Physician
Brigham and Women's Hospital

gary.curhan@channing.harvard.edu

Dr. Curhan is a member of the Channing Laboratory and the Renal division at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. Major funded active research interests include the epidemiology of nephrolithiasis, risk factors for renal function decline, cardiovascular disease, health effects of analgesic use, novel risk factors for hypertension, epidemiology of gout, and incontinence. Additional areas of active research include epidemiological studies of acute renal failure, pneumonia, painful bladder syndrome, and shingles. Risk factors being explored include dietary intake, 24-hour urine composition, urine and blood biomarkers, and genetic factors. Dr. Curhan spends approximately 80% of his time on these research activities and the remainder of his time on mentoring, teaching and co-directing parts of the PASTEUR program at HMS.

Curhan GC, Willett WC, Rimm EB, Stampfer MJ. A prospective study of dietary calcium and other nutrients and the risk of symptomatic kidney stones. N Engl J Med 1993;328:833-838. [abstract]

Tonelli M, Moyé, L, Sacks FM, Kiberd B, Curhan G; Cholesterol and Recurrent Events (CARE) Trial Investigators. Pravastatin for secondary prevention of cardiovascular events in mild chronic renal insufficiency. Ann Intern Med. 2003 Jan 21;138(2):98-104. [abstract]

Choi HK, Atkinson K, Karlson EW, Willett W, Curhan G. Purine-rich foods, dairy and protein intake, and risk of gout in men. N Engl J Med. 2004 Mar 11;350(11): 1093-103. [abstract]

Curhan GC, Willett WC, Speizer FE, Stampfer MJ. Beverage use and the risk for kidney stones in women. Ann Intern Med 1998;128:534-540. [abstract]

Forman JP, Rimm EB, Stampfer MJ, Curhan GC. Folate intake and the risk of incident hypertension among US women. JAMA. 2005 Jan 19;293(3):320-9. [abstract]

Winkelmayer WC, Stampfer MJ, Willett WC, Curhan GC. Habitual caffeine intake and the risk of hypertension in women. JAMA. 2005 Nov 9;294(18):2330-5. [abstract]