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Anne Marie McCarthy ScM, PhD

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Assistant Professor of Epidemiology in Biostatistics and Epidemiology
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Senior Scholar, Center for Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics
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Cancer Control Program Member, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania
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Innovation Faculty, Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation
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Department: Biostatistics and Epidemiology
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13 Education:
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33 University of Pennsylvania, 2004.
21 8 ScM 20 (Cancer Epidemiology) c
31 Johns Hopkins University, 2009.
21 8 PhD 3b (Cancer Epidemiology (Kala Visvanathan, MD MHS)) c
31 Johns Hopkins University, 2012.
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Selected Publications

17e 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(1): 167, Sep 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1186/s13058-025-02120-8.

183 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(8): e2525216, Aug 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.25216.

147 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.

1bb Nguyen AA, Cohen EA, Haji Maghsoudi O, Acciavatti RJ, Pantalone L, Mankowski WC, Scott CG, Winham S, Vachon CM, Maidment AD, Conant EF, McCarthy AM, Kontos D.: Comparison of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis and Mammography-based Radiomics for Breast Cancer Risk Assessment: Case-Control Study. Radiol Imaging Cancer 7(4): e240318, July 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1148/rycan.240318.

1b9 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 11: S1526-8209(25)00204-6, Jul 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2025.07.009.

143 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.

192 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.

161 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.

1ab 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.

17c 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.

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