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Office
5841 S. MARYLAND
M/C 1027
Chicago, IL 60637Phone+1 773-702-6138Fax+1 773-834-0486- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- University of ChicagoFellowship, Nephrology, 1986 - 1988
- University of Chicago Medical CenterFellowship, Clinical Pharmacology, 1986 - 1987
- University of Illinois at Chicago1984 - 1986
- Mayo School of Grad Med EducFellowship, Renal Physiology and Hypertension, 1983 - 1984
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Psychiatry, 1982 - 1983
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1982
- Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceClass of 1981
- University of ChicagoM.A., Human Development, 1974 - 1975
- Indiana UniversityB.A., Biology and Psychology, 1970 - 1974
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 1982 - 2026
- TX State Medical License 1992 - 1993
- LA State Medical License 1988 - 1991
- MN State Medical License 1983 - 1985
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Internal Medicine
- National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Nephrology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors, Castle Connelly, 2007-2020
- Chicago Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2007-2018
- Fellow, American Heart Association, 1992
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Clinical Trials
- African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension ABPM Pilot Study Start of enrollment: 2007 Nov 01
- Safety Study to Lower the Risk of Heart Failure is Also Effective in Reducing Stiffness of the Arteries Start of enrollment: 2009 Jan 01
- A Study for Pre-diabetic Patients With Cholesterol Lowering Drugs Start of enrollment: 2006 Sep 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Overview of the Evolution of Hypertension: From Ancient Chinese Emperors to Today.Michael A Weber, George L Bakris> ;Hypertension. 2024 Apr 1
- Prediction of cardiovascular and renal risk among patients with apparent treatment-resistant hypertension in the United States using machine learning methods.Pei Paul Lin, Chang Xu, Cindy Chen, Veronica Ashton, Mukul Singhal, George Bakris> ;Journal of Clinical Hypertension. 2024 Mar 24
- Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists modestly reduced blood pressure among patients with and without diabetes mellitus: A meta-analysis and meta-regression.Frederick Berro Rivera, Grace Nooriza O Lumbang, Danielle Rose Magno Gaid, Linnaeus Louisse A Cruz, John Vincent Magalong, Nathan Ross B Bantayan, Kyla M Lara-Breiting...> ;Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism. 2024 Mar 20
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Journal Articles
- Ambulatory Blood Pressure MonitoringTamar S Polonsky, George L Bakris, JAMA
- Special Focus Issue: Blood Pressure Original Investigation Editorial Comment Presence of Diabetes Does Not Mandate Lower Blood Pressure to Reduce Cardiovascular Events∗George L Bakris, Tamar S Polonsky, ScienceDirect
- Reduced Blood Pressure-Lowering Effect of Catheter-Based Renal Denervation in Patients with Isolated Systolic Hypertension: Data from SYMPLICITY HTN-3 and the Global S...Deepak L Bhatt, David Kandzari, Michael Weber, George Bakris, European Heart Journal
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Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- 2013 Cardiometabolic Health Congress (CMHC)Cardiometabolic Health Congress, Boston, Massachusetts - 10/2/2013
- 2013 Cardiometabolic Health Congress (CMHC)Cardiometabolic Health Congress, Boston, Massachusetts - 10/2/2013
- Nephrology 2012Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts - 4/22/2012
Other
- Renal Denervation and Intensified Pharmacotherapy Improve True Resistant Hypertension.Bakris GL, Practice Update Website
http://www.practiceupdate.com/journalscan/14532
1/3/2015 - Renal Denervation and Intensified Pharmacotherapy Improve True Resistant HypertensionBakris GL
http://www.practiceupdate.com/journalscan/14532
1/3/2015 - "Diabetic Kidney Disease: Hypertension Management in Clinical Decision Support: Nephrology and Hypertension" (edited by Himmelfarb J, Linas SL, Tuttle KR)Laffin LJ, Singh M, B GL, Decision Support in Medicine, LLC
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Press Mentions
- Ocedurenone: A Novel Therapy for Uncontrolled Hypertension in Advanced Chronic Kidney DiseaseApril 18th, 2023
- DX Technology Demonstrates High Detection Accuracy for Atrial Fibrillation (AF) in Single-Chamber ICD PatientsApril 14th, 2023
- New Study of Neuvivo's NP001 Is First to Link Regulation of the Innate Immune System with Respiratory Function in ALS PatientsMarch 30th, 2023
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Committees
- Chair, AHA Publications and Education Comittee 2015 - Present
- Member, American College of Physicians Program Committee 2014 - Present
- Member, COAP-University of Chicago Promotions Committee 2012 - Present
- Co-Chairman, American DIabetes Association Consensus Report on Blood Pressure 2016 - 2017
- President, American Society of Hypertension 2010 - 2012
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Member
Other Languages
- Greek
Hospital Affiliations
- University of Chicago Medical CenterChicago, Illinois
External Links
- George Bakrishttp://www.uchospitals.edu/physicians/george-bakris.html
- Hypertension Fellowship Programhttp://medicine.uchicago.edu/endo/non_acgme_program.html
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