Alexis Beatty, MD, MAS

Associate Professor

Alexis Beatty, MD, MAS is a cardiologist and health services researcher who studies innovative delivery models for cardiovascular disease care to improve outcomes and reduce disparities. She received a career development award from the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop and test a mobile application to improve participation in cardiac rehabilitation, called VA FitHeart. She worked for Apple 2018-2019 and participated in the development of their heart features and Research app. She returned to UCSF in January 2020 as an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. She is also appointed in the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology and sees general cardiology patients.

Dr. Beatty is Director of the UCSF MD/MAS program and Faculty Lead of the UCSF Training in Clinical Research (TICR) program. Since 2024, Dr. Beatty serves as the Co-Director of the UCSF Cardiac Rehabilitation and Wellness Center.

Dr. Beatty's research focuses on developing, testing, and implementing innovative delivery models for cardiac rehabilitation to improve outcomes and reduce disparities. Her interests also include innovative delivery models for cardiovascular prevention and treatment and digital clinical study methods.

Education
02/2021 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California, San Francisco
11/2017 - Health Informatics Certificate Program, Veterans Health Administration
06/2013 - Cardiology Fellowship, University of California, San Francisco
MAS, 05/2013 - Clinical Research, University of California, San Francisco
06/2008 - Internal Medicine Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital
MD, 05/2005 - Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine
BSE, 05/2001 - Biomedical Engineering, Duke University
Honors and Awards
  • Presidential Recognition Award, American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, 2021
  • Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators Excellence in Teaching Award, UCSF, 2021
  • Health Services Research and Development Career Development Award, Veterans Affairs, 2017
  • Best of Specialty Conferences Poster, American Heart Association, 2015
  • Kaylor Award for Best Research Conference Presentation, University of Washington, 2015
  • Clinical and Translational Science Institute Career Development Award, UCSF, 2013
  • Training in Clinical Research Teaching Assistant Award, UCSF, 2013
  • Elizabeth Barrett-Connor Research Award in Epidemiology and Prevention for Investigators in Training, American Heart Association, 2012
  • Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 2011
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, Duke University School of Medicine, 2004
  • Biomedical Engineering Summer Internship Program, Whitaker Foundation/NIH, 2000
  • Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, Duke University, 1999
Websites
Publications

  1. Redfern J, Gallagher R, Maiorana A, Candelaria D, Hollings M, Gauci S, O'Neil A, Chaseling GK, Zhang L, Thomas EE, Ghisi GLM, Gibson I, Hyun K, Beatty A, Briffa T, Taylor RS, Arena R, Jennings C, Wood D, Grace SL. Cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention of CVD: time to think about cardiovascular health rather than rehabilitation. NPJ cardiovascular health 2024. PMID: 39359645


  2. Truslow J, Spillane A, Lin H, Cyr K, Ullal A, Arnold E, Huang R, Rhodes L, Block J, Stark J, Kretlow J, Beatty AL, Werdich A, Bankar D, Bianchi M, Shapiro I, Villalpando J, Ravindran S, Mance I, Phillips A, Earl J, Deo RC, Desai SA, MacRae CA. Understanding activity and physiology at scale: The Apple Heart & Movement Study. NPJ digital medicine 2024. PMID: 39256546


  4. Chang A, Boyd A, Leung I, Trejo E, Dixit N, Mallidi J, Win S, Beatty AL. Formative research to adapt a cardiac rehabilitation program to breast cancer survivors: the heart health after cancer treatment (HEART-ACT) study. Cardio-oncology (London, England) 2024. PMID: 38760873


  5. Alexander J, Beatty A. Association of Patient Portal Messaging with Survival Among Radiation Oncology Patients. International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 2024. PMID: 38723754


  6. Cozen AE, Carton T, Hamad R, Kornak J, Faulkner Modrow M, Peyser ND, Park S, Orozco JH, Brandner M, O'Brien EC, Djibo DA, McMahill-Walraven CN, Isasi CR, Beatty AL, Olgin JE, Marcus GM, Pletcher MJ. Factors associated with anxiety during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: An analysis of the COVID-19 Citizen Science study. PloS one 2024. PMID: 38319951


