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)
Admixture-informed polygenic risk reporting using the ePRS framework.
(2026 Apr 30)
Nat Commun
Huang YJ, Kurniansyah N, Goodman MO, Spitzer BW, Wang J, Stilp A, Laurie C, de Vries PS, Chen H, Min YI, Sims M, Peloso GM, Guo X, Bis JC, Brody JA, Raffield LM, Smith JA, Zhao W, Rotter JI, Rich SS, Redline S, Fornage M, Kaplan R, Franceschini N, Levy D, Morrison AC, Boerwinkle E, Smith NL, Kooperberg C, Psaty BM, Zöllner S, Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine Consortium, Sofer T
(2026 Apr 30)
Nat Commun
Huang YJ, Kurniansyah N, Goodman MO, Spitzer BW, Wang J, Stilp A, Laurie C, de Vries PS, Chen H, Min YI, Sims M, Peloso GM, Guo X, Bis JC, Brody JA, Raffield LM, Smith JA, Zhao W, Rotter JI, Rich SS, Redline S, Fornage M, Kaplan R, Franceschini N, Levy D, Morrison AC, Boerwinkle E, Smith NL, Kooperberg C, Psaty BM, Zöllner S, Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine Consortium, Sofer T
Natural history of thyroid function in ageing: an individual participant data analysis of 137 488 participants from 31 prospective cohort studies.
(2026 Apr 27)
Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol
Xu Y, Hysaj O, Qi X, Feller M, Pingitore A, Brown SJ, Ittermann T, Iacoviello M, Trompet S, Han JW, Schmidt B, Sgarbi JA, Valdés S, Muendlein A, Riis J, Andersen S, Drexel H, Teumer A, Dörr M, Vanderpump MPJ, Wareham N, Vaes B, Visser WE, Jukema JW, Imaizumi M, Dullaart RPF, Medici M, Fink HA, Ceresini G, Ferrucci L, Ikram MA, Hankey GJ, Iervasi G, Eastell R, Bauer DC, Williams GR, Boelaert K, Psaty BM, Führer-Sakel D, Bakker SJL, Kiemeney LALM, Riksen NP, Kim KW, Azizi F, Völzke H, Yeap BB, Razvi S, Gussekloo J, Walsh JP, Bensenor IM, Mammen J, Rodondi N, Cappola AR, Peeters RP, Chaker L, Thyroid Studies Collaboration
(2026 Apr 27)
Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol
Xu Y, Hysaj O, Qi X, Feller M, Pingitore A, Brown SJ, Ittermann T, Iacoviello M, Trompet S, Han JW, Schmidt B, Sgarbi JA, Valdés S, Muendlein A, Riis J, Andersen S, Drexel H, Teumer A, Dörr M, Vanderpump MPJ, Wareham N, Vaes B, Visser WE, Jukema JW, Imaizumi M, Dullaart RPF, Medici M, Fink HA, Ceresini G, Ferrucci L, Ikram MA, Hankey GJ, Iervasi G, Eastell R, Bauer DC, Williams GR, Boelaert K, Psaty BM, Führer-Sakel D, Bakker SJL, Kiemeney LALM, Riksen NP, Kim KW, Azizi F, Völzke H, Yeap BB, Razvi S, Gussekloo J, Walsh JP, Bensenor IM, Mammen J, Rodondi N, Cappola AR, Peeters RP, Chaker L, Thyroid Studies Collaboration
Whole Genome Sequence Analysis of Weight Loss in 16 972 Participants With COPD Reveals Novel Risk Loci in DRAIC and RFX3.
(2026 Jun)
J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle 17(3): e70293
Chiles JW 3rd, Rocco A, Srinivasasainagendra V, Rossiter HB, Casaburi R, Thalacker-Mercer A, Wells JM, Wan ES, Silverman EK, Cho MH, Hersh CP, Psaty BM, Gharib SA, Gao Y, O'Connor GT, Lange LA, Rich SS, Manichaikul AW, Barr RG, Ortega VE, Meyers DA, Smith AV, Tiwari HK, McDonald MN
(2026 Jun)
J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle 17(3): e70293
Chiles JW 3rd, Rocco A, Srinivasasainagendra V, Rossiter HB, Casaburi R, Thalacker-Mercer A, Wells JM, Wan ES, Silverman EK, Cho MH, Hersh CP, Psaty BM, Gharib SA, Gao Y, O'Connor GT, Lange LA, Rich SS, Manichaikul AW, Barr RG, Ortega VE, Meyers DA, Smith AV, Tiwari HK, McDonald MN
Whole genome sequencing analysis of over 3500 individuals dementia-free over 85 years old.
