Akira Sekikawa
- Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
- 1. International epidemiological studies of chronic diseases between the US and Japan including atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, Alzheimer's disease and chronic obstructive lung disease
2. Measurement of subclinical atherosclerosis
3. Disease and nutrients including n-3 fatty acids and isoflvaones
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1983 MD, School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai Japan
1990 PhD, School of Medicine, Yamagatra University, Yamagata, Japan
1996 MPH, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
1999 PhD, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
2001-12 Assistant Professor of Epidemology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
2005 – present Adjunct Associate professor, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
2012 – present Associate Professor of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
2012 – present Co-Director, Cardiovascular Training Grant (T32)
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Publication
1. Lee S, Ahuja V, Masaki K, Evans RW, Barinas-Mitchell E, Ueshima H, Shin C, Choo J, Hassen L, Edmundowicz D, Kuller LH, Willcox B, Sekikawa A. A significant association of vitamin D deficiency with coronary artery calcification among middle-aged men: for the ERA JUMP study. Am Coll Nutr 2015 (In Press)
2. Chen C, Xun P, Nishijo, M, Sekikawa A, He K. Cadmius exposure and risk of pancreatic cancer: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies and case-control studies among individuals without occupational exposure history. Environ Sci Pollut Int 2015 (In Press)
3. El-Saed A, Masaki K, Okamura T, Evans RW, ..., Sekikawa A. The associations of C-reactive protein with serum levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids among middle-aged men from three populations. J Nutr Health Aging (In Press)
Link
http://www.publichealth.pitt.edu/home/directory/akira-sekikawa