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        George Bakris, MD


April 9, 2012

University of Chicago Medicine Hypertension Center Receives Highest Designation from ASH

The American Society of Hypertension (ASH), the largest organization of hypertension researchers and health care providers in the United States, has designated the University of Chicago Medicine as a Comprehensive Hypertension Center, the first in the Chicago area. This designation is the highest level of formal recognition by ASH for academic medical centers that demonstrate expertise in treating patients with complex hypertension and its co-morbidities.

The University of Chicago Medicine Hypertension Center is directed by George Bakris, MD, a designated hypertension specialist and professor of medicine.

 

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