George T. O'Connor, MD
Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Dept of Medicine
Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine

MD, Boston University School of Medicine
MS, Harvard School of Public Health



My research focuses on epidemiology, including genetic epidemiology, and clinical investigations of asthma, allergy, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and sleep apnea. I have been the Boston University / Boston Medical Center principal investigator of multiple NIH-funded multi-center investigations, currently including the Inner-City Asthma Consortium (ICAC), the Vitamin D Antenatal Asthma Reduction Trial (VDAART), and the All of Us Research Program. Our ICAC studies include clinical trials in children and adolescents with asthma and a birth-cohort study examining the risk factors for asthma and allergy in the inner city. I also conduct epidemiologic and genetic epidemiologic research at the Framingham Heart Study, including genome-wide association studies seeking novel genetic determinants of lung function impairment, interstitial lung abnormalities, and atopy. I have collaborated with the Division of Computational Biomedicine's studies of alterations in gene expression related to tobacco smoking and COPD. My research spans disciplines including adult medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics, epidemiology, genetics and genomics, immunology, and environmental science. At Boston Medical Center, my outpatient practice focuses on adults with asthma, COPD, and bronchiectasis. I am an Associate Editor of JAMA.

Ad-interim Director; Co-Principle Investigator
Framingham Heart Study


Member
Boston University
Pulmonary Center


Member
Boston University
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research


Member
Boston University
Genome Science Institute




Clinical Center for NIH's Nurtrition for Precision Health: The All of Us NEw England Research Collaborative
12/10/2021 - 11/30/2026 (Subcontract PI)
Trustees of Tufts College, Inc NIH NICHD
1UG1HD107691-01

The Boston University Clinical and Transitional Science Institute
04/15/2020 - 03/31/2025 (Key Person)
PI: Megan H. Bair-Merritt, MD, MSCE
NIH/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
3UL1TR001430-07S1

Multi-Omic Approaches To Mechanisms Of Vitamin D, Environmental Influences, And The Microbiome On Asthma
09/01/2018 - 08/31/2023 (Subcontract PI)
The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. NIH OD
5UH3OD023268-06

Childrens Respiratory and Environmental Workgroup (CREW)
09/01/2018 - 08/31/2023 (Subcontract PI)
University of Wisconsin System NIH OD
5UH3OD023282-07

Interstitial Lung Abnormalities: Defining the Phenotype, Causes, and Consequences
05/01/2019 - 04/30/2023 (Subcontract PI)
The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. NIH NHLBI
5R01HL111024-09

Framingham Heart Study
04/01/2019 - 04/30/2023 (Multi-PI)
PI: George T. O'Connor, MD
NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
75N92019D00031

Childhood Asthma in Urban Settings (CAUSE)- Leadership Center
08/01/2021 - 03/31/2023 (Subcontract PI)
University of Wisconsin, Madison NIH NIAID
5UM1AI160040-02

The New England Precision Medicine Consortium of the All of Us Research Program
03/01/2019 - 02/28/2023 (Subcontract PI)
Massachusetts General Hospital NIH OD
3OT2OD026553-01S4

Genetic and Genomic Characterization of the Occurrence and Progression of Interstitial Lung Abnormalities
08/01/2018 - 07/31/2021 (Subcontract PI)
The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. NIH NHLBI
5R01HL135142-04

Inner City Asthma Consortium 3 (ICAC3)
08/01/2016 - 07/31/2021 (Subcontract PI)
University of Wisconsin System NIH NIAID
3UM1AI114271-07S1

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The New England Precision Medicine Consortium of the All of_
03/01/2018 - 02/28/2023 (PI)
The General Hospital Corporation / MGH National Institutes

A New England Enrollment Center for the PMI Cohort Program
04/01/2017 - 02/28/2018 (PI)
Mass General Hosp NIH-OD

ScreenFlow - COPD Screening System
09/30/2014 - 09/29/2016 (PI)
Dimagi, Inc. NIH-DHHS

ScreenFlow - COPD Screening System
07/01/2012 - 11/07/2013 (PI)
Dimagi, Inc. NIH-NHLBI

Screen Flow Development - Research Assistance
12/21/2012 - 05/31/2013 (PI)
Dimagi, Inc.


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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2022 The New England Precision Medicine Consortium of the All of Us Research Program 3OT2OD026553-01S4
2021 The New England Precision Medicine Consortium of the All of Us Research Program 3OT2OD026553-01S3 3
2020 The New England Precision Medicine Consortium of the All of Us Research Program 3OT2OD026553-01S2 3
2019 The New England Precision Medicine Consortium of the All of Us Research Program 3OT2OD026553-01S1 3
2018 The New England Precision Medicine Consortium of the All of Us Research Program 1OT2OD026553-01 3
2017 A New England Enrollment Center for PMI Cohort Program 3OT2OD024612-01S1
2016 A New England Enrollment Center for PMI Cohort Program 1OT2OD024612-01
2013 Vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy: impact on neonatal immune phenotype 5R01HL101390-04 3
2012 Vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy: impact on neonatal immune phenotype 5R01HL101390-03 3
2011 Vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy: impact on neonatal immune phenotype 5R01HL101390-02 3
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Publications listed below are automatically derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and other sources, which might result in incorrect or missing publications. Faculty can login to make corrections and additions.

