Weiva Sieh, MD, PhD, MS
- SENIOR FACULTY | Population Health Science and Policy
- SENIOR FACULTY | Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Dr. Sieh’s research focuses on identifying genetic and epidemiologic factors underlying cancer susceptibility and outcomes. Current interests include:
1) Genetic and environmental determinants of mammographic breast density; relationship of breast density and other image features to breast cancer risk.
2) Genomic risk prediction using machine learning methods.
3) Risk and prognosis of hormone-related cancers, including cancers of the breast, ovary and prostate.
Education
BA Biology, Harvard University
MD Medicine, McGill University
MS Biostatistics, University of Washington
PhD Epidemiology, University of Washington
Postdoc Statistical Genetics, University of Washington
*Jeffers AM, *Sieh W, Lipson JA, Rothstein JH, McGuire V, Whittemore AS, Rubin DL. Breast cancer risk and mammographic density assessed with semiautomated and fully automated methods and BI-RADS. Radiology 2017 Feb; 282(2): 348-55.
Habel LA, Lipson JA, Achacoso N, Rothstein JH, Yaffe MJ, Liang RY, Acton L, McGuire V, Whittemore AS, Rubin DL, Sieh W. Case-control study of mammographic density and breast cancer risk using processed digital mammograms. Breast Cancer Research 2016 May; 18(1).
Sieh W, Sundquist K, Sundquist J, Winkleby MA, Crump C. Intrauterine factors and risk of nonepithelial ovarian cancers. Gynecologic Oncology 2014 May; 133(2): 293-7.
Sieh W, Köbel M, Longacre TA, Bowtell DD, deFazio A, Goodman MT, Høgdall E, Deen S, Wentzensen N, Moysich KB, Brenton JD, Clarke BA, Menon U, Gilks CB, Kim A, Madore J, Fereday S, George J, Galletta L, Lurie G, Wilkens LR, Carney ME, Thompson PJ, Matsuno RK, Kjær SK, Jensen A, Høgdall C, Kalli KR, Fridley BL, Keeney GL, Vierkant RA, Cunningham JM, Brinton LA, Yang HP, Sherman ME, García-Closas M, Lissowska J, Odunsi K, Morrison C, Lele S, Bshara W, Sucheston L, Jimenez-Linan M, Driver K, Alsop J, Mack M, McGuire V, Rothstein JH, Rosen BP, Bernardini MQ, Mackay H, Oza A, Wozniak EL, Benjamin E, Gentry-Maharaj A, Gayther SA, Tinker AV, Prentice LM, Chow C, Anglesio MS, Johnatty SE, Chenevix-Trench G, Whittemore AS, Pharoah PD, Goode EL, Huntsman DG, Ramus SJ. Hormone-receptor expression and ovarian cancer survival: an Ovarian Tumor Tissue Analysis consortium study. Lancet Oncology 2013 Aug; 14(9): 853-62.
Sieh W, Salvador S, McGuire V, Weber RP, Terry KL, Rossing MA, Risch H, Wu AH, Webb PM, Moysich K, Doherty JA, Felberg A, Miller D, Jordan SJ, Goodman MT, Lurie G, Chang-Claude J, Rudolph A, Kjær SK, Jensen A, Høgdall E, Bandera EV, Olson SH, King MG, Rodriguez-Rodriguez L, Kiemeney LA, Marees T, Massuger LF, van Altena AM, Ness RB, Cramer DW, Pike MC, Pearce CL, Berchuck A, Schildkraut JM, Whittemore AS. Tubal ligation and risk of ovarian cancer subtypes: a pooled analysis of case-control studies. International Journal of Epidemiology 2013 Apr; 42(2): 579-89.
Sieh W, Choi Y, Chapman NH, Craig UK, Steinbart EJ, Rothstein JH, Oyanagi K, Garruto RM, Bird TD, Galasko DR, Schellenberg GD, Wijsman EM. Identification of novel susceptibility loci for Guam neurodegenerative disease: challenges of genome scans in genetic isolates. Human Molecular Genetics 2009 Oct; 18(19): 3725-38.
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Dr. Sieh did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry during 2017 and/or 2018: consulting, scientific advisory board, industry-sponsored lectures, service on Board of Directors, participation on industry-sponsored committees, equity ownership valued at greater than 5% of a publicly traded company or any value in a privately held company. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
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