Frank Qian, MD, MPH
Postdoctoral Fellow (previously held)
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine




My research has focused on identifying lifestyle and genetic determinants as well as prevention strategies for chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and breast and ovarian cancer in diverse populations by conducting analysis of large-scale epidemiologic studies and randomized controlled trials including the African Breast Cancer Study, Nurses’ Health Study, Health Professionals Follow-up Study, Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, Framingham Heart Study, UK Biobank, Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes Study, and the Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial as well as international consortia such as the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2 and the Fatty Acids and Outcomes Research Consortium. I am also leveraging cardiovascular imaging approaches such as echocardiography and stress PET/CFR to examine the association between subclinical cardiovascular disease and long-term clinical outcomes. I am actively involved in evidence synthesis through conducting systematic reviews and meta-analysis on chronic disease prevention and management, including for the Cochrane Library. Finally, I am involved in research that seeks to understand temporal trends and disparities in outcomes from cardiovascular disease by analyzing nationally representative surveys including from the CDC WONDER database and the National Health Interview Survey.

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  1. Li H, Qian F. Response to Association of healthy sleep patterns with risk of mortality and life expectancy. QJM. 2025 Jun 14. PMID: 40515417; DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcaf129;
     
  2. Li H, Qian F, Hua J, Wang M, Wang J, Zou X, Wu Z, Li X, Guo X, Xie W. Trajectory of cognitive decline before and after incident arrhythmias in older adults: A 16-year population-based longitudinal cohort study. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 May; 21(5):e70260. PMID: 40387208; DOI: 10.1002/alz.70260;
     
  3. Tian S, Guo T, Qian F, Qiu Z, Lu Q, Li R, Zhu K, Li L, Yu H, Li R, Ou Y, Pan A, Liu G. Fish Oil, Plasma n-3 PUFAs, and Risk of Macro- and Microvascular Complications Among Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Apr 22; 110(5):e1687-e1696. PMID: 38994586; DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgae482;
     
  4. Li H, Zheng J, Qian F, Zou X, Zou S, Wu Z, Guo X, Su P. Demographic and regional trends of acute myocardial infarction-related mortality among young adults in the US, 1999–2020. npj Cardiovascular Health. 2025; 2(1):1-8.
  5. Yu H, Zhang J, Qian F, Yao P, Xu K, Wu P, Li R, Qiu Z, Li R, Zhu K, Li L, Geng T, Yu X, Li D, Liao Y, Pan A, Liu G. Large-Scale Plasma Proteomics Improves Prediction of Peripheral Artery Disease in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: A Prospective Cohort Study. Diabetes Care. 2025 Mar 01; 48(3):381-389. PMID: 39749935; DOI: 10.2337/dc24-1696;
     
  6. Chen H, Li R, Liu S, Zhao S, Guo T, Tian S, Zhong J, Tang Z, Ge Z, Xia J, Geng T, Pan X, Pan A, Qian F, Liu G. Life's Essential 8 and cardiovascular disease in women with a history of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2025 Jan 31. PMID: 39887026; DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf021;
     
  7. Chen Z, Qian F, Liu B, Zong G, Li Y, Hu FB, Sun Q. Monounsaturated fatty acids from plant or animal sources and risk of type 2 diabetes in three large prospective cohorts of men and women. Diabetologia. 2025 Apr; 68(4):801-814. PMID: 39808307; DOI: 10.1007/s00125-024-06353-8;
     
  8. Qian F, Mora S. Risk prediction for health outcomes in type 2 diabetes: utility of a polysocial risk score? Lancet Healthy Longev. 2025 Jan; 6(1):100677. PMID: 39793591; DOI: 10.1016/j.lanhl.2024.100677;
     
  9. Qian F, McGregor PC, Latifi AN, Aragam J. Aortic Stenosis With Dynamic Left Ventricular Outflow Obstruction: Diagnostic and Management Challenges-A Case Series. CASE (Phila). 2025 Jan; 9(1):9-18.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40027907; PMCID: PMC11865812; DOI: 10.1016/j.case.2024.10.002;
     
  10. Qian F, Guo Y, Li C, Liu Y, Luttmann-Gibson H, Gomelskaya N, Demler OV, Cook NR, Lee IM, Buring JE, Larsen J, Boring J, McPhaul MJ, Manson JE, Pradhan AD, Mora S. Biomarkers of glucose-insulin homeostasis and incident type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease: results from the Vitamin D and Omega-3 trial. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2024 Nov 02; 23(1):393.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39488682; PMCID: PMC11531120; DOI: 10.1186/s12933-024-02470-1;
     
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Bar chart showing 72 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 13 publications in 2024

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20205
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202413
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2025 Avant-Garde Health: Healthcare Research All-Stars: Top 1% of Cardiology
2024 Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Editor-in-Chief’s Top Picks From 2023
2024 National Lipid Association: Lipid Scholarship Program
2024 American Society of Nuclear Cardiology: Future Leaders in Nuclear Cardiology
2023 Cardiometabolic Health Congress: Early Career Scholarship
2021 American Heart Association: Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award
2020 American Heart Association: Trudy Bush Fellowships for Cardiovascular Disease Research in Women’s Health Award
2019 American Heart Association: Early Investigator Travel Award
2019 American Heart Association: Student Scholarship in Cardiovascular Disease
2019 University of Chicago: John D. Arnold Scientific Research Prize
2018 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society: Alpha Omega Alpha Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship
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