Aaron Folsom, MD, MPH

My research and teaching interests are in cardiovascular epidemiology and preventive medicine, including time trends in cardiovascular disease and determinants of cardiovascular disease risk factors in populations. 

As principal investigator of the ARIC and MESA studies, my work involves many facets of cardiovascular health, including atherosclerosis, venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, atrial fibrillation, sleep disorders, the role of genetics, and more. 

Principal Investigator

• 2017–2020, NIH Nat'l Heart, Lung, and Blood Inst., "Epidemiology of Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism," Principal Investigator
• 2016–2022, NIH Nat'l Heart, Lung, and Blood Inst., "Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study - Minneapolis Field Center," Principal Investigator
• 2015–2021, University of Washington, "Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)," Principal Investigator
• 2014–2019, NIH Nat'l Heart, Lung, and Blood Inst., "Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention," Principal Investigator
• 2016–2017, The Univ of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill, "Changes in Arterial Stiffness, Cognition and Dementia Risk in a Diverse Cohort," Principal Investigator
• 2016–2017, Wake Forest University, "Transitioning from Risk Factors to Early HF: Prevalence, Pathogenesis, and Phenomics," Principal Investigator
• 2016–2017, Loyola University of Chicago, "The Urinary KNOWledge Study (U-KNOW)," Principal Investigator
• 2016–2017, Columbia University, "Chronic Obstruction Pulmonary Disease in Non-Smokers," Principal Investigator
• 2016–2017, Wake Forest University, "Obesity-related Epigenetic Changes and Type-2 Diabetes," Principal Investigator
• 2012–2017, Johns Hopkins University, "Enhancing ARIC Infrastructure to Yield a New Cancer Epidemiology Cohort," Principal Investigator

Co-Investigator

• 2016–2021, NIH Nat'l Heart, Lung, and Blood Inst., "Significance of Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Fibrillation Burden detected by Novel ECG Monitoring in Community-Dwelling Elderly," Co-Investigator
• 2015–2019, NIH Nat'l Heart, Lung, and Blood Inst., "ARIC Neurocognitive Study (ARIC-NCS)," Co-Investigator
• 2015–2017, University of Washington, "Atrial Fibrillation Burden, Vascular Disease of the Brain and Cardiac MRI in MESA," Co-Investigator
• 2011–2017, NIH Nat'l Heart, Lung, and Blood Inst., "Serum Vitamin D and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in the Biethnic ARIC Cohort," Co-Investigator

See a full list of publications on PubMed