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About

DKN's Specialty

Dr. Kilgore-Nolan (DKN) is a Physician-Scientist, Social Entrepreneur, Life Strategist, Freelance Author, and Public Speaker who specializes in self-mastery and systems to optimize health, business, and life.

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DKN Collective

DKN Collective is Dr. Kilgore-Nolan’s mission-centered personal brand company, which she is scaling into a social enterprise empire to lead all efforts in support of The DKN Mission. DKN stands for Dr. Kilgore-Nolan, and Collective was intentionally chosen to acknowledge DKN’s emphasis on community-building. DKN Collective manages all of Dr. Kilgore-Nolan’s personal brand services, which include but may not be limited to: business consultation, brand partnerships, freelance authorship, and public speaking. Most importantly, all efforts are targeted towards outcomes directly related to serving others through The DKN Mission.

The DKN Mission

The DKN Mission aims to:

  • Improve the quality of health and life for women, families, and historically marginalized communities.

  • Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in health care and entrepreneurship.

  • Develop opportunities and scale enterprises that uplift, employ, and empower others.

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Bio Highlights

Personal Brand Name:

Dr. Kilgore-Nolan (DKN)

Personal Brand Company:

DKN Collective

Lifestyle Brand, Blog, & Community:

The HAPPIest MD™

Hometown:

Loganville, GA

Undergraduate:

Emory University

Medical School:

Yale School of Medicine

Business School:

Harvard Business School

Clinical Focus:

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Research Focus:

Evaluating systems of healthcare for quality, value, equity, and innovation

Business Goal:

Healthcare Administration & Serial Social Entrepreneurship

Life Strategy Goal:

To live her HAPPIest life, full of Health, Authenticity, Passion, Purpose, and Innovation, and empower others to also live theirs!

DKN's Specialty:

Self-mastery and systems to optimize health, business, and life

Professional Values:

Integrity, Intelligence, & Innovation ("Third I Vision™")

Personal Commitments:

Faith-Based Living, Family, Lifelong Learning, & Financial Freedom

Core Belief:

Humble Beginnings Should Never Preclude Extraordinary Futures

Experience Highlights

Dr. Kilgore-Nolan is bolstered by her one-of-a-kind combination of extraordinary experiences, including but not limited to:

Success despite personal adversity:

  • Raised in single-parent household well below poverty threshold
  • First-generation college graduate
  • Black female physician (only 2-3% of all US physicians)
  • Metastatic cancer survivor

Completion of internationally prestigious professional fellowships:

  • Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE)
  • Harvard Business School Social Enterprise Fellowship
  • NIH Physician Researcher Initiative (PRI) Fellowship

Accumulation of research, writing, & speaking skills across a wide variety of areas::

  • Anthropology
  • Basic Science
  • Brand Copywriting
  • Business Strategy
  • Clinical Trials
  • Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
  • Education & Professional Development
  • Health Services Outcomes Research
  • Lifestyle 
  • Marketing
  • Qualitative and Quantitative Methods
  • Social Impact
  • Translational Science

Consultation for business strategy across a wide variety of industries:

  • Education
  • Healthcare
  • Lifestyle
  • Real Estate
  • Personal Branding & Development
  • Technology
  • Travel
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Paid Services

In addition to pro bono Health Education, Research, & Advocacy, Dr. Kilgore-Nolan currently offers the following paid services:

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Disclaimers & Policies

Please see below for important information and policies relevant to Dr. Kilgore-Nolan’s personal brand and other entrepreneurial activities:

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.

DKNs Lens