Members of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure: Aram V. Chobanian, MD (Chair, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass); George L. Bakris, MD (Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Ill); Henry R. Black, MD (Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Ill); William C. Cushman, MD (Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, Tenn); Lee A. Green, MD, MPH (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich); Joseph L. Izzo, Jr., MD (State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, NY); Daniel W. Jones, MD (University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Miss); Barry J. Materson, MD, MBA (University of Miami, Miami, Fla); Suzanne Oparil, MD (University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala); Jackson T. Wright, Jr., MD, PhD (Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio); Edward J. Roccella, PhD, MPH (Executive Secretary, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Md)
National High Blood Pressure Education Program Coordinating Committee Participants: Claude Lenfant, MD (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Md); George L. Bakris, MD (Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Ill); Henry R. Black, MD (Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Ill); Vicki Burt, ScM, RN (National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, Md); Barry L. Carter, PharmD, FCCP (University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa); Francis D. Chesley, Jr., MD (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Md); Jerome D. Cohen, MD (Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo); Pamela J. Colman, DPM (American Podiatric Medical Association, Bethesda, Md); William C. Cushman, MD (Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, Tenn); Mark J. Cziraky, PharmD, FAHA (Health Core, Inc., Newark, Del); John J. Davis, PAC (American Academy of Physician Assistants, Memphis, Tenn); Keith Copelin Ferdinand, MD, FACC (Heartbeats Life Center, New Orleans, La); Ray W. Gifford, Jr., MD, MS (Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Fountain Hills, Ariz); Michael Glick, DMD (New Jersey Dental School, Newark, NJ); Lee A. Green, MD, MPH (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich); Stephen Havas, MD, MPH, MS (University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md); Thomas H. Hostetter, MD (National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Md); Joseph L. Izzo, Jr., MD (State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, NY); Daniel W. Jones, MD (University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Miss); Lynn Kirby, RN, NP, COHN (Sanofi-Synthelabo Research, Malvern, Pa); Kathryn M. Kolasa, PhD, RD, LDN (Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC); Stuart Linas, MD (University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colo); William M. Manger, MD, PhD (New York University Medical Center, New York, NY); Edwin C. Marshall, OD, MS, MPH (Indiana University School of Optometry, Bloomington, Ind); Barry J. Materson, MD, MBA (University of Miami, Miami, Fla); Jay Merchant, MHA (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Washington, DC); Nancy Houston Miller, RN, BSN (Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, Calif); Marvin Moser, MD (Yale University School of Medicine, Scarsdale, NY); William A. Nickey, DO (Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa); Suzanne Oparil, MD (University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala); Otelio S. Randall, MD, FACC (Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC); James W. Reed, MD, FACP, FACE (Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga); Edward J. Roccella, PhD, MPH (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Md); Lee Shaughnessy (National Stroke Association, Englewood, Colo); Sheldon G. Sheps, MD (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn); David B. Snyder, RPh, DDS (Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville, Md); James R. Sowers, MD, FACP, FACE (SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY); Leonard M. Steiner, MS, OD (Eye Group, Oakhurst, NJ); Ronald Stout, MD, MPH (Procter and Gamble, Mason, Ohio); Rita D. Strickland, EdD, RN (New York Institute of Technology, Springfield Gardens, NY); Carlos Vallbona, MD (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX); Howard S. Weiss, MD, MPH (Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington Hospital Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC); Jack P. Whisnant, MD (Mayo Clinic and Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minn); Laurie Willshire, MPH, RN (American Red Cross, Falls Church, Va); Gerald J. Wilson, MA, MBA (Citizens for Public Action on Blood Pressure and Cholesterol, Inc., Potomac, Md); Mary Winston, EdD, RD (American Heart Association, Dallas, Tex); Jackson T. Wright, Jr., MD, PhD (Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio)