Yong‐Moon Park

Federal Grant PI High Impact

Assistant Professor

UAMS

Also affiliated: University of Vienna (1986); National Institutes of Health (2015–2021); Ewha Womans University (2014); Soongsil University (2022–2025); Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (2022); University of South Carolina (2013–2017); University of Sassari (2021); Yonsei University (1975–2022); Princeton University (1979–1989); Bielefeld University (1976–1977); Washington University in St. Louis (2009–2026); Kyoto University (1986); Korea University Medical Center (2015); New Generation University College (1995); Seoul National University Hospital (2016); Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital (2015); University of South Carolina Sumter (2014–2015); Kyung Hee University (1997–2019); Park University (2022); St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (2016); Gachon University Gil Medical Center (2023–2024); Triangle (2017–2020); Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center (2016); The Catholic University of Korea St. Vincent's Hospital (2013–2022); National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (2015–2023); General Department of Preventive Medicine (2011); Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital (2011); The Catholic University of Korea Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital (2016–2018); Inje University Busan Paik Hospital (2021–2022); SK Group (Japan) (2015); IBM Research - Thomas J. Watson Research Center (1975); Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation (2022–2026); St. Mary’s Hospital (2007–2008); Kyung Hee University Dental Hospital (2020); Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (2012); St. Paul's Hospital (2007); The Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (2004–2017); Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2012); Deleted Institution (2017); Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center (2025); Jeonbuk National University (1995); Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (1980–1994); The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2022); Catholic University of Korea (1996–2018)

Faculty Researcher

Epidemiology, College of Public Health

52 h-index 446 pubs 10,160 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

Links

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Yong‐Moon Park, an Assistant Professor in Epidemiology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, studies the relationship between lifestyle factors, chronic diseases, and health outcomes. His research has focused on diet quality, obesity, and their associations with conditions such as frailty, mortality, type 2 diabetes, and knee osteoarthritis. He has investigated the persistence of risk for type 2 diabetes following gestational diabetes and the impact of metformin use on breast cancer risk.

Park's work also extends to the interplay between diet and biological aging, examining how healthy eating patterns and dietary inflammatory potential relate to epigenetic measures of biological age and cancer risk. He has also explored the link between knee osteoarthritis and cardiovascular disease, including the synergistic effects of inactivity. His scholarship is supported by a significant publication record, evidenced by 446 total publications and 10,050 citations, and an h-index of 52. He also leads a research group and has received federal funding from the NIH/National Heart Lung and Blood Institute for his work on cardiovascular toxicity disparities among breast cancer survivors.

Metrics

h-index: 52
Publications: 446
Citations: 10,160

Selected Publications

Association Between Adult Food Security Status and Body Weight Outcomes in U.S. Adults ≥40 Years: NHANES 2017–March 2020 (2026)

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Intellectual developmental disability and risk of developing depression in type 2 diabetes (2026)

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Short- and Long-Term Risks of Atrial Fibrillation in Surgically Treated Lung Cancer Patients: A Korean Nationwide Study (2026)

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Abstract 7642: Nicotine dependence partially mediates the association between <i>IP6K3</i> genetic variation and risk of lung squamous cell carcinoma among smokers (2026)

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Abstract 884: Waist-hip ratio (WHR) defined obesity phenotype and risk of diabetes in cancer survivor women from Sister Study. (2026)

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Income Persistence and the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes (2026)

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Delay in breast cancer surgery: evaluating patient, healthcare access, and social vulnerability predictors (2026)

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Association between intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder with kidney failure (2026)

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Risk of End-Stage Kidney Disease in Individuals with Diabetes Living Alone: A Large-Scale Population-Based Study (2025)

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Blood pressure levels and risk of end-stage renal disease in patients with type 2 diabetes who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention: a nationwide population-based study (2025)

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Carcinogenic air pollutants and breast cancer risk in the Arkansas rural community health study: A nested case-control study (2025)

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Weight Changes and Heart Failure Risk After Breast Cancer Development (2025)

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Weight change and cardiovascular disease incidence in breast cancer survivors: a nationwide cohort study (2025)

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Changes in Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Cancer Survivors (2024)

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Intellectual Developmental Disability and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Among Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (2024)

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Federal Grants 1 $155,591 total

NIH Contact PI Aug 2024 - Jul 2028

Understanding disparities in cardiovascular toxicity among breast cancer survivors in Arkansas

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute $155,591 K01

Research Interests

My research focuses on uncovering causes and preventive strategies for chronic diseases, including breast and other cancers, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease. I study how lifestyle factors (diet and exercise), genetics/epigenetics, social determinants of health, and environmental exposures influence disease risk and prognosis, and how these factors interact with each other. I also aims to reduce cardiovascular health disparities in cancer survivors.; Cancer Epidemiology; Nutritional Epidemiology; Cardiometabolic Disease (Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension, and Metabolic Syndrome); Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology; Epidemiology of Cardio-Oncology; Social Determinants of Health; Clinical Epidemiology; Environmental Epidemiology; Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology; Chronic Disease Prevention

Grants & Funding

As listed on this researcher's institutional profile. Federal awards with verified records are shown above.

Enhancing Prediction of Cardiovascular Toxicity in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Comprehensive Machine Learning Approach Integrating Comorbidity Networks The Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Program Principal Investigator
The influence of ß-carotene supplements, dietary and circulating carotenoids on oxidative stress, inflammation, and risk of postmenopausal breast cancer in the Sister Study NIH Office of Dietary Supplements Principal Investigator
Promoting scientific and workforce diversity by enriching the Arkansas Rural Community Health Study (ARCH) among Mother-Daughter Pairs NIH Co-Investigator
Diet Quality and Epigenetic Modifications in Breast Cancer Development State of Arkansas, Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Program Principal Investigator
Association between Heavy Metal Exposure and Mammographic Density in an Underserved Populations in Arkansas TRI Translational Research Institute Principal Investigator