Paul K. Whelton
Preventive Cardiology
Tulane University
About
Paul K. Whelton works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with Tulane University.
Paul K. Whelton serves as the Show Chwan Health Care System Endowed Chair in Global Public Health and Clinical Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. He holds affiliations with the University of Sydney and UNSW Sydney through the George Institute for Global Health. He has led clinical trials such as ALLHAT and SPRINT and chaired the 2017 ACC/AHA guideline for high blood pressure management.
Research focus
Hypertension EpidemiologyBlood Pressure Intervention TrialsCardiovascular Disease PreventionSodium Intake and Hypertension ManagementGlobal Burden of Cardiovascular Risks
Impact
630 pubs · 114,912 cites · h-index 122
Training
MBBCh, BAO
National University of Ireland, University College Cork
1970
MSc
University of London, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
1981
MD
National University of Ireland, University College Cork
2003
Affiliations
Work Experience
Show Chwan Health Care System Endowed Chair in Global Public Health
Tulane University · 2011 - Present
President and CEO
Loyola University Health System and Medical Center · 2007 - 2011
Dean, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Tulane University · 1997 - 2007
Founding Director, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research
Johns Hopkins University · 1989 - 1997