Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH

Medical School Department Surgery
Research Program Breast Cancer Research, Prevention and Control
Graham Colditz

Researcher Background

Primary Academic Title

Associate Director, Prevention and Control, Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, and Niess-Gain Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Public Health Sciences, WashU Medicine

Training

  • 1979 - 1981: Intern and Resident, Internal Medicine, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
  • 1981 - 1983: Research Fellow, Harvard University, Boston, MA

Education

  • 1979: MBBS, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
  • 1982: MPH, Epidemiology, Harvard University, Boston, MA
  • 1986: DrPH, Epidemiology, Harvard University, Boston, MA
  • 1998: MD, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Research & Selected Publications

Research Interest

To implement prevention strategies that engage clinicians, the community and individuals. We can have an impact on the entire community and the region. Siteman has enormous strength in basic science research and understanding disease processes. The cancer center’s Prevention and Control Program creates a complement between discoveries in biological science and effective interventions. The challenge is to add ways to identify cancer risks for both individuals and within whole communities and to change behavior to lower risk and improve people’s lives.

Research Publications

Subsequent breast cancer risk after benign breast biopsy in racially diverse women: Siteman Cancer Center.
Authors:

Koric A, Bennett DL, Boulos F, Colditz GA

Journal & Year:

J Natl Cancer Inst • 2026

Accelerating discovery of cancer causes for prevention in the era of rising early-onset cancers.
Authors:

Shi M, Patti GJ, Gunter MJ, one or more additional authors omitted Colditz GA, one or more additional authors omitted Cao Y

Journal & Year:

Cell • 2026

Statistically Significant Association Does not Imply Improvement in Prediction of Clinical Outcomes.
Authors:

Jiang S, Rosner BA, Colditz GA

Journal & Year:

Cancer Prev Res (Phila) • 2025

Race-related subsequent breast events after ductal carcinoma in situ: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-based analysis.
Authors:

Koric A, Jiang S, Liu Y, Colditz GA

Journal & Year:

Cancer • 2025

Smoking Cessation and Mortality Risk in Cancer Survivorship: Real-World Data From a National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Center.
Authors:

Tohmasi S, Baker TB, Heiden BT, one or more additional authors omitted Colditz GA, one or more additional authors omitted Chen LS

Journal & Year:

J Natl Compr Canc Netw • 2025

Selecting the optimal longitudinal cluster randomized design with a continuous outcome: Parallel-arm, crossover, or stepped-wedge.
Authors:

Liu J, Li F, Sutcliffe S, Colditz GA

Journal & Year:

Stat Methods Med Res • 2025

Single-Cell Expression Analysis of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Identifies Complex Genotypic-Phenotypic Relationships Altering Epithelial Composition.
Authors:

Qin X, Strand SH, Lee MR, one or more additional authors omitted Colditz GA, one or more additional authors omitted West RB

Journal & Year:

Cancer Res • 2025

Validation of a Dynamic Risk Prediction Model Incorporating Prior Mammograms in a Diverse Population.
Authors:

Jiang S, Bennett DL, Colditz GA

Journal & Year:

JAMA Netw Open • 2025