Brian Rayner
Preventive Cardiology
South African Medical Research Council
About
Brian Rayner works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with South African Medical Research Council.
Brian Rayner is an Emeritus Professor and Senior Scholar at the University of Cape Town. He previously served as the Head of the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at Groote Schuur Hospital and the University of Cape Town, where he established the Kidney and Hypertension Research Unit in 2016. He is affiliated with the South African Medical Research Council and has extensive research in hypertension therapy, genetics, and renal diseases.
Research focus
Resistant Hypertension TreatmentGenetic Determinants of HypertensionSalt Sensitivity and Blood Pressure RegulationPrimary AldosteronismHypertension in African Populations
Impact
257 pubs · 7,757 cites · h-index 40
Training
MBChB
University of Cape Town
1978
FCP
Colleges of Medicine of South Africa
1986
PhD
University of Cape Town
Affiliations
Work Experience
Emeritus Professor and Senior Scholar
University of Cape Town
Head of the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town
Director of Research, Kidney and Hypertension Research Unit
University of Cape Town · 2016 - Present
President
Southern African Hypertension Society