Kara A. Michels, M.P.H., Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health (Epidemiology)
Area of research
- epidemiology; endometrial cancer; ovarian cancer; circulating biomarkers; sex hormones; menopause-related symptoms
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Location
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus 1300 Morris Park Avenue Belfer Building 1307A Bronx, NY 10461
Professional Interests
Dr. Michels is a molecular epidemiologist. A major goal of her research is to find biomarkers that can be used to identify people who are at increased risk for endometrial and ovarian cancer. Dr. Michels is also interested in understanding the causes of, and risk factors for, menopause-related health conditions.
Selected Publications
Michels KA, Geczik AM, Bauer DC, Brinton LA, Buist DSM, Cauley JA, Dallal CM, Falk RT, Hue TF, Lacey Jr. JV, LaCroix AZ, Tice JA, Xu X, Trabert B. Endogenous progestogens and colorectal cancer risk among postmenopausal women. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 2021; 30(6):110-1105. PMID: 33827983
Michels KA, McNeel TS, Trabert B. Metabolic syndrome and risk of ovarian and fallopian tube cancer in the United States: an analysis of linked SEER-Medicare data. Gynecologic Oncology 2019; 155(2):294-300. PMID: 31495456
Michels KA, Brinton LA, Wentzensen N, Pan K, Chen C, Anderson GL, Pfeiffer RM, Xu X, Rohan TE, Trabert B. Postmenopausal androgen metabolism and risk of endometrial cancer in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2019; 3(3):pkz029. PMID: 31321379
Michels KA, Pfeiffer RM, Brinton LA, Trabert B. Modification of the associations between duration of oral contraceptive use and ovarian, endometrial, breast, and colorectal cancers. JAMA Oncology 2018; 4(4):516-521. PMID: 29346467
Michels KA, Wactawski-Wende J, Mills JL, Schliep KC, Gaskins AJ, Yeung E, Kim K, Plowden TC, Sjaarda LA, Chaljub EN, Mumford SL. Folate, homocysteine and the ovarian cycle among healthy regularly menstruating women. Human Reproduction 2017; 32(8):1743-1750. PMID: 28854586
A full list of publications can be found at:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/kara.michels.1/bibliography/public/