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Research Interests
I am primarily interested in hypertension and vascular biology. I have a special interest in cardiovascular disease in special populations. I have done research on community programs to improve cardiovascular outcomes in Baltimore City. I also lecture on hypertension at the medical school, nursing school and dental school.
Clinical Speciality
I have a clinical interest in the use of ambulatory blood pressure monitors to rule out white-coat hypertension. I also have an interest in the use of various blood pressure devices to properly measure blood pressure.
Publications
Refereed Journal
Hall WD, Reed JW, Flack JM, Yumis C, Preisser J & ISHIB Investigators Group. “Comparison of the Efficacy of Dihydropyridine Calcium Channel Blockers in African American Patients With Hypertension” Archives of Internal Medicine 1998;158(18):2029-2034.
Johnson WR, Saunders E. Management of high risk hypertensive patients. Cardiology Special Edition 2002;8:15-21.
Becker DM, Yanek LR, Johnson WR et. Al. Impact of a community-based multiple risk factor intervention on cardiovascular risk in black families with a history of premature coronary disease. Circulation, 2005;111(10):1298-1304.
Book Chapter
Johnson, Wallace. “Risk Factor Identification and Primary Prevention of Stroke in African-American Populations”, Strokes in Blacks, R.F. Gillum, P.B. Gorelick, E.S. Cooper, Editors. Publisher: Karger 1999:118-128.
Books
Johnson WR and Saunders E. Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Hypertension in African-Americans. Newtown, PA, Handbooks in Healthcare Co, 1999.