‘A giant in the metabolic and hypertension field’: A tribute to George L. Bakris, MD

Hypertension expert and longtime editorial board member for Healio | Cardiology and Healio | Endocrinology George L. Bakris, MD, died June 15, 2024, at the age of 72.
Bakris, a nephrologist by training whose work intersected with multiple specialties, was an internationally recognized expert in hypertension and diabetic kidney disease.
“Dr. Bakris was passionate and worked tirelessly to advance and provide the best care to patients. He was an exceptional leader, mentor and friend who we will miss dearly,” Everett E. Vokes, MD, the John E. Ultmann Distinguished Service Professor,

Hypertension expert and longtime editorial board member for Healio | Cardiology and Healio | Endocrinology George L. Bakris, MD, died June 15, 2024, at the age of 72.
Bakris, a nephrologist by training whose work intersected with multiple specialties, was an internationally recognized expert in hypertension and diabetic kidney disease.
“Dr. Bakris was passionate and worked tirelessly to advance and provide the best care to patients. He was an exceptional leader, mentor and friend who we will miss dearly,” Everett E. Vokes, MD, the John E. Ultmann Distinguished Service Professor,