Walter Palmas MD , MS, FAHA
Associate Professor, Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center
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622 West 168th StreetNew York, NY 10032
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Summary
- Director, Evidence Based Medicine Seminary
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons,
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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
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Clinical Trials
- Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Start of enrollment: 1999 Jan 01
- Randomized Trial of Telemedicine for Diabetes Care Start of enrollment: 2000 Dec 01
- Northern Manhattan Diabetes Community Outreach Project Start of enrollment: 2008 Sep 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 12 citationsEvaluating the use of blood pressure polygenic risk scores across race/ethnic background groups.Nuzulul Kurniansyah, Matthew O Goodman, Alyna T Khan, Jiongming Wang, Elena Feofanova
Nature Communications. 2023-06-02 - 11 citationsInsights From a Large-Scale Whole-Genome Sequencing Study of Systolic Blood Pressure, Diastolic Blood Pressure, and Hypertension.Tanika N Kelly, Xiao Sun, Karen Y He, Michael R Brown, Sarah A Gagliano Taliun
Hypertension. 2022-08-01 - 42 citationsA multi-ethnic polygenic risk score is associated with hypertension prevalence and progression throughout adulthood.Nuzulul Kurniansyah, Matthew O Goodman, Tanika N Kelly, Tali Elfassy, Kerri L Wiggins
Nature Communications. 2022-06-21
Journal Articles
- Publisher Correction: Genetic Analysis of over 1 Million People Identifies 535 New Loci Associated with Blood Pressure TraitsCsaba 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
- Fellow
Other Languages
- Spanish, Portuguese
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