Hugo J. Aparicio, MD, MPH

Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Aparicio's research interests include the identification of lifestyle risk factors, biomarkers, neuroimaging markers and genetic influences associated with cerebrovascular diseases. He is particularly interested in the contributions of vascular risk factors to stroke, brain injury and aging, cognitive dysfunction and the development of Alzheimer’s disease and the influence of social determinants of health on these outcomes.

Publications

  • Published 9/15/2025

    Pinheiro A, Ekenze O, Aparicio HJ, Beiser AS, Decarli CS, Demissie S, Seshadri S, Romero JR. Multimarker Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Score and Risk of Incident Dementia in the Framingham Heart Study. Neurology. 2025 Oct 07; 105(7):e214113. PMID: 40953349.

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  • Published 8/21/2025

    Araujo-Contreras R, Pinheiro AA, Ekenze O, Sisto J, Aparicio HJ, Beiser A, Himali JJ, Lioutas V, DeCarli C, Seshadri S, Demissie S, Romero JR. Multi-marker cerebral small vessel disease score and risk of incident depression: The Framingham Heart Study. J Affect Disord. 2025 Aug 21; 392:120089. PMID: 40848767.

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  • Published 7/29/2025

    Ekenze O, Pinheiro A, Beiser AS, Lioutas VA, Aparicio HJ, Benjamin EJ, Vasan RS, DeCarli C, Seshadri S, Demissie S, Romero JR. Prevalent Cardiovascular Disease and Atrial Fibrillation in Relation to Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Burden. Brain Sci. 2025 Jul 29; 15(8). PMID: 40867146.

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  • Published 7/3/2025

    Lioutas VA, Peloso G, Romero JR, Aparicio H, Gonzales M, Werry A, Himali D, Himali J, Banerjee A, Gosh S, Ramachandran VS, Beiser A, Seshadri S. Long-Term Incidence of Dementia Following Transient Ischemic Attack: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Jul 15; 14(14):e037817. PMID: 40611491.

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  • Published 5/1/2025

    Sheehy S, Aparicio HJ, Xu NN, Lioutas VA, Shulman JG, Rosenberg L. Gestational Diabetes and Risk of Stroke Among US Black Women. Stroke. 2025 Jul; 56(7):1779-1785. PMID: 40308193.

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Other Positions

  • Investigator
    Framingham Heart Study

Websites

Education

  • University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, MD
  • Harvard School of Public Health, MPH
  • Emory University, BA

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