Theodore L. Goodfriend

General / Preventive / Lipids

United States Department of Veterans Affairs

About

Theodore L. Goodfriend works in General / Preventive / Lipids affiliated with United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

Theodore L. Goodfriend, MD, is Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and is affiliated with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, specifically the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, WI. He has been on the UW-Madison faculty since 1965 and has conducted research on hormonal regulation of hypertension, including discovery of a hormone receptor that contributed to new antihypertensive drugs. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1957.

Research focus

Aldosterone and cardiovascular adaptationRenin-angiotensin systemHormonal regulation of hypertensionEicosanoids in hypertension pharmacologyReceptor mechanisms in blood pressure control

Impact

153 pubs · 10,222 cites · h-index 41

Training

MD
University of Pennsylvania
1957
BA
Swarthmore College

Affiliations

Work Experience

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

1965 - Present

United States Department of Veterans Affairs (William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital)