
Karla Kerlikowske MD
Professor, Medicine, UCSF School of Medicine
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4150 Clement StVamc (111a1)San Francisco, CA 94121
Phone+1 415-750-2093
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Education & Training
- University of California (San Francisco)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1989
- University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1989 - 2027
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Mammographic calcifications association with risk of advanced breast cancer.Karla Kerlikowske, Linn Abraham, Brian L Sprague, Olivia Sattayapiwat, Sarah J Nyante
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2025-08-01 - New Mammography Tools - The Need for Clinically Meaningful Assessment Standards.Benjamin Hyams, Karla Kerlikowske, Rita F Redberg
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2025-07-12 - Supplemental breast cancer screening after negative mammography in US women with dense breasts.Victoria M Foster, Amy Trentham-Dietz, Natasha K Stout, Christoph I Lee, Laura E Ichikawa
Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2025-06-01
Journal Articles
- Comparative Access to and Use of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Screening by Women’s Race/Ethnicity and Socioeconomic StatusChristoph I Lee, Karla Kerlikowske, JAMA Network Open
- Mammography Facilities Serving Vulnerable Women Have Longer Follow‐up TimesLeah S Karliner, Karla Kerlikowske, Health Services Research
Authored Content
- Emerging Trends in Family History of Breast Cancer and Associated RiskSeptember 2017
- Collaborative Modeling of the Benefits and Harms Associated with Different U.S. Breast Cancer Screening StrategiesJanuary 2016
- Collaborative Modeling of the Benefits and Harms Associated with Different U.S. Breast Cancer Screening Strategies FREE ONLINE FIRSTJanuary 2016
Press Mentions
- Patterns in Breast Tissue Could Reveal Risk of Invasive Breast CancerMay 13th, 2025
- RSNA: Researchers Identify Texture Patterns Associated with Breast Cancer RiskMay 13th, 2025
- Can Breast Cancer Screening Be Better Tailored to Patient Risk?January 24th, 2025
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