Anna C. Beck
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Anna C. Beck, MD

Languages spoken: English, Spanish

Clinical Locations

Huntsman Cancer Institute - Cancer Hospital North

2K, Gynecology and Mammography
Salt Lake City
801-213-4269

  • Anna Beck, MD, is director of Supportive Oncology and Survivorship and an investigator at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI). She is a professor, and Director of the University Supportive and Palliative Care Program at the University of Utah School of Medicine.medical oncology

    Beck’s areas of interest are end-of-life care, communication skills training, and female cancers. As director of Supportive Oncology and Survivorship, her goal is to broaden the spectrum of support available for cancer patients and their caregivers throughout the spectrum of a cancer diagnosis. She has previously been a community oncologist for 20 years.

    Beck is the hospice medical director at Community Nursing Services Home Health and Hospice, which received “Best in Utah” awards for five consecutive years. She is the medical director for Huntsman at Home, an innovative demonstration project designed to improve care of cancer patients and support caregivers in their own homes. She is board-certified in internal medicine, medical oncology, integrative medicine and hospice and palliative medicine. Beck completed an internship and residency in internal medicine, as well as a combined fellowship in hematology/medical oncology and geriatric internal medicine, at the University of Utah. She received her MD from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Hospice and Palliative Medicine)
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Medical Oncology)

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  • Anna Beck, MD, is director of Supportive Oncology and Survivorship and an investigator at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI). She is a professor, and Director of the University Supportive and Palliative Care Program at the University of Utah School of Medicine.medical oncology

    Beck’s areas of interest are end-of-life care, communication skills training, and female cancers. As director of Supportive Oncology and Survivorship, her goal is to broaden the spectrum of support available for cancer patients and their caregivers throughout the spectrum of a cancer diagnosis. She has previously been a community oncologist for 20 years.

    Beck is the hospice medical director at Community Nursing Services Home Health and Hospice, which received “Best in Utah” awards for five consecutive years. She is the medical director for Huntsman at Home, an innovative demonstration project designed to improve care of cancer patients and support caregivers in their own homes. She is board-certified in internal medicine, medical oncology, integrative medicine and hospice and palliative medicine. Beck completed an internship and residency in internal medicine, as well as a combined fellowship in hematology/medical oncology and geriatric internal medicine, at the University of Utah. She received her MD from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Professor (Clinical)
    Academic Divisions Oncology
    Board Certification
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Hospice and Palliative Medicine)
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Medical Oncology)

