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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Mary Cushman is affiliated with the University of Vermont in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the field of medicine, with extensive work in cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, internal medicine, epidemiology, genetics, and infectious diseases.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms

Frequent coauthors in their published work are:

  • Suzanne E. Judd
  • Virginia J. Howard
  • Neil A. Zakai
  • George Howard
  • Timothy B. Plante

Their publications appear often in these venues:

  • Circulation
  • Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Recent papers include:

  • COVID-19 and Thrombotic or Thromboembolic Disease: Implications for Prevention, Antithrombotic Therapy, and Follow-Up (2020), Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Therapeutic Anticoagulation with Heparin in Critically Ill Patients with Covid-19 (2021), New England Journal of Medicine
  • Multi-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation (2022), Nature Genetics
  • Therapeutic Anticoagulation with Heparin in Noncritically Ill Patients with Covid-19 (2021), Bristol Research (University of Bristol)
  • Genetic drivers of heterogeneity in type 2 diabetes pathophysiology (2024), Nature

Mary Cushman has been recognized with the following awards:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2012
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2016 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Dariush Mozaffarian;Emelia J. Benjamin;Alan S. Go;Donna K. Arnett

  • Executive Summary: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2015 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Dariush Mozaffarian;Emelia J. Benjamin;Alan S. Go;Donna K. Arnett

  • Heart disease and stroke statistics-2015 update: A report from the American Heart Association

    Dariush Mozaffarian;Emelia J. Benjamin;Alan S. Go;Donna K. Arnett

  • Executive Summary: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics--2016 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association.

    Dariush Mozaffarian;Emelia J. Benjamin;Alan S. Go;Donna K. Arnett

  • Inflammation, Aspirin, and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Apparently Healthy Men

    Paul M. Ridker;Mary Cushman;Meir J. Stampfer;Russell P. Tracy

  • Association of estimated glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in general population cohorts: a collaborative meta-analysis.

    Kunihiro Matsushita;Marije van der Velde;Brad C. Astor;Mark Woodward

  • Prevention of VTE in Nonsurgical Patients: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines

    Yngve Falck-Ytter;Charles W. Francis;Norman A. Johanson;Catherine Curley

  • Guidelines for the Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage. A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

    J. Claude Hemphill;Steven M. Greenberg;Craig S. Anderson;Kyra Becker

  • COVID-19 and Thrombotic or Thromboembolic Disease: Implications for Prevention, Antithrombotic Therapy, and Follow-up

    Behnood Bikdeli;Mahesh V. Madhavan;David Jimenez;Taylor Chuich

  • Management of Massive and Submassive Pulmonary Embolism, Iliofemoral Deep Vein Thrombosis, and Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

    Michael R. Jaff;M. Sean McMurtry;Stephen L. Archer;Mary Cushman

  • Ankle brachial index combined with Framingham risk score to predict cardiovascular events and mortality: A meta-analysis

    F.G.R. Fowkes;G.D. Murray;I. Butcher;C.L. Heald

  • Estrogen plus progestin and the risk of coronary heart disease

    JoAnn A E Manson;Judith Hsia;Karen C. Johnson;Jacques E. Rossouw

  • Diagnosis and Management of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

    Gustavo Saposnik;Fernando Barinagarrementeria;Robert D. Brown;Cheryl D. Bushnell

  • Incidence of and Risk Factors for Atrial Fibrillation in Older Adults

    Bruce M. Psaty;Teri A. Manolio;Lewis H. Kuller;Richard A. Kronmal

  • Plasma Concentration of C-Reactive Protein and Risk of Developing Peripheral Vascular Disease

    Paul M. Ridker;Mary Cushman;Meir J. Stampfer;Russell P. Tracy

  • Plasma fibrinogen level and the risk of major cardiovascular diseases and nonvascular mortality: an individual participant meta-analysis.

    J Danesh;S Lewington;S G Thompson;Lowe Gdo.

  • C-Reactive Protein, Fibrinogen, and Cardiovascular Disease Prediction

    Stephen Kaptoge;Emanuele Di Angelantonio;Lisa Pennells;Angela M. Wood

  • Sudden Cardiac Arrest

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

Frequent Co-Authors

George Howard
George Howard University of Alabama at Birmingham
Virginia J. Howard
Virginia J. Howard University of Alabama at Birmingham
Aaron R. Folsom
Aaron R. Folsom University of Minnesota
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Monika M. Safford
Monika M. Safford Cornell University
Susan R. Heckbert
Susan R. Heckbert University of Washington
Russell P. Tracy
Russell P. Tracy University of Vermont
Nancy S. Jenny
Nancy S. Jenny University of Vermont
Brett M. Kissela
Brett M. Kissela University of Cincinnati
Alexander P. Reiner
Alexander P. Reiner University of Washington

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