Goldstein received a Ph.D. in genetic epidemiology from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1988.[1] Her dissertation was titled, A genetic epidemiologic investigation of breast cancer in families with bilateral breast cancer.[2] Robert Haile was her doctoral advisor.[2] Goldstein completed a fellowship in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) InterInstitute Medical Genetics Program, and is board certified in medical genetics.[1]
Goldstein joined the National Cancer Institute's division of cancer epidemiology and genetics (DCEG).[1] She received NIH scientific tenure in 1997.[1] She is a senior investigator in the clinical genetics branch.[1] Her research focuses on genetic epidemiologic studies of several cancers, including melanoma and upper gastrointestinal (UGI) cancer.[1] The main goal of Goldstein's studies is to understand the role of genetic and environmental factors in the etiology of these cancers.[1] Her studies combine epidemiologic, genetic, clinical, and molecular methodologies.[1]
