Anne Marie McCarthy ScM, PhD
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology in Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Department: Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Graduate Group Affiliations
Contact information
Blockley Hall, Room 833
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-898-9294
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.
Permanent linkBA (Biology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2004.
ScM (Cancer Epidemiology)
Johns Hopkins University, 2009.
PhD (Cancer Epidemiology (Kala Visvanathan, MD MHS))
Johns Hopkins University, 2012.
Selected Publications
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, Torrez CRZ, 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. Clinical Breast Cancer July 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.
Dong V, Mankowski W, Silva Filho TM, McCarthy AM, Kontos D, Maidment ADA, Barufaldi B: Robust evaluation of tissue-specific radiomic features for classifying breast tissue density grades. J Med Imaging (Bellingham) 12((Suppl 2)): S22010, May 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1117/1.JMI.12.S2.S22010.
Winham SJ, McCarthy AM, Scott CG, Gastounioti A, Horng H, Norman AD, Mankowski WC, Pantalone L, Jensen MR, Acciavatti RJ, Maidment ADA, Cohen EA, Brandt KR, Conant EF, Kerlikowske KM, Kontos D, Vachon CM: Radiomic Parenchymal Phenotypes of Breast Texture from Mammography and Association with Risk of Breast Cancer. Radiology 315(2): e240281, May 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1148/radiol.240281.