Aaron R. Folsom

General / Preventive / Lipids

University of Minnesota

About

Aaron R. Folsom works in General / Preventive / Lipids affiliated with University of Minnesota.

Professor Emeritus in the Division of Epidemiology & Community Health at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Long-term investigator in the ARIC and MESA studies, with research focused on cardiovascular epidemiology, preventive medicine, atherosclerosis, venous thrombosis, and determinants of CVD risk factors.

Research focus

Cardiovascular epidemiologyAtherosclerosis and risk factorsVenous thromboembolismPreventive medicinePopulation trends in CVD

Impact

1,304 pubs · 121,505 cites · h-index 172

Training

MD
Ohio State University
1978
MPH, Epidemiology
University of Michigan
1980
BA, Chemistry
Capital University
1975

Affiliations

Work Experience

Professor, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health

University of Minnesota School of Public Health · 1993 - Present

Associate Professor, Division of Epidemiology

University of Minnesota School of Public Health · 1989 - 1993

Assistant Professor, Division of Epidemiology

University of Minnesota School of Public Health · 1984 - 1989

Research Fellow, Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene

University of Minnesota School of Public Health · 1980 - 1983