WalterPalmasMD, MS, FAHA

Internal Medicine • New York, NY

Associate Professor, Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center

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Office
622 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032

Summary

Director, Evidence Based Medicine Seminary
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons,
and
Department of Medicine, CUMC

Education & Training

Columbia UniversityMS, Biostatistics, 2001 - 2002
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/WestResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1996
University of Buenos AiresClass of 1984, Summa Cum Laude
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFellowship, Nuclear Cardiology
Hospital Italiano de Buenos AiresResident, Cardiology

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1996 - 2024

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Honors Diploma University of Buenos Aires Medical School
Ewig Clinical Scholar CUMC
Scholar Rotary Foundation
Physician Practice Connections Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2011-2013
Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2011-2013
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Clinical Trials

Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Start of enrollment: 1999 Jan 01
Active, not recruiting
Randomized Trial of Telemedicine for Diabetes Care Start of enrollment: 2000 Dec 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Northern Manhattan Diabetes Community Outreach Project Start of enrollment: 2008 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

70 citations
Association between language and risk factor levels among Hispanic adults with hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, or diabetes.
Pracha P. Eamranond, Anna T. R. Legedza, Ana V. Diez-Roux, Namratha R. Kandula, Walter Palmas
American Heart Journal. 2009-01-01
117 citations
Community Health Worker Interventions to Improve Glycemic Control in People with Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Walter Palmas, Dana March, Salima Darakjy, Sally E. Findley, Jeanne A. Teresi
Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2015-03-04
18 citations
Leveraging linkage evidence to identify low-frequency and rare variants on 16p13 associated with blood pressure using TOPMed whole genome sequencing data.
Karen Y. He, Xiaoyin Li, Tanika N. Kelly, Jingjing Liang, Brian E. Cade
Human Genetics. 2019-01-22

Journal Articles

Publisher Correction: Genetic Analysis of over 1 Million People Identifies 535 New Loci Associated with Blood Pressure Traits
Csaba P Kovesdy, Walter Palmas, Nature

Press Mentions

How Telemedicine Improves Diabetes CareAugust 31st, 2020

Grant Support

Northern Manhattan Diabetes Community HealthNational Center On Minority Health And Health Disparities2011
B PLUS C Pilot StudyNational Center For Research Resources2004–2005

Committees

Chair, IRB 5, CUMC

Professional Memberships

American Heart Association - AHA
Fellow

Other Languages

Spanish, Portuguese