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Ann M. Geiger, Ph.D.

Ann M. Geiger, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Prevention
Translational Science Institute
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sticht Center on Aging
Translational Science Institute
Social Sciences & Health Policy

Contact Information

Academic: 336-716-0382 | Department: 336-716-0382

Email: ageiger@wakehealth.edu

Education & Training

  • Ph.D., University of Michigan/Ann Arbor , 1995
  • M.A., Harvard University , 1987
  • M.P.H., University of Michigan/Ann Arbor , 1992
  • Fellowship, University of Michigan/Ann Arbor, 1995

Memberships

  • Am Public Health Assn
Ann M. Geiger, Ph.D.

Ann M. Geiger, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Prevention Translational Science Institute
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sticht Center on Aging
Translational Science Institute
Social Sciences & Health Policy

Research Interests

aging, cancer/oncogenesis, diabetes, epidemiology, health services, research/outc, rehabilitation, vascular diseases, women's health issues

Contact Information

Academic: 336-716-0382 | Department: 336-716-0382

Email: ageiger@wakehealth.edu

Recent Publications

Weaver KE, Geiger AM, Lu L, Case LD. Rural-urban disparities in health status among US cancer survivors. Cancer. 2013;119(5):1050-1057.

Foley KL, Song EY, Klepin H, Geiger A, Tooze J. Screening colonoscopy among colorectal cancer survivors insured by Medicaid. Am J Clin Oncol. 2012;35(3):205-211.


Castellino SM, Geiger AM, Mertens AC, Leisenring WM, Tooze JA, Goodman P, Stovall M, Robison LL, Hudson MM. Morbidity and mortality in long-term survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Blood. 2011;117(6):1806-1816.

Foley KL, Tooze JA, Klepin HD, Song E-Y, Geiger AM. Adjuvant chemotherapy among medicaid-enrolled patients diagnosed with nonmetastatic colon cancer. Am J Clin Oncol. 2011;34(2):120-124.

Geiger AM, Castellino SM. Delineating the age ranges used to define adolescents and young adults [letter]. J Clin Oncol. 2011;29(16):e492-e493.

Horton JK, Gleason JF Jr, Klepin HD, Isom S, Fried DB, Geiger AM. Age-related disparities in the use of radiotherapy for treatment of localized soft tissue sarcoma. Cancer. 2011;117(17):4033-4040.

Haque R, Yood MU, Geiger AM, Kamineni A, Avila CC, Shi J, Silliman RA, Quinn VP. Long-term safety of radiotherapy and breast cancer laterality in older survivors. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2011;20(10):2120-2126.

Klepin HD, Geiger AM, Tooze JA, Kritchevsky SB, Williamson JD, Ellis LR, Levitan D, Pardee TS, Isom S, Powell BL. The feasibility of inpatient geriatric assessment for older adults receiving induction chemotherapy for acute myelogenous leukemia. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011;59(10):1837-1846.

Avila CC, Quinn VP, Geiger AM, Kerby TJ, St Charles M, Clough-Gorr KM. Webinar training: an acceptable, feasible and effective approach for multi-site medical record abstraction: the BOWII experience. BMC Res Notes. 2011;4():430.

Klepin HD, Geiger AM, Tooze JA, Newman AB, Colbert LH, Bauer DC, Satterfield S, Pavon J, Kritchevsky SB. Physical performance and subsequent disability and survival in older adults with malignancy: results from the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010;58(1):76-82.

Bosco JLF, Silliman RA, Thwin SS, Geiger AM, Buist DSM, Prout MN, Yood MU, Haque R, Wei F, Lash TL. A most stubborn bias: no adjustment method fully resolves confounding by indication in observational studies. J Clin Epidemiol. 2010;63(1):64-74.

Klepin HD, Geiger AM, Costantino JP, Sink KM, Lawrence JA, Espeland MA. Association between domain-specific cognitive function and adherence to oral anti-cancer therapy: results from Cognition in the Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (Co-STAR) [abstract]. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010;58(Suppl 1):86-87.

Klepin HD, Tooze JA, Geiger AM, Kritchevsky S, Williamson J, Ellis LR, Levitan D, Pardee T, Isom S, Powell BL. Geriatric assessment predicts overall survival among older adults receiving induction chemotherapy for acute myelogenous leukemia [abstract]. Blood. 2010;116(21):653-654.

