Research & publications

Academic publications

31 peer-reviewed publications, listed newest first, as recorded on Dr. Katie Armstrong’s ORCID record (ORCID iD 0000-0001-9898-6725).

• In their own words: experiences surrounding masculinising chest surgery among transgender and gender-diverse adolescents – a secondary analysis of GENDER-Q data. BMJ Open. 2026. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108893
• Masculinizing chest surgery outcomes by body mass index and American Society of Anesthesiologists class in ambulatory care. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 2026. doi:10.1016/j.bjps.2026.01.002
• Desire for and Successful Access to Feminizing and Masculinizing Gender-Affirming Surgeries: A Cross-Sectional Canada Wide Survey. Plastic Surgery. 2026. doi:10.1177/22925503261436314
• Voices Of Trans Youth: A Qualitative Exploration of Expectations for Top Surgery. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open. 2025. doi:10.1097/01.gox.0001112440.05033.d9
• Surgeon Sex and Postoperative Resource Utilization: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Annals of Surgery Open. 2025. doi:10.1097/as9.0000000000000569
• Development and Assessment of a Patient-Reported Outcome Instrument for Gender-Affirming Care. JAMA Network Open. 2025. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.4708
• Bridging gaps in Canadian health research: The critical role of sex, gender, and equity in shaping inclusive and evidence-informed health care. Canadian Pharmacists Journal. 2025. doi:10.1177/17151635251353232
• Development of a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Youth Receiving Gender-Affirming Care: The GENDER-Q Youth Module. Transgender Health. 2025. doi:10.1089/trgh.2024.0203
• “I Want It to Look Natural”: Development and Validation of the FACE-Q Aesthetics Natural Module. Aesthetic Surgery Journal. 2024. doi:10.1093/asj/sjad374
• Association Between Surgeon Sex and Days Alive at Home Following Surgery: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Annals of Surgery Open. 2024. doi:10.1097/as9.0000000000000477
• Regret after Gender-Affirming Surgery: A Multidisciplinary Approach to a Multifaceted Patient Experience. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 2024. doi:10.1097/prs.0000000000011115
• Binary and Nonbinary Transgender Patient Experiences Accessing Gender-affirming Top Surgery. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open. 2024. doi:10.1097/gox.0000000000006198
• The landscape of Medicare policies for gender-affirming surgeries in Canada: an environmental scan. BMC Health Services Research. 2024. doi:10.1186/s12913-024-11361-w
• Surgeon Sex and Long-Term Postoperative Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Common Surgeries. JAMA Surgery. 2023. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2023.3744
• A Safe and Efficient Technique for Pedicled TRAM Flap Breast Reconstruction. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 2023. doi:10.1097/prs.0000000000010174
• Patient reported symptoms and adverse outcomes seen in Canada's first vaginoplasty postoperative care clinic. Neurourology & Urodynamics. 2023. doi:10.1002/nau.25132
• Case report of a breast granular cell tumor in a young transgender man. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. 2022. doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2022.106978
• Association of Surgeon-Patient Sex Concordance With Postoperative Outcomes. JAMA Surgery. 2022. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2021.6339
• Protocol for a scoping review on transition-related surgery procedures, outcome measures and access to care. BMJ Open. 2022.
• Association Between Surgeon and Anesthesiologist Sex Discordance and Postoperative Outcomes: A Population-based Cohort Study. Annals of Surgery. 2022. doi:10.1097/sla.0000000000005495
• Stable rates of operative treatment of distal radius fractures in Ontario, Canada: a population-based retrospective cohort study (2004–2013). Canadian Journal of Surgery. 2019. doi:10.1503/cjs.016218
• Disposal of Paper Records Containing Personal Information in Hospitals. JAMA. 2018. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.21533
• Effect of Home Monitoring via Mobile App on the Number of In-Person Visits Following Ambulatory Surgery. JAMA Surgery. 2017. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2017.0111
• Determinants of increased acute postoperative pain after autologous breast reconstruction within an enhanced recovery after surgery protocol: A prospective cohort study. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 2016. doi:10.1016/j.bjps.2016.04.019
• The Effect of Mobile App Home Monitoring on Number of In-Person Visits Following Ambulatory Surgery: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 2015. doi:10.2196/resprot.4352
• Quality of recovery in women undergoing autogenous breast reconstruction in an ambulatory setting. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 2014. doi:10.1097/01.prs.0000455438.50755.b8
• Replacing Ambulatory Surgical Follow-Up Visits With Mobile App Home Monitoring: Modeling Cost-Effective Scenarios. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2014. doi:10.2196/jmir.3528
• Union and bone resorption of free fibular flaps in mandibular reconstruction. 2013. doi:10.1055/s-0033-1343953
• Evaluation of txt2MEDLINE and development of short messaging service-optimized, clinical practice guidelines in Botswana. 2012. doi:10.1089/tmj.2011.0014
• MHealth applications for clinical education, decision making, and patient adherence in Botswana. 2011.
• Pyogenic granulomas during isotretinoin therapy. 2011. doi:10.3315/jdcr.2011.1062

Areas of research interest

• Virtual care and remote post-operative monitoring
• Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathways
• Access to gender-affirming care
• Gender-affirming surgery and patient-reported outcomes
• Health services research, surgical quality and health economics

Grant funding

Peer-reviewed research funding recorded on her ORCID record.

• Replacing ambulatory clinic follow-up with remote home monitoring using smartphones in breast reconstruction patients: Is it cost-effective? — Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2014–2016)
• Distal radius fracture care in the Province of Ontario: Factors impacting management — Physicians’ Services Incorporated Foundation (2015–2016)

Academic appointments

Concurrent university and hospital appointments, held alongside her clinical practice.

• Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto
• Clinical Investigator, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto (since 2021)
• Plastic Surgeon & Early Career Researcher, Department of Surgery, Women’s College Hospital (since 2021)