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)
Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Peripheral Artery Disease: An Individual Participant-Level Analysis of 9 International Prospective Studies.
(2026 Oct 10)
J Am Heart Assoc
Nomura SO, Weir NL, Guan W, Karger AB, Garg PK, Thiel L, Tintle N, Virtanen JK, Lemaitre RN, Swenson B, Psaty BM, Mozaffarian D, Siscovick D, Imamura F, Leander K, Laguzz F, Harris WS, Forouhi NG, Wareham NJ, Cao J, Pankow JS, Tsai MY
(2026 Oct 10)
J Am Heart Assoc
Nomura SO, Weir NL, Guan W, Karger AB, Garg PK, Thiel L, Tintle N, Virtanen JK, Lemaitre RN, Swenson B, Psaty BM, Mozaffarian D, Siscovick D, Imamura F, Leander K, Laguzz F, Harris WS, Forouhi NG, Wareham NJ, Cao J, Pankow JS, Tsai MY
Epigenome-Wide Association Study of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Identifies Central Role for Inflammatory Pathways.
(2026 Sep 29)
Circulation
Yuan S, Clark MG, Shakt G, Levin MG, Hartmann K, Judy R, Dinatale T, Voorhees A, Lynch JA, Pyarajan S, Levy D, Joehanes R, Chang KM, Brody JA, Bis JC, Psaty BM, Voight BF, Tsao PS, Jones GT, Damrauer SM, VA Million Veteran Program
(2026 Sep 29)
Circulation
Yuan S, Clark MG, Shakt G, Levin MG, Hartmann K, Judy R, Dinatale T, Voorhees A, Lynch JA, Pyarajan S, Levy D, Joehanes R, Chang KM, Brody JA, Bis JC, Psaty BM, Voight BF, Tsao PS, Jones GT, Damrauer SM, VA Million Veteran Program
Associations of Plant- and Animal-Sourced Ultra-Processed Foods and Incident CKD in the Cardiovascular Health Study.
(2026 Sep 2)
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol
Hill CM, Feinberg A, Rebholz CM, Lemaitre R, Fretts AM, Wiggins KL, Sotoodehnia N, Floyd JS, Lidgard B, Bansal N, Psaty BM, Kim H
(2026 Sep 2)
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol
Hill CM, Feinberg A, Rebholz CM, Lemaitre R, Fretts AM, Wiggins KL, Sotoodehnia N, Floyd JS, Lidgard B, Bansal N, Psaty BM, Kim H
Associations of Depressive Symptoms With COVID-19 Hospitalization or Death: The C4R Study.
(2026 Oct 1)
Biopsychosoc Sci Med 88(8): 666-676
Oelsner EC, Sun Y, Balte PP, Allen NB, Andrews H, Carson AP, Choi Y, Cole SA, Cornelius T, Couper D, Cushman M, Daviglus M, Elkind MSV, Gallo LC, Gutierrez JD, Howard VJ, Isasi CR, Jin Y, Judd SE, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Kaplan RC, Kinney GL, Kucharska-Newton AM, Lackland DT, Lee JS, Make BJ, Min YI, Murabito JM, Norwood AF, Ortega VE, Gabriel KP, Psaty BM, Regan EA, Sotres-Alvarez D, Schwartz D, Shikany JM, Thyagarajan B, Umans JG, Ramachandran VS, Wang T, Wenzel SE, Woodruff PG, Wu C, Xanthakis V, Zhang Y, Post WS, Demmer RT
(2026 Oct 1)
Biopsychosoc Sci Med 88(8): 666-676
Oelsner EC, Sun Y, Balte PP, Allen NB, Andrews H, Carson AP, Choi Y, Cole SA, Cornelius T, Couper D, Cushman M, Daviglus M, Elkind MSV, Gallo LC, Gutierrez JD, Howard VJ, Isasi CR, Jin Y, Judd SE, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Kaplan RC, Kinney GL, Kucharska-Newton AM, Lackland DT, Lee JS, Make BJ, Min YI, Murabito JM, Norwood AF, Ortega VE, Gabriel KP, Psaty BM, Regan EA, Sotres-Alvarez D, Schwartz D, Shikany JM, Thyagarajan B, Umans JG, Ramachandran VS, Wang T, Wenzel SE, Woodruff PG, Wu C, Xanthakis V, Zhang Y, Post WS, Demmer RT
Deep learning prediction of left atrial structure and function from 12-lead electrocardiograms.
(2026 Jul 31)
Nat Commun 17(1):
Brody JA, Yogeswaran V, Wiggins KL, Sitlani CM, Bis JC, Chen LY, Heckbert SR, Lima JAC, Longstreth WT Jr, Psaty BM, Soliman EZ, Tison GH, Ye T, Shojaie A, Floyd JS
(2026 Jul 31)
Nat Commun 17(1):
Brody JA, Yogeswaran V, Wiggins KL, Sitlani CM, Bis JC, Chen LY, Heckbert SR, Lima JAC, Longstreth WT Jr, Psaty BM, Soliman EZ, Tison GH, Ye T, Shojaie A, Floyd JS
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