology
Years of Experience
14
Clinical Interests
Breast Cancer
Gender
Female
Locations

8081 Innovation Park Dr
Level 6 - Potomac Clinic
Fairfax, VA 22031-4867

Phone
Fax
571-472-1661

3580 Joseph Siewick Dr
403
Fairfax, VA 22033-1764

Phone
Fax
703-391-4394

About Kathleen K. Harnden, MD

Dr. Kathleen Harnden is a specialty care physician board certified in medical oncology and internal medicine at Inova Health System. She has a special interest in the management of breast cancer, particularly in premenopausal women.

Dr. Harnden joined Inova Schar Cancer Institute after the completion of her hematology/oncology fellowship at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC. She is an MBA graduate from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. 

Dr. Harnden has numerous publications in national journals and has presented at national meetings on topics in breast cancer. Her research has focused on early phase clinical trials in breast cancer, breast cancer genomics and individualized treatment for patients based on advanced testing results. She is and has been a principal investigator on several phase I clinical trials in metastatic breast cancer and is interested in developing novel therapies for breast cancer.

A native of Vienna, VA, Dr. Harnden currently resides in Oakton, VA with her husband, a gastroenterology physician, and their three children. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, jogging, vacationing on Cape Cod and traveling the world. 

Awards/Associations

  • Darden School of Business, MBA 2022
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
  • Duke University Medical Center Faculty Resident Research Award
  • National Cancer Institute, NIH, Cancer Research Training Award
  • Member, American Society of Clinical Oncology
  • Top Rising Stars Under 40, Washington Life, 2017
  • Top Doctors, Washingtonian, 2018-2022

Blogs and Articles

Inova Schar Cancer named top recruiter to innovative ER+ HER2- breast cancer clinical trial (April 2024)

Breast Cancer Screening and Detection: 5 frequently asked questions (January 2023)

Webinars

Outsmarting breast cancer — what you need to know about the latest treatment options

Research and Publications

View list of publications from Dr. Harnden's research

Medical School
University of Southern California School of Medicine
Residencies
Duke University Hospital
Training Specialty: Internal Medicine
7/1/2010 - 7/8/2013
Fellowships
Duke University Hospital
Training Specialty: Hematology/Oncology
6/1/2013 - 6/30/2016

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