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Douglas David Schocken

Professor Emeritus of Medicine
Medicine, Cardiology
Duke Box 3126, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710-0001
15 Barrington Place, Durham, NC 27705

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor Emeritus of Medicine · 2021 - Present Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine

Recent Publications


Long-term aspirin use and heart failure incidence: A patient-level pooled analysis study.

Journal Article Am J Med · January 2026 BACKGROUND: The effect of chronic aspirin use on the development of heart failure remains uncertain, and no prior observational study has evaluated it as a time-dependent exposure. METHODS: We analyzed data from four prospective cohort studies involving 26 ... Full text Link to item Cite

Sex-specific optimal cut-off points for metabolic health indicators to predict incident type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Journal Article Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis · August 2025 BACKGROUND AND AIM: We aimed to determine the optimal cut-off points for metabolic health indicators, including insulin resistance (IR), glucose, insulin, BMI, and waist circumference, in middle-aged nondiabetic people to predict future type 2 diabetes mel ... Full text Link to item Cite

BMI, waist circumference, and waist-to-hip trajectories and all-cause, CVD, and cancer mortality by sex in people without diabetes.

Journal Article Int J Obes (Lond) · July 2025 OBJECTIVES: We examined the associations of BMI, waist circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio trajectories with mortality in people without diabetes. METHODS: We analyzed 7601 people without diabetes from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. We us ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Lifestyle, CVD Risk and Cognitive Impairment

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2011 - 2018

Exercise, Depression, and Cardiac Risk

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2006 - 2012

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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University · 1974 M.D.