WalterPalmasMD, MS, FAHA
Internal Medicine • New York, NYAssociate Professor, Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center
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Office
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Summary
- Director, Evidence Based Medicine Seminary
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons,
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Department of Medicine, CUMC
Education & Training
Columbia UniversityMS, Biostatistics, 2001 - 2002
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/WestResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1996
University of Buenos AiresClass of 1984, Summa Cum Laude
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFellowship, Nuclear Cardiology- Hospital Italiano de Buenos AiresResident, Cardiology
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1996 - 2024
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Honors Diploma University of Buenos Aires Medical School
- Ewig Clinical Scholar CUMC
- Scholar Rotary Foundation
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Clinical Trials
- Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Start of enrollment: 1999 Jan 01
- Randomized Trial of Telemedicine for Diabetes Care Start of enrollment: 2000 Dec 01
- Northern Manhattan Diabetes Community Outreach Project Start of enrollment: 2008 Sep 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsEvaluating the use of blood pressure polygenic risk scores across race/ethnic background groups.Nuzulul Kurniansyah, Matthew O Goodman, Alyna T Khan, Jiongming Wang, Elena Feofanova, Joshua C Bis, Kerri L Wiggins, Jennifer E Huffman, Tanika Kelly, Tali Elfassy, X...> ;Nature Communications. 2023 Jun 2
- 8 citationsInsights From a Large-Scale Whole-Genome Sequencing Study of Systolic Blood Pressure, Diastolic Blood Pressure, and Hypertension.Tanika N Kelly, Xiao Sun, Karen Y He, Michael R Brown, Sarah A Gagliano Taliun, Jacklyn N Hellwege, Marguerite R Irvin, Xuenan Mi, Jennifer A Brody, Nora Franceschini,...> ;Hypertension. 2022 Aug 1
- 24 citationsA multi-ethnic polygenic risk score is associated with hypertension prevalence and progression throughout adulthood.Nuzulul Kurniansyah, Matthew O Goodman, Tanika N Kelly, Tali Elfassy, Kerri L Wiggins, Joshua C Bis, Xiuqing Guo, Walter Palmas, Kent D Taylor, Henry J Lin, Jeffrey Ha...> ;Nature Communications. 2022 Jun 21
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Journal Articles
- Publisher Correction: Genetic Analysis of over 1 Million People Identifies 535 New Loci Associated with Blood Pressure TraitsCsaba P Kovesdy, Walter Palmas, Nature
Press Mentions
How Telemedicine Improves Diabetes CareAugust 31st, 2020
Grant Support
- Northern Manhattan Diabetes Community HealthNational Center On Minority Health And Health Disparities2011
- B PLUS C Pilot StudyNational Center For Research Resources2004–2005
Committees
- Chair, IRB 5, CUMC
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Other Languages
- Spanish, Portuguese
Hospital Affiliations
New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, New York
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical CenterNew York, New York
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