Frank M. Sacks
Preventive Cardiology
Harvard University
About
Frank M. Sacks works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with Harvard University.
Frank M. Sacks is Professor of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Medicine, Emeritus, in the Department of Nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He is also Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a senior attending physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where he operates a specialty clinic in hyperlipidemia. His research program combines laboratory studies on lipoprotein metabolism with clinical trials on nutrition and cardiovascular disease, including leading the DASH and POUNDS Lost trials.
Research focus
Lipoprotein metabolism and cardiovascular riskDietary interventions for hypertensionNutritional strategies for weight loss and cardiometabolic healthCholesterol-lowering effects of dietLifestyle management for cardiovascular disease prevention
Impact
620 pubs · 88,813 cites · h-index 126
Affiliations
Work Experience
Professor of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Medicine, Emeritus
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Senior Attending Physician
Brigham and Women’s Hospital