(2026 Apr 23)
J Alzheimers Dis
Peloso GM, Wang D, Abbruzzese SM, Bis JC, Choi SH, Beiser A, Bressler J, Dupuis J, Fohner AE, Ghanbari M, Gibbs RA, Heard-Costa N, Ikram MA, Lacaze P, Le Grand Q, Lopez OL, Mosley TH, Riaz M, Soumaré A, Yaqub A, Boerwinkle E, Psaty BM, Fornage M, TOPMed Neurocognitive Working Group, The Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI), Alzheimer’s Disease Sequencing Project, Seshadri S, DeStefano AL
(2026 Apr 23)
J Alzheimers Dis
Peloso GM, Wang D, Abbruzzese SM, Bis JC, Choi SH, Beiser A, Bressler J, Dupuis J, Fohner AE, Ghanbari M, Gibbs RA, Heard-Costa N, Ikram MA, Lacaze P, Le Grand Q, Lopez OL, Mosley TH, Riaz M, Soumaré A, Yaqub A, Boerwinkle E, Psaty BM, Fornage M, TOPMed Neurocognitive Working Group, The Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI), Alzheimer’s Disease Sequencing Project, Seshadri S, DeStefano AL
Discovery of gene-alcohol interaction loci influencing blood pressure in 1.1 million individuals from multiple populations.
(2026 Apr 3)
Res Sq
Feitosa M, Schwander K, Miller C, Kraja A, Bentley A, Brown M, de Hesselle H, Noordam R, Lee S, Nagarajan P, Wang H, Giri A, Ammous F, Bartz T, Batini C, Brandenburg JT, Breyer M, Cordell H, Corley J, Dimotrov L, Do A, Du J, Giulianini F, Grace C, Gudmundsdottir V, Guo X, Harris S, Hasbani N, Herold J, Hikino K, Hofer E, Horimoto A, Hsu FC, Huang Z, Jackson A, Kang CH, Laguzzi F, Lakka T, Lefevre C, Luan J, Lyytikäinen LP, Meirhaeghe A, Muntaner M, Nakatochi M, Nardone GG, Nolte I, Nutile T, Palmer N, Patki A, Pecori A, Rao V, Richmond A, Richter M, Sanghvi M, Santin A, Stringham H, Takeuchi F, Tan YA, Tang J, Teder-Laving M, Trofimova O, Trompet S, van der Most P, Wang YX, Wang Z, Wang Y, Wang W, Ware E, Weiss S, Westerman K, Yu C, Zhu W, Ansari MAY, Anugu P, Argoty-Pantoja A, Attia J, Banas B, Bazzano L, Bis J, Boger C, Brody J, Broeckel U, Campbell H, Campbell A, Cennamo P, Checkley W, Chee ML, Chen G, Chen YD, Coley K, Collins S, Dallongeville J, de Silva HJ, Dupont C, Edwards T, Enzinger C, Faul J, Silva LF, Gepner A, Goel A, Gorski M, Graff M, Gu CC, He J, Heikkinen S, Hill-Burns E, Hung A, Hunt S, Irvin M, Kähönen M, Kardia S, Kho M, Koistinen H, Kolčić I, Komulainen P, Krieger JE, Launer L, Levy D, Liu J, McCormick J, McNeil J, Milaneschi Y, Miranda J, North K, Oravilahti A, Pattie A, Peyser P, Pianigiani G, Raffel L, Raitakari O, Ramsay M, Redkar S, Redmond P, Ridker P, Rosendaal F, Ruggiero D, Russ T, Sabanayagam C, Scartozzi A, Schmidt R, Scott L, Scott R, Shenkin S, Smit R, Smith JA, Da Soh Z, Spedicati B, Stott D, Sun Q, Sze G, Tai ES, Tesolin P, Triatin R, Vaitinadin NS, van Dam R, Vaucher J, Völker U, Völzke H, Wang C, Warren H, Wickremasinghe R, Willems van Dijk K, Xue C, Yamamoto K, Yao J, Yokota M, Zimmermann M, Amouyel P, Below J, Bergmann S, Bernabe-Ortiz A, Boehnke M, Boua P, LifeLines Cohort study, Bowden D, Chasman D, Cheng CY, Ciullo M, Concas MP, Cox SR, Dauchet L, Deary I, Felix S, Fox E, Franceschini N, Freedman B, Gasparini P, Girotto G, Gudnason V, Hayward C, Heid I, Holliday E, Ichihara