Kathleen M. Fairfield

MD, MPH, DrPH

Faculty Physician, Internal Medicine Clinic

Maine Medical Center

Investivator, Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation

(207) 662-6855 Office

(207) 662-2110 Fax

Dr. Kathleen Fairfield came to CORE in 2002. She is a graduate of Bowdoin College and obtained her MD from Boston University School of Medicine. She received her master’s in Public Health, and went on to complete her doctorate in Public Health in 2000 at Harvard where she was named a Cancer Prevention Fellow. Her main area of research is ovarian cancer epidemiology. She is also involved in research in shared decision making, serving as a clinical advisor for the Foundation for Informed Medical Decision making since 2005. She practices clinically in the area of adult internal medicine for the Outpatient Clinics at Maine Medical Center. She is actively involved in medical education at Maine Medical Center where she serves as the Director of Resident Scholarly Activity and Evidence-based Medicine, teaching residents during their ambulatory experiences and organizing the Evidence-based Medicine conference.

Selected peer-review publications (in chronological order)

Fairfield KM, Eisenberg DM, Davis RB, Libman H, Phillips RS. Patterns of use, expenditures, and perceived efficacy of complementary and alternative therapies in HIV-infected patients. Arch Intern Med 1998; 158:2257-2264.
Fairfield KM, Libman H, Davis RB, Eisenberg DM, Phillips RS. Delays in protease inhibitor use in clinical practice. J Gen Intern Med 1999; 14:395-401.
Gittell JH, Fairfield KM, Bierbaum B, Head W, Jackson R, Kelly M, Laskin R, Lipson S, Siliski J, Thornhill T, Zuckerman J. Impact of relational coordination on service quality and length of stay: a nine hospital study of surgical patients. Med Care 2000; 38:807-819.
Fairfield KM, Libman H, Davis RB, Eisenberg DM, Beckett A, Phillips RS. Detecting depression: providing high quality primary care for HIV-infected patients. Am J Med Quality 2001; 16:71-74.
Fairfield KM, Hankinson SE, Rosner BA, Hunter DJ, Colditz GA, Willett WC. Risk of ovarian cancer and consumption of vitamins A, C, E and specific carotenoids: a prospective analysis. Cancer 2001; 92:2318-2326.
Fairfield KM, Hunter DJ, Fuchs CS, Colditz GA, Hankinson SE. Aspirin, other NSAIDS, and ovarian cancer risk (United States). Cancer Causes and Control 2002; 13:535-542.
Fairfield KM, Willett WC, Rosner BA, Manson JA, Hankinson, SE. Obesity, weight gain, and ovarian cancer. Obstet Gynecol 2002; 100:288-96.
Fairfield KM, Fletcher RH. Vitamins for chronic disease prevention in adults: scientific review. JAMA 2002; 287:3116-3126.
Fletcher RH, Fairfield KM. Vitamins for chronic disease prevention in adults: clinical applications. JAMA 2002; 287:3127-3129.
Fairfield KM, Emmons K, Rigotti N, Colditz, GA. Use of a computerized risk-appraisal instrument for cancer prevention education of medical students. J Cancer Educ 2002; 17:183-185.
Fairfield KM, Hunter DJ, Colditz GA, Fuchs CS, Cramer DW, Speizer FE, Willett WC, Hankinson SE. A prospective study of dietary lactose and ovarian cancer. Int J Cancer 2004; 110:271-277.
Fairfield KM, Chen WY, Colditz GA, Emmons KM, Fletcher SW. Colon cancer risk counseling by healthcare providers: perceived barriers and response to an internet-based cancer risk appraisal instrument. J Cancer Educ 2004; 19:95-97.
Fairfield KM, Stampfer M. Vitamin and mineral supplements for cancer prevention: issues and evidence. Am J Clin Nutr 2007; 289S-292S.
Tworoger SS, Fairfield KM, Colditz GA, Rosner BA, Hankinson SE. Association of oral contraceptive use, other contraceptive methods, and infertility with ovarian cancer risk. Am J Epidemiol 2007;166:894-901.

Reviews

Fletcher RH, Fairfield KM. Vitamin supplementation in disease prevention. In: Aronson MD, Fletcher RH, Fletcher SW. (Eds.) UpToDate in Adult Primary Care and Internal Medicine. Internet-based and CD-ROM Medical Textbook.
Tess AV, Fairfield KM. Perioperative Nutrition Consultation. In: Aronson MD, Fletcher RH, Fletcher SW. (Eds.) UpToDate in Adult Primary Care and Internal Medicine. Internet-based and CD-ROM Medical Textbook.
Brauer C, Tess AV, Fairfield KM. Nutrition in Surgical Patients. In: PIER (internet-based) American College of Physicians 2002.