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

Prenatal cannabis use and adverse health outcomes in neonates and early childhood.
Panagiota Kitsantas, Katerina Benson, Alexandra Rubenstein, Maria Carmenza Mejia, Robert S Levine
Pediatrics and Neonatology. 2025-01-09
Suicidal Behaviors Among United States Adolescents: Increasing Clinical and Public Health Challenges.
Jhon Ostanin, Helena Miranda, Simon Shugar, Dina Abdo, Maria Carmenza Mejia
Children. 2025-01-03
Trends and variations in admissions for cannabis use disorder among pregnant women in United States.
Maria C Mejia, Lea Sacca, Allison H Ferris, Charles H Hennekens, Panagiota Kitsantas
Journal of Perinatal Medicine. 2024-12-25

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

Alcohol Deaths Have More Than Doubled in Recent Years, Especially Among WomenDecember 2nd, 2024
Alcohol-Related Deaths in U.S. Have Doubled in Two DecadesNovember 23rd, 2024
Health Experts Call Attention to Rising Alcohol Mortality RatesNovember 22nd, 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