J. Michael Gaziano, MD
Adjunct Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine

MD, Yale University School of Medicine
MPH, Harvard School of Public Health
BA, West Virginia University



Dr. Michael J. Gaziano, MD, MPH is an internationally recognized chronic disease epidemiologist and trialist. He received his MD from Yale Medical School and his MPH from the Harvard School of Public Health.

At the VA Boston Healthcare System, he is one of the Director the Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center (MAVERIC), a national epidemiology and trial center funded by CSR&D where he directs the epidemiology research center. He is national PI for the Million Veteran Program (MVP), a large project designed to enroll a million veterans into a large observational cohort with stored biospecimens. He also serves as the director of the Boston Geriatric Research and Education Center (GRECC). At VA Boston he runs a preventive cardiology program with an associated fellowship. He is the Chief of the Division of Aging at Brigham and Women’s Hospital where he is principal investigator for the ongoing Physicians' Health Study (PHS) II study, a large-scale trial of vitamins in the prevention of chronic disease. The Physicians’ Health Study cohort is comprised of 29,000 physicians who have been followed for up to 28 years. He is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Gaziano’s research interests include the epidemiology of chronic diseases, with a particular interest in the roles that individual lifestyle choices (diet, exercise, smoking), metabolic factors (obesity, high cholesterol, and hypertension), and biochemical and genetic markers play on the risk of coronary artery disease and stroke. Also of interest is the impact that vascular disease has on other organ systems. Recently, Dr. Gaziano has initiated a number of research projects to investigate the diverse nature of atherosclerosis. While atherosclerosis plaques form only in certain large and medium-sized vessels, the process of atherogenesis affects arteries of all sizes. For example, renal dysfunction, cognitive decline and osteoporosis-related fractures have been linked to various cardiovascular disease risk factors, suggesting a role for small vessel disease in vascular dementia, in abnormal bone remodeling and chronic renal disease. These projects are intended to explore the extent to which atherosclerotic disease in small vessels leads to these and other chronic conditions.

He has published over 350 original reports, reviews, book chapters, and books. He teaches advanced epidemiology and has mentored over 50 trainees. He is a contributing editor for JAMA.

VA Boston Healthcare System






Title
Physicians Health Study II: Prevention Trial of Vitamins
(PI)

Genomics of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans
(PI)

Influenza Vaccine to Effectively Stop Cardio-thoracic Events and Decompensated Heart Failure (INVESTED)
(PI)

The Million Veteran Program (MVP) R&D#10286-C
(PI)

CSP Epidemiology Research and Information Center (ERIC)
(PI)

Veteran Genetics and Health Referent Cohort
(PI)



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  1. Steele L, Quaden R, Ahmed ST, Harrington KM, Duong LM, Ko J, Gifford EJ, Polimanti R, Gaziano JM, Aslan M, Helmer DA, Hauser ER. Association of deployment characteristics and exposures with persistent ill health among 1990-1991 Gulf War veterans in the VA Million Veteran Program. Environ Health. 2024 Oct 25; 23(1):92.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39456027; PMCID: PMC11520114; DOI: 10.1186/s12940-024-01118-7;
     
  2. Sordillo JE, Dey A, Ho YL, Kosik N, Harrington K, Costa L, Muralidhar S, Hauser E, Gaziano JM, Cho K, Whitbourne S. Military and occupational exposures among Veterans in the Million Veteran Program by survey self-report: a descriptive study. Occup Environ Med. 2024 Oct 23; 81(10):522-528.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39327043
     
  3. Christopher CN, Chandler PD, Zhang X, Tobias DK, Hazra A, Gaziano JM, Buring JE, Lee IM, Sesso HD. Physical activity before and after cancer diagnosis and mortality risk in three large prospective cohorts. Cancer Causes Control. 2024 Oct 08.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39377971
     
  4. Belloy ME, Le Guen Y, Stewart I, Williams K, Herz J, Sherva R, Zhang R, Merritt V, Panizzon MS, Hauger RL, Gaziano JM, Logue M, Napolioni V, Greicius MD. Role of the X Chromosome in Alzheimer Disease Genetics. JAMA Neurol. 2024 Oct 01; 81(10):1032-1042.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39250132; PMCID: PMC11385320; DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2024.2843;
     
  5. Triozzi JL, Yu Z, Giri A, Chen HC, Wilson OD, Ferolito B, Ikizler TA, Akwo EA, Robinson-Cohen C, Gaziano JM, Cho K, Phillips LS, Tao R, Pereira AC, Hung AM. GLP1R Gene Expression and Kidney Disease Progression. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Oct 01; 7(10):e2440286. PMID: 39453656
     
  6. Nguyen XT, Li Y, Whitbourne SB, Djousse L, Wang DD, Ivey K, Willett WC, Gaziano JM, Cho K, Hu FB. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Dietary Intake and Quality Among United States Veterans. Curr Dev Nutr. 2024 Oct; 8(10):104461. PMID: 39493575; PMCID: PMC11530779; DOI: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.104461;
     
  7. Djousse L, Zhou X, Lim J, Kim E, Sesso HD, Lee IM, Buring JE, McClelland RL, Gaziano JM, Steffen LM, Manson JE. Potato Consumption and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Harmonized Analysis of 7 Prospective Cohorts. J Nutr. 2024 Oct; 154(10):3079-3087.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39289134
     