  7. Durstenfeld MS, Peluso MJ, Lin F, Peyser ND, Isasi C, Carton TW, Henrich TJ, Deeks SG, Olgin JE, Pletcher MJ, Beatty AL, Marcus GM, Hsue PY. Association of nirmatrelvir for acute SARS-CoV-2 infection with subsequent Long COVID symptoms in an observational cohort study. Journal of medical virology 2024. PMID: 38175151


  8. McLaughlin MM, Hsue PY, Lowe DA, Olgin JE, Beatty AL. Development of text messages for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in persons with HIV. Cardiovascular digital health journal 2023. PMID: 38222100


  9. Nguyen N, Peyser ND, Olgin JE, Pletcher MJ, Beatty AL, Modrow MF, Carton TW, Khatib R, Djibo DA, Ling PM, Marcus GM. Associations between tobacco and cannabis use and anxiety and depression among adults in the United States: Findings from the COVID-19 citizen science study. PloS one 2023. PMID: 37703257


  10. Mclaughlin MM, Durstenfeld MS, Gandhi M, Greene M, Ma Y, Beatty AL, Hsue PY. Cardiovascular health among persons with HIV without existing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. AIDS (London, England) 2023. PMID: 37498162


  11. Wang EY, Borno HT, Washington Iii SL, Friedlander T, Zhang S, Trejo E, Van Blarigan EL, Chan JM, Shariff-Marco S, Beatty AL, Kenfield SA. Engaging Men of Diverse Racial and Ethnic Groups With Advanced Prostate Cancer in the Design of an mHealth Diet and Exercise Intervention: Focus Group Study. JMIR cancer 2023. PMID: 37261885


  13. Varghese MS, Song Y, Xu J, Dahabreh I, Beatty AL, Sperling LS, Fonarow GC, Keteyian SJ, Yeh RW, Wu WC, Kazi DS. Availability and Use of In-Person and Virtual Cardiac Rehabilitation Among US Medicare Beneficiaries: A Post-Pandemic Update. Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention 2023. PMID: 37158994


  14. Demkowicz PC, Dhruva SS, Spatz ES, Beatty AL, Ross JS, Khera R. Physician Responses to Apple Watch-Detected Irregular Rhythm Alerts. American heart journal 2023. PMID: 37084933


  15. Beatty AL, Marcus GM. Time to Get Moving: Exercise for Atrial Fibrillation. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology 2023. PMID: 37100530


  16. Duncan MS, Robbins NN, Wernke SA, Greevy RA, Jackson SL, Beatty AL, Thomas RJ, Whooley MA, Freiberg MS, Bachmann JM. Geographic Variation in Access to Cardiac Rehabilitation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2023. PMID: 36922091


  17. Durstenfeld MS, Peluso MJ, Peyser ND, Lin F, Knight SJ, Djibo A, Khatib R, Kitzman H, O'Brien E, Williams N, Isasi C, Kornak J, Carton TW, Olgin JE, Pletcher MJ, Marcus GM, Beatty AL. Factors Associated With Long COVID Symptoms in an Online Cohort Study. Open forum infectious diseases 2023. PMID: 36846611


  18. Beatty AL, Beckie TM, Dodson J, Goldstein CM, Hughes JW, Kraus WE, Martin SS, Olson TP, Pack QR, Stolp H, Thomas RJ, Wu WC, Franklin BA. A New Era in Cardiac Rehabilitation Delivery: Research Gaps, Questions, Strategies, and Priorities. Circulation 2023. PMID: 36649394


  19. Durstenfeld MS, Peluso MJ, Peyser ND, Lin F, Knight SJ, Djibo A, Khatib R, Kitzman H, O'Brien E, Williams N, Isasi C, Kornak J, Carton TW, Olgin JE, Pletcher MJ, Marcus GM, Beatty AL. Factors Associated with Long Covid Symptoms in an Online Cohort Study. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2022. PMID: 36523412


