EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Ph.D. in English, Minor in Medieval Studies, Indiana University, 1975-79

M.D., Indiana University, 1981

Residency in Internal Medicine, Indiana University Medical Center, 1981-84

Fellowship: Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, University of Washington, 1984-86

M.P.H. in Epidemiology, University of Washington, 1984-86

  Bruce M. Psaty, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Services
Affiliate Investigator, Clinical Nutrition Research Unit
Investigator, Center for Health Studies,
   Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound
Attending Physician, HMC Adult Medicine Clinic
Division of General Internal Medicine


OFFICE ADDRESS

Cardiovascular Health Research Unit
1730 Minor Ave. #1360
Campus Box 358080, MR #9
Seattle, WA 98101

Email: psaty@u.washington.edu
Research Office: (206) 287-2777
Fax: (206) 287-2662


HONORS

University of Washington Public Service Award for work in
      drug safety, 2005
Fellowship Teaching Award, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical
      Scholars Program, 1994-95
Election to American Epidemiological Society, 1994
Fellowship Teaching Award, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical
      Scholars Program, 1990-91
Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, University of
     Washington, 1984-86


CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS

Myocardial infarction and stroke
Hypertension
Pharmacoepidemiology
Pharmacogenetics
Epidemiologic methods


REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Psaty BM, Smith NL, Lemaitre RN, Vos HL, Heckbert SR, LaCroix AZ, Rosendaal FR.  Hormone replacement therapy, prothrombotic mutations, and the risk of incident non-fatal myocardial infarction in postmenopausal women.  JAMA 2001; 285:906-913. 

Psaty BM, Smith NL, Heckbert SR, Vos HL, Lemaitre RN, Reiner AP, Siscovick DS, Bis J, Lumley T, Longstreth Jr WT, Rosendaal FR.  Diuretic therapy, the alpha-adducin variant, and the risk of myocardial infarction or stroke in persons with treated hypertension. JAMA 2002; 287:  1680-1689. 

Psaty BM, Lumley T, Furberg CD, Schellenbaum G, Pahor M, Alderman MH, Weiss NS.  Health outcomes associated with various antihypertensive therapies used as first-line agents:  a network meta-analysis.  JAMA 2003; 289:  2534-2544. 

Psaty BM, Anderson M, Kronmal RA, Tracy RP, Orchard T, Fried LP, Lumley T, Robbins J, Burke G, Newman AB, Furberg myocardial infarction, stroke and total mortality:  the Cardiovascular Health Study.  J Am Geriatr Soc 2004; 1639-1647. 

Psaty BM, Furberg CD, Ray WA, Weiss NS.  Potential for conflict of interest in the evaluation of suspected adverse drug reactions:  use of cerivastatin and risk of rhabdomyolysis.  JAMA 2004; 292:  2622-2631.

 



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