WilliamChandlerCushmanMD

Internal Medicine • Memphis, TN

Professor of Preventive Medicine/ Medicine /Physiology at University of Tennessee Health Science Center

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Office
1030 Jefferson Ave
Veterans Affairs Medical Center (111Q)
Memphis, TN 38104
Phone+1 901-577-7357

Fax+1 901-577-7457
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Education & Training

University of Mississippi Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1977
University of Mississippi School of MedicineClass of 1974

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2020 - 2024
MS State Medical License 1974 - 2024
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2004-2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

27 citations
Chlorthalidone vs. Hydrochlorothiazide for Hypertension-Cardiovascular Events.
Areef Ishani, William C Cushman, Sarah M Leatherman, Robert A Lew, Patricia Woods, Peter A Glassman, Addison A Taylor, Cynthia Hau, Alison Klint, Grant D Huang, Mary T...> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2022 Dec 29
1 citations
Intensive Versus Standard Blood Pressure Lowering and Days Free of Cardiovascular Events and Serious Adverse Events: a Post Hoc Analysis of Systolic Blood Pressure Int...
Dae Hyun Kim, Curtis Tatsuoka, Zhengyi Chen, Jackson T Wright Jr, Michelle C Odden, Srinivasan Beddhu, Brandon K Bellows, Adam Bress, Thaddeus Carson, William C Cushma...> ;Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2022 Nov 1
Adding a New Medication Versus Maximizing Dose to Intensify Hypertension Treatment in Older Adults.
Carole E Aubert, Jeremy B Sussman, Timothy P Hofer, William C Cushman, Jin-Kyung Ha, Lillian Min> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 2022 Feb 1
7 citations
Incidence and Outcomes of Acute Heart Failure With Preserved Versus Reduced Ejection Fraction in SPRINT.
Bharathi Upadhya, James J Willard, Laura C. Lovato, Michael V. Rocco, Cora E. Lewis, Suzanne Oparil, William C. Cushman, Jeffrey T. Bates, Natalie A. Bello, Gerard P. ...> ;Circulation. Heart Failure. 2021 Nov 26
5 citations
SPRINT Revisited: Updated Results and Implications.
Jackson T. Wright, Paul K. Whelton, Karen C. Johnson, Joni K. Snyder, David M. Reboussin, William C. Cushman, Jeff D. Williamson, Nicholas M. Pajewski, Alfred K. Cheun...> ;Hypertension. 2021 Nov 10
4 citations
Adding a New Medication Versus Maximizing Dose to Intensify Hypertension Treatment in Older Adults : A Prospective Observational Study
Carole E. Aubert, Jeremy B. Sussman, Timothy P. Hofer, William C. Cushman, Jin-Kyung Ha, Lillian Min> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 2021 Oct 5
86 citations
Age-stratified and blood-pressure-stratified effects of blood-pressure-lowering pharmacotherapy for the prevention of cardiovascular disease and death: an individual p...
Kazem Rahimi, Zeinab Bidel, Milad Nazarzadeh, Emma Copland, Dexter Canoy, Malgorzata Wamil, Jeannette Majert, Richard J McManus, Amanda I Adler, Larry Agodoa, Ale Algr...> ;Lancet. 2021 Sep 18
2 citations
Racial and ethnic disparities associated with the measure for drug-drug interactions among Medicare beneficiaries.
Jamie Browning, Chi Chun Steve Tsang, Jim Y. Wan, Marie A. Chisholm-Burns, Samuel Dagogo-Jack, William C. Cushman, Xiaobei Dong, Junling Wang> ;Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. 2021 Aug 25
4 citations
Commentary on the KDIGO 2021 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Blood Pressure in CKD.
Johannes F.E. Mann, Tara I. Chang, William C. Cushman, Susan L. Furth, Joachim H. Ix, Fan Fan Hou, Gregory A. Knoll, Paul Muntner, Roberto Pecoits-Filho, Mark J. Sarna...> ;Current Cardiology Reports. 2021 Aug 16
7 citations
Racial/ethnic disparities in measure calculations for Part D Star Ratings among Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes, hypertension, and/or hyperlipidemia
Chi Chun Steve Tsang, Jim Y. Wan, Marie A. Chisholm-Burns, Minghui Sam Li, Samuel Dagogo-Jack, William C. Cushman, Lisa E. Hines, Junling Wang> ;Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy. 2021 Aug 1
8 citations
Estimated GFR Variability and Risk of Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in SPRINT (Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial)
Rakesh Malhotra, Ronit Katz, Vasantha Jotwani, Adhish Agarwal, Debbie L. Cohen, William C. Cushman, Areef Ishani, Anthony A. Killeen, Dalane W. Kitzman, Suzanne Oparil...> ;American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2021 Jul 1
28 citations
Management of Blood Pressure in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Not Receiving Dialysis: Synopsis of the 2021 KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline.
Charles R.V. Tomson, Alfred K. Cheung, Johannes F.E. Mann, Tara I. Chang, William C. Cushman, Susan L. Furth, Fan Fan Hou, Gregory A. Knoll, Paul Muntner, Roberto Peco...> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 2021 Jun 22
15 citations
Erectile function in men with type 2 diabetes treated with dulaglutide: an exploratory analysis of the REWIND placebo-controlled randomised trial.
