George l. Bakris

Managing Director
Nephrology
Nephrogenex
Greece

Scientist Nephrology
Biography

Dr. Bakris has published over 700 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in the areas of diabetic kidney disease, hypertension and progression of nephropathy. He currently serves as a special government expert to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the FDA Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee. He chaired the first National Kidney Foundation Consensus report on blood pressure and impact on renal disease progression, and served on many national guideline committees, including the American Diabetes Association Clinical Practice Guideline Committee.

Research Intrest

His research areas are Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Clinical Pharmacology