Renal Denervation in the Real World: Practical Guidance for New Users

Roland E Schmieder is a Professor of Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Hypertension, Head of the Clinical Research Centre and Vice Chair of the Department of Nephrology and Hypertension at the University Hospital Erlangen, Germany. He also directs the Institute of Preventative Medicine at the University Erlangen-Nuremberg and the Community Hospital Nuremberg. Roland is a member of numerous professional societies and committees, and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (ACP) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC). He is on the international Editorial Board of the American Journal of Hypertension, the Journal of Human Hypertension and the Journal of Nephrology, among other scientific journals. Professor Schmieder received his post-graduate medical training in nephrology, cardiology and hypertension at the University Hospital of Bonn, and then at the Alton Ochsner Foundation, New Orleans. He graduated in medicine from the University of Tübingen, Germany.

Michel Burnier is a Professor of Medicine and Head of the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension Consultation at the University Hospital of Lausanne in Switzerland. He is a member of several Swiss and international societies in the field of nephrology and hypertension. He is a member of the Scientific Council of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and a committee member of the Swiss Society of Hypertension. Professor Burnier is President Elect of the Swiss Society of Nephrology, President of the ethical review board of the University of Lausanne and a Board Member of Swissmedic, the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products. He is on the Editorial Board of several journals, including Hypertension and Blood Pressure. Professor Burnier trained in internal medicine and nephrology in Lausanne and at the University of Colorado Health Science Centre.

Cara East is Clinical Professor of Medicine at Texas A&M College of Medicine, US. She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Echocardiography.

Prof East has practiced general cardiology for over 30 years, with specific focus on prevention. At Texas Heart Center, Prof East leads a clinical research team, whose focus spans renal artery nerve ablation, anti-inflammatory drugs for the prevention of recurrent events after a heart attack, and drugs to lower cholesterol levels, among other areas. 

Prof East has lectured internationally, and is widely published in leading international journals.

Konstantinos Tsioufis is Professor of Cardiology and Director of 1st Cardiological Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, Greece. Prof Tsioufis works as an interventional Cardiologist as well as Hypertension Specialist and he was a post-doctoral fellow at the Veterans Affairs Medical Centre, Georgetown University Washington DC, US. Professor Tsioufis’s research focuses on the hypertensive disease, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology.