Faculty
Bruce M Psaty
Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology
Professor Emeritus, Medicine - General Internal Medicine
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)
Cross-Sectional Association of Ground-Level Ozone and Nitrogen Dioxide With Cardiac Mechanics Using Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography in the Cardiovascular Health Study.
(2025 Nov)
Echocardiography 42(11): e70330
Chang AY, Kaufman JD, Shah SJ, Tan AX, Patel RB, Margolis HG, Psaty BM, Gardin JM, Al-Kindi S, Austin TR, Bell ML, Chen K, Odden MC
(2025 Nov)
Echocardiography 42(11): e70330
Chang AY, Kaufman JD, Shah SJ, Tan AX, Patel RB, Margolis HG, Psaty BM, Gardin JM, Al-Kindi S, Austin TR, Bell ML, Chen K, Odden MC
Thyroid antibody status, thyroid function, and the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke: an individual participant data analysis from 14 cohorts.
(2025 Oct 24)
Eur J Endocrinol
Hysaj O, Efthimiou O, Collet TH, Cappola AR, Alwan H, Gussekloo J, Chaker L, Kavousi M, Azizi F, Köttgen A, Selvin E, Trompet S, Walsh JP, Brown SJ, Iacoviello M, Dullaart RPF, Bakker SJL, Sgarbi JA, Ittermann T, Völzke H, Benseñor IM, Valdés S, Maldonado-Araque C, Psaty BM, Wolters FJ, Åsvold BO, Del Giovane C, Rodondi N
(2025 Oct 24)
Eur J Endocrinol
Hysaj O, Efthimiou O, Collet TH, Cappola AR, Alwan H, Gussekloo J, Chaker L, Kavousi M, Azizi F, Köttgen A, Selvin E, Trompet S, Walsh JP, Brown SJ, Iacoviello M, Dullaart RPF, Bakker SJL, Sgarbi JA, Ittermann T, Völzke H, Benseñor IM, Valdés S, Maldonado-Araque C, Psaty BM, Wolters FJ, Åsvold BO, Del Giovane C, Rodondi N
Genetic determinants and genomic consequences of non-leukemogenic somatic point mutations.
(2025 Oct 16)
Nat Commun 16(1): 9194
Weinstock JS, Chaudhry SA, Ioannou M, Viskadourou M, Reventun P, Jakubek YA, Liggett LA, Laurie C, Broome JG, Khan A, Taylor KD, Guo X, Peyser PA, Boerwinkle E, Chami N, Kenny EE, Loos RJ, Psaty BM, Tracy RP, Brody JA, Yun JH, Cho MH, Vasan RS, Kardia SL, Smith JA, Raffield LM, Bidulescu A, O'Brien EC, de Andrade M, Rotter JI, Rich SS, Tracy RP, Chen YI, Gu CC, Hsiung CA, Kooperberg C, Haring B, Nassir R, Mathias R, Reiner A, Sankaran VG, Lowenstein CJ, Blackwell TW, Abecasis GR, Smith AV, Kang HM, Natarajan P, Jaiswal S, Bick A, Post WS, Scheet P, Auer P, Karantanos T, Battle A, Arvanitis M
(2025 Oct 16)
Nat Commun 16(1): 9194
Weinstock JS, Chaudhry SA, Ioannou M, Viskadourou M, Reventun P, Jakubek YA, Liggett LA, Laurie C, Broome JG, Khan A, Taylor KD, Guo X, Peyser PA, Boerwinkle E, Chami N, Kenny EE, Loos RJ, Psaty BM, Tracy RP, Brody JA, Yun JH, Cho MH, Vasan RS, Kardia SL, Smith JA, Raffield LM, Bidulescu A, O'Brien EC, de Andrade M, Rotter JI, Rich SS, Tracy RP, Chen YI, Gu CC, Hsiung CA, Kooperberg C, Haring B, Nassir R, Mathias R, Reiner A, Sankaran VG, Lowenstein CJ, Blackwell TW, Abecasis GR, Smith AV, Kang HM, Natarajan P, Jaiswal S, Bick A, Post WS, Scheet P, Auer P, Karantanos T, Battle A, Arvanitis M
Association of genetic scores related to insulin resistance with neurological outcomes in ancestrally diverse cohorts from the Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) program.
