John B. Kostis

Preventive Cardiology

Uppsala University

About

John B. Kostis works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with Uppsala University.

John B. Kostis was a cardiologist and Emeritus Professor of Medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He served as Chief of Cardiology and Chairman of the Department of Medicine at the Robert Wood Johnson academic medical center for over 22 years. He founded the Cardiovascular Institute of New Jersey and contributed to clinical research, including participation in large trials sponsored by the NIH and industry.

Research focus

Hypertension managementCardiovascular risk assessmentAntihypertensive drug therapyHeart failure treatmentAtrial fibrillation management

Impact

77 pubs · 4,821 cites · h-index 28

Training

MD
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
1960
DPhil
University of Athens

Affiliations

Work Experience

Emeritus Professor of Medicine

Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School · 1972 - 2024

Chairman of the Department of Medicine

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital · 1972 - 1994

Chief of Cardiology