Lewis A. Lipsitz
Preventive Cardiology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
About
Lewis A. Lipsitz works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Lewis A. Lipsitz serves as the Director of the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research and Chief Academic Officer at Hebrew SeniorLife. He is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a physician in the Division of Gerontology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. His research includes cardiovascular health and disease prevention in older adults.
Research focus
Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlCardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic DisordersBlood Pressure RegulationPostprandial HypotensionCerebral Blood Flow Regulation
Impact
556 pubs · 50,333 cites · h-index 110
Training
M.A. in Medicine
Harvard University
2000
M.D.
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
1977
B.A. in Chemistry
Franklin & Marshall College
1973
Affiliations
Work Experience
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School · 2000 - Present
Chief of Gerontology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · 2000 - Present
Physician-in-Chief
Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged · 1997 - 2000
Co-Director
Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife · 1991 - 2010
Director, Hartford Foundation Center of Excellence in Geriatric Medicine
Harvard Medical School · 1988 - 2015