Technical Assistance
Personnel
Epidemiologists
Biostatistician
Resource Group Members
Epidemiologists
Edward J.
Boyko, is former Director of the Seattle
ERIC. He has devoted the last 20 years to epidemiologic
research focused on several acute and chronic
diseases, as well as epidemiologic methods,
particularly the assessment of diagnostic tests.
Dr. Boyko is a Staff Physician in general internal
medicine at VAPSHCS. He has broad experience
in conducting epidemiologic research on veteran
and non-veteran populations requiring both
primary data collection and secondary data
analysis. He has a particular interest in the
epidemiology of type 2 diabetes mellitus and
its complications. Dr. Boyko brings to ERIC
an extensive knowledge of epidemiologic research,
familiarity with VA clinical systems and awareness
of the clinical concerns of veterans and VA
administrators.
Thomas
D. Koepsell, is Associate Director
of the Seattle ERIC. Dr. Koepsell is Professor
and former
Chairman of the Department of Epidemiology
at the University of Washington and has a joint
faculty appointment in the Department of Health
Services. Trained as an internist and epidemiologist,
Dr. Koepsell has served on the VA Cooperative
Studies Evaluation Committee and study sections
for NIH and AHRQ. He has conducted an active
epidemiologic research program for over 25
years, with over 300 published articles and
several major grants, and is co-author (with
Dr. Noel Weiss) of a standard textbook on epidemiologic
methods. Dr. Koepsell's research interests
include the epidemiology of non-infectious
diseases, principally injuries and neurologic
diseases, and applications of epidemiologic
methods to health services and clinical research.
Noel
S. Weiss, MD, DrPH, is a distinguished cancer epidemiologist
and recipient of an Outstanding Investigator
Award from the National Cancer Institute. He is an international
expert on epidemiologic methods, cancer epidemiology
and clinical epidemiology with over
300 refereed publications. He is a former Chair
of the Department of Epidemiology at the University
of Washington and an award-winning
teacher.
Nicholas
L. Smith, is an Associate Professor
of Epidemiology at the University of Washington.
His research interests include cardiovascular pharmaco and pharmacogenetic
epidemiology,
clinical epidemiology, and health services
research. He has been involved with VA-based epidemiologic and health
services research
for over a decade. Dr. Smith is currently serving
as the interim Director and Technical Assistance Coordinator for
the Seattle ERIC.
Biostatistician
Patrick
Heagerty, PhD, is the Seattle ERIC's core
biostatistician. Dr. Heagerty in an Assistant
Professor in the Department of Biostatistics
at the University of Washington. His research
interests focus on regression techniques for
dependent data. Specific areas of interest
include semi-parametric regression and estimating
equations, marginal models and random effects
models for longitudinal data, dependence modeling
for categorical time series, and Hierarchical
models for categorical spatial data. Other
interests include statistical computing and
applications in epidemiology and ecology.
Resource Group Members
| Contact
Information |
Contact Nicholas
Smith if you want to get in touch with
Resource Group Members. |
| Aging |
Andrea
LaCroix, PhD, is Professor of Epidemiology
at the University of Washington and Member
of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
She conducts research on the health of the
elderly with particular focus on Women's
Health and prevention of osteoporosis, fractures,
disability, falls, and cardiovascular disease.
She is the Co-Project Director of the NIH
Women's Health Initiative Clinical Coordinating
Center. |
| Atherosclerosis |
Bruce
Psaty, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and
Epidemiology and Co-Director of the Cardiovascular
Health Research Unit at the University of
Washington, conducts research on epidemiology
of cardiovascular disease, pharmacoepidemiology,
and epidemiologic methods. He has over 150
peer reviewed publications and is involved
with numerous editorial and advisory boards.
He was a co-author of the Joint National
Committee on the Detection, Evaluation and
Treatment of High Blood Pressure VI Recommendations.
David
Siscovick, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine
and Epidemiology and Co-Director of the
Cardiovascular Health Research Unit at
the University of Washington, conducts
research into the epidemiology and prevention
of cardiovascular disease, particularly
sudden cardiac death. He also is interested
in the health effects of physical activity
in preventive cardiology. He is an Associate
Editor of the American Journal of Epidemiology
and serves as a consultant for several
US and international agencies.
