Lydia Bazzano, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. Titles and Appointments Professor Schools Medical School Departments Internal Medicine | Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute | Public Health You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Dr. Lydia Bazzano, MD, PhD, MPH is a physician-scientist who works at the intersection of clinical medicine, population health, and translational research. She has dual doctoral training in medicine and epidemiology, and a career focused on improving the prevention and management of chronic diseases across the life course through clinical investigation and patient-centered approaches to care. Dr. Bazzano has led and collaborated on multidisciplinary studies examining how lifestyle factors, clinical interventions, and health systems influence long-term outcomes, with an emphasis on turning research findings into practical tools for clinicians, patients, and policymakers. She has published widely in peer-reviewed journals, contributed to scientific conferences and professional societies, and is committed to advancing research that measurably improves health. In addition to her research, Dr. Bazzano is a dedicated educator and mentor. She teaches and advises medical trainees, graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and early-career investigators, supporting their development in clinical reasoning, research design, and scientific communication. Her leadership roles have included service on institutional and national committees focused on research quality, training, and the responsible conduct of science. Dr. Bazzano’s work is grounded in the belief that high-quality research should lead to better care and better lives. She brings to her faculty role a collaborative spirit, a deep commitment to mentorship, and a sustained focus on translating evidence into real-world impact. Education Other Post Graduate Training Tulane University School of Public Health (2000), Epidemiology Other Post Graduate Training Tulane University School of Public Health (2002), Epidemiology Medical School Tulane University School of Medicine (2002) Residency Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2005), Internal Medicine Publications Featured Publications Association of hypertension disorders of pregnancy and left ventricular remodeling after 15 years follow-up: findings from the Bogalusa Heart Study. Gill E, Jin X, Fernandez C, Urbina EM, Harville EW, Bazzano LA, J Hypertens 2025 Dec Life-Course Burden of Blood Pressure Is Associated With Midlife Cognitive Function. Chen W, Li C, Zhang R, Huang Z, Li S, De Anda-Duran I, Carmichael OT, Ma H, Wang X, Kelly TN, He J, Bazzano L, Hypertension 2025 Oct Comparing Cognitive Tests and Smartphone-Based Assessment in 2 US Community-Based Cohorts. De Anda-Duran I, Sunderaraman P, Searls E, Moukaled S, Jin X, Popp Z, Karjadi C, Hwang PH, Ding H, Devine S, Shih LC, Low S, Lin H, Kolachalama VB, Bazzano L, Libon DJ, Au R, J Am Heart Assoc 2024 Jan 13 2 e032733 Cardiovascular risk factors from childhood and midlife physical function: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Du T, Fernandez C, Barshop R, Guralnik J, Bazzano LA, Exp Gerontol 2020 Jul 136 110947 Alzheimer's Imaging Consortium. Corsten CP, Epps FM, Duran AM, Bazzano LA, Carmichael OT, Alzheimers Dement 2025 Dec 21 Suppl 8 Suppl 8 e110169 Metformin to Improve Walking Performance in Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease: The PERMET Randomized Clinical Trial. McDermott MM, Domanchuk KJ, Tian L, Zhao L, Zhang D, Bazzano L, Berceli S, Criqui MH, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Leeuwenburgh C, Ho KJ, Ismaeel A, Kibbe MR, Korcarz C, Kosmac K, Lloyd-Jones D, Peterson CA, Stein JH, Sufit R, Wilkins J, Polonsky TS, JAMA 2025 Nov Epigenetic Age Acceleration and Cardiometabolic Biomarkers in Response to Weight-Loss Dietary Interventions Among Obese Individuals: The MACRO Trial. Kou M, Li X, Heianza Y, Dorans K, Bazzano L, Qi L, Aging Cell 2025 Sep e70224 Long-term burden of body mass index since childhood and impaired physical performance in midlife. Du T, Bazzano L, Pediatr Res 2025 Sep 98 3 895-900 Collecting at-Home Biometric Measures for Longitudinal Research From the i3C: Feasibility and Acceptability Study. Russell M, Cain E, Bazzano L, De Anda I, Woo JG, Urbina EM, JMIR Hum Factors 2025 Jun 12 e71103 Association Between Dietary Patterns and Cognitive Function in Midlife Adults: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Ogarrio K, Santos MP, De Anda-Duran I, Potts KS, Bazzano LA, Ley SH, Nutrients 2025 May 17 10 Results 1-10 of 16 1 2 Next Last Books Featured Books Hypertension In: International Encyclopedia of Public Health Moukaled S, De Anda-Duran I, Bazzano LA (2024). San Diego, Academic Press Hormones in human milk. In: Human Milk Sampling and Measurement of Energy-Yielding Nutrients and Other Macromolecules Panuganti PL, Bazzano LA, Ley SH (2021). San Diego, Academic Press Fruit and vegetable consumption, hypertension and risk of stroke. In: Mancini M, Ordovas J, Riccardi G, Rubba P, Strazzullo P. Eds. Nutritional and Metabolic Bases of Cardiovascular Disease Fotino DM, Bazzano LA (2011). Oxford, UK, Wiley-Blackwell
