EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Chris L. Bryson MD, MS
Acting Instructor, General Internal Medicine,
University of Washington

HSR&D Investigator and Staff Physician/GIMC,
VA Puget Sound, Seattle Division

OFFICE ADDRESS

VA Puget Sound Health Care System 
1660 S. Columbian Way
Campus Box 358280 (152 HSR&D)
Seattle, WA 98108

Email: cbryson@u.washington.edu
Phone: (206) 762-1010 Ext 1770
Fax: (206) 764-2935



HONORS

VA Health Services R&D Career Development Award, 2004

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS

Adherence
Cardiovascular disease
Risk factor reduction
Quality of care 

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Miller RR, Sales AE, Kopjar B, Fihn SD, Bryson CL.  Adherence to heart-healthy behaviors in a sample of the U.S. population.  Prev Chronic Dis. 2005 Apr;2(2):A18. Epub 2005 Mar 15.

Bryson CL, Smith NL, Kuller L, Chaves P, Manolio T, Lewis W, Boyko EJ, Furberg C, Psaty BM. Risk of congestive heart failure in an elderly population treated with peripheral alpha-1 antagonists.  J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004 Oct;52(10):1648-54. 

 Au DH, Bryson CL, Fan VS, Udris EM, Curtis JR, McDonell MB, Fihn SD.  Beta-adrenoceptor antagonists as single agent therapy for hypertension and the risk of mortality among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.  Am J Med. 2004 Dec 15;117(12):925-31.

Bryson CL, Ioannou G, Rulyak S, Crithclow C.  The association between gestational diabetes and pregnancy induced hypertension.  Am J Epidemiol. 2003 Dec 15;158(12):1148-53.

Bryson CL, Psaty BM.  A review of the adverse effects of peripheral alpha-1 antagonists in Hypertension Therapy. Curr Control Trials Cardiovasc Med. 2002;3(7).