Gaia Pocobelli, PhD
“I provide epidemiological support for KPWHRI research projects in the areas of cancer epidemiology and perinatal epidemiology, with a focus on the risks and benefits of medication use.”
Gaia Pocobelli, PhD
Senior Collaborative Scientist, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
Gaia.S.Pocobelli@kp.org
206-287-2914
Biography
Gaia Pocobelli, PhD, is passionate about providing rigorous epidemiological support for KPWHRI research projects in the areas of cancer epidemiology and perinatal epidemiology, with a focus on medication safety.
Dr. Pocobelli completed her doctoral work in epidemiology at the University of Washington. Her dissertation research was on menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer mortality. As a doctoral student research associate she worked on a variety of cancer epidemiology studies at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and at Kaiser Permanente Washington with Dr. Jessica Chubak. After her doctoral work, she honed her skills in the area of perinatal epidemiology and medication safety during pregnancy as a National Institutes of Health Reproductive, Perinatal and Pediatric Epidemiology postdoctoral fellow at the University of Washington, working in part with Dr. Sascha Dublin of Kaiser Permanente.
Research interests and experience
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Cancer
Risk factors and survivorship
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Women's Health
Menopausal hormone therapy and perinatal epidemiology
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Medication Use & Patient Safety
Pharmacoepidemiology studies of cancer risk and medication safety in pregnancy
Recent publications
Pocobelli G, Kristal AR, Patterson RE, Potter JD, Lampe JW, Kolar A, Evans I, White E. Total mortality risk in relation to use of less-common dietary supplements. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Jun;91(6):1791-800. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28639. Epub 2010 Apr 21. PubMed
Pocobelli G, Peters U, Kristal AR, White E. Use of supplements of multivitamins, vitamin C, and vitamin E in relation to mortality. Am J Epidemiol. 2009 Aug 15;170(4):472-83. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwp167. Epub 2009 Jul 13. PubMed
Pocobelli G, Cook LS, Brant R, Lee SS. Hepatocellular carcinoma incidence trends in Canada: analysis by birth cohort and period of diagnosis. Liver Int. 2008 Nov;28(9):1272-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2008.01704.x. Epub 2008 Apr 1. PubMed
Newcomb PA, Pocobelli G, Chia V. Why hormones protect against large bowel cancer: old ideas, new evidence. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2008;617:259-69. doi: 10.1007/978-0-387-69080-3_24. PubMed
Pocobelli G, Newcomb PA, Trenthan-Dietz A, Titus-Ernstoff L, Hampton JM, Egan KM. Statin use and risk of breast cancer. Cancer. 2008;112:27-33. PubMed
Hilsden RJ, Verhoef MJ, Best A, Pocobelli G. Complementary and alternative medicine use by Canadian patients with inflammatory bowel disease: results from a national survey. Am J Gastroenterol. 2003 Jul;98(7):1563-8.DOI:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07519.x. PubMed
Hilsden RJ, Verhoef MJ, Best A, Pocobelli G. A national survey on the patterns of treatment of inflammatory bowel disease in Canada. BMC Gastroenterol. 2003 Jun 5;3:10. DOI: 10.1186/1471-230X-3-10. PubMed
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