  20. Varghese MS, Beatty AL, Song Y, Xu J, Sperling LS, Fonarow GC, Keteyian SJ, McConeghy KW, Penko J, Yeh RW, Figueroa JF, Wu WC, Kazi DS. Cardiac Rehabilitation and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Persistent Declines in Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation and Access Among US Medicare Beneficiaries. Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes 2022. PMID: 36314139


  21. Alexander J, Beatty A. Nonspecific deidentification of date-like text in deidentified clinical notes enables reidentification of dates. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA 2022. PMID: 36217861


  22. Durstenfeld MS, Sun K, Tahir P, Peluso MJ, Deeks SG, Aras MA, Grandis DJ, Long CS, Beatty A, Hsue PY. Use of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing to Evaluate Long COVID-19 Symptoms in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA network open 2022. PMID: 36223120


  23. Durstenfeld MS, Sun K, Tahir PM, Peluso MJ, Deeks SG, Aras MA, Grandis DJ, Long CS, Beatty A, Hsue PY. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing to evaluate post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 ("Long COVID"): a systematic review and meta-analysis. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2022. PMID: 35734081


  24. Alexander J, Beatty A, Mohamad O, Hsu IJ. Relative Incidence of Emergency Department Visits After Treatment for Prostate Cancer with Radiation Therapy or Radical Prostatectomy. 2015 Year Book of Pediatrics. Ed. Cabana MD. (Elsevier; Philadelphia, PA) 2022. PMID: 35595216


  25. Ganeshan S, Jackson H, Grandis DJ, Janke D, Murray ML, Valle V, Beatty AL. Clinical Outcomes and Qualitative Perceptions of In-person, Hybrid, and Virtual Cardiac Rehabilitation. 2015 Year Book of Pediatrics. Ed. Cabana MD. (Elsevier; Philadelphia, PA) 2022. PMID: 35420563


  26. Peyser ND, Marcus GM, Beatty AL, Olgin JE, Pletcher MJ. Digital platforms for clinical trials: The Eureka experience. 2015 Year Book of Pediatrics. Ed. Cabana MD. (Elsevier; Philadelphia, PA) 2022. PMID: 35183763


  27. Keteyian SJ, Ades PA, Beatty AL, Gavic-Ott A, Hines S, Lui K, Schopfer DW, Thomas RJ, Sperling LS. A Review of the Design and Implementation of a Hybrid Cardiac Rehabilitation Program: AN EXPANDING OPPORTUNITY FOR OPTIMIZING CARDIOVASCULAR CARE. Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention 2021. PMID: 34433760


  28. Dhruva SS, Shah ND, Vemulapalli S, Deshmukh A, Beatty AL, Gamble GM, Freeman JV, Hummel JP, Piccini JP, Akar JG, Ervin K, Arges KL, Emanuel L, Noseworthy PA, Hu T, Bartlett V, Ross JS. Heart Watch Study: protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. 2015 Year Book of Pediatrics. Ed. Cabana MD. (Elsevier; Philadelphia, PA) 2021. PMID: 35234659


  29. Beatty AL, Peyser ND, Butcher XE, Cocohoba JM, Lin F, Olgin JE, Pletcher MJ, Marcus GM. Analysis of COVID-19 Vaccine Type and Adverse Effects Following Vaccination. 2015 Year Book of Pediatrics. Ed. Cabana MD. (Elsevier; Philadelphia, PA) 2021. PMID: 34935921


  30. Schopfer DW, Beatty AL, Meyer CS, Whooley MA. Longitudinal Association Between Angina Pectoris and Quality of Life. 2015 Year Book of Pediatrics. Ed. Cabana MD. (Elsevier; Philadelphia, PA) 2021. PMID: 34838288


  31. Thomas RJ, Petersen CE, Olson TP, Beatty AL, Ding R, Supervia M. Asynchronous and Synchronous Delivery Models for Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation: A SCIENTIFIC REVIEW. 2015 Year Book of Pediatrics. Ed. Cabana MD. (Elsevier; Philadelphia, PA) 2021. PMID: 34727559


