Faculty

Bessie Young

Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology
Professor, Medicine - Nephrology
Associate Dean, School of Medicine
Medical Director, Healthcare Equity, School of Medicine


Education

MPH Epidemiology, University of Washington, 2001
MD Medicine, University of Washington, 1987
BS Chemistry, Pacific Lutheran University, 1983

Contact


Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
1660 S. Columbian Way S. RDU 111A
Seattle, WA 98108
WA

Research Areas

Research Interests

  • Racial and ethnic differences: Chronic Kidney Disease, Dialysis outcomes, diabetes
  • Diabetic nephropathy: Racial and ethnic differences in access to care, quality of care, progression of care, progression/survival, and other outcomes
  • APOL1 and kidney disease

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Association between Area Deprivation Index, Kidney Transplant Waitlisting, and Reasons for Denial.
(2025 Dec 5)
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol
Morenz AM, Prince DK, Nichols J, Snyder A, Perkins J, Ganzarski O, Hussein Z, Young BA, Ng YH
Influence of serum adiponectin on baseline albuminuria and subsequent decline in eGFR in African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study.
(2025)
PLoS One 20(11): e0335611
Agarwal M, Acharya PC, Kumar A, Sohail N, Juncos LA, Young BA
Role of hypertension in the cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome among black adults: The Jackson Heart Study.
(2025 Dec)
J Hum Hypertens 39(12): 822-830
Ghazi L, Dubal M, Bertoni A, Carson A, Young BA, Lewis CE, Alanaeme CJ, Johnson DA, Shimbo D, Foti K, Colantonio LD, Arabadjian M, Tanner R, Muntner P
The Association between Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Posttransplant Cancer Outcomes among Kidney Transplant Recipients in the United States.
(2025 Oct 1)
Kidney360
Ng YH, Ahmed S, Pan N, Tao J, Young B, Luo Q, Pfeiffer RM, Blosser C, Engels EA
Numbers Ain't Neutral: A QuantCrit Analysis of the Relationship Among Stereotype Threat, Threat Mitigation, and Identity Safety.
(2025 Nov 1)
Acad Med 100(11): e52-e59
Bullock JL, O'Hare AM, Prince DK, Bansal N, Hauer KE, Teunissen PW, Young BA, Sukhera J
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