Department of Medicine
 Medical Grand Rounds

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE TREATMENT IN DIFFERENT ETHNICITIES
August 27, 2008
 University of Miami, School of Medicine
 
Barry J. Materson, M.D.
Barry J. Materson, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Director of Managed Care

Barry J. Materson, M.D., received his undergraduate and medical training at the University of Miami and the majority of his specialty (Internal Medicine) and subspecialty (Nephrology) training at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital/Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

He has contributed to the concepts of the use of lower doses of antihypertensive agents, particularly diuretics, captopril and atenolol, and individualization of antihypertensive drug therapy. He has over 165 published papers, 28 book chapters and is a tenured professor of medicine at the School of Medicine, University of Miami.

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Antihypertensive Treatment in Different Ethnicities

Upon completion of this activity, physicians should be able to:
1. Appreciate the meaning of "race".
2. Appreciate that ethnicity does not identify specific SNPs.
3. Learn where age and race together may have a predicting value.



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