George L BakrisGeorge L Bakris, MD, is a nephrologist whose specialty is kidney function/disease and hypertension. He has led several large NIH-funded studies resulting in paradigm shifts in blood pressure treatment guidelines for patients with treatable and challeging hypertension. Dr Bakris is Professor of Medicine and Director of the American Heart Association Comprehensive Hypertension Center at the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. Read More Read Less