CMHC Faculty Members

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Lawrence J. Appel, MD, MPH

Baltimore, Maryland

Lawrence J. Appel, MD, MPH

Cardiologist

About

Dr. Lawrence J. Appel is professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and holds adjunct appointments in the Epidemiology and International Health departments at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Appel conducts clinical research focused on the prevention of hypertension, and cardiovascular and kidney diseases, through both pharmacological and nonpharmacological approaches, typically nutrition-based. He is an expert on the health effects of salt.

Education and Training

Internal Medicine Residency, Baltimore City Hospital
Master of Public Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Medical Degree, New York University School of Medicine

Professional Highlights

Director, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2010
Member, U.S. Department of Agriculture/Health and Human Services Dietary Guidelines Scientific Advisory Committees, 2005
Member, Institute of Medicine Committee on Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake, 2010
Member, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Primary Prevention of Hypertension Working Group
Chair, Institute of Medicine Committee on Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Sodium Chloride, Potassium, and Sulfate
Chair, Nutrition Committee, American Heart Association