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)
Risk Reclassification Beyond BMI by Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Hip Ratio Across 9 Cardiovascular Outcomes: Results From the Cross-Cohort Collaboration.
(2026 Aug 11)
J Am Coll Cardiol 88(6): 670-684
Dardari ZA, Yao Z, Zhang J, Bakoyannis G, Nan H, Staten LK, Jha KK, Tasdighi E, Jelwan Y, Burka S, Matsushita K, Lima JAC, Psaty BM, Fretts AM, Lemaitre RN, Cohen DL, Appel LJ, Khera A, Shah AM, Hall ME, Judd SE, Safford MM, Cole SA, Vasan RS, Benjamin EJ, Cawthon PM, Orwoll E, LaMonte MJ, Eaton CB, El Khoudary SR, Jackson EA, Janssen I, Lotufo PA, Bensenor IM, Bittencourt MS, Bhatt AS, Ricardo AC, Blaha MJ
(2026 Aug 11)
J Am Coll Cardiol 88(6): 670-684
Dardari ZA, Yao Z, Zhang J, Bakoyannis G, Nan H, Staten LK, Jha KK, Tasdighi E, Jelwan Y, Burka S, Matsushita K, Lima JAC, Psaty BM, Fretts AM, Lemaitre RN, Cohen DL, Appel LJ, Khera A, Shah AM, Hall ME, Judd SE, Safford MM, Cole SA, Vasan RS, Benjamin EJ, Cawthon PM, Orwoll E, LaMonte MJ, Eaton CB, El Khoudary SR, Jackson EA, Janssen I, Lotufo PA, Bensenor IM, Bittencourt MS, Bhatt AS, Ricardo AC, Blaha MJ
Genetic associations with pulmonary embolism among those with a deep vein thrombosis: the INVENT Consortium.
(2026 Jul 27)
J Thromb Haemost
Lozano-Esparza S, Shakt GE, Brody JA, Martinez-Perez A, Conomos MP, Germain M, Clapham KR, Teder-Laving M, van Hylckama Vlieg A, Kauko A, Thibord F, Bezerra OCL, Nadkarni G, Munsch G, Nøst TH, Goode EL, Ji Y, Chasman DI, Reiner AP, Turman C, Wiggins KL, Sitlani CM, Souto JC, Lutsey PL, Bellomo T, Biobank E, Program MV, Li-Gao R, Winstén AK, FinnGen, Chen MH, Do R, Gourhant L, Hveem K, Armasu SM, Saut N, Pankratz N, Giulianini F, Haessler J, Song M, Olaso R, Boerwinkle E, Dochtermann D, Soria JM, Rich SS, Smadja D, Koyama S, Rosendaal FR, Niiranen T, Gagnon F, My T Vy H, Zakai N, Lemarie C, Skogholt AH, Deleuze JF, Pankow JS, Ridker PM, Liu Y, Rice KM, Pyarajan S, Cushman M, Emmerich J, Psaty BM, Natarajan P, Johnson AD, Rodger MA, Suchon P, Couturaud F, Morange PE, Tang W, Kooperberg C, Kabrhel C, Sabater-Lleal M, Trégouët DA, Wolberg AS, Damrauer SM, Smith NL
(2026 Jul 27)
J Thromb Haemost
Lozano-Esparza S, Shakt GE, Brody JA, Martinez-Perez A, Conomos MP, Germain M, Clapham KR, Teder-Laving M, van Hylckama Vlieg A, Kauko A, Thibord F, Bezerra OCL, Nadkarni G, Munsch G, Nøst TH, Goode EL, Ji Y, Chasman DI, Reiner AP, Turman C, Wiggins KL, Sitlani CM, Souto JC, Lutsey PL, Bellomo T, Biobank E, Program MV, Li-Gao R, Winstén AK, FinnGen, Chen MH, Do R, Gourhant L, Hveem K, Armasu SM, Saut N, Pankratz N, Giulianini F, Haessler J, Song M, Olaso R, Boerwinkle E, Dochtermann D, Soria JM, Rich SS, Smadja D, Koyama S, Rosendaal FR, Niiranen T, Gagnon F, My T Vy H, Zakai N, Lemarie C, Skogholt AH, Deleuze JF, Pankow JS, Ridker PM, Liu Y, Rice KM, Pyarajan S, Cushman M, Emmerich J, Psaty BM, Natarajan P, Johnson AD, Rodger MA, Suchon P, Couturaud F, Morange PE, Tang W, Kooperberg C, Kabrhel C, Sabater-Lleal M, Trégouët DA, Wolberg AS, Damrauer SM, Smith NL
Cross-cohort analysis of expression and splicing quantitative trait loci in TOPMed.
