- Medical/Professional School:
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State University of New York Health Science Center, Syracuse
- Residency:
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St Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pediatrics
- Fellowship:
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St Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pediatric Nephrology
- Clinical Interests:
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Hypertension, obesity and chronic kidney disease
- Description of Research:
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My research interests include the epidemiology and therapy of childhood hypertension, as well as cardiovascular complications of pediatric chronic kidney disease. I have been particularly involved with clinical trials of antihypertensive medications in children, and with the role of hypertension in the progression of chronic kidney disease.
- Key Publications:
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Puri M, Flynn JT, Garcia M, Nussbaum H, Freedman K, DiMartino-Nardi JR. The frequency of elevated blood pressure in obese minority youth. Journal of Clinical Hypertension 10:119-124, 2008.
Flynn JT, Meyers KC, Neto JP, Meneses RdeP, Zurowska A, Bagga A, Mattheyse L, Shi V, Solar-Yohay S, Gupte J, Han G, Pediatric Valsartan Study Group. Efficacy and safety of the angiotensin receptor blocker valsartan in children with hypertension aged one to five years. Hypertension, 52:222-228, 2008.
Flynn JT, Mitsnefes M, Pierce C, Cole SR, Parekh RS, Furth SL, Warady BA. Blood pressure in children with chronic kidney disease: A report from the Chronic Kidney Disease in Children study. Hypertension, 52:631-7, 2008.
Boneparth A, Flynn JT. Management of hypertension in general pediatric practice. Clinical Pediatrics, 48: 44-49, 2009.
Flynn JT. Hypertension in the young: epidemiology, sequelae, therapy. Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation, 24:370-375, 2009.
- Honors & Awards:
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1999: Faculty Teaching Award, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan
1999: Designated "ASH Specialist in Clinical Hypertension" by the American Society of Hypertension, New York, NY
2001: Eastern Hypertension Society, Young Investigators' Night, Third Place, Prolonged Use of Amlodipine in Children, April 30, 2001
2006: America's Top Pediatricians, Consumers Research Council
2007: Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors, Inc.
2007-2008: America's Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd