Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology
PLCO Research
UPMC Cancer Pavilion, 3rd Floor
5150 Centre Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Phone: (412) 623-3313
Fax: (412) 623-3303
E-mail: jwepid@pitt.edu



Research Interests

• Cancer Epidemiology
• Epidemiology and Health Services Research

Education & Training

• Kent State University - B.A. Chemistry/Biological Sciences, 1977
• Johns Hopkins University - M.D. Medicine, 1981
• University of Pittsburgh - M.P.H. Epidemiology, 1982

Selected Publications

Byrne MM, Koru-Sengul T, Zhao W, Weissfeld JL, Roberts MS. Healthcare use after screening for lung cancer. Cancer 2010;116:4793-9.

Han Y-Y, Dinse GE, Umbach DM, Davis DL, Weissfeld JL. Age-period-cohort analysis of cancers not related to tobacco, screening, or HIV: sex and race differences. Cancer Causes & Control 2010;21:1227-36.

Weissfeld JL, Ling BS, Schoen RE, Bresalier RS, Riley T, Prorok PC. Adherence to repeat screening flexible sigmoidoscopy in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial. Cancer. 2002; 94:2569-76.56.

Schoen RE, Pinsky PF, Weissfeld JL, Bresalier RS, Church T, Prorok P, Gohagan JK, for the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial Group. Results of repeat sigmoidoscopy 3 years after a negative examination. JAMA. 2003; 290(1): 41-8.64.

Sit AS, Modugno F, Hill LM, Martin J, Weissfeld JL. Transvaginal ultrasound measurement of endometrial thickness as a biomarker for estrogen exposure. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2004, 13(9): 1459-65.75.

Schoen RE, Weissfeld JL, Kuller LH, Thaete FL, Evans RW, Hayes RB, Rosen CJ. Insulin-like growth factor-I and insulin are associated with the presence and advancement of adenomatous polyps. Gastroenterology. 2005; 129(2):464-75.81.

Weissfeld JL, Schoen RE, Pinsky PF, Bresalier RS, Church T, Yurgalevitch S, Austin JH, Prorok PC, Gohagan JK, Team PP. Flexible sigmoidoscopy in the PLCO cancer screening trial: results from the baseline screening examination of a randomized trial. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2005; 97(13):989-97.

Trauth JM, Jernigan JC, Siminoff LA, Musa D, Neal-Ferguson D, Weissfeld J. Factors affecting older African American women's decisions to join the PLCO Cancer Screening Trial. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2005; 23(34):8730-8.82.

Egloff AM, Weissfeld J, Land SR, Finn OJ. Evaluation of anticyclin B1 serum antibody as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for lung cancer. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 2005; 1062:29-40.

Buch SC, Nazar-Stewart V, Weissfeld JL, Romkes M. Case-control study of oral and oropharyngeal cancer in whites and genetic variation in eight metabolic enzymes. Head & Neck. 2008 Sep;30(9):1139-47.

Hudson AG, Gierach GL, Modugno F, Simpson J, Wilson JW, Evans RW, Vogel VG, Weissfeld JL. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and serum total estradiol in postmenopausal women. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2008 Mar;17(3):680-7.106.

Ling BS, Trauth JM, Fine MJ, Mor MK, Resnick A, Braddock CH, Bereknyei S, Weissfeld JL, Schoen RE, Ricci EM, Whittle J. Informed decision-making and colorectal cancer screening: is it occurring in primary care?[see comment]. Medical Care. 2008 Sep;46(9 Suppl 1):S23-9.

Byrne MM, Weissfeld J, Roberts MS. Anxiety, fear of cancer, and perceived risk of cancer following lung cancer screening. Medical Decision Making. 2008 Nov-Dec;28(6):917-25.110.

Wilson DO, Weissfeld JL, Fuhrman CR, Fisher SN, Balogh P, Landreneau RJ, Luketich JD, Siegfried JM. The Pittsburgh Lung Screening Study (PLuSS): outcomes within 3 years of a first computed tomography scan.[see comment]. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine. 2008 Nov 1;178(9):956-61.116.

Han Y-Y, Weissfeld JL, Davis DL, Talbott EO. Arsenic levels in ground water and cancer incidence in Idaho: an ecologic study. International Archives of Occupational & Environmental Health 2009;82(7):843-9.117.

Ling BS, Schoen RE, Trauth JM, Wahed AS, Eury T, Simak DM, Solano FX, Weissfeld JL. Physicians encouraging colorectal screening: a randomized controlled trial of enhanced office and patient management on compliance with colorectal cancer screening. Archives of Internal Medicine 2009;169(1):47-55.

Styn MA, Land SR, Perkins KA, Wilson DO, Romkes M, Weissfeld JL. Smoking behavior 1 year after computed tomography screening for lung cancer: Effect of physician referral for abnormal CT findings. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 2009;18(12):3484-9.