Cora E. Lewis, MD MSPH FACP FAHA
Professor
Division of Preventive Medicine
Contact Information:
Medical Towers 734
1717 11th Avenue South
Birmingham, Alabama 35205
Phone: 205-934-6383
Fax: 205-934-7959
clewis@dopm.uab.edu
Research Interests
An internist and epidemiologist, she has considerable experience in long-term epidemiologic studies and clinical trials, including expertise in recruitment and retention in large, long-term studies, measures of body composition and bone density, population surveys, disease outcomes, lifestyle assessments, imaging in the context of large studies and epidemiologic methodology.
Educational Background
University of Alabama at Birmingham,MSPH, 1990
Indiana University School of Medicine, MD, 1984
University of Miami, BS, 1980
Professional Activities
Member, International Society on Hypertension in Blacks
Member, Society for Epidemiologic Research
Member, American College of Physicians
Member, American Public Health Association
Member, American Heart Association Councils on Epidemiology and Prevention, Nutritional, Physical Activity, and Metabolism, and High Blood Pressure Research
Member, American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
Professional Societies:
Fellow, American College of Physicians - American Society of Internal Medicine
Fellow, American Heart Association
Member, Science Advisory& Coordinating Committee (SACC), American Heart Association, 2006 - present
University Activities:
Member, UAB Fracture Expert Panel, Department of Endocrinology, 2008 - Present
Member, Search Committee, Webb Chair in Nutrition Sciences, Department of Nutrition Sciences, 2007 - Present
Member, Division of Preventive Medicine Senior Advisory Council, 2007 - Present
Member, Division of Preventive Medicine Leadership Committee 2004 - Present
Metabolic Bone Disease Center Steering Committee, 1995 - Present
Selected Recent Publications
Gordon-Larsen P, Boone JE, Sidney S, Sternfeld B, Jacobs DR, Lewis CE. Active commuting, physical activity and cardiovascular disease risk: The CARDIA study. In press, Archives of Internal Medicine
Englund M, Guermazi A, Roemer FW, Aliabadi P, Yang M, Lewis CE, Torner J, Nevitt MC, Sack B, Felson DT. Meniscal tear in knees without surgery and the development of radiographic knee osteoarthritis: nested case-control study within the prospective Multicenter Osteoarthritis (MOST) Study. Arthritis & Rheumatism 2009 Feb 26 [Epub ahead of print] 60(3) (March 2009)
Berry JD, Liu K, Folsom AR, Lewis CE, Carr JJ, Polak JF, Shea S, Sidney S, O'Leary DH, Chan C, Lloyd-Jones DM. Prevalence and Progression of Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Younger Adults with Low Short-Term but High Lifetime Estimated Risk for Cardiovascular Disease the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study and Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Circulation 2009; 119:382-389
Chen Z, Beck TJ, Cauley JA, Lewis CE, LaCroix, Bassford T, Guanglin W, Sherritt D, Going S. Hormone Therapy Improves Femur Geometry among Ethnically Diverse Postmenopausal Participants in the Women's Health Initiative Hormone Intervention Trials. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 2008:23(12):1935-45.
Kumanyika SK, Obarzanek E, Stettler N, Bell R, Field AE, Fortmann SP, Franklin BA, Gillman MW, Lewis CE, Poston WC, Stevens, Hong Y. AHA Scientific Statement 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) Circulation 2008;118:428-464.
Patel SR, Blackwell T, Redline S, Ancoli-Israel S, Cauley JA, Hillier TA, Lewis CE, Orwoll ES, Stefanick ML, Taylor BC, Yaffe K, Stone KL, for the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) and the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures (SOF) Research Groups. The association between Sleep Duration and Obesity in Older Adults International Journal of Obesity (Lond) 2008; 32(12):1825-34.
Roemer F, Guermazi A, Javaid MK, Lynch JA, Niu J, Zhang Y, Felson DT, Lewis CE, Torner J, Nevitt MC. Change in MRI-Detected Subchondral Bone Marrow Lesions is Associated with Cartilage Loss :The MOST Study A longitudinal Multicenter study of knee osteoarthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2008; Dec 1.
Felson DT, Nevitt M, Ynag M, Clancy M, Niu J, Torner J, Lewis CE, Aliabadi P, Sack B, McCulloch C, Zhang Y. A new approach yields high rates of x-ray progression in knee osteoarthritis. Journal of Rheumatology 2008:35(10):2047-54.
Pletcher MJ, Biddins-Donimgo K, Lewis CE, Wei GS, Sidney S, Carr JJ, Vittinghoff E, McCulloch CE, Hulley SB. Prehypertension during Young Adulthood and Coronary Calcium Later in Life, the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study Annals of Internal Medicine 2008:149(2):91-9.
Allison MA, Manson JE, Langer RD, Aragaki A, Smoller S, Lewis CE, Thomas A, Lawson W, Cochrane BB, Hsia J, Hunt JR, Robinson J for the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) and WHI - Coronary Artery Calcium Study Investigators. Association between Different Measures of Blood Pressure and Coronary Artery Calcium in Postmenopausal Women Hypertension 2008; 52(5):833-840.
Awards
2005 The Max Cooper Award for Excellence in Research, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
2000 International Silver CINDY Award recipient, video production: A Hysterectomy: the Decision is Yours, Cora E. Lewis, MD, MSPH Executive Producer.
2000 Telly Award Finalist, video production: Hysterectomy: the Decision is Yours, Cora E. Lewis, MD, MSPH, Executive Producer
1989 - 1990 National Research Service Award Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
1984 M.D. Degree with Highest Distinction, Indiana University, School of Medicine
1984 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Indiana University School of Medicine
1980 Bachelor of Science Degree with General Honors, Magna Cum Laude University of Miami
1977 - 1980 University Scholar, University of Miami
1975 National Merit Society Commended Student, New Albany High School
