Dr. Ernesto L. Schiffrin
Fellow
Current Employer
McGill University
Election Year
2006
Academy
Academy of Science
Discipline
Medical Sciences
Department
Department of Medicine #B-127
Keywords
Hypertension, vascular remodeling
Long Citation
Ernesto Schiffrin is one of the great clinical scientists in Canada, and a world leader in the field of the mechanisms and management of arterial hypertension. Amongst many contributions, he demonstrated that anti-hypertensive drugs interfering with the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system correct blood pressure and the structural remodeling of resistance arterioles, and he showed the role of endothelin in this vascular remodeling. Dr. Schiffrin brings together a profound knowledge of molecular and clinical medicine. His fundamental work has been recognized amongst many honours by his election as President of the American Heart Association Council for High Blood Pressure Research.
Short Citation
Ernesto Schiffrin is one of the great clinical scientists in Canada, and a world leader in the field of the mechanisms and management of arterial hypertension. Amongst many contributions, he demonstrated that anti-hypertensive drugs interfering with the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system correct blood pressure and the structural remodeling of resistance arterioles. He also showed the role of endothelin in this vascular remodeling.
Ernesto Schiffrin is one of the great clinical scientists in Canada, and a world leader in the field of the mechanisms and management of arterial hypertension. Amongst many contributions, he demonstrated that anti-hypertensive drugs interfering with the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system correct blood pressure and the structural remodeling of resistance arterioles, and he showed the role of endothelin in this vascular remodeling. Dr. Schiffrin brings together a profound knowledge of molecular and clinical medicine. His fundamental work has been recognized amongst many honours by his election as President of the American Heart Association Council for High Blood Pressure Research.
Short Citation
Ernesto Schiffrin is one of the great clinical scientists in Canada, and a world leader in the field of the mechanisms and management of arterial hypertension. Amongst many contributions, he demonstrated that anti-hypertensive drugs interfering with the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system correct blood pressure and the structural remodeling of resistance arterioles. He also showed the role of endothelin in this vascular remodeling.