DOM Grand Rounds- Dr. Rick Stouffer, Dr. Alan Hinderliter, & Dr. Raven Voora presents: “Lifestyle modification, medications, or renal denervation- Which is the optimal treatment for resistant hypertension? A Debate”
June 5 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
George (Rick) Stouffer, MD is the Ernest and Hazel Craige Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Professor of Biomedical Engineering and serves as the Chief of Cardiology, Physician in Chief of the Heart and Vascular Service Line and Co-Director of the McAllister Heart Institute. He is an interventional cardiologist with basic science research interests in atherosclerosis and smooth muscle cell growth regulation and clinical research interests in precision medicine for cardiology, renal denervation, renal artery stenosis and disparities in access to cardiovascular care.
Alan Hinderliter is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at the University of North Carolina.聽 His principal clinical interests are hypertension, echocardiography, valvular heart disease, and preventive cardiology. He is a hypertension specialist and sees patients with high blood pressure that is difficult to control in the multidisciplinary 大象传媒 Hypertension Clinic. He聽also serves as the medical director of the 大象传媒 Hospitals echocardiography laboratory. His research has focused on the effects of exercise, diet, and weight loss on high blood pressure, novel therapies for resistant hypertension, and the relationships of high blood pressure to cardiovascular structure and function.
Dr Raven Voora is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. She completed her Nephrology Fellowship training at the University of Pennsylvania. While at 大象传媒, she helped to develop the 大象传媒 Hypertension Clinic which has been certified by the AHA as a Hypertension Center of Excellence. In addition to work in hypertension, Dr Voora is the Associate Program Director for the Nephrology Fellowship Training Program.