Jason L. Vassy, MD, MPH

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Publications

  • Published 1/2/2026

    Vassy JL, Brunette CA, Yi T, Assimes TL, Christensen KD, Knowles JW, Sturm AC, Sun YV, Alexander N, Cardellino MP, Harrison A, Gerety HL, Pyatt M, Vered R, Wilson PWF, Natarajan P, Whitbourne SB, Gaziano JM, Muralidhar S, Danowski ME. Opportunistic Genomic Screening for Familial Hypercholesterolemia to Improve Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Jan 02; 9(1):e2549664. PMID: 41511773.

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  • Published 10/13/2025

    Ratner D, Vassy JL. Clinical translation of polygenic scores for prostate cancer screening. Nat Rev Urol. 2026 Apr; 23(4):256-265. PMID: 41083778.

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  • Published 10/1/2025

    Harris WR, Hernandez MS, Ngo KNH, Fladger A, Brunette CA, Hamarneh SR, Knowles JW, Lebo MS, Vassy JL. Electronic health records-based algorithms to screen for U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tier 1 genetic diseases: a scoping review. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2025 Oct 01; 32(10):1629-1637. PMID: 40857647.

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  • Published 9/15/2025

    Crawford TB, Nelson T, Karunamuni R, Desai H, Hausler R, Teerlink C, Carter H, Pagadala MS, Alba PR, DuVall SL, Danowski ME, Brunette CA, Ratner D, Garraway IP, Rose BS, Smith JR, Cooney KA, Vassy JL, Hauger RL, Lynch JA, Seibert TM, Maxwell KN. Association of HOXB13 G84E With Prostate Cancer Among 592,158 Men. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2025 Sep 15; 23(10). PMID: 40953603.

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  • Published 7/23/2025

    Manolio TA, Rider R, Bult CJ, Chisholm RL, Deverka PA, Ginsburg GS, Green ED, Jarvik GP, Mensah GA, Narula J, Ramos EM, Relling MV, Roden DM, Rowley R, Abul-Husn NS, Buchanan AH, Chute CG, Del Fiol G, Elhanan G, Haga SB, Hamid R, Horowitz CR, Hulick PJ, James CA, Jeff JM, Korf B, Landry L, McGraw D, McLeod HL, Mendelsohn NJ, Osterman T, Taylor CO, Pritchard D, Rehm HL, Tsosie KS, Vassy JL, Watson K, Wiley K, Williams MS. Advancing the science of genomic learning healthcare systems. Learn Health Syst. 2025 Oct; 9(4):e70027. PMID: 41169653.

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Education

  • Washington University School of Medicine, MD
  • Harvard School of Public Health, SM/ScM
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, MPH
  • Furman University, BS