Faculty

Bessie Young

Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology
Professor, Medicine - Nephrology
Associate Dean, School of Medicine
Medical Director, Healthcare Equity, School of Medicine


Education

MPH Epidemiology, University of Washington, 2001
MD Medicine, University of Washington, 1987
BS Chemistry, Pacific Lutheran University, 1983

Contact


Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
1660 S. Columbian Way S. RDU 111A
Seattle, WA 98108
WA

Research Areas

Research Interests

  • Racial and ethnic differences: Chronic Kidney Disease, Dialysis outcomes, diabetes
  • Diabetic nephropathy: Racial and ethnic differences in access to care, quality of care, progression of care, progression/survival, and other outcomes
  • APOL1 and kidney disease

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Role of hypertension in the cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome among black adults: The Jackson Heart Study.
(2025 Oct 4)
J Hum Hypertens
Ghazi L, Dubal M, Bertoni A, Carson A, Young BA, Lewis CE, Alanaeme CJ, Johnson DA, Shimbo D, Foti K, Colantonio LD, Arabadjian M, Tanner R, Muntner P
The Association between Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Posttransplant Cancer Outcomes among Kidney Transplant Recipients in the United States.
(2025 Oct 1)
Kidney360
Ng YH, Ahmed S, Pan N, Tao J, Young B, Luo Q, Pfeiffer RM, Blosser C, Engels EA
Numbers Ain't Neutral: A QuantCrit Analysis of the Relationship Among Stereotype Threat, Threat Mitigation, and Identity Safety.
(2025 Aug 16)
Acad Med
Bullock JL, O'Hare AM, Prince DK, Bansal N, Hauer KE, Teunissen PW, Young BA, Sukhera J
APOL1 kidney disease: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference.
(2025 Nov)
Kidney Int 108(5): 763-779
Ojo AO, Adu D, Bramham K, Freedman BI, Gbadegesin RA, Ilori TO, Jefferson N, Olabisi OA, Susztak K, Young BA, Cheung M, King JM, Grams ME, Jadoul M, Ulasi II, Conference Participants
Assessing the effect of social and environmental burdens on kidney disease.
(2025 Jul)
Nat Rev Nephrol 21(7): 437-438
Ozieh MN, Young BA
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