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  1. Kim W, Hecker J, Barr RG, Boerwinkle E, Cade B, Correa A, Dupuis J, Gharib SA, Lange L, London SJ, Morrison AC, O'Connor GT, Oelsner EC, Psaty BM, Vasan RS, Redline S, Rich SS, Rotter JI, Yu B, Lange C, Manichaikul A, Zhou JJ, Sofer T, Silverman EK, Qiao D, Cho MH. Assessing the contribution of rare genetic variants to phenotypes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using whole-genome sequence data. Hum Mol Genet. 2022 Nov 10; 31(22):3873-3885.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35766891; PMCID: PMC9652112; DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddac117;
     
  2. Zhang J, Xu H, Qiao D, DeMeo DL, Silverman EK, O'Connor GT, Hobbs BD, Dupuis J, Cho MH, Moll M. A polygenic risk score and age of diagnosis of COPD. Eur Respir J. 2022 Sep; 60(3).View Related Profiles. PMID: 35115341
     
  3. Putman RK, Axelsson GT, Ash SY, Sanders JL, Menon AA, Araki T, Nishino M, Yanagawa M, Gudmundsson EF, Qiao D, San José Estépar R, Dupuis J, O'Connor GT, Rosas IO, Washko GR, El-Chemaly S, Raby BA, Gudnason V, DeMeo DL, Silverman EK, Hatabu H, DeVivo I, Cho MH, Gudmundsson G, Hunninghake GM. Interstitial lung abnormalities are associated with decreased mean telomere length. Eur Respir J. 2022 Aug; 60(2).View Related Profiles. PMID: 35115336
     
  4. McNeill J, Chernofsky A, Nayor M, Rahaghi FN, San Jose Estepar R, Washko G, Synn A, Vasan RS, O'Connor G, Larson MG, Ho JE, Lewis GD. The association of lung function and pulmonary vasculature volume with cardiorespiratory fitness in the community. Eur Respir J. 2022 Aug; 60(2).View Related Profiles. PMID: 34996832; PMCID: PMC9259762; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01821-2021;
     
  5. Bhatt SP, Balte PP, Schwartz JE, Jaeger BC, Cassano PA, Chaves PH, Couper D, Jacobs DR, Kalhan R, Kaplan R, Lloyd-Jones D, Newman AB, O'Connor G, Sanders JL, Smith BM, Sun Y, Umans JG, White WB, Yende S, Oelsner EC. Pooled Cohort Probability Score for Subclinical Airflow Obstruction. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022 Aug; 19(8):1294-1304. PMID: 35176216; PMCID: PMC9353954; DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202109-1020OC;
     
  6. Sanders JL, Axelsson G, Putman R, Menon A, Dupuis J, Xu H, Wang S, Murabito J, Vasan R, Araki T, Nishino M, Washko GR, Hatabu H, O'Connor G, Gudmundsson G, Gudnason V, Hunninghake GM. The relationship between interstitial lung abnormalities, mortality, and multimorbidity: a cohort study. Thorax. 2022 Jul 01.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35777957
     
  7. Gereige JD, Xu H, Ortega VE, Cho MH, Liu M, Sakornsakolpat P, Silverman EK, Beaty TH, Miller BE, Bakke P, Gulsvik A, Hersh CP, Morrow JD, Ampleford EJ, Hawkins GA, Bleecker ER, Meyers DA, Peters SP, Celedón JC, Tantisira K, Li J, Dupuis J, O'Connor GT. A genome-wide association study of bronchodilator response in participants of European and African ancestry from six independent cohorts. ERJ Open Res. 2022 Apr; 8(2).View Related Profiles. PMID: 35769418; PMCID: PMC9234425; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00484-2021;
     
  8. Eckhardt CM, Balte PP, Barr RG, Bertoni AG, Bhatt SP, Cuttica M, Cassano PA, Chaves P, Couper D, Jacobs DR, Kalhan R, Kronmal R, Lange L, Loehr L, London SJ, O'Connor GT, Rosamond W, Sanders J, Schwartz JE, Shah A, Shah SJ, Smith L, White W, Yende S, Oelsner EC. Lung function impairment and risk of incident heart failure: the NHLBI Pooled Cohorts Study. Eur Heart J. 2022 Jun 14; 43(23):2196-2208. PMID: 35467708; PMCID: PMC9631233; DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac205;
     
  9. Seibold MA, Moore CM, Everman JL, Williams BJM, Nolin JD, Fairbanks-Mahnke A, Plender EG, Patel BB, Arbes SJ, Bacharier LB, Bendixsen CG, Calatroni A, Camargo CA, Dupont WD, Furuta GT, Gebretsadik T, Gruchalla RS, Gupta RS, Khurana Hershey GK, Murrison LB, Jackson DJ, Johnson CC, Kattan M, Liu AH, Lussier SJ, O'Connor GT, Rivera-Spoljaric K, Phipatanakul W, Rothenberg ME, Seroogy CM, Teach SJ, Zoratti EM, Togias A, Fulkerson PC, Hartert TV. Risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission in households with children with asthma and allergy: A prospective surveillance study. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2022 Aug; 150(2):302-311. PMID: 35660376; PMCID: PMC9155183; DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.05.014;
     
  10. Bhatt SP, O'Connor GT. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Challenges and Opportunities. JAMA. 2022 05 10; 327(18):1768-1770. PMID: 35536275
     
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This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 303 publications over 36 distinct years, with a maximum of 26 publications in 2021

YearPublications
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201315
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201815
201925
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202126
202215
In addition to these self-described keywords below, a list of MeSH based concepts is available here.

air pollution
Asthma
Clinical trials
COPD
Epidemiology
Genetic epidemiology
pulmonary function
sleep apnea
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