Catharina Armstrong MD MPH
HIV/AIDS Medicine
Infectious Disease and Addiction Medicine Physician
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Blue 4012000 Washington stNewton, MA 02461
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Summary
- Dr. Catharina Armstrong, MD, is an Infectious Disease Specialist based in Newton, Massachusetts, and currently employed at Newton-Wellesley Hospital NWH, community hospital of Massachusetts She undertook her fellowship in Infectious Disease at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Massachusetts General BrighamMGB. Aside from her specialization in infectious diseases, she also focuses on Addiction Medicine and practices in the hospital setting as well as prisons and homeless shelters. She is the co founder of Substance Use Services at NWH. Dr. Armstrong is published in renowned journals and has received a number of achievement and teaching awards.
Education & Training
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2007 - 2010
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2007
University College of Dublin National Univ SOMClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2009 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine
Infectious DiseaseInfectious disease board certified- Harvard School Public HealthMasters Public Health
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Teacher of the Year Lemuel Shattuck Hospital- Affiliated Tufts University, 2016
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 7 citationsCaring for Our Patients With Opioid Use Disorder in the Perioperative Period: A Guide for the Anesthesiologist.Antje M Barreveld, Andrew Mendelson, Brittany Deiling, Catharina A Armstrong, Eugene R Viscusi
Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2023-09-01 - 4 citationsA case series of rapidly growing mycobacterial catheter-related bloodstream infections among immunocompetent patients.Masako Mizusawa, Tine Vindenes, Sarah Buckley, Catharina Armstrong
Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases. 2020-10-19 - 21 citationsPrevalence of hypertension and its associated risk factors among 34,111 HAART Naïve HIV-Infected adults in Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaMarina Njelekela, Alfa Muhihi, Akum Aveika, Donna Spiegelman, Claudia Hawkins
International Journal of Hypertension. 2016-10-30
Press Mentions
Former Shattuck Hospital Employees Advocate for Vulnerable PatientsMarch 21st, 2023- More Than 2,000 Flags on Display Along Marathon Route in Memory of Those Who Died of Opioid OverdoseOctober 8th, 2021
- That Wish Inspired Barreveld to Help Create the Newest Landmark Along the Boston Marathon Route: A 2,104-Flag Memorial to the Massachusetts Residents Who Died from Opioid Overdoses Last Year. The Display Will Stretch Across the Hospital’s Front Lawn on Route 16October 10th, 2021
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