    Education history

    Fellowship Geriatrics - University of Utah School of Medicine Fellow
    Fellowship Hematology/Oncology - University of Utah School of Medicine Fellow
    Residency Internal Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine Resident
    Internship Internal Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine Intern
    Professional Medical Medicine - Baylor College of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate Plan II, Honors Program - University of Texas at Austin B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. George Chalkidis, PhD1, Jordan McPherson, PharmD2, Anna Beck, MD2, Michael Newman, MS3, Shuntaro Yui, PhD1, Catherine Staes, PhD4 (). Development of a Machine Learning Model Using Limited Features to Predict 6-Month Mortality at Treatment Decision Points for Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors. (Epub ahead of print) JCO Clin Cancer Inform.
    2. Sloss EA, McPherson JP, Beck AC, Guo JW, Scheese CH, Flake NR, Chalkidis G, Staes CJ (2024). Patient and Caregiver Perceptions of an Interface Design to Communicate Artificial Intelligence-Based Prognosis for Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors. JCO Clin Cancer Inform, 8, e2300187. (Read full article)
    3. Staes CJ, Beck AC, Chalkidis G, Scheese CH, Taft T, Guo JW, Newman MG, Kawamoto K, Sloss EA, McPherson JP (2023). Design of an interface to communicate artificial intelligence-based prognosis for patients with advanced solid tumors: a user-centered approach. J Am Med Inform Assoc, 31(1), 174-187. (Read full article)
    4. Thomas Hebdon MC, Xu J, Beck AC, Cloyes KG, Mooney K, Reblin M, Lyn Tay D, Cleary C, Ellington L (2023). Caregiver Burden and Workplace Productivity Among Hospice Cancer Caregivers. Oncol Nurs Forum, 50(5), 665-670. (Read full article)
    5. Chalkidis G, McPherson JP, Beck A, Newman MG, Guo JW, Sloss EA, Staes CJ (2023). External Validation of a Machine Learning Model to Predict 6-Month Mortality for Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors. JAMA Netw Open, 6(8), e2327193. (Read full article)
    6. ONeil B, Dindinger-Hill K, Gill H, Coombs L, Haaland B, Ying J, Nelson RE, McPherson J, Kirchhoff AC, Ulrich CM, Huber J, Beck A, Mooney K (2023). Cost and Utilization Outcomes in Huntsman at Home, a Novel Oncology Hospital at Home Program. J Am Med Dir Assoc, 25(4), 610-613. (Read full article)
    7. Xu J, Hebdon M, Beck A, Cloyes KG, Mooney K, Reblin M, Tay D, Appiah EO, Ellington L (2023). Moderating Effect of Work on Burden and Hospice Family Caregiver Well-Being. J Palliat Med, 26(7), 941-950. (Read full article)
    8. Lewis BR, Garland EL, Byrne K, Durns T, Hendrick J, Beck A, Thielking P (2023). HOPE: A Pilot Study of Psilocybin Enhanced Group Psychotherapy in Patients With Cancer. J Pain Symptom Manage, 66(3), 258-269. (Read full article)
    9. Reblin M, Iacob E, Tay DL, Li H, Thomas Hebdon MC, Beck A, Donaldson G, Cloyes KG, Ellington L (2022). Family Caregiver Reports of Their Own and Patient Symptoms in Cancer Home Hospice Approaching End-of-Life. Am J Hosp Palliat Care, 40(5), 508-516. (Read full article)
    10. Peoples AR, Oswald LB, Ose J, Daniels B, Himbert C, Hathaway CA, Gigic B, Kirchhoff AC, Lin T, Grossman D, Tward J, Varghese TK Jr, Figueiredo JC, Toriola AT, Beck A, Scaife C, Shibata D, LaStayo P, Gonzalez B, Salas K, Ashworth A, Matsen C, Christenson C, Ma DS, Colman H, Hunt JP, Jones KB, Lee CJ, Larson M, Onega T, Akerley WL, Li CI, Schneider M, Penedo FJ, Siegel EM, Tworoger SS, Ulrich CM (2022). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rural and urban cancer patients' experiences, health behaviors, and perceptions. J Rural Health, 38(4), 886-899. (Read full article)
    11. Himbert C, Hathaway CA, Daniels B, Salas K, Ashworth A, Gigic B, Lin T, Viskochil R, Kirchhoff AC, Grossman D, Ose J, Tward J, Scaife C, Figueiredo JC, Toriola AT, Beck A, Shibata D, Gonzalez BD, Matsen C, Christenson C, Ma DS, Colman H, Hunt JP, Jones KB, Lee CJ, Larson M, Onega T, Akerley WL, Li CI, Schneider M, Penedo FJ, Siegel EM, Tworoger SS, Ulrich CM, Peoples AR (2022). Factors associated with changes in exercise behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cancer Causes Control, 33(7), 939-950. (Read full article)
    12. Chalkidis G, McPherson J, Beck A, Newman M, Yui S, Staes C (2022). Development of a Machine Learning Model Using Limited Features to Predict 6-Month Mortality at Treatment Decision Points for Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors. JCO Clin Cancer Inform, 6, e2100163. (Read full article)
    13. Tay DL, Iacob E, Reblin M, Cloyes KG, Jones M, Hebdon MCT, Mooney K, Beck AC, Ellington L (2021). What contextual factors account for anxiety and depressed mood in hospice family caregivers? Psychooncology, 31(2), 316-325. (Read full article)
    14. Guillen KP, Fujita M, Butterfield AJ, Scherer SD, Bailey MH, Chu Z, DeRose YS, Zhao L, Cortes-Sanchez E, Yang CH, Toner J, Wang G, Qiao Y, Huang X, Greenland JA, Vahrenkamp JM, Lum DH, Factor RE, Nelson EW, Matsen CB, Poretta JM, Rosenthal R, Beck AC, Buys SS, Vaklavas C, Ward JH, Jensen RL, Jones KB, Li Z, Oesterreich S, Dobrolecki LE, Pathi SS, Woo XY, Berrett KC, Wadsworth ME, Chuang JH, Lewis MT, Marth GT, Gertz J, Varley KE, Welm BE, Welm AL (2022). A human breast cancer-derived xenograft and organoid platform for drug discovery and precision oncology. Nat Cancer, 3(2), 232-250. (Read full article)
    15. Karen Titchener, MSc, NP, RN, Lorinda A Coombs, PhD, FNP-BC, AOCNP, Kimberly Dumas, APRN, Anna C Beck, MD, John H Ward, MD, Kathi Mooney, PhD, RN, FAAN (2021).  Establishing an Oncology Hospital at Home: The Huntsman at Home Program Model. NEJM Catal Innov Care Deliv, 2(11).
    16. Guo JW, Reblin M, Tay D, Ellington L, Beck AC, Cloyes KG (2021). Patterns of stress and support in social support networks of in-home hospice cancer family caregivers. J Soc Pers Relat, 38(11), 3121-3141. (Read full article)
    17. Dans M, Kutner JS, Agarwal R, Baker JN, Bauman JR, Beck AC, Campbell TC, Carey EC, Case AA, Dalal S, Doberman DJ, Epstein AS, Fecher L, Jones J, Kapo J, Lee RT, Loggers ET, McCammon S, Mitchell W, Ogunseitan AB, Portman DG, Ramchandran K, Sutton L, Temel J, Teply ML, Terauchi SY, Thomas J, Walling AM, Zachariah F, Bergman MA, Ogba N, Campbell M (2021). NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Palliative Care, Version 2.2021. J Natl Compr Canc Netw, 19(7), 780-788. (Read full article)
    18. Bleicher J, McGuire LE, Robbins RB, Johnson JE, Fischbuch S, Gupta S, Beck AC, Cohan JN (2021). Preoperative Advance Care Planning for Older Adults Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery. Am J Hosp Palliat Care, 10499091211020276. (Read full article)
    19. Mooney K, Titchener K, Haaland B, Coombs LA, ONeil B, Nelson R, McPherson JP, Kirchhoff AC, Beck AC, Ward JH (2021). Evaluation of Oncology Hospital at Home: Unplanned Health Care Utilization and Costs in the Huntsman at Home Real-World Trial. J Clin Oncol, 39(23), JCO2003609. (Read full article)
    20. Tay DL, Thompson C, Jones M, Gettens C, Cloyes KG, Reblin M, Thomas Hebdon MC, Beck AC, Mooney K, Ellington L (2021). "I Feel All Alone Out Here": Analysis of Audio Diaries of Bereaved Hospice Family Caregivers During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. (Read full article)
    21. Thomas EA, Mijangos JL, Hansen PA, White S, Walker D, Reimers C, Beck AC, Garland EL (2019). Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement Restructures Reward Processing and Promotes Interoceptive Awareness in Overweight Cancer Survivors: Mechanistic Results From a Stage 1 Randomized Controlled Trial. Integr Cancer Ther, 18, 1534735419855138. (Read full article)
    22. Garland EL, Thielking P, Thomas EA, Coombs M, White S, Lombardi J, Beck A (2016). Linking dispositional mindfulness and positive psychological processes in cancer survivorship: a multivariate path analytic test of the mindfulness-to-meaning theory. Psychooncology, 26(5), 686-692. (Read full article)
    23. Baraldi-Junkins CA, Beck AC, Rothstein G (2000). Hematopoiesis and cytokines. Relevance to cancer and aging. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am, 14(1), 45-61, viii. (Read full article)

    Other

    1. Coletta AM, Playdon MC, Baron KG, Wei M, Kelley K, Vaklavas C, Beck A, Buys SS, Chipman J, Ulrich CM, Walker D, White S, Oza S, Zingg RW, Hansen PA (2021). The association between time-of-day of habitual exercise training and changes in relevant cancer health outcomes among cancer survivors. PLoS One (16(10), pp. e0258135). United States. (Read full article)
    2. Himbert C, Hathaway CA, Daniels B, Salas K, Ashworth A, Gigic B, Lin T, Viskochil R, Kirchhoff AC, Grossman D, Ose J, Tward J, Scaife C, Figueiredo JC, Toriola AT, Beck A, Shibata D, Gonzalez BD, Matsen C, Christenson C, Ma DS, Colman H, Hunt JP, Jones KB, Lee CJ, Larson M, Onega T, Akerley WL, Li CI, Schneider M, Penedo FJ, Siegel EM, Tworoger SS, Ulrich CM, Peoples AR (2021). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on exercise habits among cancer patients. United States. (Read full article)

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