Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D.

Senior Investigator

Minority Health and Health Disparities Population

NHLBI

Institute Director

NIMHD

6707 DEMOCRACY BLVD
BETHESDA, MD 20817
United States

301-496-7162

eliseo.perez-stable@nih.gov

Research Topics

Dr. Pérez-Stable's research interests have centered on improving the health of racial/ethnic minorities and underserved populations, advancing patient-centered care, improving cross-cultural communication skills among health care professionals, and enabling the biomedical workforce and health care professionals to address and prevent the health challenges of all people.

Biography

Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D. is Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) and Principal Investigator in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Pérez-Stable's research interests have centered on improving the health of racial/ethnic minorities and underserved populations, advancing patient-centered care, improving cross-cultural communication skills among health care professionals, and enabling the biomedical workforce and health care professionals to address and prevent the health challenges of all people. Recognized as a leader in Latino health care and disparities research, Dr. Pérez-Stable has spent more than 30 years leading research on smoking cessation and tobacco control policy in Latino populations in the United States and Latin America.

Selected Publications

  1. Global Burden of Disease US Health Disparities Collaborators. Life expectancy by county and educational attainment in the USA, 2000-19: an observational analysis. Lancet Public Health. 2025;10(2):e136-e147.
  2. Pérez-Stable EJ, Panigrahi A, Coreas SI, Rodriquez EJ, Afable A, Elfassy T, Isasi CR, Gonzalez JS, Daviglus ML, Hinerman A, Giachello A, Perreira KM, Gallo LC. Diabetes and Hypertension Risk Across Acculturation and Education Levels in Hispanic/Latino Adults: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. JAMA Health Forum. 2025;6(3):e250273.
  3. GBD US Health Disparities Collaborators, Strassle PD, Kendrick P, Baumann MM, Kelly YO, Li Z, Schmidt C, Sylte DO, Compton K, Bertolacci GJ, La Motte-Kerr W, Daoud F, Naghavi M, Rodriquez EJ, Mensah GA, Murray CJL, Mokdad AH, Dwyer-Lindgren L, Pérez-Stable EJ. Homicide Rates Across County, Race, Ethnicity, Age, and Sex in the US: A Global Burden of Disease Study. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(2):e2462069.
  4. Penn DC, Oladeinde YA, Avilés-Santa L, Pérez-Stable EJ. Increasing and Diversifying the Primary Care Physician Workforce. Fam Pract. 2025;42(1).

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