Pantel S. Vokonas, MD
Professor, Medicine
Biography
Pantel S. Vokonas, MD is a Professor of Preventine Medicine & Epidemiology at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Dr. Vokonas graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine and has been in practice for over fifty years. In addition, he is currently affiliated with the VA Boston Healthcare System and is Director of the VA Normative Aging Study.
Other Positions
- Investigator, Framingham Heart Study
- Director, VA Normative Aging Study, VA Boston Healthcare System
- VA Boston Healthcare System
Websites
Education
- Ohio State University, MD
- Ohio State University, BA
Publications
- Published on 10/14/2024
Zilli Vieira CL, Liu CS, Rudke AP, Wang Y, Wang VA, Schwartz JD, Vokonas P, Koutrakis P. Detrimental impact of solar and geomagnetic activity on plasma B-complex vitamins in the VA normative aging study cohort. Sci Rep. 2024 Oct 14; 14(1):24065. PMID: 39402061.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/15/2024
Qiu X, Danesh Yazdi M, Wang C, Kosheleva A, Wu H, Vokonas PS, Spiro A, Laurent LC, DeHoff P, Kubzansky LD, Weisskopf MG, Baccarelli AA, Schwartz JD. Extracellular microRNAs associated with psychiatric symptoms in the Normative Aging Study. J Psychiatr Res. 2024 Oct; 178:270-277. PMID: 39173451.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/8/2024
Danesh Yazdi M, Sonntag A, Kosheleva A, Nassan FL, Wang C, Xu Z, Wu H, Laurent LC, DeHoff P, Comfort NT, Vokonas P, Wright R, Weisskopf M, Baccarelli AA, Schwartz JD. The association between toenail metals and extracellular MicroRNAs (ex-miRNAs) among the participants of the Normative Aging study (NAS). Environ Res. 2024 Nov 15; 261:119761. PMID: 39122161.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/8/2023
Zhai T, Zilli Vieira CL, Vokonas P, Baccarelli AA, Nagel ZD, Schwartz J, Koutrakis P. Annual space weather fluctuations and telomere length dynamics in a longitudinal cohort of older men: the Normative Aging Study. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2024 Nov; 34(6):1072-1080. PMID: 38066331.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/15/2023
Prince N, Stav M, Cote M, Chu SH, Vyas CM, Okereke OI, Palacios N, Litonjua AA, Vokonas P, Sparrow D, Spiro A, Lasky-Su JA, Kelly RS. Metabolomics and Self-Reported Depression, Anxiety, and Phobic Symptoms in the VA Normative Aging Study. Metabolites. 2023 Jul 15; 13(7). PMID: 37512558.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/24/2023
Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Cardenas A, Gao X, Wang C, Vokonas P, Spiro A, Osborne AD, Kosheleva A, Hou L, Baccarelli AA, Schwartz J. Psychological Stress and Epigenetic Aging in Older Men: The VA Normative Aging Study. Transl Med Aging. 2023; 7:66-74. PMID: 37576443.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/24/2023
Shen Y, Kioumourtzoglou MA, Wu H, Vokonas P, Spiro A, Navas-Acien A, Baccarelli AA, Gao F. Cohort Network: A Knowledge Graph toward Data Dissemination and Knowledge-Driven Discovery for Cohort Studies. Environ Sci Technol. 2023 Jun 06; 57(22):8236-8244. PMID: 37224396.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/19/2023
Danesh Yazdi M, Nassan FL, Kosheleva A, Wang C, Xu Z, Di Q, Requia WJ, Comfort NT, Wu H, Laurent LC, DeHoff P, Vokonas P, Baccarelli AA, Schwartz JD. Intermediate and long-term exposure to air pollution and temperature and the extracellular microRNA profile of participants in the normative aging study (NAS). Environ Res. 2023 Jul 15; 229:115949. PMID: 37084943.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/10/2023
Danesh Yazdi M, Nassan FL, Kosheleva A, Wang C, Xu Z, Di Q, Requia WJ, Comfort NT, Wu H, Laurent LC, DeHoff P, Vokonas P, Baccarelli AA, Schwartz JD. Short-term air pollution and temperature exposure and changes in the extracellular microRNA profile of Normative Aging Study (NAS) participants. Environ Int. 2023 Jan; 171:107735. PMID: 36640488.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/1/2023
Eckhardt CM, Gambazza S, Bloomquist TR, De Hoff P, Vuppala A, Vokonas PS, Litonjua AA, Sparrow D, Parvez F, Laurent LC, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA, Wu H. Extracellular Vesicle-Encapsulated microRNAs as Novel Biomarkers of Lung Health. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 Jan 01; 207(1):50-59. PMID: 35943330.
Read at: PubMed
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