Michael Kevin Rakotz MD FAAFP FAHA
Group Vice President, Improving Health Outcomes, American Medical Association
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1704 Maple AveSte 200Evanston, IL 60201
Phone+1 312-694-2010
Fax+1 312-694-2020
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Education & Training
Sparrow Hospital/Michigan State UniversityResidency, Family Medicine, 1994 - 1997
Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical CenterClass of 1994
University of Michigan Medical SchoolB.S., Aquatic Ecology, 1987 - 1989
University of Colorado SystemB.S., 1985 - 1987
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 2007 - 2026
CO State Medical License 1997 - 2009
MI State Medical License 1996 - 2000
American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- ONC HIT FELLOW OFFICE OF NATIONAL COORDINATOR (ONC)
- FELLOW AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (FAHA) AHA COUNCIL ON HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, 2016
- IT Innovator Award: First Prize, NorthShore University HealthSystem for The NorthShore Undiagnosed Hypertension Project Healthcare Informatics Magazine, 2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Treatment in the First Month After Hypertension Diagnosis Improves Blood Pressure Control.Robert B Barrett, Benjamin Riesser, Benjamin Martin, Neha Sachdev, Michael K Rakotz
Hypertension. 2025-04-21 - Does mean systolic blood pressure less than 130 mm Hg ensure high rates of control to <140/<90 mm Hg? A cross-sectional analysis of two cohorts.Brent Egan, Susan E Sutherland, Benjamin Martin, Benjamin Riesser, Andrew Moran
BMJ Open. 2025-04-07 - PERSPECTIVE - The Growing Global Benefits of Limiting Salt Intake: an urgent call from the World Hypertension League for more effective policy and public health initia...Brent M Egan, Daniel T Lackland, Susan E Sutherland, Michael K Rakotz, Janet Williams
Journal of Human Hypertension. 2025-04-01
Press Mentions
Your Blood Pressure Reading Is Probably WrongDecember 17th, 2024- 7 Keys to Improving U.S. Maternal Health NowMay 1st, 2024
- 4 Big Ways BP Measurement Goes Wrong, and How to Tackle ThemJanuary 3rd, 2023
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Professional Memberships
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- American Society of HypertensionMember
- International Society of HypertensionMember
- Hypertension CanadaMember
- American College of Lifestyle MedicineMember
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- European Society of HypertensionMember
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