  33. Beatty AL, Brown TM, Corbett M, Diersing D, Keteyian SJ, Mola A, Stolp H, Wall HK, Sperling LS. Million Hearts Cardiac Rehabilitation Think Tank: Accelerating New Care Models. Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes 2021. PMID: 34587751


  34. Lin A, Vittinghoff E, Olgin J, Peyser N, Aung S, Joyce S, Yang V, Hwang J, Avram R, Nah G, Tison GH, Beatty A, Runge R, Wen D, Butcher X, Horner C, Eitel H, Pletcher M, Marcus GM. Predictors of incident SARS-CoV-2 infections in an international prospective cohort study. BMJ open 2021. PMID: 34548363


  35. Beatty AL, Peyser ND, Butcher XE, Carton TW, Olgin JE, Pletcher MJ, Marcus GM. The COVID-19 Citizen Science Study: Protocol for a Longitudinal Digital Health Cohort Study. JMIR research protocols 2021. PMID: 34310336


  36. Pletcher MJ, Olgin JE, Peyser ND, Modrow MF, Lin F, Martin J, Carton T, Beatty AL, Vittinghoff E, Marcus GM. Factors Associated With Access to and Timing of Coronavirus Testing Among US Adults After Onset of Febrile Illness. JAMA network open 2021. PMID: 33938937


  37. Arnold SV, Bhatt DL, Barsness GW, Beatty AL, Deedwania PC, Inzucchi SE, Kosiborod M, Leiter LA, Lipska KJ, Newman JD, Welty FK. Clinical Management of Stable Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Volume 141 of Issue 19. Circulation 2020. PMID: 32279539


  38. Perez MV, Mahaffey KW, Hedlin H, Rumsfeld JS, Garcia A, Ferris T, Balasubramanian V, Russo AM, Rajmane A, Cheung L, Hung G, Lee J, Kowey P, Talati N, Nag D, Gummidipundi SE, Beatty A, Hills MT, Desai S, Granger CB, Desai M, Turakhia MP. Large-Scale Assessment of a Smartwatch to Identify Atrial Fibrillation. Volume 381 of Issue 20. The New England journal of medicine 2019. PMID: 31722151


  39. Thomas RJ, Beatty AL, Beckie TM, Brewer LC, Brown TM, Forman DE, Franklin BA, Keteyian SJ, Kitzman DW, Regensteiner JG, Sanderson BK, Whooley MA. Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation: A SCIENTIFIC STATEMENT FROM THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION, THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, AND THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY. Volume 39 of Issue 4. 2019. PMID: 31082934


  40. Thomas RJ, Beatty AL, Beckie TM, Brewer LC, Brown TM, Forman DE, Franklin BA, Keteyian SJ, Kitzman DW, Regensteiner JG, Sanderson BK, Whooley MA. Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Scientific Statement From the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, the American Heart Association, and the American College of Cardiology. Volume 140 of Issue 1. Circulation 2019. PMID: 31082266


  41. Thomas RJ, Beatty AL, Beckie TM, Brewer LC, Brown TM, Forman DE, Franklin BA, Keteyian SJ, Kitzman DW, Regensteiner JG, Sanderson BK, Whooley MA. Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Scientific Statement From the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, the American Heart Association, and the American College of Cardiology. Volume 74 of Issue 1. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2019. PMID: 31097258


  42. Kearney KE, Maynard C, Smith B, Rea TD, Beatty A, McCabe JM. Performance of coronary angiography and intervention after out of hospital cardiac arrest. Volume 133. 2018. PMID: 30316950


  43. Beatty AL, Doll JA, Schopfer DW, Maynard C, Plomondon ME, Shen H, Whooley MA. Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation and Mortality After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From the Veterans Affairs Clinical Assessment, Reporting, and Tracking Program. Volume 7 of Issue 19. 2018. PMID: 30371315


  44. Beatty AL, Magnusson SL, Fortney JC, Sayre GG, Whooley MA. VA FitHeart, a Mobile App for Cardiac Rehabilitation: Usability Study. Volume 5 of Issue 1. 2018. PMID: 29335235


