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  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Ronald M. Krauss is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research spans various fields within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a total of 124 and 45 publications respectively. The scientist's work often intersects multiple subfields including surgery, physiology, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, molecular biology, and genetics.

Their primary research topics cover lipoproteins and cardiovascular health, diet and metabolism studies, diabetes alongside cardiovascular risks and lipoproteins, nutritional studies and diet, atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases, genetic associations and epidemiology, and aspects of diet, metabolism, and disease.

Frequent publication venues include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 8 publications, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition with 5, Nutrients and Cardiovascular Diabetology both with 3 each, and Alzheimer's & Dementia, also with 3 publications.

Ronald M. Krauss has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, including Marisa W. Medina (15 joint publications), Elizabeth Theusch (14), Akinyemi Oni-Orisan (12), Sarah M. King (10), and Neil Risch (10).

Among notable recent published papers are:

  • "Low-density lipoproteins cause atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: pathophysiological, genetic, and therapeutic insights: a consensus statement from the European Atherosclerosis Society Consensus Panel," 2020, European Heart Journal
  • "Saturated Fats and Health: A Reassessment and Proposal for Food-Based Recommendations," 2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • "The Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium Guideline for SLCO1B1, ABCG2, and CYP2C9 genotypes and Statin-Associated Musculoskeletal Symptoms," 2022, Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
  • "The carbohydrate-insulin model: a physiological perspective on the obesity pandemic," 2021, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • "Consensus Statement by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American College of Endocrinology on the Management of Dyslipidemia and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Algorithm - 2020 Executive Summary," 2020, Endocrine Practice

Ronald M. Krauss was recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2000.

Best Publications

  • Diagnosis and management of the metabolic syndrome: an American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute scientific statement.

    Scott M Grundy;James I. Cleeman;Stephen R. Daniels;Karen A. Donato

  • Definition of Metabolic Syndrome Report of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/American Heart Association Conference on Scientific Issues Related to Definition

    Scott M. Grundy;H. Bryan Brewer;James I. Cleeman;Sidney C. Smith

  • Intestinal microbiota metabolism of L-carnitine, a nutrient in red meat, promotes atherosclerosis

    Robert A Koeth;Zeneng Wang;Bruce S Levison;Jennifer A Buffa

  • Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids

    Tanya M. Teslovich;Kiran Musunuru;Albert V. Smith;Andrew C. Edmondson

  • AHA Dietary Guidelines Revision 2000: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the Nutrition Committee of the American Heart Association

    Ronald M. Krauss;Robert H. Eckel;Barbara Howard;Lawrence J. Appel

  • Low-density lipoproteins cause atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. 1. Evidence from genetic, epidemiologic, and clinical studies. A consensus statement from the European Atherosclerosis Society Consensus Panel

    Brian A Ference;Henry N Ginsberg;Ian T. Graham;Kausik K Ray

  • Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels

    Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso

  • Low-Density Lipoprotein Subclass Patterns and Risk of Myocardial Infarction

    Melissa A. Austin;Jan L. Breslow;Charles H. Hennekens;Julie E. Buring

  • Effects of Estrogen or Estrogen/ Progestin Regimens on Heart Disease Risk Factors in Postmenopausal Women: The Postmenopausal Estrogen/Progestin Interventions (PEPI) Trial

    Valery T. Miller;John LaRosa;Vanessa Barnabei;Craig Kessler

  • Consuming fructose-sweetened, not glucose-sweetened, beverages increases visceral adiposity and lipids and decreases insulin sensitivity in overweight/obese humans

    Kimber L. Stanhope;Jean Marc Schwarz;Jean Marc Schwarz;Nancy L. Keim;Steven C. Griffen

  • Meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies evaluating the association of saturated fat with cardiovascular disease

    Patty W Siri-Tarino;Qi Sun;Frank B Hu;Ronald M Krauss

  • Atherogenic lipoprotein phenotype. A proposed genetic marker for coronary heart disease risk.

    Melissa A. Austin;Mary Claire King;Karen M. Vranizan;Ronald M. Krauss

  • Diagnosis and management of the metabolic syndrome. An American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Scientific Statement. Executive summary.

    Scott M. Grundy;James I. Cleeman;Stephen R. Daniels;Karen A. Donato

  • American College of Endocrinology position statement on the insulin resistance syndrome.

    Daniel Einhorn;Gerald M Reaven;Rhoda H Cobin;Earl Ford

  • Statin-associated muscle symptoms: impact on statin therapy—European Atherosclerosis Society Consensus Panel Statement on Assessment, Aetiology and Management

    Erik S. Stroes;Paul D. Thompson;Alberto Corsini;Georgirene D. Vladutiu

  • A Prospective Study of Triglyceride Level, Low-Density Lipoprotein Particle Diameter, and Risk of Myocardial Infarction

    Meir J. Stampfer;Ronald M. Krauss;Jing Ma;Patricia J. Blanche

  • Effects of intensive multiple risk factor reduction on coronary atherosclerosis and clinical cardiac events in men and women with coronary artery disease. The Stanford Coronary Risk Intervention Project (SCRIP).

    W L Haskell;E L Alderman;J M Fair;D J Maron

  • An Apolipoprotein Influencing Triglycerides in Humans and Mice Revealed by Comparative Sequencing

    Len A. Pennacchio;Michael Olivier;Jaroslav A. Hubacek;Jonathan C. Cohen

  • Identification of multiple subclasses of plasma low density lipoproteins in normal humans.

    Ronald M. Krauss;David J. Burke

  • Inhibition of early atherogenesis in transgenic mice by human apolipoprotein AI.

    Edward M. Rubin;Ronald M. Krauss;Elizabeth A. Spangler;Judy G. Verstuyft

Frequent Co-Authors

Jerome I. Rotter
Jerome I. Rotter UCLA Medical Center
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Paul M. Ridker
Paul M. Ridker Brigham and Women's Hospital
Xiaohui Li
Xiaohui Li Shaanxi Normal University
Daniel I. Chasman
Daniel I. Chasman Brigham and Women's Hospital
Mark O. Goodarzi
Mark O. Goodarzi Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Sekar Kathiresan
Sekar Kathiresan Harvard University
Erik Ingelsson
Erik Ingelsson Stanford University
Dan M. Roden
Dan M. Roden Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Eric Boerwinkle
Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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