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Stephen P. Fortmann

Stephen P. Fortmann

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Medicine

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88092
World Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2005 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Stephen P. Fortmann is affiliated with Kaiser Permanente in the United States and specializes in medicine, with a focus on endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. Their work spans multiple areas including cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, physiology, public health, and environmental and occupational health.

Fortmann's research addresses a range of topics, most notably:

  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Diabetes Management and Education
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
  • Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors

They have contributed to numerous papers, including significant publications such as:

  • "Glycemia Reduction in Type 2 Diabetes - Microvascular and Cardiovascular Outcomes," 2022, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Validity of the Exercise Vital Sign Tool to Assess Physical Activity," 2021, American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • "Increased COVID-19 Infection Risk Drives Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Severe COVID-19 Outcomes," 2022, Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
  • "Primary Prevention Trial Designs Using Coronary Imaging," 2020, JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging
  • "Optimization of Metformin in the GRADE Cohort: Effect on Glycemia and Body Weight," 2020, Diabetes Care

Fortmann's frequent coauthors include:

  • Jennifer L. Kuntz
  • Timothy B. Frankland
  • Adrian Matias Bacong
  • Yihe G. Daida
  • Deborah Rohm Young

Their research has been published repeatedly in the following venues:

  • Circulation
  • Diabetes Care
  • BMC Public Health
  • Journal of Transport & Health
  • The Permanente Journal

Stephen P. Fortmann was recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 2005, an acknowledgment of their contributions in the field of medicine.

Best Publications

  • Third universal definition of myocardial infarction

    Kristian Thygesen;Joseph S. Alpert;Allan S. Jaffe;Maarten L. Simoons

  • Markers of Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease Application to Clinical and Public Health Practice: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Heart Association

    Thomas A. Pearson;George A. Mensah;R. Wayne Alexander;Jeffrey L. Anderson

  • Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: A pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants

    Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;James Bentham;Gretchen A Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • AHA Guidelines for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke: 2002 Update Consensus Panel Guide to Comprehensive Risk Reduction for Adult Patients Without Coronary or Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Diseases

    Thomas A. Pearson;Steven N. Blair;Stephen R. Daniels;Robert H. Eckel

  • Socioeconomic status and health: how education, income, and occupation contribute to risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

    M A Winkleby;D E Jatulis;E Frank;S P Fortmann

  • Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

    Bin Zhou;James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Honor Bixby

  • PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY IN THE FIVE-CITY PROJECT

    James F. Sallis;William L. Haskell;Peter D. Wood;Stephen P. Fortmann

  • A century of trends in adult human height

    James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Gretchen A. Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Estimation of contribution of changes in classic risk factors to trends in coronary-event rates across the WHO MONICA Project populations

    Kari Kuulasmaa;Hugh Tunstall-Pedoe;Annette Dobson;Stephen Fortmann

  • Association of small low-density lipoprotein particles with the incidence of coronary artery disease in men and women.

    Christopher D. Gardner;Stephen P. Fortmann;Ronald M. Krauss

  • Trends and Disparities in Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke, and Other Cardiovascular Diseases in the United States Findings of the National Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

    Richard Cooper;Jeffrey Cutler;Patrice Desvigne-Nickens;Stephen P. Fortmann

  • Effects of communitywide education on cardiovascular disease risk factors. The Stanford Five-City Project.

    JW Farquhar;Stephen P. Fortmann;JA Flora;CB Taylor

  • Case definitions for acute coronary heart disease in epidemiology and clinical research studies: a statement from the AHA Council on Epidemiology and Prevention; AHA Statistics Committee; World Heart Federation Council on Epidemiology and Prevention; the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Epidemiology and Prevention; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

    Russell V. Luepker;Fred S. Apple;Robert H. Christenson;Richard S. Crow

  • Genome-wide meta-analyses identify multiple loci associated with smoking behavior

    Helena Furberg;Yunjung Kim;Jennifer Dackor;Eric Boerwinkle

  • Changes in Plasma Lipids and Lipoproteins in Overweight Men during Weight Loss through Dieting as Compared with Exercise

    P D Wood;M L Stefanick;D M Dreon;B Frey-Hewitt

  • Population-Based Prevention of Obesity : The Need for Comprehensive Promotion of Healthful Eating, Physical Activity, and Energy Balance A Scientific Statement From American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention, Interdisciplinary Committee for Prevention (Formerly the Expert Panel on Population and Prevention Science)

    Shiriki K. Kumanyika;Eva Obarzanek;Nicolas Stettler;Ronny Bell

  • Predictors of adoption and maintenance of physical activity in a community sample

    James F. Sallis;William L. Haskell;Stephen P. Fortmann;Karen M. Vranizan

  • International diagnostic criteria for acute myocardial infarction and acute stroke

    Richard F. Gillum;Stephen P. Fortmann;Ronald J. Prineas;Thomas E. Kottke

  • Craving is associated with smoking relapse: findings from three prospective studies.

    Joel D. Killen;Stephen P. Fortmann

  • Depression and the metabolic syndrome in young adults: findings from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

    Leslie S. Kinder;Mercedes R. Carnethon;Latha P. Palaniappan;Abby C. King

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan S. Go
Alan S. Go Kaiser Permanente
Carlos Iribarren
Carlos Iribarren Kaiser Permanente
Mark A. Hlatky
Mark A. Hlatky Stanford University
Joel D. Killen
Joel D. Killen Stanford University
Thomas Quertermous
Thomas Quertermous Stanford University
Marilyn A. Winkleby
Marilyn A. Winkleby Stanford University
William L. Haskell
William L. Haskell Stanford University
June A. Flora
June A. Flora Stanford University
Lisa Henriksen
Lisa Henriksen Stanford University
Themistocles L. Assimes
Themistocles L. Assimes Stanford University

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