(2025 Sep 24)
Commun Biol 8(1): 1352
Sarnowski C, Zhang Y, Ammous F, Shade LMP, DiCorpo D, Jian X, Arnett DK, Austin TR, Beiser A, Bis JC, Blangero J, Boerwinkle E, Bressler J, Curran JE, DeCarli CS, Doddapaneni H, Dupuis J, Fardo DW, Florez JC, Gabriel S, Gibbs RA, Glahn DC, Gupta N, González HM, González KA, Hatzikotoulas K, Hayden KM, Heckbert SR, Hidalgo B, Huerta-Chagoya A, Hughes TM, Kardia SLR, Kooperberg CL, Launer LJ, Longstreth WT Jr, T2DGGI consortium, MAGIC consortium, Mandla R, Mathias RA, Morris AP, Mosley TH, Nasrallah IM, Nyquist P, Psaty BM, Qi Q, Raffield LM, Rayner NW, Reiner AP, Satizabal CL, Selvin E, Sevilla-Gonzalez MDR, Smith AV, Smith JA, Smith K, Snively BM, Southam L, Sofer T, Suzuki K, Taylor HJ, Udler MS, Viaud-Martinez KA, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Wood AC, Yanek LR, Yin X, Manning AK, Rotter JI, Rich SS, Meigs JB, Fornage M, Seshadri S, Morrison AC, TOPMed Diabetes working group, and the TOPMed Neurocognitive working group
(2025 Sep 24)
Commun Biol 8(1): 1352
Sarnowski C, Zhang Y, Ammous F, Shade LMP, DiCorpo D, Jian X, Arnett DK, Austin TR, Beiser A, Bis JC, Blangero J, Boerwinkle E, Bressler J, Curran JE, DeCarli CS, Doddapaneni H, Dupuis J, Fardo DW, Florez JC, Gabriel S, Gibbs RA, Glahn DC, Gupta N, González HM, González KA, Hatzikotoulas K, Hayden KM, Heckbert SR, Hidalgo B, Huerta-Chagoya A, Hughes TM, Kardia SLR, Kooperberg CL, Launer LJ, Longstreth WT Jr, T2DGGI consortium, MAGIC consortium, Mandla R, Mathias RA, Morris AP, Mosley TH, Nasrallah IM, Nyquist P, Psaty BM, Qi Q, Raffield LM, Rayner NW, Reiner AP, Satizabal CL, Selvin E, Sevilla-Gonzalez MDR, Smith AV, Smith JA, Smith K, Snively BM, Southam L, Sofer T, Suzuki K, Taylor HJ, Udler MS, Viaud-Martinez KA, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Wood AC, Yanek LR, Yin X, Manning AK, Rotter JI, Rich SS, Meigs JB, Fornage M, Seshadri S, Morrison AC, TOPMed Diabetes working group, and the TOPMed Neurocognitive working group
MarkVCID2 Consortium for Clinical Validation of Biomarkers of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease: Validation Framework and Baseline Characteristics.
(2025 Sep 22)
Ann Neurol
Greenberg SM, Albert MS, An H, Arfanakis K, Evia AM, Caprihan A, Ford AL, Fornage M, Day GS, Hinman JD, Jicha GA, Kashani AH, Kramer JH, Lachner C, Lee JM, Liu P, Lu H, Maillard P, Petersen RC, Psaty BM, Ringman JM, Rosenberg GA, Satizabal CL, Savitz SI, Schneider JA, Seshadri S, Vemuri P, Wang DJJ, Wilcock DM, Windham BG, Zhang R, Tuozzo C, Singh H, Moy S, Okey-Ewurum V, Page CB, Mulder H, Kivisäkk P, Blacker D, Mazina L, Helmer KG, Schwab K, Wruck LM, Corriveau RA, MarkVCID2 Consortium
(2025 Sep 22)
Ann Neurol
Greenberg SM, Albert MS, An H, Arfanakis K, Evia AM, Caprihan A, Ford AL, Fornage M, Day GS, Hinman JD, Jicha GA, Kashani AH, Kramer JH, Lachner C, Lee JM, Liu P, Lu H, Maillard P, Petersen RC, Psaty BM, Ringman JM, Rosenberg GA, Satizabal CL, Savitz SI, Schneider JA, Seshadri S, Vemuri P, Wang DJJ, Wilcock DM, Windham BG, Zhang R, Tuozzo C, Singh H, Moy S, Okey-Ewurum V, Page CB, Mulder H, Kivisäkk P, Blacker D, Mazina L, Helmer KG, Schwab K, Wruck LM, Corriveau RA, MarkVCID2 Consortium
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