Katrina Armstrong, MD, MSCE
Adjunct Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine)
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Department of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114
Office: 6177268447
Email:
karmstro@mail.med.upenn.edu
karmstro@mail.med.upenn.edu
Publications
Education:
B.A. (Architecture)
Yale University, 1986.
M.D. (Medicine)
Johns Hopkins University, 1991.
M.S.C.E. (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania, 1998.
B.A. (Architecture)
Yale University, 1986.
M.D. (Medicine)
Johns Hopkins University, 1991.
M.S.C.E. (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania, 1998.
Post-Graduate Training
Resident in Internal Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1991-1994.
Chief Resident, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1995-1996.
Primary Care Physician Scientist Fellow, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1996-1998.
Resident in Internal Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1991-1994.
Chief Resident, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1995-1996.
Primary Care Physician Scientist Fellow, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1996-1998.
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2014.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Internal Medicine, 2014.
Description of Clinical Expertise
medical decision making, genetic testing for breast cancer (BRCA1/2)Selected Publications
Armstrong K, Schwartz JS, Randall TC, Rubin SR, Weber BL: Hormone replacement therapy and life expectancy after prophylactic oophorectomy and in women with BRCA 1/2 mutations. Journal of Clinical Oncology 22: 1045-1054, 2004.Peters N, Rose A, Armstrong K, : The association between race and attitudes about predictive genetic testing Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 13: 361--365, 2004.
Armstrong K, Weber BL, Asch DA : Life Insurance Purchasing by Women at Increased Risk for Breast Cancer: Is Adverse Selection a Plausible Threat? American Journal of Medical Genetics 3(120A): 359-364, 2003.
Moran S, Glazier G, Armstrong K: Women Smokers Perceptions of smoking related health risks. Journal of Women's Health 4(2): 363-371, 2003.
Armstrong K, Weber B, Stofer J, Calzone K, Putt M, Coyne J, Schwartz JS: Early use of clinical BRCA 1/2 testing: Associations with race and breast cancer risk. American Journal of Medical Genetics 117: 154-160, 2003.
Moran S, Thorndike AN, Armstrong K, Rignotti NA: Physicians missed opportunities to address tobacco use during prenatal care. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 5: 363-368, 2003.
Coyne JC, Kruss L, Racioppo M, Calzone KA, Armstrong K: What do ratings of cancer specific distress mean among women at high risk of breast and ovarian cancer. American Journal of Medical Ethics 3(116): 222-228, 2003.
Randall TC, Armstrong K: Differences in treatment and outcome between african american and caucasian women with endometrial cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology 21: 4200-4206, 2003.
Armstrong K, Schwartz JS, FitzGerald G: Effect of framing as gain vs. loss on hypothetical treatment choices: survival and mortality curves. Medical Decision Making 21: 76-83, 2002.
Cox M, Schwartz S, Metlay J, Armstrong K, Shea J. : Third Annual Meeting of the Undergraduate Medical Education for the 21st Century (UME-21) Project: Teaching the foundations of population-based medicine. AAMC UME Meeting March 2001.