Michael V. Rocco

Preventive Cardiology

Wake Forest University

About

Michael V. Rocco works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with Wake Forest University.

Michael V. Rocco is a professor of medicine in the section on nephrology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He practices as a nephrologist at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. He has contributed to major clinical trials including the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) and studies on cardiovascular outcomes in kidney disease patients.

Research focus

Hypertension Management in Chronic Kidney DiseaseCardiovascular Risk in Dialysis PatientsIntensive Blood Pressure ControlAtherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in HemodialysisCardio-Renal Syndrome

Impact

234 pubs · 20,924 cites · h-index 68

Training

MD
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
1985
MSCE
Wake Forest University
1994

Affiliations

Work Experience

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

1992 - Present