Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae
Mark C. Houston, M.D., MS, SCH, ABAAM, FACP, FAHA
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Director, Hypertension Institute and Vascular Biology
American Society of Hypertension (ASH) Specialist in Clinical Hypertension
Director, Life Extension Institute
Saint Thomas Medical Group
Saint Thomas Hospital and Health Services
Nashville, Tennessee
Married. Four children. Born in Jackson, Tennessee
High School: Jackson High School - Valedictorian
College: Rhodes College - BA in Chemistry, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, President of Honor Council, ODK, Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, Rhodes Scholar Semifinalist
Medical School: Vanderbilt University Medical School - 1974, Highest Honors, Alpha Omega Alpha, Kaiser Fellowship
Internship and Residency in Medicine: University of California, San Francisco - 1974-1977
Chief Resident in Medicine: Vanderbilt University Medical School 1977-1978
- Best Teacher in Medicine (Hillman Award) - 1978
Vanderbilt University Medical School Full Time Faculty - 1978-1990
- Assistant and Associate Professor of Medicine
- Co-Director of Medical Intensive Care Unit
- Director of Cooperative Care Center
- Chief of Clinical Section - General Internal Medicine
- Medical Director of Executive Physical Program
Saint Thomas Hospital - 1990-Present
- Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine - Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
- Director of Hypertension Institute and Vascular Biology
- Director of Life Extension Institute
- Associate Director, Clinical Research, Hypertension Institute
- Section Chief, Division of Nutrition, Hypertension Institute
- Director, CME, Hypertension Institute
Board Certifications:
- National Board Medical Examiners (NBME) 1975
- American Board Internal Medicine (ABIM) 1977
- Specialist in Clinical Hypertension - American Society Hypertension (SCH-ASH) 1999
- American Board Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) (ABAAM) 2003
Medical License: Tennessee
Fellowships:
- American College of Physicians (ACP) 1984 (FACP)
- National Council on High Blood Pressure (NCHBP) 1996
- International Society Hypertension in Blacks (ISHIB) 1999
- American Heart Association (AHA) 2001 (FAHA)
Honors: Honor Society Phi Kappa Phi, University of Bridgeport, Connecticut, 2003
Editor in Chief, Journal of American Nutraceutical Association (JANA)
Editorial Board, Editorial Consultant or Reviewer for 20 medical journals (ANA, JAMA, NEJM, AIM, Hypertension, etc.)
Board of Trust and Editorial Board to COSEHC (The Consortium for Southeastern Hypertension Control)
Advisory Boards:
- Vascular Biology and Hypertension Consultants (RDR)
- DICE (Doxazosin Investigators and Consultant Exchange)
- Health Trac Hypertension Advisory Board
- Protocols: Strategies from Experts in Cardiology
- National Bureau for Information on CHD
- Helios Health Hypertension Expert
- Kronos Clinical Age Management
- Vascular Biology Working Group
- Chair, Medical Advisory Board - ANA (American Nutraceutical Association)
- Vascular Institute - Saint Thomas Hospital
- Medical Liaison to Institute of Medicine (IOM) for the National Institutes of Health and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (ANA Representative), 2003
Memberships:
- American Society of Hypertension (ASH)
- National Council for High Blood Pressure (NCHBP)
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Nashville Academy of Medicine (NAM)
- American Thoracic Society (ATS)
- Tennessee Medical Association (TMA)
- American College of Physicians/American Society of Internal Medicine (ACP/ASIM)
- American Federation of Clinical Research (AFCR)
- International Society of Hypertension (ISH)
- Intra-American Society of Hypertension (IASH)
- International Society of Hypertension in Blacks (ISHIB)
- Southeastern Lipid Association (SELA)
- Consortium for Southeastern Hypertension Control (COSEHC)
- Vascular Biology Working Group (VBWG)
- American Heart Association (AHA)
- AHA Council on Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
- American Society of Hypertension (ASH) Nominating Committee
Clinical Research in Hypertension: Over 60 studies conducted in hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases
Lectures: Over 6,000 national and international lectures and symposia on Hypertension and Vascular Biology and numerous course directorships
Publications:
- Over 120 medical articles and scientific abstracts in peer reviewed journals
- Over 20 books, book chapters and monographs
- Over 50 newspaper articles and magazines
- Over 10 films and videos
- Best-Selling books include:
- Handbook of Antihypertensive Therapy by Houston et al
- Vascular Biology for the Clinician by Houston
- What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Hypertension by Houston et al
Teaching: Active in teaching medical students, interns and residents from Vanderbilt University Medical School
Clinical Practice:
Internal Medicine with Hypertension Specialty, Saint Thomas Medical Group
Saint Thomas Hospital and Health Services
Preventive Cardiology
Lipid Clinic
Clinical Age Management
Nutrition
Continued Professional Degrees:
- Masters of Science in Clinical Human Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport, Connecticut (2003)
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