(2026 Jul 16)
Science 393(6808): eadx2989
Orchard P, Blackwell TW, Kachuri L, Castaldi PJ, Cho MH, Christenson SA, Durda P, Gabriel S, Hersh CP, Huntsman S, Hwang S, Joehanes R, Johnson M, Li X, Lin H, Liu CT, Liu Y, Mak ACY, Manichaikul AW, Paik DT, Saferali A, Smith JD, Taylor KD, Tracy RP, Wang J, Wang M, Weinstock JS, Weiss J, Wheeler HE, Zhou Y, Zöllner S, Wu JC, Mestroni L, Graw S, Taylor MRG, Ortega VE, Johnson WC, Gan W, Abecasis G, Nickerson DA, Gupta N, Ardlie K, Woodruff PG, Bowler RP, Meyers DA, Reiner A, Kooperberg C, Ziv E, Vasan RS, Larson MG, Cupples LA, Silverman EK, Rich SS, Heard-Costa N, Tang H, Rotter JI, Smith AV, Levy D, NHLBI TOPMed Consortium Multi-Omics Working Group32, NHLBI TOPMed Consortium32§, Aguet F, Scott LJ, Raffield LM, Parker SCJ, Abe N, Almasy L, Ament S, Anugu P, Auer P, Avramopoulos D, Balasubramanian A, Barr RG, Barwick L, Beaty T, Becker D, Becker L, Beitelshees A, Benos T, Bezerra M, Bis J, Brody J, Broeckel U, Broome J, Bunting K, Buth E, Carey V, Carty C, Casaburi R, Chaffin M, Chang C, Chang YC, Chavan S, Chen BJ, Chen WM, Choi SH, Chuang LM, Chung RH, Conomos M, Cornell E, Crandall C, Crapo J, Curtis J, Damcott C, David S, de Las Fuentes L, de Vries P, Deka R, DeMeo D, Devine S, Dinh H, Doddapaneni H, Duan Q, Duggirala R, Eaton C, Ekunwe L, El Boueiz A, Emery L, Farber C, Farek J, Franceschini N, Frazar C, Fu M, Fullerton SM, Fulton L, Gao S, Gao Y, Gass M, Geiger H, Ghosh A, Gignoux C, Glahn D, Gogarten S, Gong DW, Goring H, Grine D, Gu CC, Guan Y, Hall M, Han Y, Harris D, Heavner B, Herrington D, Hobbs B, Hong E, Hoth K, Hsiung CA, Hu J, Hung YJ, Huston H, Hwu CM, Jackson R, Jain D, Johnsen J, Johnston R, Jones K, Kessler M, Khan A, Khan Z, Kim W, Kimoff J, Kinney G, Kramer H, Lange C, Lange E, Laurie C, Laurie C, LeBoff M, Lee S, Lee WJ, Levine D, Lewis J, Li Y, Lin X, Liu S, Liu Y, Make B, Manning A, Manson J, Martin L, Marton M, Mathai S, May S, McArdle P, McDonald ML, McFarland S, McGoldrick D, McHugh C, Mei H, Meigs J, Menon V, Min N, Moll M, Momin Z, Montasser M, Mychaleckyj JC, Naik R, Naseri T, Natarajan P, Nelson SC, Neltner B, Nessner C, Nkechinyere O, O'Connell J, O'Connor T, Ochs-Balcom H, Okwuonu G, Pankow J, Parker C, Peloso G, Peralta JM, Perez M, Perry J, Peters U, Phillips LS, Pollin T, Becker JP, Boorgula MP, Psaty B, Qiao D, Rafaels N, Rajendran M, Rasmussen-Torvik L, Ratan A, Reed R, Regan E, Reupena MS, Robillard R, Roselli C, Ruczinski I, Runnels A, Russell P, Ryan K, Sabino EC, Salimi S, Salvi S, Salzberg S, Sandow K, Santibanez J, Schwander K, Sciurba F, Sériès F, Shetty A, Shetty A, Silver B, Skomro R, Smith T, Smoller S, Snively B, Stilp AM, Storm G, Streeten E, Su JL, Sung YJ, Sylvia J, Szpiro A, Taub M, Taylor S, Thornton TA, Threlkeld M, Tinker L, Tirschwell D, Tiwari H, Tong C, Tsai M, Vaidya D, Walker T, Wallace R, Walts A, Wang FF, Wang H, Watson K, Watt J, Weng LC, Wessel J, Williams K, Wilson C, Wilson J, Winterkorn L, Wong Q, Wu B, Xu H, Yanek L, Yang I, Zekavat SM, Zhao SX, Zhao W, Zhu X
(2026 Jul 16)
Science 393(6808): eadx2989
