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
Liang JW, Idos GE, Hong C, Shannon KM, Bear LM, Pichardo JM, Guan Z, McCarthy AM, Ford JM, Kurian AW, Gruber SB, Braun D, Parmigiani G: Evaluating a Mendelian Risk Prediction Model That Aggregates Across Genes and Cancers. Genetic Epidemiology 50(3): e70038, April 2026.do Nascimento GA, Dong V, Costa AC, Cavalcante GJ, Nguyen A, do Rêgo TG, Malheiros Y, Silva Filho TM, Torrez CR, Gee JC, McCarthy AM: Toward a robust lesion detection model in breast DCE-MRI: adapting foundation models to high-risk women. InMedical Imaging 13924(2): 553-558, April 2026.
Kaul M, Scott CG, Wadzinske A, Banerjee I, Hursh D, Norman A, Wu FF, Medero RC, Couch F, Pruthi S, Kontos D, McCarthy AM, Olson J, Winham S, Kerlikowske K, Vachon CM.: Performance of clinical breast cancer risk prediction models versus a mammography-based artificial intelligence risk model. J Natl Cancer Inst Mar 2026.
Mahmoud MA, Chen J, Edmonds CE, Fayanju OM, Zeballos Torrez CR, McCarthy AM.: Black-White Racial Differences in Background Parenchymal Enhancement at Breast MRI. Radiology. 318(1): e251041, January 2026.
Smith AJB, Mehta SJ, Cook T, Chambers C, Rochester S, Zafar H, Jones L, Howell EA, McCarthy AM, Bekelman J.: Clinician Nudge to Gynecologic Oncology Referral at Suspected Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis: A Pilot Study. Cancer Control 2026.
Nguyen AA, Cohen EA, Ehsan S, Mankowski WC, Barufaldi B, Gillette R, Domchek SM, Kontos D, McCarthy AM: Longitudinal Association of Quantitative Background Parenchymal Enhancement with Breast Cancer Risk Among Women with BRCA1/2 Pathogenic Variants. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention 2026 Notes: In Press.
Mahmoud MA, Edmonds CE, Barufaldi B, Nguyen A, Fayanju OM, Sore R, Ehsan S, Zeballos Torrez CR, Chen J, Kontos D, McCarthy AM.: Racial differences in quantitative background parenchymal enhancement on breast magnetic resonance imaging. Cancer 131: e70174, Nov 2025.
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.
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.
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.