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Overview

Karla Kerlikowske is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with particular attention to oncology as the dominant subfield. They have also contributed significantly to pulmonary and respiratory medicine, artificial intelligence applications in medicine, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and cancer research.

Their work extensively covers topics related to global cancer incidence and screening, digital radiography and breast imaging, and the use of AI in cancer detection. Additional research areas include breast cancer treatment studies, cancer risks and factors, radiomics and machine learning in medical imaging, and colorectal cancer screening and detection.

Karla Kerlikowske has published numerous research articles in various scientific venues. Among the frequent publication venues are:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Radiology
  • JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • Cancer Research
  • JAMA Network Open

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Breast Cancer Mortality in the US: Estimates From Collaborative Simulation Modeling (2021, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute)
  • Screening Performance of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis vs Digital Mammography in Community Practice by Patient Age, Screening Round, and Breast Density (2020, JAMA Network Open)
  • Changes in Mammography Use by Women's Characteristics During the First 5 Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute)
  • Breast Cancer Screening Strategies for Women With ATM, CHEK2, and PALB2 Pathogenic Variants (2022, JAMA Oncology)
  • Cumulative Probability of False-Positive Results After 10 Years of Screening With Digital Breast Tomosynthesis vs Digital Mammography (2022, JAMA Network Open)

Their research has involved collaboration with frequent coauthors including Diana L. Miglioretti, Louise M. Henderson, Brian L. Sprague, Tracy Onega, and Anna N.A. Tosteson.

Best Publications

  • Risks of untreated and treated isolated systolic hypertension in the elderly: meta-analysis of outcome trials

    Jan A Staessen;Jerzy Gasowski;Jerzy Gasowski;Ji G Wang;Ji G Wang;Lutgarde Thijs

  • Efficacy of screening mammography. A meta-analysis.

    Karla Kerlikowske;Deborah Grady;Deborah Grady;Susan M. Rubin;Christian E Sandrock

  • Individual and combined effects of age, breast density, and hormone replacement therapy use on the accuracy of screening mammography.

    Patricia A. Carney;Diana L. Miglioretti;Bonnie C. Yankaskas;Karla Kerlikowske

  • Hormone replacement therapy and endometrial cancer risk: A meta-analysis

    Deborah Grady;Tebeb Gebretsadik;Tebeb Gebretsadik;Tebeb Gebretsadik;Karla Kerlikowske;Karla Kerlikowske;Karla Kerlikowske;Virginia Ernster;Virginia Ernster;Virginia Ernster

  • Endovaginal ultrasound to exclude endometrial cancer and other endometrial abnormalities

    Rebecca Smith-Bindman;Karla Kerlikowske;Vickie A. Feldstein;Leslee Subak

  • Antihypertensive drugs in very old people: a subgroup meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

    François Gueyffier;Christopher Bulpitt;Jean-Pierre Boissel;Eleanor Schron

  • Effect of Age, Breast Density, and Family History on the Sensitivity of First Screening Mammography

    Karla Kerlikowske;Deborah Grady;John Barclay;Edward A. Sickles

  • Incidence of and treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast.

    Virginia L. Ernster;John Barclay;Karla Kerlikowske;Deborah Grady

  • Detection of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ in Women Undergoing Screening Mammography

    Virginia L. Ernster;Rachel Ballard-Barbash;William E. Barlow;William E. Barlow;Yingye Zheng

  • Protective association of aspirin/NSAIDs and esophageal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Douglas A. Corley;Karla Kerlikowske;Karla Kerlikowske;Rajiv Verma;Patricia Buffler

  • Diagnostic Accuracy of Digital Screening Mammography With and Without Computer-Aided Detection

    Constance D. Lehman;Robert D. Wellman;Diana S. M. Buist;Karla Kerlikowske

  • Risk Factors for Breast Cancer for Women Aged 40 to 49 Years: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Heidi D. Nelson;Bernadette Zakher;Amy Cantor;Rongwei Fu

  • Prospective Breast Cancer Risk Prediction Model for Women Undergoing Screening Mammography

    William E. Barlow;Emily White;Rachel Ballard-Barbash;Pamela M. Vacek

  • Using clinical factors and mammographic breast density to estimate breast cancer risk: development and validation of a new predictive model.

    Jeffrey A. Tice;Steven R. Cummings;Rebecca Smith-Bindman;Laura Ichikawa

  • Cumulative probability of false-positive recall or biopsy recommendation after 10 years of screening mammography: A cohort study

    Rebecca A. Hubbard;Karla Kerlikowske;Chris I. Flowers;Bonnie C. Yankaskas

  • National Performance Benchmarks for Modern Screening Digital Mammography: Update from the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium

    Constance D. Lehman;Robert F. Arao;Brian L. Sprague;Janie M. Lee

  • Positive Predictive Value of Screening Mammography by Age and Family History of Breast Cancer

    Karla Kerlikowske;Deborah Grady;John Barclay;Edward A. Sickles

  • Does utilization of screening mammography explain racial and ethnic differences in breast cancer

    Rebecca Smith-Bindman;Diana L Miglioretti;Nicole Lurie;Linn Abraham

  • Variability and Accuracy in Mammographic Interpretation Using the American College of Radiology Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System

    Karla Kerlikowske;Deborah Grady;John Barclay;Steven D. Frankel

  • Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium: a national mammography screening and outcomes database.

    Rachel Ballard-Barbash;Stephen H. Taplin;Bonnie C. Yankaskas;Virginia L. Ernster

Frequent Co-Authors

Diana L. Miglioretti
Diana L. Miglioretti University of California, Davis
Diana S. M. Buist
Diana S. M. Buist Kaiser Permanente
John A. Shepherd
John A. Shepherd University of Hawaii at Manoa
Celine M. Vachon
Celine M. Vachon Mayo Clinic
Robert D. Rosenberg
Robert D. Rosenberg Technical University of Munich
Edward A. Sickles
Edward A. Sickles University of California, San Francisco
William E. Barlow
William E. Barlow Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Rachel Ballard-Barbash
Rachel Ballard-Barbash National Institutes of Health
Constance D. Lehman
Constance D. Lehman Harvard University

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