Orchard P, Blackwell TW, Kachuri L, Castaldi PJ, Cho MH, Christenson SA, Durda P, Gabriel S, Hersh CP, Huntsman S, Hwang S, Joehanes R, Johnson M, Li X, Lin H, Liu CT, Liu Y, Mak ACY, Manichaikul AW, Paik DT, Saferali A, Smith JD, Taylor KD, Tracy RP, Wang J, Wang M, Weinstock JS, Weiss J, Wheeler HE, Zhou Y, Zöllner S, Wu JC, Mestroni L, Graw S, Taylor MRG, Ortega VE, Johnson WC, Gan W, Abecasis G, Nickerson DA, Gupta N, Ardlie K, Woodruff PG, Bowler RP, Meyers DA, Reiner A, Kooperberg C, Ziv E, Vasan RS, Larson MG, Cupples LA, Silverman EK, Rich SS, Heard-Costa N, Tang H, Rotter JI, Smith AV, Levy D, NHLBI TOPMed Consortium Multi-Omics Working Group32, NHLBI TOPMed Consortium32§, Aguet F, Scott LJ, Raffield LM, Parker SCJ, Abe N, Almasy L, Ament S, Anugu P, Auer P, Avramopoulos D, Balasubramanian A, Barr RG, Barwick L, Beaty T, Becker D, Becker L, Beitelshees A, Benos T, Bezerra M, Bis J, Brody J, Broeckel U, Broome J, Bunting K, Buth E, Carey V, Carty C, Casaburi R, Chaffin M, Chang C, Chang YC, Chavan S, Chen BJ, Chen WM, Choi SH, Chuang LM, Chung RH, Conomos M, Cornell E, Crandall C, Crapo J, Curtis J, Damcott C, David S, de Las Fuentes L, de Vries P, Deka R, DeMeo D, Devine S, Dinh H, Doddapaneni H, Duan Q, Duggirala R, Eaton C, Ekunwe L, El Boueiz A, Emery L, Farber C, Farek J, Franceschini N, Frazar C, Fu M, Fullerton SM, Fulton L, Gao S, Gao Y, Gass M, Geiger H, Ghosh A, Gignoux C, Glahn D, Gogarten S, Gong DW, Goring H, Grine D, Gu CC, Guan Y, Hall M, Han Y, Harris D, Heavner B, Herrington D, Hobbs B, Hong E, Hoth K, Hsiung CA, Hu J, Hung YJ, Huston H, Hwu CM, Jackson R, Jain D, Johnsen J, Johnston R, Jones K, Kessler M, Khan A, Khan Z, Kim W, Kimoff J, Kinney G, Kramer H, Lange C, Lange E, Laurie C, Laurie C, LeBoff M, Lee S, Lee WJ, Levine D, Lewis J, Li Y, Lin X, Liu S, Liu Y, Make B, Manning A, Manson J, Martin L, Marton M, Mathai S, May S, McArdle P, McDonald ML, McFarland S, McGoldrick D, McHugh C, Mei H, Meigs J, Menon V, Min N, Moll M, Momin Z, Montasser M, Mychaleckyj JC, Naik R, Naseri T, Natarajan P, Nelson SC, Neltner B, Nessner C, Nkechinyere O, O'Connell J, O'Connor T, Ochs-Balcom H, Okwuonu G, Pankow J, Parker C, Peloso G, Peralta JM, Perez M, Perry J, Peters U, Phillips LS, Pollin T, Becker JP, Boorgula MP, Psaty B, Qiao D, Rafaels N, Rajendran M, Rasmussen-Torvik L, Ratan A, Reed R, Regan E, Reupena MS, Robillard R, Roselli C, Ruczinski I, Runnels A, Russell P, Ryan K, Sabino EC, Salimi S, Salvi S, Salzberg S, Sandow K, Santibanez J, Schwander K, Sciurba F, Sériès F, Shetty A, Shetty A, Silver B, Skomro R, Smith T, Smoller S, Snively B, Stilp AM, Storm G, Streeten E, Su JL, Sung YJ, Sylvia J, Szpiro A, Taub M, Taylor S, Thornton TA, Threlkeld M, Tinker L, Tirschwell D, Tiwari H, Tong C, Tsai M, Vaidya D, Walker T, Wallace R, Walts A, Wang FF, Wang H, Watson K, Watt J, Weng LC, Wessel J, Williams K, Wilson C, Wilson J, Winterkorn L, Wong Q, Wu B, Xu H, Yanek L, Yang I, Zekavat SM, Zhao SX, Zhao W, Zhu X
A Validated, Modifiable Proteomic Score from the EXSCEL Trial Predicts Cardiovascular Events in Diabetes.