Harpreet S. Bajaj, Hertzel C. Gerstein, Purnima Rao-Melacini, Jan Basile, Helen M. Colhoun, Ignacio Conget, William C. Cushman, Gilles R. Dagenais, Edward Franek, Mark...> ;The Lancet. Diabetes & Endocrinology. 2021 Aug 1
142 citations
Final Report of a Trial of Intensive versus Standard Blood-Pressure Control.
Cora E. Lewis, Lawrence J. Fine, Srinivasan Beddhu, Alfred K. Cheung, William C. Cushman, Jeffrey A. Cutler, Gregory W. Evans, Karen C. Johnson, Dalane W. Kitzman, Suz...> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2021 May 20
1 citations
Estimating Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial Participant Posttrial Survival Using Pooled Epidemiologic Cohort Data
Brandon K. Bellows, Yiyi Zhang, Zugui Zhang, Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, Adam P. Bress, Jordan B. King, Paul Kolm, William C. Cushman, Karen C. Johnson, Leonardo Tamariz, E...> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2021 May 18
253 citations
Pharmacological blood pressure lowering for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease across different levels of blood pressure: an individual partici...
Kazem Rahimi, Zeinab Bidel, Milad Nazarzadeh, Emma Copland, Dexter Canoy, Rema Ramakrishnan, Ana-Catarina Pinho-Gomes, Mark Woodward, Amanda I Adler, Larry Agodoa, Ale...> ;Lancet. 2021 May 1
12 citations
Patient Selection for Intensive Blood Pressure Management Based on Benefit and Adverse Events
Adam P. Bress, Tom Greene, Catherine G. Derington, Jincheng Shen, Yizhe Xu, Yiyi Zhang, Jian Ying, Brandon K. Bellows, William C. Cushman, Paul K. Whelton, Nicholas M....> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2021 Apr 27
7 citations
The Benefits of Intensive Versus Standard Blood Pressure Treatment According to Fine Particulate Matter Air Pollution Exposure: A Post Hoc Analysis of SPRINT.
Sadeer G. Al-Kindi, Robert D. Brook, Udayan Bhatt, Michael Brauer, William C. Cushman, Heidi A. Hanson, John B. Kostis, James P. Lash, Robert Paine, Kalani L. Raphael,...> ;Hypertension. 2021 Mar 3
126 citations
Executive summary of the KDIGO 2021 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Blood Pressure in Chronic Kidney Disease
Alfred K. Cheung, Tara I. Chang, William C. Cushman, Susan L. Furth, Fan Fan Hou, Joachim H. Ix, Gregory A. Knoll, Paul Muntner, Roberto Pecoits-Filho, Mark J. Sarnak,...> ;Kidney International. 2021 Mar 1
400 citations
KDIGO 2021 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Blood Pressure in Chronic Kidney Disease
Alfred K. Cheung, Tara I. Chang, William C. Cushman, Susan L. Furth, Fan Fan Hou, Joachim H. Ix, Gregory A. Knoll, Paul Muntner, Roberto Pecoits-Filho, Mark J. Sarnak,...> ;Kidney International. 2021 Mar 1
12 citations
Efficacy and Safety of Dulaglutide in Older Patients: A post hoc Analysis of the REWIND trial
Matthew C. Riddle, Hertzel C. Gerstein, Denis Xavier, William C. Cushman, Lawrence A. Leiter, Peter J Raubenheimer, Charles Atisso, Sohini Raha, Oralee J. Varnado, Man...> ;The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2021 Apr 23
9 citations
A Method to Quantify Mean Hypertension Treatment Daily Dose Intensity Using Health Care System Data.
Lillian Min, Jinkyung Ha, Carole E. Aubert, Timothy P. Hofer, Jeremy B. Sussman, Kenneth M. Langa, Mary E. Tinetti, Hyungjin Myra Kim, Matthew L. Maciejewski, Leah Gil...> ;JAMA Network Open. 2021 Jan 4
79 citations
Adherence to Single-Pill Versus Free-Equivalent Combination Therapy in Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Gianfranco Parati, Sverre E. Kjeldsen, Antonio Coca, William C. Cushman, Ji-Guang Wang> ;Hypertension. 2021 Jan 4
33 citations
Effects of Intensive Blood Pressure Treatment on Orthostatic Hypotension : A Systematic Review and Individual Participant-based Meta-analysis.
Stephen P. Juraschek, Jiun-Ruey Hu, Jennifer L Cluett, Anthony Ishak, Carol Mita, Lewis A. Lipsitz, Lawrence J. Appel, N Beckett, Ruth L. Coleman, William C. Cushman, ...> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 2021 Jan 1
11 citations
Total cardiovascular or fatal events in people with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors treated with dulaglutide in the REWIND trail: a post hoc analysis
Gilles R. Dagenais, Lars Rydén, Lawrence A. Leiter, Mark Lakshmanan, Leanne Dyal, Jeffrey L. Probstfield, Charles Atisso, Jonathan E. Shaw, Ignacio Conget, William C. ...> ;Cardiovascular Diabetology. 2020 Nov 25
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Lectures

Practical Treatment Approaches in Uncommon Situations
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/18/2019

Press Mentions

UTHSC, VA Medical Center Cited for Work in Top 10 Research ProjectFebruary 13th, 2020
AHA: 130/80 Mm Hg Is New National BP TargetNovember 13th, 2017
Regional and Racial Differences in Response to Antihypertensive Medication Use in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Men with Hypertension in the United StatesJuly 27th, 2017
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Hospital Affiliations

Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical CenterMemphis, Tennessee