JANICE P. LEA, MD
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
Dr. Janice P. Lea, MD is an associate professor of medicine at Emory University and is board-certified in nephrology, and hypertension. She also serves as the principal investigator for the National Institutes of Health study, African-American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension (AASK). Dr. Lea is a member of the American Society of Nephrology, International Society of Hypertension in Blacks, and the National Kidney Foundation. Dr. Lea graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in biology. She earned her medical degree at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and completed her residency in internal medicine and nephrology fellowship at Emory University affiliated hospitals.
Dr. Lea is a nationally-renowned expert in hypertension and has been an invited guest speaker at numerous national conferences including the Congressional Black Caucus and other legislative and medical meetings. She is very active in the community setting volunteering her time to educate susceptible populations about their risks of kidney disease due to hypertension, diabetes, and family history of kidney disease. She has served as the National Medical Spokesperson for the National Kidney Disease Education Program(NKDEP) sponsored by the NIH .
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