Faculty
Bruce M Psaty
Professor, Epidemiology
Professor, Medicine - General Internal Medicine
Adjunct Professor, Health Systems and Population Health
206-221-7775
psaty@uw.edu
Education
MD Indiana University, 1981
PhD English, Indiana University, 1979
Contact
206-221-7775
psaty@uw.edu
Cardiovascular Health Research Unit
1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1360
Seattle , WA 98101
1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1360
Seattle , WA 98101
Research Areas
Research Interests
- Cardiovascular epidemiology
- Myocardial infarction and stroke
- Venous thrombosis
- Atrial fibrillation
- Risk factors, including hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes
- Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety
- Genetics, genomics and pharmacogenetics
- Epidemiological methods
Recent Publications (PubMed)
Epigenome-wide DNA methylation association study of CHIP provides insight into perturbed gene regulation.
(2025 May 20)
Nat Commun 16(1): 4678
Kirmani S, Huan T, Van Amburg JC, Joehanes R, Uddin MM, Nguyen NQH, Yu B, Brody JA, Fornage M, Bressler J, Sotoodehnia N, Ong DA, Puddu F, Floyd JS, Ballantyne CM, Psaty BM, Raffield LM, Natarajan P, Conneely KN, Weinstock JS, Carson AP, Lange LA, Ferrier K, Heard-Costa NL, Murabito J, Bick AG, Levy D
(2025 May 20)
Nat Commun 16(1): 4678
Kirmani S, Huan T, Van Amburg JC, Joehanes R, Uddin MM, Nguyen NQH, Yu B, Brody JA, Fornage M, Bressler J, Sotoodehnia N, Ong DA, Puddu F, Floyd JS, Ballantyne CM, Psaty BM, Raffield LM, Natarajan P, Conneely KN, Weinstock JS, Carson AP, Lange LA, Ferrier K, Heard-Costa NL, Murabito J, Bick AG, Levy D
Association of Immune Cell Subsets with Longevity: The Cardiovascular Health Study.
(2025 May 16)
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci
Dobrota Lai S, Buzkova P, Delaney JA, Olson N, Psaty BM, Huber SA, Doyle MF, Tracy RP, Odden MC
(2025 May 16)
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci
Dobrota Lai S, Buzkova P, Delaney JA, Olson N, Psaty BM, Huber SA, Doyle MF, Tracy RP, Odden MC
Genome-wide association study and multi-ancestry meta-analysis identify common variants associated with carotid artery intima-media thickness.
(2025 Apr 14)
medRxiv
Meena D, Huang J, Zare M, Hasbani NR, Romuald BP, Mustafa R, van der Laan SW, Xu H, Terry JG, Bis JC, Jain D, Palmer ND, Heard-Costa N, Min YI, Guo X, Yao J, Taylor KD, Tan J, Peralta J, Pereira AC, Khan A, Choudhury A, Newman AB, Xiang AH, Hingorani A, Freedman BI, O'Donnell CJ, Giambartolomei C, Herrington DM, Jacobs DR Jr, Klarin D, Wang FF, Heiss G, Doddapaneni H, Hodis HN, Broome J, Wilson JG, Brandenburg JT, Blangero J, Krieger JE, Smith JD, Viaud-Martinez KA, Ryan KA, Lange LA, Montasser ME, Mahaney MC, Mokry M, Fornage M, Munroe P, Gibbs RA, Tracy RP, Kim RW, Damrauer SM, Rich SS, Hsueh WA, Chen YI, NHLBI Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Consortium, The Million Veteran Program (MVP), TOPMed Atherosclerosis Working Group, Morrison AC, Mitchell BD, Carr JJ, Psaty BM, Bowden DW, Vasan RS, Correa A, Post WS, Goodarzi MO, Raffel LJ, Curran JE, Ramsay M, Rotter JI, Elliott P, Franceschini N, de Vries PS, Tzoulaki I, Dehghan A
(2025 Apr 14)
medRxiv
Meena D, Huang J, Zare M, Hasbani NR, Romuald BP, Mustafa R, van der Laan SW, Xu H, Terry JG, Bis JC, Jain D, Palmer ND, Heard-Costa N, Min YI, Guo X, Yao J, Taylor KD, Tan J, Peralta J, Pereira AC, Khan A, Choudhury A, Newman AB, Xiang AH, Hingorani A, Freedman BI, O'Donnell CJ, Giambartolomei C, Herrington DM, Jacobs DR Jr, Klarin D, Wang FF, Heiss G, Doddapaneni H, Hodis HN, Broome J, Wilson JG, Brandenburg JT, Blangero J, Krieger JE, Smith JD, Viaud-Martinez KA, Ryan KA, Lange LA, Montasser ME, Mahaney MC, Mokry M, Fornage M, Munroe P, Gibbs RA, Tracy RP, Kim RW, Damrauer SM, Rich SS, Hsueh WA, Chen YI, NHLBI Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Consortium, The Million Veteran Program (MVP), TOPMed Atherosclerosis Working Group, Morrison AC, Mitchell BD, Carr JJ, Psaty BM, Bowden DW, Vasan RS, Correa A, Post WS, Goodarzi MO, Raffel LJ, Curran JE, Ramsay M, Rotter JI, Elliott P, Franceschini N, de Vries PS, Tzoulaki I, Dehghan A
Plasma TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) levels in a population-based cohort of older adults: The cardiovascular health study.
(2025 Apr 23)
J Alzheimers Dis
Fohner AE, Sitlani CM, Jayadev S, Bis JC, Trittschuh EH, Lopez OL, Tracy RP, Psaty BM, Longstreth WT Jr, Seshadri S
(2025 Apr 23)
J Alzheimers Dis
Fohner AE, Sitlani CM, Jayadev S, Bis JC, Trittschuh EH, Lopez OL, Tracy RP, Psaty BM, Longstreth WT Jr, Seshadri S
Association of PM(2.5) With Cardiac Mechanics Using Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography in the Cardiovascular Health Study.
(2025 Apr 5)
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging
Chang AY, Kaufman JD, Tan AX, Shah SJ, Patel RB, Margolis H, Psaty BM, Gardin JM, Al-Kindi S, Austin TR, Odden MC
(2025 Apr 5)
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging
Chang AY, Kaufman JD, Tan AX, Shah SJ, Patel RB, Margolis H, Psaty BM, Gardin JM, Al-Kindi S, Austin TR, Odden MC
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