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 5/7/2026

    Gibbs LR, Fox MP, Aparicio HJ, Jick S. Combined Oral Contraceptives and Stroke Risk in Individuals With Migraine With Aura. Obstet Gynecol. 2026 May 07. PMID: 42096712.

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  • Published 4/24/2026

    Ekenze O, Scott M, Himali D, Lioutas VA, Seshadri S, Howard VJ, Fornage M, Aparicio HJ, Beiser AS, Romero JR. Sex-specific trends in incident stroke: The Framingham Heart Study. medRxiv. 2026 Apr 24. PMID: 42078382.

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  • Published 4/1/2026

    Koton S, Gross AL, Aparicio HJ, Beiser AS, Briceño EM, Coresh J, Elkind MSV, Giordani BJ, Gottesman RF, Hayward RA, Howard VJ, Johansen MC, Lazar RM, Springer MV, Stanton RJ, Sussman J, Wang H, Whitney RT, Ye W, Levine DA. Ischemic Stroke Incidence and Severity and Poststroke Cognitive Decline and Incident Dementia. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Apr 01; 9(4):e268900. PMID: 41989779.

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  • Published 3/18/2026

    Maher S, Scott MR, Buckley RF, DeCarli CS, Aparicio HJ, Romero JR, Vasan RS, Murabito JM, Bhasin S, Beiser AS, Seshadri S, McGrath ER. Number of Live Births as a Protective Factor Against Clinical and Covert Brain Infarcts: The Framingham Heart Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Apr 07; 15(7):e044037. PMID: 41848034.

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  • Published 1/19/2026

    Romero JR, Pinheiro A, Demissie S, Aparicio HJ, Lioutas VA, Charidimou A, Beiser A, Ekenze O, Himali JJ, DeCarli C, Seshadri S, Mohammed S. Lifelong trajectories of modifiable vascular risk factors and relation to cerebral small vessel disease in the Framingham Heart Study. medRxiv. 2026 Jan 19. PMID: 41646706.

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Other Positions

  • Investigator
    Framingham Heart Study

Education

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