Lally BE, Geiger AM, Urbanic JJ, Butler JM, Wentworth S, Perry MC, Wilson LD, Horton JK, Detterbeck FC, Miller AA, Blackstock AW, et al. Trends in the outcomes for patients with limited stage small cell lung cancer: an analysis of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. Lung Cancer. 2009;64(2):226-231.

Klepin HD, Song EY, Geiger AM, Tooze JA, Foley KL. Influence of age on receipt of chemotherapy for adult Medicaid beneficiaries with metastatic colorectal cancer [abstract]. J Clin Oncol. 2009;27(15 Suppl):Abstr 9548.

Bosco JLF, Lash TL, Prout MN, Buist DSM, Geiger AM, Haque R, Wei F, Silliman RA. Breast cancer recurrence in older women five to ten years after diagnosis. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2009;18(11):2979-2983.

Gold HT, Thwin SS, Buist DSM, Field TS, Wei FF, Yood MU, Lash TL, Quinn VP, Geiger AM, Silliman RA. Delayed radiotherapy for breast cancer patients in integrated delivery systems. Am J Manag Care. 2009;15(11):785-789.

Habel LA, Achacoso NS, Haque R, Nekhlyudov L, Fletcher SW, Schnitt SJ, Collins LC, Geiger AM, Puligandla B, Acton L, et al. Declining recurrence among ductal carcinoma in situ patients treated with breast-conserving surgery in the community setting. Breast Cancer Res. 2009;11(6):R85.

Klepin HD, Geiger AM, Williamson J, Kritchevsky S, Tooze JA, Ellis LR, Levitan D, Isom S, Powell BL. Inpatient geriatric assessment detects impairment among older adults receiving induction chemotherapy for acute myelogenous leukemia [abstract]. Blood. 2009;114(22):570-571.

Foley KL, Tooze JA, Song EY, Klepin HD, Geiger AM. Receipt of chemotherapy among Medicaid-enrolled patients diagnosed with regional colon cancer [abstract]. J Clin Oncol. 2009;27(15 Suppl):e15016.

Aiello EJ, Buist DSM, Wagner EH, Tuzzio L, Greene SM, Lamerato LE, Field TS, Herrinton LJ, Haque R, Geiger AM, et al. Diffusion of aromatase inhibitors for breast cancer therapy between 1996 and 2003 in the Cancer Research Network. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2008;107(3):397-403.

Field TS, Doubeni C, Fox MP, Buist DSM, Wei F, Geiger AM, Quinn VP, Lash TL, Prout MN, Yood MU, et al. Under utilization of surveillance mammography among older breast cancer survivors. J Gen Intern Med. 2008;23(2):158-163.

Yood MU, Owusu C, Buist DSM, Geiger AM, Field TS, Thwin SS, Lash TL, Prout MN, Wei F, Quinn VP, et al. Mortality impact of less-than-standard therapy in older breast cancer patients. J Am Coll Surg. 2008;206(1):66-75.

Altschuler A, Lekhlyudov L, Rolnick SJ, Greene SM, Elmore JG, West CN, Herrinton LJ, Harris EL, Fletcher SW, Geiger AM, et al. Positive, negative, and disparate--women's differing long-term psychosocial experiences of bilateral or contralateral prophylactic mastectomy. Breast J. 2008;14(1):25-32.

Owusu C, Buist DSM, Field TS, Lash TL, Thwin SS, Geiger AM, Quinn VP, Frost F, Prout M, Yood MU, et al. Predictors of tamoxifen discontinuation among older women with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2008;26(4):549-555.

Geiger AM, Camacho F, Krajenta R, Buist DSM, Bernstein L. Is stroke a late effect of chemotherapy? [abstract]. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2008;17(2):462.

Klepin HD, Geiger AM, Tooze J, Newman AB, Colbert LH, Bauer DC, Satterfield S, Pavon J, Kritchevsky SB. Physical performance measures predict survival in older cancer patients: the Health Aging and Body Composition study (Health ABC) [abstract]. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008;56(4):S169-S170.

