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Lydia Bazzano, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.

Lydia Bazzano, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.

Titles and Appointments

Professor

Endowed Title
The Toni and Timothy P. Hartman Professorship in Medicine
Schools
Medical School
Departments
Internal Medicine | Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute | Public Health

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  • Biography

    Lydia Bazzano, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., is a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of its Division of General Internal Medicine. 

    Dr. Bazzano holds a bachelor's degree in ecology and environmental biology from Tulane University in New Orleans, which she earned summa cum laude. She also received her medical and doctoral degrees from Tulane, in addition to her Master of Public Health degree. She then completed internal medicine residency training at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston.

    Prior to joining the UT Southwestern faculty in 2025, Dr. Bazzano served on the faculty at Tulane University and as a senior staff physician at Ochsner Medical Center in Jefferson, Louisiana. She is dual board certified in Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine.

    As a physician-scientist, Dr. Bazzano works at the intersection of clinical medicine, population health, and translational research. Her dual doctoral training in medicine and epidemiology supports 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, postdoctoral 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
    Medical Education
    Tulane University School of Medicine (2002)
    Residency
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2005), Internal Medicine
  • Publications

    Star Featured Publications

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    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
    2-Aminoadipic Acid mediates the association between BMI and Lipids: Evidence from the CLSA and BHS Cohorts and Mendelian randomization.
    Zhang R, Sun Y, Liu Y, Liu T, Qi Y, Wu L, Sun X, Huang Z, Pan Y, Westbrook A, Li S, Bazzano L, Chen W, Chen J, He J, Kelly T, Li C, Am J Prev Cardiol 2026 Oct 29 101560
    Multi-National Evaluation of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Equations in Young Adulthood for Long-Term Risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease.
    Meng Y, Wu F, Juonala M, Jacobs DR, Bazzano LA, Daniels SR, Dwyer T, Kähönen M, Sinaiko AR, Steinberger J, Urbina EM, Venn AJ, Viikari JSA, Whitaker KM, Woo JG, Raitakari OT, Magnussen CG, Circ Popul Health Outcomes 2026 Sep e013678
    Acute hyperglycemia during hospitalization, nutritional support, and longer-term cardiovascular outcomes: a nationwide real-world data cohort study.
    Santos MP, Theall K, Shi L, Bazzano LA, Ley SH, Am J Clin Nutr 2026 Sep 124 5 101518
    Association of Weighted Composite Score of Long-Term Variability of Vascular Risk Factors From Childhood With Midlife Cognitive Function: The Bogalusa Heart Study.
    Kang SJ, Gustat J, Tang W, Hwang PH, Carmichael OT, De Anda-Duran I, Bazzano LA, J Am Heart Assoc 2026 Jul e048189
    Supporting tailored adaptive change and reinforcement for medication adherence program (STAR-MAP): Rationale and design of a randomized controlled clinical trial.
    Peacock E, Mohundro B, Li J, Bazzano L, Shankar A, Petty R, Kegan R, Krousel-Wood M, Contemp Clin Trials 2026 May 166 108353
    Defining neurocognitive constructs underlying visual attention in mild cognitive impairment and dementia using digital assessment technology.
    Libon DJ, Bazzano LA, Woo JG, Price CC, Anda-Duran I, Chapin B, Urbina EM, Baliga G, J Alzheimers Dis 2026 Apr 13872877261441636
    Chronic Kidney Disease Severity and Risk of Cognitive Impairment.
    Huang Z, Yaffe K, Li C, Xiao C, Pan Y, Sun X, Anderson AH, He J, Jaar BG, Han H, Kiryluk K, Rahman M, Rao P, Ricardo AC, Shah VO, Srivastava A, Taliercio JJ, Kurella Tamura M, Unruh ML, Weir MR, Lash JP, Bazzano LA, Chen J, Mills KT, Kelly TN, JAMA Netw Open 2026 Feb 9 2 e2559834
    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
    Alzheimer's Imaging Consortium.
    Corsten CP, Epps FM, Duran AM, Bazzano LA, Carmichael OT, Alzheimers Dement 2025 Dec 21 Suppl 8 Suppl 8 e110169
  • Books

    Featured 

    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

  • Honors & Awards
    • Internal Medicine Teaching Faculty of the Year Award
      Ochsner Clinic Foundation (2019)
    • Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
      Tulane University School of Medicine (2002)
    • Finalist, Jeremiah and Rose Stamler Research Award
      American Heart Association, Council on Epidemiology and Prevention (2002)
    • Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation
      American Medical Women's Association (2002)
    • Medical Student Award
      American Federation for Medical Research (2002)
    • Population Research Award in Epidemiology
      Tulane University School of Pubic Health and Tropical Medicine (2000)
    • Fred R. Cagel Memorial Award in Biology
      Newcomb College, Tulane University (1996)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American Association of University Professors
    • American College of Physicians
    • American Medical Association
    • American Society for Clinical Investigation
    • American Society of Nutrition
    • Society of General Internal Medicine