  8. Noordam R, Wang W, Nagarajan P, Wang H, Brown MR, Bentley AR, Hui Q, Kraja AT, Morrison JL, O'Connel JR, Lee S, Schwander K, Bartz TM, de las Fuentes L, Feitosa MF, Guo X, Hanfei X, Harris SE, Huang Z, Kals M, Lefevre C, Mangino M, Milaneschi Y, van der Most P, Pacheco NL, Palmer ND, Rao V, Rauramaa R, Sun Q, Tabara Y, Vojinovic D, Wang Y, Weiss S, Yang Q, Zhao W, Zhu W, Abu Yusuf Ansari M, Aschard H, Anugu P, Assimes TL, Attia J, Baker LD, Ballantyne C, Bazzano L, Boerwinkle E, Cade B, Chen HH, Chen W, Ida Chen YD, Chen Z, Cho K, De Anda-Duran I, Dimitrov L, Do A, Edwards T, Faquih T, Hingorani A, Fisher-Hoch SP, Gaziano JM, Gharib SA, Giri A, Ghanbari M, Grabe HJ, Graff M, Gu CC, He J, Heikkinen S, Hixson J, Ho YL, Hood MM, Houghton SC, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Kawaguchi T, Kilpeläinen TO, Komulainen P, Lin HJ, Linchangco GV, Luik AI, Ma J, Meigs JB, McCormick JB, Menni C, Nolte IM, Norris JM, Petty LE, Polikowsky HG, Raffield LM, Rich SS, Riha RL, Russ TC, Ruiz-Narvaez EA, Sitlani CM, Smith JA, Snieder H, Sofer T, Shen B, Tang J, Taylor KD, Teder-Laving M, Triatin R, Tsai MY, Völzke H, Westerman KE, Xia R, Yao J, Young KL, Zhang R, Zonderman AB, Zhu X, Below JE, Cox SR, Evans M, Fornage M, Fox ER, Franceschini N, Harlow SD, Holliday E, Ikram MA, Kelly T, Lakka TA, Lawlor DA, Li C, Liu CT, Mägi R, Manning AK, Matsuda F, Morrison AC, Nauck M, North KE, Penninx BW, Province MA, Psaty BM, Rotter JI, Spector TD, Wagenknecht LE, Willems van Dijk K, Study LC, Jaquish CE, Wilson PW, Peyser PA, Munroe PB, de Vries PS, Gauderman WJ, Sun YV, Chen H, Miller CL, Winkler TW, Rao DC, Redline S, van Heemst D. A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Gene-Sleep Interaction Study in 732,564 Participants Identifies Lipid Loci Explaining Sleep-Associated Lipid Disturbances. medRxiv. 2024 Sep 04.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39281768; PMCID: PMC11398441; DOI: 10.1101/2024.09.02.24312466;
     
  9. Ni Z, Kundu P, McKean DF, Wheeler W, Albanes D, Andreotti G, Antwi SO, Arslan AA, Bamlet WR, Beane-Freeman LE, Berndt SI, Bracci PM, Brennan P, Buring JE, Chanock SJ, Gallinger S, Gaziano JM, Giles GG, Giovannucci EL, Goggins MG, Goodman PJ, Haiman CA, Hassan MM, Holly EA, Hung RJ, Katzke V, Kooperberg C, Kraft P, LeMarchand L, Li D, McCullough ML, Milne RL, Moore SC, Neale RE, Oberg AL, Patel AV, Peters U, Rabe KG, Risch HA, Shu XO, Smith-Byrne K, Visvanathan K, Wactawski-Wende J, White E, Wolpin BM, Yu H, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Zheng W, Zhong J, Amundadottir LT, Stolzenberg-Solomon RZ, Klein AP. Genome-Wide Analysis to Assess if Heavy Alcohol Consumption Modifies the Association between SNPs and Pancreatic Cancer Risk. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2024 Sep 03; 33(9):1229-1239.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38869494
     
  10. Li C, Bishop TRP, Imamura F, Sharp SJ, Pearce M, Brage S, Ong KK, Ahsan H, Bes-Rastrollo M, Beulens JWJ, den Braver N, Byberg L, Canhada S, Chen Z, Chung HF, Cortés-Valencia A, Djousse L, Drouin-Chartier JP, Du H, Du S, Duncan BB, Gaziano JM, Gordon-Larsen P, Goto A, Haghighatdoost F, Härkänen T, Hashemian M, Hu FB, Ittermann T, Järvinen R, Kakkoura MG, Neelakantan N, Knekt P, Lajous M, Li Y, Magliano DJ, Malekzadeh R, Le Marchand L, Marques-Vidal P, Martinez-Gonzalez MA, Maskarinec G, Mishra GD, Mohammadifard N, O'Donoghue G, O'Gorman D, Popkin B, Poustchi H, Sarrafzadegan N, Sawada N, Schmidt MI, Shaw JE, Soedamah-Muthu S, Stern D, Tong L, van Dam RM, Völzke H, Willett WC, Wolk A, Yu C, Forouhi NG, Wareham NJ. Meat consumption and incident type 2 diabetes: an individual-participant federated meta-analysis of 1·97 million adults with 100?000 incident cases from 31 cohorts in 20 countries. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2024 Sep; 12(9):619-630. PMID: 39174161
     
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