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2000 6th Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35233Phone+1 205-934-9999Fax+1 205-934-1302- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Director, Vascular Biology & Hypertension Program
Education & Training
- Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1969 - 1970
- Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1968 - 1969
- Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1967 - 1968
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1965 - 1967
- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1965
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 1971 - Present
- AL State Medical License 1977 - 2023
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2004-2014
- Women's Health Castle Connolly, 2008
- Men's Health Castle Connolly, 2007
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Clinical Trials
- The Effects of Moderate vs. Aggressive Treatment With Valsartan + Amlodipine on Patients With Hypertension Uncontrolled by Angiotensin-Receptor Blocker (Herein, ARB) Monotherapy Start of enrollment: 2008 Mar 01
- Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial Start of enrollment: 2010 Oct 01
- Effect of Intense vs. Standard Hypertension Management on Nighttime Blood Pressure - an Ancillary Study to SPRINT Start of enrollment: 2013 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Practice Facilitation and Peer Coaching for Uncontrolled Hypertension Among Black Individuals: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Monika M Safford, Doyle M Cummings, Jacqueline R Halladay, James M Shikany, Joshua Richman, Suzanne Oparil, James Hollenberg, Alyssa Adams, Muna Anabtawi, Lynn Andreae...> ;JAMA Internal Medicine. 2024 Mar 18
- Rationale for a New Low-Dose Triple Single Pill Combination for the Treatment of Hypertension.Anthony Rodgers, Abdul Salam, William Cushman, Asita de Silva, Gian Luca Di Tanna, Sonali R Gnanenthiran, Diederick Grobbee, Krzysztof Narkiewicz, Dike Ojji, Suzanne O...> ;Global Heart. 2024 Jan 1
- Spironolactone improves left atrial function and atrioventricular coupling in patients with resistant hypertension.Thomas S Denney, Himanshu Gupta, Louis J Dell'Italia, David A Calhoun, Suzanne Oparil, Oleg F Sharifov, Steven G Lloyd, Girard, A., Andrew A Girard> ;The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging. 2024 Mar 1
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Journal Articles
- Concordance Between Blood Pressure in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial and in Routine Clinical PracticeSuzanne Oparil, Mark A Parkulo, Priscilla Pemu, Paul K Whelton, JAMA Internal Medicine
- Chlorthalidone and Hydrochlorothiazide for Treatment of Patients with HypertensionFranz H Messerli, George C Roush, Suzanne Oparil, JAMA Internal Medicine
- PTH, FGF23, and Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering in Chronic Kidney Disease Participants in SPRINTUdayan Y Bhatt, Clinton B Wright, Vasilios Papademetriou, Joachim H Ix, Michael G Shlipak, Alfred K Cheung, Mark J Sarnak, Jing Chen, Charles Ginsberg, Glenn M Chertow..., Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
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Authored Content
- Chlorthalidone and Hydrochlorothiazide for Treatment of Patients with HypertensionJune 2020
Press Mentions
- David Sibley, MD Began His Career with a Diagnostic BreakthroughFebruary 21st, 2023
- Endothelin Receptor Antagonist Effective in Resistant Hypertension: PRECISIONNovember 9th, 2022
- AHA 2022 – Idorsia and Cincor move forward in hypertensionNovember 8th, 2022
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Professional Memberships
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
- University of Alabama HospitalBirmingham, Alabama
- USA Health University HospitalMobile, Alabama
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