Melissa
Austin, PhD, is Professor of Epidemiology
and Adjunct Professor of Medicine at
the University of Washington. She conducts
research on genetic and cardiovascular
disease epidemiology. Her current research
involves identifying genetic influences
on lipoproteins and other cardiovascular
disease risk factors using family studies
and twin studies. She is a recipient
of the American Heart Association Established
Investigator Award and serves on many
national and international panels and
committees. |
| Cancer |
Noel
S. Weiss, MD, DrPH, is a distinguished cancer
epidemiologist and recipient of an Outstanding
Investigator Award from the National Cancer
Institute. He is an international expert
on epidemiologic methods, cancer epidemiology
and clinical epidemiology with over 300 refereed
publications. Particular research interests
have included the epidemiology of cancers
of the female reproductive tract, multiple
myeloma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and
the effectiveness of cancer screening tests. |
Central
nervous
system injuries
and associated
diseases |
Jodie
Haselkorn, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of
Rehabilitation Medicine and Adjunct Assistant
Professor of Epidemiology at the University
of Washington, is a VA Staff Physician in
Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation. She is
an active investigator on an AHCPR-funded
Back Pain PORT project and is interested
in population-based research on disabling
nervous-system and musculoskeletal conditions
that affect veterans. |
Degenerative
diseases
of bones and joints |
Andrea
LaCroix, PhD, is Professor of Epidemiology
at the University of Washington and Member
of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
She conducts research on the health of the
elderly with particular focus on Women's
Health and prevention of osteoporosis, fractures,
disability, falls, and cardiovascular disease.
She is the Co-Project Director of the NIH
Women's Health Initiative Clinical Coordinating
Center. |
| Dementias |
Walter
Kukull, PhD, is Professor of Epidemiology
at the University of Washington, where he
conducts research on aging and neurodegenerative
diseases. He is the lead epidemiologist at
the University's Alzheimer's Disease research
center. He was formerly a research health
scientist at the VA Puget Sound Health Care
System in Seattle and has conducted research
involving analysis of patient/physician interactions
and depression in the elderly.
Debby
Tsuang, MD, MSc, is Acting Assistant
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral
Sciences and Adjunct Assistant Professor
of Epidemiology at the University of
Washington. She has training and interests
in the genetic epidemiology of dementing
disorders and in mental health epidemiology.
She is a Staff Psychiatrist at VAPSHCS
and conducts research on the causes of
neuropsychiatric disorders, particularly
in the elderly. |
Diabetes
mellitus
and its complications |
Edward
J. Boyko, MD, MPH, is Associate Professor
at the University of Washington in the Departments
of Medicine and Adjunct Associate Professor
in Epidemiology. He has devoted the last
15 years to epidemiologic research focused
on several acute and chronic diseases, particularly
diabetes mellitus. He currently directs a
long-term prospective study of the risk of
diabetic foot ulcers among veterans.
|
| Major
psychoses |
Debby
Tsuang, MD, MSc, is Acting Assistant Professor
of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
at the University of Washington. She has
training and interests in the genetic epidemiology
of dementing disorders and in mental health
epidemiology. She is a Staff Psychiatrist
at VAPSHCS and conducts research on the causes
of neuropsychiatric disorders, particularly
in the elderly. |
Substance
abuse and
its sequelae |
Katharine
Bradley, MD, MPH, is Assistant Professor
of Medicine and Adjunct Assistant Professor
of Health Services at the University of Washington.
She has research experience in the measurement
of substance abuse in veteran populations,
in particular alcohol abuse. She is a VA
Staff Physician who directs the Women's Clinic
at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System.
She has been conducting research projects
to detect alcohol problems in primary care
patients for the last 4 years. |
Service-related
chronic diseases and
exposures |
Harvey
Checkoway, PhD, is Professor of Environmental
Health and Epidemiology at the University
of Washington, where he serves as the Director
of the Environmental Epidemiology Research
Core. He has over 100 refereed publications
on occupational epidemiology, environmental
health and health outcomes, including a leading
textbook. His principal research and teaching
interests are in occupational and environmental
epidemiology, particularly emphasizing chronic
disease risks associated with exposure to
organic solvents, silica, and asbestos. He
has been involved as a reviewer or participant
on numerous boards or panels, including the
VA protocol for a mortality follow-up of
Persian Gulf War veterans.
Lisa
Jackson, MD, MPH, is Assistant Professor
of Epidemiology at the University of
Washington and an expert on the epidemiology
of infectious diseases. Her principal
areas of research include Chlamydia pneumoniae,
especially the association between C.
pneumoniae and atherosclerotic disease;
Bartonella infections; vaccine research;
cost-benefit analyses; meningococcal
infections; and the epidemiology of vaccine-preventable
diseases. |
| Injuries |
Peter
Cummings, MD, MPH is Assistant Professor
of Epidemiology. He is involved in research
including injury epidemiology, clinical epidemiology,
and research in emergency medicine. He bridges
epidemiology and clinical medicine based
on his broad experience in general practice,
cardiology, emergency medicine and epidemiology. |
Pharmaco-
epidemiology |
Bruce
Psaty, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and
Epidemiology and Co-Director of the Cardiovascular
Health Research Unit at the University of
Washington, conducts research on epidemiology
of cardiovascular disease, pharmacoepidemiology,
and epidemiologic methods. He has over 150
peer reviewed publications and is involved
with numerous editorial and advisory boards.
He was a co-author of the Joint National
Committee on the Detection, Evaluation and
Treatment of High Blood Pressure VI Recommendations. |
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