CharlesHHennekensMD

Physician

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Office
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Rd.
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Phone+1 561-393-8845

Charles H. Hennekens, MD,DrPH is the first Sir Richard Doll Professor and Senior Academic Advisor to the Dean. He was the first John Snow Professor and first Eugene Braunwald Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and first Chief of Preventive Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Based on his H-index of 173, he the #16 Top Scientist in the World. He was the 3rd most widely cited medical researcher in the world and 5 of the top 20 were former fellows and/or trainees. He is #81 in the history of the world for saving 1.1 million lives. He is a Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine (FACPM) and the American College of Cardiology (FACC).

Harvard School of Public HealthFellowship, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 1971 - 1975
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1967 - 1969
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1967

PubMed

406 citations
Dietary saturated fats and their food sources in relation to the risk of coronary heart disease in women
Frank B. Hu, Meir J. Stampfer, JoAnn E. Manson, Alberto Ascherio, Graham A. Colditz
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 1999-12-01
2285 citations
Aspirin in the primary and secondary prevention of vascular disease: collaborative meta-analysis of individual participant data from randomised trials.
Colin Baigent, Lisa Blackwell, Rory Collins, Jonathan Emberson, Jon Godwin
Lancet. 2009-05-30
190 citations
A retrospective cohort study of cigarette smoking and risk of rheumatoid arthritis in female health professionals.
Elizabeth W. Karlson, I. Min Lee, Nancy R. Cook, JoAnn E. Manson, Julie E. Buring
Arthritis and Rheumatism. 1999-05-01

Other

Statins and Diabetes: Current Perspectives and Implications for Clinicians
Charles Hennekens, MD, The American Journal of Medicine
https://www.doximity.com/articles/4938c709-fe79-416e-898e-ebb29295c608
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-10-23

Medical Bulletin 30/ September/ 2024September 29th, 2024
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Risk Factors For CVD In WomenNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1998
Physicians Health Study--Continued Follow UPNational Cancer Institute1998
Epidemiology Of Cardiovascular DiseaseNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1995–1998
Trial Of Aspirin And Vitamin E In WomenNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1997
Risk Factors For Cardiovascular Disease In WomenNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1996–1997
Trial Of Vitamin E, Beta Carotene And Asprin In WomenNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1996
Coordinationg Center--Trials Of Hypertension PreventionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1996
Randomized Trial Of Aspirin And Beta-Carotene In US MDSNational Cancer Institute1996