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Anna N. A. Tosteson, ScD

Title(s)
Professor of The Dartmouth Institute
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Community and Family Medicine
James J. Carroll 1948 Professor of Oncology

Additional Titles/Positions/Affiliations
Director, Comparative Effectiveness Research Program, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
Associate Director for Population Sciences, Dartmouth Cancer Center
Principal Investigator, SYNERGY, Dartmouth's Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Department(s)
The Dartmouth Institute
Medicine
Community and Family Medicine

Education
Biostatistics (Health Decision Sciences), Harvard University, ScD
Biostatistics, Harvard University, MS
Statistics & Biometry, Cornell University, BS

Programs
Dartmouth Cancer Center
SYNERGY
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice

Contact Information

Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
HB7505
One Medical Center Drive
Lebanon NH 03756

Office: WTRB 526, DHMC
Phone: 603-646-5664
Email: Anna.Tosteson@dartmouth.edu

Assistant: Christopher Jacobs
Asst. Phone: 603-646-5237
Asst. Email: Christopher.R.Jacobs@Dartmouth.EDU


Professional Interests

Dr. Anna Tosteson is a decision scientist and health services researcher who studies how the diffusion of innovations in health care are changing health, costs and quality of care. Through study of diverse data sources including registries, electronic health record data, clinical and epidemiological studies, and administrative claims data, she seeks insights into the long-term clinical and economic effects of alternative approaches to health care delivery with a focus on cancer screening, musculoskeletal disease, and women’s health.

Grant Information

Promoting follow-up of abnormal cancer screening tests using population-based systems to support stepped care multilevel intervention. (NCI: U01CA225451 )

Risk-based breast cancer screening and surveillance in community practice. (NCI, P01CA154292)

Courses Taught

PH 119/121; QBS 140 Decision and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis


Selected Publications

 

ASO Visual Abstract: Influence of Medicaid Expansion on Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Undergoing Colon-Cancer-Directed Surgery in the United States.
Loehrer AP, Wang Q, O'Malley AJ, Wong SL, Tosteson ANA
Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 May 31; doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17469-5. Epub 2025 May 31.
PMID: 40450168

Diagnostic Management Pathways for Workup of Abnormal Screening With Digital Mammography Versus Digital Breast Tomosynthesis.
Henderson LM, Zhu W, Onega T, Kerlikowske K, Miglioretti DL, Aiello Bowles EJ, Sprague BL, Weaver DL, Tosteson ANA, Lee CI
J Am Coll Radiol. 2025 Apr 10; pii: S1546-1440(25)00207-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2025.04.008. Epub 2025 Apr 10.
PMID: 40216286

Influence of Medicaid Expansion on Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Undergoing Colon Cancer-Directed Surgery in the United States.
Loehrer AP, Wang Q, O'Malley AJ, Wong SL, Tosteson ANA
Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jul;32(7):4616-4622. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17266-0. Epub 2025 Apr 4.
PMID: 40185979

Cross-State Travel for Cancer Care and Implications for Telehealth Reciprocity.
Moen EL, Wang Q, Liu L, Wang F, Tosteson ANA, Smith RE, Cowan L, Onega T
JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Feb 3;8(2):e2461021. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.61021. Epub 2025 Feb 3.
PMID: 39982726

Disparities in Standard-of-Care, Advanced, and Same-Day Diagnostic Services among Patients with Abnormal Screening Mammography.
Lawson MB, Zhu W, Miglioretti DL, Onega T, Henderson LM, Rauscher GH, Kerlikowske K, Sprague BL, Bowles EJA, O'Meara ES, Tosteson ANA, diFlorio-Alexander RM, Hubbard RA, Lee JM, Lee CI
Radiology. 2025 Feb;314(2):e241673. doi: 10.1148/radiol.241673.
PMID: 39964269

Oncology Physician Turnover in the United States Based on Medicare Claims Data.
Cornelius SL, Schaefer A, Tosteson ANA, O'Malley AJ, Wong SL, Moen EL
Med Care. 2025 Jan 1;63(1):62-69. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000002080. Epub 2024 Oct 30.
PMID: 39642017

Supplemental breast cancer screening after negative mammography in US women with dense breasts.
Foster VM, Trentham-Dietz A, Stout NK, Lee CI, Ichikawa LE, Eavey J, Henderson L, Miglioretti DL, Tosteson ANA, Bowles EA, Kerlikowske K, Sprague BL
J Natl Cancer Inst. 2025 Jun 1;117(6):1271-1275. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djae272.
PMID: 39475439

Patient Perceptions on the Follow-Up of Abnormal Cancer Screening Test Results.
Atlas SJ, Gallagher KL, McGovern SE, Wint AJ, Smith RE, Aman DG, Zhao W, Burdick TE, Orav EJ, Zhou L, Wright A, Tosteson ANA, Haas JS
J Gen Intern Med. 2025 May;40(6):1280-1287. doi: 10.1007/s11606-024-09128-4. Epub 2024 Oct 18.
PMID: 39424768

Travel burden and bypassing closest site for surgical cancer treatment for urban and rural oncology patients.
Onega T, Ramkumar N, Brooks GA, Loehrer AP, Kapadia NS, O'Malley AJ, Fraze TK, Smith RE, Wang Q, Wong SL, Tosteson ANA
J Rural Health. 2025 Mar;41(2):e12890. doi: 10.1111/jrh.12890. Epub 2024 Oct 12.
PMID: 39394970

Testing a Breast Cancer Screening Decision aid Designed for Health Literacy Accessibility.
Gunn CM, Kressin NR, Battaglia TA, Schonberg MA, Paasche-Orlow MK, Tosteson ANA
J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Dec;39(16):3360-3362. doi: 10.1007/s11606-024-09022-z. Epub 2024 Sep 11.
PMID: 39261341

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