Management of Blood Pressure in Adults: Systematic Evidence Review from the Blood Pressure Expert Panel

Chair (Voting)

Paul James, M.D.

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

Suzanne Oparil, M.D.

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

Vice Chair (Voting)

Barry L. Carter, Pharm.D.

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

William C. Cushman, M.D.

Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Memphis, Tennessee

Cheryl R. Dennison, R.N., A.N.P., Ph.D.

Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing

Baltimore, Maryland

Joel Handler, M.D.

Kaiser Permanente 

Anaheim, California

Daniel T. Lackland, Dr.P.H.

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina

Michael LeFevre , M.D., M.S.P.H.

University of Missouri

Columbia, Missouri

Thomas D. MacKenzie, M.D., M.S.P.H.

Denver Health and Hospital Authority

Denver, Colorado

Olugbenga Ogedegbe, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.

New York University School of Medicine

New York, NY

Sidney C. Smith, Jr., M.D.

University of North Carolina

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Laura Svetkey, M.D.

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

Sandra Taler, M.D.

Mayo Clinic, W19 Mayo

Rochester, Minnesota

Raymond Townsend, M.D.

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Jackson T. Wright, M.D., Ph.D.

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, Ohio

Ex-Officio Members (Voting)

Lawrence J. Fine, M.D., Ph.D. 

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 

Bethesda, MD

Andrew S. Narva, M.D.

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Bethesda, MD

NHLBI Program Coordinator (Non-voting)

Janet de Jesus, M.S., R.D.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Bethesda, MD

Susan Shero, M.S., R.N.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Bethesda, MD