Faculty

Bessie Young

Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology
Professor, Medicine - Nephrology
Vice Dean, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion, 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)

Medical Learner Perspectives on Restorative Practices to Address Medical Racism.
(2026 May 1)
JAMA Netw Open 9(5): e2612459
Brown CE, Jones A, Hoisington BY, Marshall AR, Snyder CR, Campelia GD, Young BA
Multinational validation of the PREVENT and SCORE2 cardiovascular risk equations across 6.4 million individuals.
(2026 May 5)
Nat Med
Neuen BL, Major RW, Grams ME, Sang Y, Coresh J, Ballew SH, Surapaneni A, de Pinho NA, Arnlov J, Arnott C, Bell S, Berry J, Brenner H, Ciemins E, Chang AR, Cushman M, de Lemos JA, Diaz-Tocados JM, Farjat AE, Fletcher RA, Gansevoort RT, Heerspink HJL, Herrington WG, Hong C, Horwitz EJ, Hwang SJ, Jassal SK, Kalra PA, Katz R, Khan SS, Kovesdy CP, Kronenberg F, Lees JS, Lloyd-Jones DM, Mill JG, Naimark DMJ, Ndumele C, Polkinghorne KR, Psaty BM, Schloemer P, Shlipak M, Shrestha P, Song Z, Staplin N, Steubl D, Vart P, Visseren FLJ, Woodward M, Yamagishi K, Young BA, Sabanayagam C, Valdivielso JM
Association between Area Deprivation Index, Kidney Transplant Waitlisting, and Reasons for Denial.
(2026 Mar 1)
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 21(3): 471-479
Morenz AM, Prince DK, Nichols J, Snyder A, Perkins J, Ganzarski O, Hussein Z, Young BA, Ng YH
Influence of serum adiponectin on baseline albuminuria and subsequent decline in eGFR in African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study.
(2025)
PLoS One 20(11): e0335611
Agarwal M, Acharya PC, Kumar A, Sohail N, Juncos LA, Young BA
Role of hypertension in the cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome among black adults: The Jackson Heart Study.
(2025 Dec)
J Hum Hypertens 39(12): 822-830
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
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