Bertram Pitt
Heart Failure / Cardiomyopathy
University of Michigan
About
Bertram Pitt works in Heart Failure / Cardiomyopathy affiliated with University of Michigan.
Bertram Pitt is Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at the University of Michigan School of Medicine. He served as Director of the Division of Cardiology at the University of Michigan for 15 years after joining the faculty in 1977. He has been principal or co-principal investigator of landmark trials including RALES, EPHESUS, EMPHASIS-HF, TOPCAT, and FIGARO-DKD.
Research focus
Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonistsHeart failure clinical trialsCardiorenal syndrome and CKD in diabetesHeart failure with reduced and preserved ejection fractionAldosterone and hypertension
Impact
858 pubs · 69,575 cites · h-index 117
Training
MD
University of Basel Faculty of Medicine
1959
BA
Cornell University
1953
Affiliations
Work Experience
Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology
University of Michigan School of Medicine · 1977 - Present
Director, Division of Cardiology
University of Michigan School of Medicine · 1977 - 1992
Faculty member
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine · 1966 - 1977