Geiger AM, Buist DS, Greene SM, Altschuler A, Field TS. Survivorship research based in integrated healthcare delivery systems: the Cancer Research Network. Cancer. 2008;112(11 Suppl):2617-2626.


Klepin HD, Geiger AM, Tooze J, Newman AM, Colbert LH, Bauer DC, Satterfield S, Pavon JM, Kritchevsky S. Use of physical performance measures to predict future disability and mortality in older cancer patients: the Health Aging and Body Composition Study (Health ABC) [abstract]. J Clin Oncol. 2008;26(15 Suppl):Abstr 9553.

Geiger AM, Thwin SS, Lash TL, Buist DSM, Prout MN, Wei F, Field TS, Yood MU, Frost FJ, Enger SM, et al. Recurrences and second primary breast cancers in older women with initial early-stage disease. Cancer. 2007;109(5):966-974.

Geiger AM, Nekhlyudov L, Herrinton LJ, Rolnick SJ, Greene SM, West CN, Harris EL, Elmore JG, Altschuler A, Liu IA, et al. Quality of life after bilateral prophylactic mastectomy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2007;14(2):686-694.

Fenton JJ, Rolnick SJ, Harris EL, Barton MB, Barlow WE, Reisch LM, Herrinton LJ, Geiger AM, Fletcher SW, Elmore JG. Specificity of clinical breast examination in community practice. J Gen Intern Med. 2007;22(3):332-337.

Lally BE, Detterbeck FC, Geiger AM, Thomas CR Jr, Machtay M, Miller AA, Oaks TE, Petty WJ, Robbins ME, Blackstock AW, et al. The risk of death from heart disease in patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer who receive postoperative radiotherapy: analysis of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. Cancer. 2007;110(4):911-917.

Lash TL, Fox MP, Buist DSM, Wei F, Field TS, Frost FJ, Geiger AM, Quinn VP, Yood MU, Silliman RA. Mammography surveillance and mortality in older breast cancer survivors. J Clin Oncol. 2007;25(21):3001-3006.

Lash TL, Fox MP, Thwin SS, Geiger AM, Buist DSM, Wei F, Field TS, Yood MU, Frost FJ, Quinn VP, et al. Using probabilistic corrections to account for abstractor agreement in medical record reviews. Am J Epidemiol. 2007;165(12):1454-1461.

Buist DSM, Ichikawa L, Prout MN, Yood MU, Field TS, Owusu C, Geiger AM, Quinn VP, Wei F, Silliman RA. Receipt of appropriate primary breast cancer therapy and adjuvant therapy are not associated with obesity in older women with access to health care. J Clin Oncol. 2007;25(23):3428-3436.

Buckwalter JG, Geiger AM, Parons TD, Handler J, Howes J, Lehmer RR. Cognitive effects of short-term use of raloxifene: a randomized clinical trial. Int J Neurosci. 2007;117(11):1579-1590.

Lally BE, Shaw EG, Knisely JPS, Blackstock AW, Robbins MC, Geiger AM. Low grade gliomas: demographic, tumor and treatment factors associated with survival [abstract]. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007;69(3 Suppl):S185.

Rolnick SJ, Altschuler A, Nekhlyudov L, Elmore JG, Greene SM, Harris EL, Herrinton LJ, Barton MB, Geiger AM, Fletcher SW. What women wish they knew before prophylactic mastectomy. Cancer Nurs. 2007;30(4):285-291.


Enger SM, Thwin SS, Buist DSM, Field T, Frost F, Geiger AM, Lash TL, Prout M, Yood MU, Wei F, et al. Breast cancer treatment of older women in integrated health care settings. J Clin Oncol. 2006;24(27):4377-4383.

Aiello EJ, Geiger AM, Pardee R, Buist DSM, Hart G, Greene SM, Lamerato L, Field T, Wagner E. Diffusion of aromatase inhibitors for breast cancer [abstract]. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2006;15(Suppl 1):S176.

Greene SM, Geiger AM, Harris EL, Altschuler A, Nekhlyudov L, Barton MB, Rolnick SJ, Elmore JG, Fletcher S. Impact of IRB requirements on a multicenter survey of prophylactic mastectomy outcomes. Ann Epidemiol. 2006;16(4):275-278.

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Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Prevention

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