University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago (United States of America)
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Dr. Bakris is a Nephrologist/Certified Hypertension Specialist trained at the Mayo Clinic and the University of Chicago Medicine. He is a Professor of Medicine and Director of the Am. Heart Assoc. Comprehensive Hypertension Center at the University of Chicago Medicine. He has published over 900 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in the areas of diabetic kidney disease, hypertension, and nephropathy progression. He is the Editor or Co-Editor of 23 books in the areas of Diabetic Kidney Disease Progression and Hypertension. Additionally, he is the Co-Editor of the 3rd and new 4 edition of Hypertension: A Companion to Braunwald’s: The Heart. He has served on the Cardiorenal Advisory Board of the FDA and consultant to CMS. He has also served on many national guideline committees, including The Joint National Committee JNC 7 executive committee and writing committee as well as the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Clinical Practice Guideline Committee 2021-2023.