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Overview

Gregory A. Roth is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions in cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, epidemiology, general health professions, organizational behavior and human resource management, and health.

The scientist's work spans several interconnected topics, including:

  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts

Gregory A. Roth has a substantial publication record in prominent medical and cardiovascular journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Circulation
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • JAMA
  • Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
  • Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Their notable papers include:

  • Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990-2019 (2020), Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • The Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks (2020), Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Other significant works relevant to their field, though not as a primary author, appear under related global health studies on cardiovascular disease and risk factors, stroke burden, and worldwide health risk assessments published in major journals such as The Lancet and Stroke.

Frequently collaborating co-authors include:

  • Catherine O. Johnson
  • George A. Mensah
  • Ali H. Mokdad
  • Christopher J L Murray
  • Emmanuela Gakidou

Best Publications

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Theo Vos;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2019 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Emelia J. Benjamin;Paul Muntner;Alvaro Alonso;Marcio S. Bittencourt

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2017 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Emelia J. Benjamin;Michael J. Blaha;Stephanie E. Chiuve;Mary Cushman

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2018 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association.

    Emelia J. Benjamin;Salim S. Virani;Clifton W. Callaway;Alanna M. Chamberlain

  • Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019: Update From the GBD 2019 Study

    Gregory A. Roth;George A. Mensah;Catherine O. Johnson;Giovanni Addolorato

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Gregory A Roth;Gregory A Roth;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Solomon M Abay

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2020 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Salim S. Virani;Alvaro Alonso;Emelia J. Benjamin;Marcio S. Bittencourt

  • Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Valery L Feigin;Benjamin A Stark;Catherine Owens Johnson;Gregory A Roth

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohammad H Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H Ross Anderson;Victoria F Bachman

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Theo Vos;Ryan M. Barber;Brad Bell;Amelia Bertozzi-Villa

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohsen Naghavi;Haidong Wang;Rafael Lozano;Adrian Davis

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Theo Vos;Christine Allen;Megha Arora;Ryan M Barber

  • Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Haidong Wang;Mohsen Naghavi;Christine Allen;Ryan M Barber

  • Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Ashkan Afshin;Patrick John Sur;Kairsten A. Fay;Leslie Cornaby

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Jeffrey D. Stanaway;Ashkan Afshin;Emmanuela Gakidou;Stephen S. Lim

  • Global, regional, and national burden of neurological disorders, 1990-2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Valery L Feigin;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Foad Abd-Allah

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2021 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association.

    Salim S. Virani;Alvaro Alonso;Hugo J. Aparicio;Emelia J. Benjamin

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Mohsen Naghavi;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M Abbas

  • Global, regional, and national burden of cardiovascular diseases for 10 causes, 1990 to 2015

    Gregory A. Roth;Catherine Johnson;Amanuel Abajobir;Foad Abd-Allah

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Simon I Hay;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher J L Murray
Christopher J L Murray University of Washington
Mohsen Naghavi
Mohsen Naghavi Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Valery L. Feigin
Valery L. Feigin Auckland University of Technology
George A. Mensah
George A. Mensah National Institutes of Health
Theo Vos
Theo Vos Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Ali H. Mokdad
Ali H. Mokdad University of Washington
Simon I. Hay
Simon I. Hay University of Washington
Alan D. Lopez
Alan D. Lopez University of Melbourne
Ted R. Miller
Ted R. Miller Pacific Institute
Mohammad H. Forouzanfar
Mohammad H. Forouzanfar University of Washington

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