Theodore Goodfriend
Expert on causes, diagnosis and treatment of high blood pressure, especially related to obesity; health care of the homeless
Professor emeritus, medicine and pharmacology School of Medicine and Public Health Work: 608-280-7007 — Home and cell phones available upon request Theodore.Goodfriend@va.gov Home page
Topics
- High blood pressure is a common and dangerous condition whose cause is not completely understood in 95 percent of cases. Treatment is available and useful
- Obesity is a common and dangerous condition that hurts and kills people partly by raising blood pressure. Weight loss almost always lowers blood pressure
- Homelessness is a danger to health, and ill health leads to homelessness. This vicious cycle is prevalent in America
Achievements
- Member, American Heart Association Council for High Blood Pressure Research
- Discovered the receptor for angiotensin, which raises blood pressure, and is blocked by a new class of drugs
- Five teaching awards from the School of Medicine and Public Health; founding faculty of clinics for homeless in Madison