Nayak L. Polissar

Cardiac Imaging

The Mount

About

Nayak L. Polissar works in Cardiac Imaging affiliated with The Mount.

Nayak L. Polissar is the owner and founder of The Mountain-Whisper-Light Statistics, a statistical consulting firm based in Seattle. He holds the position of affiliate associate professor in the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Washington. His work includes statistical analysis for research in cardiovascular imaging and atherosclerosis.

Research focus

Carotid Plaque MRI ImagingAtherosclerotic Lesion ClassificationIntraplaque Hemorrhage DetectionCardiovascular Disease Risk PredictionVascular Imaging Techniques

Impact

260 pubs · 22,713 cites · h-index 80

Training

PhD, Statistics
Princeton University
1974
MA, Statistics
Princeton University
1968
BA, Mathematics
University of California, Berkeley
1966

Affiliations

Work Experience

Owner and Founder

The Mountain-Whisper-Light Statistics · 1989 - Present

Affiliate Associate Professor

University of Washington · 1989 - Present

Affiliate Research Professor

Bastyr University · 2008 - Present

Associate Professor

University of Washington · 1982 - 1989

Assistant Professor

University of Washington · 1974 - 1982