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Karen M. Goldstein

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, General Internal Medicine
508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC 27705

Overview


Dr. Goldstein's research interests include women's health, cardiovascular risk reduction, evidence synthesis methodology and peer support.

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Medicine · 2023 - Present Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine

Recent Scholarly Works


Associations between psychological and trauma-related factors and urinary incontinence severity and treatment response among women veterans.

Journal article Am J Obstet Gynecol · August 2026 BACKGROUND: Psychological and trauma-related factors (ie, stress, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and military sexual trauma) may induce physiological responses that contribute to urinary incontinence. Women veterans are disproportionately affecte ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prevalence of Toxic Exposures Among Women Veterans With Breast or Gynecologic Cancers Receiving Veterans Affairs (VA) Care.

Journal article Mil Med · July 1, 2026 INTRODUCTION: Toxic exposures have been linked to hormonal disruption and DNA damage, increasing risk for hormone-sensitive cancers, such as breast and gynecologic cancers. However, the effect of toxic exposure on women Veteran cancer risk is unknown, espe ... Full text Link to item Cite

Optimizing remote access to Urinary Incontinence Treatments for Women Veterans: Identifying salient features of participants’ experiences with two delivery modalities

Journal article Continence · June 1, 2026 Importance and objective Behavioral treatments are recognized as evidence-based approaches for treatment of urinary incontinence (UI) in women. However, many women do not have in-person access to qualified providers, which has led to the emergence of remot ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Informing public policy support for family caregivers based on typologies of need

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers · 2022 - 2024

IPA-Mary Liz Wing

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2019 - 2021

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Education


Duke University, School of Medicine · 2004 M.D.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 2002 M.S.P.H.