S, John C, Jonas J, Jukema JW, Kals M, Kato N, Keavney B, Kelly T, Laakso M, Lacaze P, Lange L, Leander K, Lee S, Lehtimäki T, Li C, Liu CT, Loos R, Penninx B, Pereira A, Polasek O, Psaty B, Rauramaa R, Rotimi C, Rotter J, Rudan I, Schmidt H, Sim X, Snieder H, Stark K, Terao C, Wagenknecht L, Wareham N, Watkins H, Weir D, Young K, Zhao W, Gauderman W, Morrison A, Fornage M, Chen H, O'Connell J, Manning A, de Vries P, de Las Fuentes L, Rao D, Munroe P, Province M, Winkler T
(2026 Apr 3)
Res Sq
Feitosa M, Schwander K, Miller C, Kraja A, Bentley A, Brown M, de Hesselle H, Noordam R, Lee S, Nagarajan P, Wang H, Giri A, Ammous F, Bartz T, Batini C, Brandenburg JT, Breyer M, Cordell H, Corley J, Dimotrov L, Do A, Du J, Giulianini F, Grace C, Gudmundsdottir V, Guo X, Harris S, Hasbani N, Herold J, Hikino K, Hofer E, Horimoto A, Hsu FC, Huang Z, Jackson A, Kang CH, Laguzzi F, Lakka T, Lefevre C, Luan J, Lyytikäinen LP, Meirhaeghe A, Muntaner M, Nakatochi M, Nardone GG, Nolte I, Nutile T, Palmer N, Patki A, Pecori A, Rao V, Richmond A, Richter M, Sanghvi M, Santin A, Stringham H, Takeuchi F, Tan YA, Tang J, Teder-Laving M, Trofimova O, Trompet S, van der Most P, Wang YX, Wang Z, Wang Y, Wang W, Ware E, Weiss S, Westerman K, Yu C, Zhu W, Ansari MAY, Anugu P, Argoty-Pantoja A, Attia J, Banas B, Bazzano L, Bis J, Boger C, Brody J, Broeckel U, Campbell H, Campbell A, Cennamo P, Checkley W, Chee ML, Chen G, Chen YD, Coley K, Collins S, Dallongeville J, de Silva HJ, Dupont C, Edwards T, Enzinger C, Faul J, Silva LF, Gepner A, Goel A, Gorski M, Graff M, Gu CC, He J, Heikkinen S, Hill-Burns E, Hung A, Hunt S, Irvin M, Kähönen M, Kardia S, Kho M, Koistinen H, Kolčić I, Komulainen P, Krieger JE, Launer L, Levy D, Liu J, McCormick J, McNeil J, Milaneschi Y, Miranda J, North K, Oravilahti A, Pattie A, Peyser P, Pianigiani G, Raffel L, Raitakari O, Ramsay M, Redkar S, Redmond P, Ridker P, Rosendaal F, Ruggiero D, Russ T, Sabanayagam C, Scartozzi A, Schmidt R, Scott L, Scott R, Shenkin S, Smit R, Smith JA, Da Soh Z, Spedicati B, Stott D, Sun Q, Sze G, Tai ES, Tesolin P, Triatin R, Vaitinadin NS, van Dam R, Vaucher J, Völker U, Völzke H, Wang C, Warren H, Wickremasinghe R, Willems van Dijk K, Xue C, Yamamoto K, Yao J, Yokota M, Zimmermann M, Amouyel P, Below J, Bergmann S, Bernabe-Ortiz A, Boehnke M, Boua P, LifeLines Cohort study, Bowden D, Chasman D, Cheng CY, Ciullo M, Concas MP, Cox SR, Dauchet L, Deary I, Felix S, Fox E, Franceschini N, Freedman B, Gasparini P, Girotto G, Gudnason V, Hayward C, Heid I, Holliday E, Ichihara S, John C, Jonas J, Jukema JW, Kals M, Kato N, Keavney B, Kelly T, Laakso M, Lacaze P, Lange L, Leander K, Lee S, Lehtimäki T, Li C, Liu CT, Loos R, Penninx B, Pereira A, Polasek O, Psaty B, Rauramaa R, Rotimi C, Rotter J, Rudan I, Schmidt H, Sim X, Snieder H, Stark K, Terao C, Wagenknecht L, Wareham N, Watkins H, Weir D, Young K, Zhao W, Gauderman W, Morrison A, Fornage M, Chen H, O'Connell J, Manning A, de Vries P, de Las Fuentes L, Rao D, Munroe P, Province M, Winkler T
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