Kaiser Permanente Research NorCal

Congratulations to Theodore R. Levin! The @KPDOR associate director and research scientist, and @PermanenteDocs gastroenterologist, received the @AmerGastroAssn 2026 Clinical Practice Section Research Mentor Award at #DigestiveDiseaseWeek #DDW @JeffLeeMD @AasmaShaukatMD

Kaiser Permanente researchers find young adults with prediabetes have more than a 50% higher risk of heart disease than young adults with normal blood sugar. k-p.li/4vKRyIf

Great that the Recovery Research Institute recognized work published by our research fellow Natalia van Doren & coauthors Stacy Sterling, Derek Satre, Felicia Chi and Kelly Young-Wolff

We are delighted to share the KPRNC 2025 Annual Report: Advancing the Collective Power of Research! The report showcase many of our milestones and highlights, and honors and celebrates our remarkable @KPDOR & @TPMGDocCareers researchers. Read it here: shorturl.at/tMXzh

We were proud to have @KPDOR Senior Researcher Elizabeth Feliciano invited to give this important presentation on #cachexia phenotypes in patients with advanced cancer during the symposium on Advances in Survivorship Research at #AACR26

Our researcher Monique Hedderson @mhedders led the LEAP trial, which tested an app-based program to support maternal health

Excited to join @the_asci community and push the frontiers of science and health. Precision medicine requires precision phenotyping.

Study by @KPDOR in @JAMANetworkOpen (we/@PHIdotorg co-authored): NorCal teen #cannabis use rose post legalization—even before retail sales—& declined during #COVID, returned to “pre” levels by 24’. Norms, perceptions, & access impact behavior. Study: bit.ly/4vTAFev

Our AIM-HI Coordinating Center is hosting a virtual showcase 9-11 am PT April 29, on projects it has funded to evaluate the implementation of AI and machine learning algorithms to enhance diagnostic decision-making. Event flyer has agenda/reg info: dor-web.kaiser.org/Documents/exte…:

Research from our study team highlighted by @NIH. KPDOR team includes Derek Satre, Jennifer Lam, Michael Silverberg @mjsilverb, Verena Metz, Natalia Van Doren

Recent #ECHOChildHealth Cohort research led by Dr. Luke Grosvenor of @KPDOR found an association between higher perceived stress during #pregnancy & greater severity of #autism-related traits in children. Learn more: duke.is/9/4jty

🗣️ “Early and effective glucose management may substantially mitigate the elevated [offspring #obesity] risk associated with gestational #diabetes.” Hear more from Dr. Rana Chehab of @KPDOR 👇 @DiabetesCareADA @healiowomen @IDinChildren vist.ly/4x3av

🤰 Women with gestational #diabetes who have “stably optimal” glycemic control have a similar risk for offspring with #obesity as women without gestational diabetes. Learn more ⬇️ @KPDOR @DiabetesCareADA @healiowomen @IDinChildren vist.ly/4wmdc

ICYMI: Prenatal & early life exposure to #PFAS may be linked to a range of #childhealth outcomes. Materials from this recent #ECHODiscovery presentation from Dr. Alicia Peterson of @KPDOR are now available: duke.is/b/sfgu

Join us online Wed. 3/11 @ 1 pm ET to see Dr. Alicia Peterson of @KPDOR present our next free, public #ECHODiscovery webinar on the effects of prenatal and early life #PFAS exposure on #childhealth outcomes: duke.is/b/sfgu

Join the next @umnclhss seminar featuring Dr. Aaron Tierney, a staff scientist at @KPDOR! Title: "The Impact of Ambient AI Scribe Implementation in a Large Integrated Learning Health System" 📆 March 3 from 12-1 p.m. CST 🔗 z.umn.edu/iMpact-seminar… #AIscribe #AI

This @NPRHealth story covers new research from Kelly Young-Wolff & team on ⬆️ risk of mental health disorders in teens who use #cannabis. @PHIdotorg npr.org/2026/02/21/nx-…

#Nutrition during #pregnancy & childhood can have lasting effects on health outcomes. Learn about highlights of what #ECHOChildHealth Cohort researchers are doing to study these effects in this interview w/Drs. Monique Hedderson & Rana Chehab of @KPDOR: duke.is/v/9m3j

Our next #CLHSSiMpact seminar will feature Dr. Aaron Tierney, a staff scientist at @KPDOR. Dr. Tierney studies how to make health information technologies more usable and effective for care delivery. Join us on March 3, 12-1pm CST. z.umn.edu/iMpact-seminar…

ICYMI: "These findings . . . highlight critical opportunities to improve the quality & efficiency of pulmonary embolism evaluation in pregnant patients." -- editorial on study by Vinson, Roubinian, & @KPDOR @TPMGDocCareers in @JAMANetworkOpen. Story: bit.ly/3KlFBWz