MESA Investigators

University of Washington Coordinating Center

Robyn McClelland, PhD (CC PI)
Richard Kronmal, PhD 
Kayleen Williams, MPH (Project Director)
Craig Johnson, MS 
Susan Heckbert, MD
Bruce Psaty, MD
William Longstreth, MD

Field Centers

Columbia University (NY) Field Center

Steven Shea, MD, MS (FC PI)
Graham Barr, MD, DrPH.
Walter Palmas, MD
Elizabeth Oelsner, MD, MPH

Johns Hopkins University (MD) Field Center

Wendy Post, MD, MS (FC PI and SC Chair)
Erin Michos, MD, MHS
Michael Blaha, MD
Seamus Whelton, MD, MPH
Rebecca Gottesman, MD, PhD
Roger Blumenthal, MD
Moyses Szklo, MD, DrPH
 

Northwestern University (IL) Field Center

Norrina Allen, PhD (FC PI)
Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM
Faraz Ahmed, MD
Mercedes Carnethon, PhD
Philip Greenland, MD 
Kiarri Kershaw, PhD, MPH
Sadiya Khan, MD, MS 
Kiang Liu, PhD 
Laura Rasumussen-Torvik, PhD, MPH
Lihui Zhao, PhD 
Lucia Petito, PhD

University of California, Los Angeles (CA) Field Center

Karol Watson, MD, PhD (FC PI)
Preethi Srikanthan, MD, MS
Christine Darwin, MD
Tamara Horwich, MD 

University of Minnesota (MN) Field Center

James Pankow, PhD, MPH (FC PI) 
Pamela Lutsey, PhD, MPH
Daniel Duprez, MD, PhD
Sanaz Sedaghat, PhD
David Jacobs PhD

Wake Forest University (NC) Field Center

Alain G. Bertoni, MD (FC PI)
Timothy Hughes, PhD
David Herrington, MD
Michael Bancks, PhD

Central Reading/Lab/Analysis Centers

University of Vermont Laboratory

Nels Olson, PhD (PI)
Russell Tracy, PhD
Mary Cushman, MD
Jon Peter Durda, PhD

Computed Tomography Reading Center
UCLA Medical Center Research and Education Institute

Matthew J. Budoff, MD (PI)
Robert C. Detrano, MD, PhD
Chris Dailing

MRI Reading Center
Johns Hopkins University

João A. Lima, MD (PI)
Bruce Wasserman, MD

Ultrasound Reading Center
New England Medical Center

Joseph F. Polak, MD, MPH (PI)
Daniel H. O'Leary, MD

ECG Reading Center
Wake Forest University

Elsayed Z. Soliman, MD, MSc (PI)

The Lundquist Institute UCLA

Jerome I. Rotter, MD (PI)
Xiuqing Guo, PhD
Kent Taylor, PhD

University of Virginia
Genetic Analysis Center

Stephen Rich, PhD (PI)
Josyf C. Mychaleckyj, MA, DPhil
Michele M. Sale, PhD
Ani Manichaikul, PhD

University of Minnesota Central Lipid Lab

Michael Tsai, PhD (PI)
John Eckfeldt, MD, PhD (Co-PI)

Program Office

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Cashell Jaquish, PHD
Stephanie Santos, MPH

Organization Chart

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