Karen Milligan, M.D.

Assistant Member, Breast Cancer Oncology Division
Director of The Survivorship Clinic at NVCI

Dr. Milligan joined NVCI from the University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina where she is a fellow of Hematology/Oncology. She earned her B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her medical degree from the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. Dr. Milligan was an internal medicine resident for the University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina and also served as chief medical resident and clinical assistant professor at the Brody School of Medicine. Dr. Milligan has received numerous awards and honors throughout her career, including the Eugene Furth, M.D., Award for Most Outstanding Senior Resident in 2003, the Sir William Osler Award for Best Senior Resident in Cardiology in 2002 and was selected as Chief Resident of the Department of Internal Medicine in 2001.

Her ongoing research includes focuses in breast cancer, clinical trials and minority women. Dr. Milligan is a seasoned speaker and a strong communicator in the field of breast cancer oncology. She is the director of The Survivorship Clinic at NVCI, a multi-disciplinary team effort to help breast cancer patients who are no longer receiving chemotherapy or radiation with the issues after surviving cancer.