Deborah K. Armstrong
Experienced in Cervical Cancer

Dr. Deborah K. Armstrong

Oncology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
10803 Falls Road, Pavilion III STE 1500, Pavilion III STE 1500, 
Lutherville, MD 
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Experienced in Cervical Cancer
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
10803 Falls Road, Pavilion III STE 1500, Pavilion III STE 1500, 
Lutherville, MD 
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Overview

Dr. Armstrong works primarily in the area of women's malignancies, with a particular emphasis on breast cancer, ovarian cancer and other gynecologic malignancies, and the genetics of breast and ovarian cancer. She directs the medical gynecologic oncology clinical service and oversees therapeutic clinical trials in gynecologic cancers. Dr. Armstrong's clinical focus is on the development of new therapeutic approaches to the treatment of breast cancer and gynecologic malignancies. Particular areas of interest are intraperitoneal therapy in ovarian cancer and targeted biologic therapies. Dr. Armstrong also directs the Kimmel Cancer Center's Breast and Ovarian Cancer Screening Service, a genetic counseling service that focuses on identifying patients at risk for cancer and examination of new strategies for cancer screening and prevention. Dr. Armstrong has lectured locally, nationally and internationally. She is active in the Gynecologic Oncology Group, serving on the Medical Oncology, Developmental Therapeutics and Phase I GOG committees and as chair of several clinical trials through this group. She is a representative of the Southwest Oncology Group to the Gynecologic Cancer Steering Committee of the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Armstrong also serves as a representative of Johns Hopkins to the National Cooperative Cancer Network serving on the ovarian cancer and breast cancer risk reduction panels. She has participated as a member of the Cancer Working Group for the Office of Research on Women's Health for the National Institutes of Health, as a scientific reviewer for the breast and ovarian cancer research programs of the Department of Defense and the National Cancer Institute, as a reviewer for the NCI Special Emphasis Panel for Insight Awards to Stamp Out Breast Cancer and as a member of the NCI SPORE Program parent committee. Dr. Armstrong also is co-principal investigator for the NCI National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) Lead Academic Participating Site (LAPS) at Johns Hopkins, now the major avenue for adult oncology clinical trials in the country. Recent work includes immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in endometrial cancers with microsatellite instability and PARP inhibition in ovarian cancer.

Dr. Armstrong is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cervical Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Ovarian Carcinosarcoma, Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor, Testicular Yolk Sac Tumor, and Ovarian Cancer.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Residency
UPMC-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 1988
Specialties
Oncology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Oncology, 1993
Hospital Affiliations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
10803 Falls Road, Pavilion III STE 1500, Pavilion III STE 1500, Lutherville, MD 21093
Call: 410-583-2970
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Skip Viragh Outpatient Cancer Center
201 North Broadway Street, Viragh BLDG 10th FL, Baltimore, MD 21287
Call: 410-955-8964

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


1 Total Publications

The Impact of a Pharmacist-Driven Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Initiative in a Community Hospital: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis.
The Impact of a Pharmacist-Driven Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Initiative in a Community Hospital: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis.
Journal: Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland)
Published: September 30, 2021
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