Paul Whelton

Paul Kieran Whelton
MD

Portrait of Paul Whelton

Portrait of Paul Whelton
Nationality American
Education MBBCh, BAO (National University of Ireland, University College Cork), MD (National University of Ireland, University College Cork), MSc (University of London)
Occupation Epidemiologist
Organization Tulane University
Known for Cardiovascular disease and renal disease epidemiology, prevention, treatment trials, policy, and global health

Paul Whelton is an American physician scientist who made seminal contributions to hypertension and kidney disease epidemiology. He also mentored numerous public health leaders including the Deans of the schools of public health at Johns Hopkins (Michael Klag) and Columbia (Linda Fried). He currently serves as the Chwan Health System Endowed Chair in Global Public Health and a Clinical Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. He is the founding director of the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.

Early Life and Education

Whelton is a native of Cork City, Ireland. He is a medical school graduate of University College Cork (U.C.C), where he received a M.B., B.Ch., and a B.A.O in 1970.[1] He also received a master of science degree in epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in 1981, as well as an advanced research degree in medicine from the National University of Ireland in 2003.[1]

Career

Whelton served as a professor of epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, as well as a professor of medicine at the School of Medicine. He also was a director of the Outpatient General clinical Research Center. Whelton was the founding director of the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research in 1989. He moved from Baltimore to New Orleans, Louisiana in 1997 to serve as the dean of the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.[2][3] He also served as the dean of the School of Medicine at Tulane,[4] and as senior vice president for health sciences at the Tulane University Health Sciences Center.[5] In 2007, he moved from New Orleans to Chicago, Illinois to serve as the President and CEO of the Loyola University Health System and Medical Center, as well as the Senior Vice President for Health Sciences and a professor of preventive medicine and epidemiology at the Stritch School of Medicine.[1][6] In 2011, he moved back to New Orleans and currently is the Chwan Health System Endowed Chair in Global Public Health at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.[1]

Leadership Roles

Honors and Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Paul Whelton". Tulane University.
  2. ↑ Denise Grady (July 14, 1998). "For Mild Hypertension, Healthier Life and Diet May Be Good Medicine". The New York Times. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Cut Weight and Salt to Get Off Hypertension Drugs, Study Says". The New York Times. March 18, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ Harding, Anne (February 2006). "Paul Whelton: rebuilding Tulane after Hurricane Katrina". The Lancet. 367 (9511): 643. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68248-2.
  5. ↑ Bruce Japsen (December 14, 2006). "Tulane doctor to lead Loyola Health System". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Together, physicians can solve chronic diseases". Tulane University. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
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