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Blake Thomson

@blakewthomson

Health disparities researcher & MS3 @StanfordMed | DPhil (PhD) @Oxford_NDPH | MPhil @Gates_Cambridge | Formerly @AmericanCancer, @IHME_UW | For health equity

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Excited to receive the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute Boring Trust Research Award Stanford Medicine! So grateful for the incredible mentorship of Shoa L. Clarke and Tim L. Assimes, MD PhD over the last 2 years. Huge thanks to Stanford CVI & Joseph C Wu, MD, PhD for supporting medical student research!

Excited to receive the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute Boring Trust Research Award <a href="/StanfordMed/">Stanford Medicine</a>! So grateful for the incredible mentorship of <a href="/ShoaClarke/">Shoa L. Clarke</a> and <a href="/tassimes/">Tim L. Assimes, MD PhD</a> over the last 2 years.

Huge thanks to <a href="/StanfordCVI/">Stanford CVI</a> &amp; <a href="/Joseph_C_Wu/">Joseph C Wu, MD, PhD</a> for supporting medical student research!
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Honored to have Prof. Raul Santos comment on our recent work using polygenic scores to compare the effects of Lp(a) vs LDL across the spectrum of coronary plaque severity. Commentary: academic.oup.com/eurjpc/advance… Manuscript: academic.oup.com/eurjpc/advance…

Honored to have Prof. <a href="/rauldsf_santos/">Raul Santos</a> comment on our recent work using polygenic scores to compare the effects of Lp(a) vs LDL across the spectrum of coronary plaque severity.

Commentary:
academic.oup.com/eurjpc/advance…

Manuscript:
academic.oup.com/eurjpc/advance…
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I've lost family members and patients to cancer. It hasn't gotten easier. When I met Arif he was changing the world for the better. He was kind, thoughtful, passionate. An inspiration. I'm sorry, Arif. Your memory inspires us. We should all take pride in your work. Thank you.

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Two important implications of this NHANES-based paper from Shoa L. Clarke Blake Thomson Stanford Medicine. For younger adults (20-39yo), (1) current risk prediction is woefully insufficient, and (2) when elevated risk is recognized, there needs to be markedly better implementation of

Two important implications of this NHANES-based paper from <a href="/ShoaClarke/">Shoa L. Clarke</a> <a href="/blakewthomson/">Blake Thomson</a> <a href="/StanfordMed/">Stanford Medicine</a>. For younger adults (20-39yo), (1) current risk prediction is woefully insufficient, and (2) when elevated risk is recognized, there needs to be markedly better implementation of
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It's #AHA24 weekend! Grateful to be an Elizabeth Barrett-Connor Early Career Research Award Finalist! Presenting Sat. 11/16 10:30-10:45 CST in N231: Age at Diabetes Diagnosis and Mortality A Stanford Medicine/Oxford Population Health (OxPop) collaboration. Please come along, offer feedback, & say hi!

It's #AHA24 weekend!

Grateful to be an Elizabeth Barrett-Connor Early Career Research Award Finalist!

Presenting Sat. 11/16 10:30-10:45 CST in N231: Age at Diabetes Diagnosis and Mortality

A <a href="/StanfordMed/">Stanford Medicine</a>/<a href="/Oxford_NDPH/">Oxford Population Health (OxPop)</a> collaboration.

Please come along, offer feedback, &amp; say hi!
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Excited to present this morning at #AHA24! 10:30-10:45 CST in N231: Age at Diabetes Diagnosis and Mortality. I'm biased, but findings with serious implications for preventive cardiology & health equity! It's my first AHA, keen to connect with others in research. Come say hi!

Excited to present this morning at #AHA24!

10:30-10:45 CST in N231: Age at Diabetes Diagnosis and Mortality. 

I'm biased, but findings with serious implications for preventive cardiology &amp; health equity!

It's my first AHA, keen to connect with others in research. Come say hi!
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Our research published 1 year ago: jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai… 93rd %ile for JAMA IM publications by Altmetric score, covered by National Geographic, among others. I hope it helped some smokers quit, and reminded ex-smokers that their hard work is paying off... Quitting works!

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Happy Thanksgiving! A holiday PSA: ask your elderly family members what tasks they’re worried about. They’re probably trying to solve problems the same way they did decades ago. You can save them a lot of time/stress very easily! (Apropos of nothing, if my family sees this)

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Explore the article titled "Guideline-Recommended Statin Eligibility and Usage Among U.S. Adults Aged 20 to 39 Years." ow.ly/zvSR50UouAr @shoaclarke

Explore the article titled "Guideline-Recommended Statin Eligibility and Usage Among U.S. Adults Aged 20 to 39 Years." ow.ly/zvSR50UouAr @shoaclarke
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33 was quite a ride. Grateful for everything I learned this past year, all the people I met, the patients I had the privilege to care for. And 34 is off to a promising start!

33 was quite a ride. Grateful for everything I learned this past year, all the people I met, the patients I had the privilege to care for. And 34 is off to a promising start!
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A little late to this, but huge congratulations to Farhad Islami, MD PhD⁩, ⁦@ecmarlow⁩, ⁦Ahmedin Jemal⁩ et al. for being the leading citation in ⁦U.S. Surgeon General⁩ report on Alcohol and Cancer Risk! ⁦American Cancer Society⁩ continues to lead cancer research nationwide!

A little late to this, but huge congratulations to <a href="/FarhadIslami/">Farhad Islami, MD PhD</a>⁩, ⁦@ecmarlow⁩, ⁦<a href="/AhJemal/">Ahmedin Jemal</a>⁩ et al. for being the leading citation in ⁦<a href="/Surgeon_General/">U.S. Surgeon General</a>⁩ report on Alcohol and Cancer Risk! 

⁦<a href="/AmericanCancer/">American Cancer Society</a>⁩ continues to lead cancer research nationwide!
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Finished Breast Surgery service and on to Thoracic! I got to meet so many incredibly strong women. I’m very grateful to have witnessed a brief moment in their journeys. Spent my day off cycling up Mt Diablo and got a little surprise from this water fountain for …giraffes?

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5 years on, this remains my favorite academic piece: ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CI… It resulted from insights from mentors, friends, colleagues (and a global crisis, unfortunately.) It was the first time in my training it all came together. I realized how awe-inspiring science is :)

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Thanks The New York Times for citing our American Cancer Society research on the benefits of smoking cessation published in JAMA Oncology! And some great insights from Farhad Islami, MD PhD too! ACSNews Link: nytimes.com/2025/04/15/wel… Original publication: doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.4949

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Thanks The Telegraph for highlighting our American Cancer Society research on the benefits of smoking cessation! Quitting can reverse most - even nearly all - of the adverse effects of smoking if done early enough. Farhad Islami, MD PhD Ahmedin Jemal telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness…