Dr. Karen Knudsen Joins Color as Strategic Advisor
Dr. Karen Knudsen Joins Color as Strategic Advisor
Dr. Karen Knudsen joins Color Health as strategic advisor
Dr. Knudsen is the Chief Executive Officer of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (PICI) and a globally recognized cancer scientist and healthcare leader. Throughout her career, she has helped shape the future of cancer research, care delivery, and collaboration across the oncology ecosystem.
In her prior role as the CEO of the American Cancer Society, Dr. Knudsen helped shape Color’s Virtual Cancer Clinic (VCC). Today, the Color VCC is the only nationwide, oncologist-led cancer care platform, bringing high-quality, comprehensive cancer care to patients regardless of where they live.
At PICI, Dr. Knudsen is leading efforts to advance bold science and accelerate breakthrough immunotherapies through cross-institutional collaboration. With more than 100 active studies spanning clinical trials, preclinical discoveries, and emerging technologies, the institute is helping bring innovative immune-based treatments to patients faster.
At Color, Dr. Knudsen will help guide the continued evolution and expansion of the VCC and support our mission to deliver accessible, high-impact cancer care at scale for employer, union, health plan and public sector populations.
As Dr. Knudsen shares:
“Transforming cancer outcomes requires both scientific innovation and new models for delivering care. Color’s innovation on the care delivery front has been truly game changing since the launch of its Virtual Cancer Clinic, with plenty of room to grow. The Color VCC detects cancer earlier through guidelines–based screening, while improving outcomes and costs at every stage. Utilizing risk-based assessments, at-home screening and in-networking imaging through its integrated clinical platform, Color’s model has already produced impressive results. The VCC has been shown to increase screening adherence by 77%, and cut time to diagnosis by 66%, getting patients into the right treatment in days, not months. I’m excited to once again work with Color to continue innovating on best-in-class cancer care delivery to those in need, at every stage.”
We’re incredibly fortunate to partner with Dr. Knudsen as we continue building the future of cancer care.
Welcome to Color, Karen!