
President
DAVID S. KOUNTZ
MD, FACP

Vice President
BRENT M. EGAN
MD

Immediate Past President
SHAWNA NESBITT
MD, MS

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The ISHIB IMPACT CV Risk Reduction Toolkit Research Study aims to identify interventions to overcome healthcare disparities in African Americans and other underserved populations with uncontrolled hypertension by offering culturally sensitive strategies for sustained therapeutic lifestyle change and guideline compliance.
ISHIB Consensus Statements
Through the publication of its Consensus Statement on the Management of High Blood Pressure in Blacks in this week’s issue of Hypertension, ISHIB today released new recommendations recognizing that high blood pressure among African Americans is a severe health problem.
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Consensus Statement Gains Support from the American Society of Hypertension.
Dr. Elijah Saunders, one of ISHIB’s founders, discusses “one size does not cover all patients” concept.
Blood Test for Right Blood Pressure Meds.






