Faculty

Anne Marie McCarthy ScM, PhD

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology in Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Department: Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Graduate Group Affiliations

Graduate Group in Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Contact information

Blockley Hall, Room 833
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Office: 215-898-9294

Email:
annemcc@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Education:
BA (Biology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2004.
ScM (Cancer Epidemiology)
Johns Hopkins University, 2009.
PhD (Cancer Epidemiology (Kala Visvanathan, MD MHS))
Johns Hopkins University, 2012.

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Selected Publications

Mahmoud MA, Winham SJ, Scott CG, Ehsan S, Norman AD, Jensen MR, Conant EF, Kerlikowske KM, Kontos D, Vachon CM, McCarthy AM.: Interplay of BMI and volumetric breast density measures and breast cancer risk for black and white women. Breast Cancer Res 27: 167, Sep 2025.

Mahmoud MA, Ehsan S, Ginzberg SP, Domchek SM, Nathanson KL, Conant EF, Kontos D, Chen J, Edmonds CE, Fayanju OM, McCarthy AM.: Racial Differences in Screening Eligibility by Breast Density After State-Level Insurance Expansion. JAMA Netw Open 8: e2525216, Aug 2025.

Edmonds CE, McCarthy AM, Elmore LC, Mahmoud MA, Zeballos Torrez C, Ginzberg SP, Fayanju OM: Disparities in Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis Among Black Women: A Path Toward Equity. Journal of Breast Imaging Page: DOI: 10.1093/jbi/wbaf014, July 2025.

Mahmoud MA, Fayanju OM, McCarthy AM, Zeballos Torrez CR, Edmonds CE.: Exploring Imaging Biomarkers to Improve Equity in Supplemental and High-Risk Breast Cancer Screening Between Black and White Women: A Perspective on Background Parenchymal Enhancement and Breast Density. Clin Breast Cancer Jul 2025.

Lin JC, Sun J, Yan R, Wang LS, McCarthy AM, Tong G, Aysola J: Mortality Outcomes for Cancer Survivors with Food Insecurity in the United States: A Cohort Study. JAMA Health Forum 6(6): e251381, June 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.1381.

Mahmoud MA, Ehsan S, Edmonds C, Chen J, Fayanju OM, McCarthy AM: Racial differences in background parenchymal enhancement, a novel marker for breast cancer risk category: next generation imaging and biomarkers. International Breast Density Workshop, Lihu’e, HI June 2025 Notes: Oral Presentation.

Nguyen A, Barufaldi B, Zou C, Dong V, Ehsen S, Doiphode N, Mankowski W, Cohen E, Pantalone L, Conant EF, Ungar L, McCarthy AM, Maidment A, Kontos D.: 3D vision transformer using digital breast tomosynthesis for breast cancer risk assessment. International Breast Density Workshop,Lihu’e,HI June 2025 Notes: Poster Presentation.

Barufaldi B, Vimieiro RB, Nguyen AA, Vieira MAC, Kontos D, Maidment ADA, McCarthy AM. : Assessment of racial differences in lesion detectability: a hybrid simulation for breast tomosynthesis. International Breast Density Workshop Lihu’e, HI June 2025 Notes: Poster presentation.

Caruth L, Sore R, Ehsan S, Penn Medicine BioBank, Regeneron Genetics Center, McCarthy AM, Setia-Verma S. : Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Approaches for Breast Cancer Risk Prediction: Combining Breast Density, Polygenic Risk Scores, and Clinical Factors. International Breast Density Workshop,Lihu’e, HI June 2025 Notes: Poster Presentation.

Doiphode N, Mankowski WC, Ehsan S, Cohen EA, McCarthy AM, Kontos D.: A hybrid self-supervised and supervised deep learning framework for accurate volumetric breast density segmentation from 3D reconstructed DBT images. International Breast Density Workshop Lihu’e, HI June 2025 Notes: Poster Presentation.