(2026 Jul 2)
JCI Insight
Corey KM, Nguyen M, Mi MY, Ramaker ME, Zhbannikov I, Sourij H, Felker GM, Sattar N, Green JB, Douglas PS, Gerszten RE, Mentz RJ, Hernandez AF, Holman RR, Psaty BM, Floyd JS, Shah SH
(2026 Jul 2)
JCI Insight
Corey KM, Nguyen M, Mi MY, Ramaker ME, Zhbannikov I, Sourij H, Felker GM, Sattar N, Green JB, Douglas PS, Gerszten RE, Mentz RJ, Hernandez AF, Holman RR, Psaty BM, Floyd JS, Shah SH
Colocalization of eQTLs With Type 2 Diabetes and Glycemic Traits Using Whole-Genome Sequences in Diverse Populations From the NHLBI Trans-Omics in Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Program.
(2026 Aug 1)
Diabetes 75(8): 1477-1491
Wang N, DiCorpo DA, Zhang Y, Kleinbrink E, Arnett DK, Barnard J, Blangero J, Bowden DW, Carson AP, Chen YI, Chung MK, Curran JE, Darbar D, Duggirala R, Ellinor PT, Fatkin D, Fornage M, Heard-Costa N, He J, Hou L, Kardia SLR, Kooperberg C, Loos RJF, McManus DD, Mitchell BD, Minster RL, North KE, Psaty BM, Raffield LM, Redline S, Rich SS, Roden D, Rotter JI, Shoemaker MB, Smith JD, Van Wagoner DR, Aguet F, Ardlie K, Bis JC, Brody JA, Cade BE, Clish CB, de Vries PS, Floyd JS, Freedman BI, Gabriel S, Gerzsten RE, Goodarzi MO, Gu C, Guo X, Gupta N, Heckbert SR, Hsu S, Hung YJ, Kalyani RR, Kelly TN, Kinney GL, Li C, Liu S, Liu Y, Lloyd-Jones DM, Manson JE, Mathias RA, Mercader JM, Morrison AC, Naseri T, Onengut S, Palmer ND, Peyser PA, Qi Q, Raghavan S, Reiner AP, Rooney MR, Sevilla-Gonzalez M, Sarnowski C, Smith JD, Smith JA, Spartano NL, Tahir U, Taylor KD, Tobias DK, Tracy RP, Viali S, Wang H, Wood AC, Yanek LR, Zhao W, Zheng Y, Dupuis J, Liu CT, Sladek R, Wessel J, Meigs JB, Manning AK, NHLBI Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Consortium*
(2026 Aug 1)
Diabetes 75(8): 1477-1491
Wang N, DiCorpo DA, Zhang Y, Kleinbrink E, Arnett DK, Barnard J, Blangero J, Bowden DW, Carson AP, Chen YI, Chung MK, Curran JE, Darbar D, Duggirala R, Ellinor PT, Fatkin D, Fornage M, Heard-Costa N, He J, Hou L, Kardia SLR, Kooperberg C, Loos RJF, McManus DD, Mitchell BD, Minster RL, North KE, Psaty BM, Raffield LM, Redline S, Rich SS, Roden D, Rotter JI, Shoemaker MB, Smith JD, Van Wagoner DR, Aguet F, Ardlie K, Bis JC, Brody JA, Cade BE, Clish CB, de Vries PS, Floyd JS, Freedman BI, Gabriel S, Gerzsten RE, Goodarzi MO, Gu C, Guo X, Gupta N, Heckbert SR, Hsu S, Hung YJ, Kalyani RR, Kelly TN, Kinney GL, Li C, Liu S, Liu Y, Lloyd-Jones DM, Manson JE, Mathias RA, Mercader JM, Morrison AC, Naseri T, Onengut S, Palmer ND, Peyser PA, Qi Q, Raghavan S, Reiner AP, Rooney MR, Sevilla-Gonzalez M, Sarnowski C, Smith JD, Smith JA, Spartano NL, Tahir U, Taylor KD, Tobias DK, Tracy RP, Viali S, Wang H, Wood AC, Yanek LR, Zhao W, Zheng Y, Dupuis J, Liu CT, Sladek R, Wessel J, Meigs JB, Manning AK, NHLBI Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Consortium*
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