  45. Beatty AL, Truong M, Schopfer DW, Shen H, Bachmann JM, Whooley MA. Geographic Variation in Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation in Medicare and Veterans Affairs Populations: Opportunity for Improvement. Volume 137 of Issue 18. Circulation 2018. PMID: 29305529


  47. Park LG, Beatty A, Stafford Z, Whooley MA. Mobile Phone Interventions for the Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. Volume 58 of Issue 6. 2016. PMID: 27001245


  49. Olson KA, Beatty AL, Heidecker B, Regan MC, Brody EN, Foreman T, Kato S, Mehler RE, Singer BS, Hveem K, Dalen H, Sterling DG, Lawn RM, Schiller NB, Williams SA, Whooley MA, Ganz P. Association of growth differentiation factor 11/8, putative anti-ageing factor, with cardiovascular outcomes and overall mortality in humans: analysis of the Heart and Soul and HUNT3 cohorts. European heart journal 2015. PMID: 26294790


  50. Beatty AL, Ku IA, Bibbins-Domingo K, Christenson RH, DeFilippi CR, Ganz P, Ix JH, Lloyd-Jones D, Omland T, Sabatine MS, Schiller NB, Shlipak MG, Skali H, Takeuchi M, Vittinghoff E, Whooley MA. Traditional Risk Factors Versus Biomarkers for Prediction of Secondary Events in Patients With Stable Coronary Heart Disease: From the Heart and Soul Study. Journal of the American Heart Association 2015. PMID: 26150476


  51. Saha SA, Beatty AL, Mishra RK, Whooley MA, Schiller NB. Usefulness of an Echocardiographic Composite Cardiac Calcium Score to Predict Death in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease (from the Heart and Soul Study). The American journal of cardiology 2015. PMID: 25963223


  52. Dubin RF, Beatty AL, Teerlink JR, Schiller NB, Alokozai D, Johansen KL. Associations of tissue Doppler imaging with NT-proBNP and hs-TnT: a pilot study in end-stage renal disease. Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) 2014. PMID: 24828699


  54. Beatty AL, Spertus JA, Whooley MA. Frequency of angina pectoris and secondary events in patients with stable coronary heart disease (from the Heart and Soul Study). Volume 114 of Issue 7. The American journal of cardiology 2014. PMID: 25110069


  55. Beatty AL, Li S, Thomas L, Amsterdam EA, Alexander KP, Whooley MA. Trends in referral to cardiac rehabilitation after myocardial infarction: data from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry 2007 to 2012. Volume 63 of Issue 23. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2014. PMID: 24768872


  56. Dubin RF, Beatty AL, Teerlink JR, Schiller NB, Bolger AF, Alokozai D, Peralta CA, Johansen KL. Determinants of hemodialysis-induced segmental wall motion abnormalities. Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis 2013. PMID: 24224868


  57. Beatty AL, Fukuoka Y, Whooley MA. Using mobile technology for cardiac rehabilitation: a review and framework for development and evaluation. Volume 2 of Issue 6. 2013. PMID: 24185949


  58. Beatty AL, Ku IA, Christenson RH, DeFilippi CR, Schiller NB, Whooley MA. High-sensitivity cardiac troponin T levels and secondary events in outpatients with coronary heart disease from the Heart and Soul Study. JAMA internal medicine 2013. PMID: 23568589


  59. Beatty AL, Schiller NB, Whooley MA. Moderate exercise for improvement in 6-minute walk test performance in stable coronary heart disease--reply. JAMA internal medicine 2013. PMID: 23358843


  60. Beatty AL, Schiller NB, Whooley MA. Six-minute walk test as a prognostic tool in stable coronary heart disease: data from the heart and soul study. Archives of internal medicine 2012. PMID: 22710902


  63. Braun RD, Beatty AL. Modeling of oxygen transport across tumor multicellular layers. Volume 73 of Issue 2. 2006. PMID: 17196225


  64. Beatty AL, Malloy JL, Wright JR. Pseudomonas aeruginosa degrades pulmonary surfactant and increases conversion in vitro. Volume 32 of Issue 2. 2004. PMID: 15528490