Bonita Falkner, MD
Professor Emeritus
Education
Medical School
University of Minnesota - 1967
Residency
Philadelphia General Hospital
Fellowship
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Publications
- Pediatric Primary Hypertension: An Underrecognized Condition: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association
- Insulin Resistance and Other Mechanisms of Obesity Hypertension
- Development of Blood Pressure Norms and Definition of Hypertension in Children
- Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Target Organ Damage in Adolescents: The SHIP AHOY Study
- The enigma of primary hypertension in childhood
Board Certification
Pediatric Nephrology
Pediatrics
Hospital Appointment
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Research Interests
Research interests include the genetic basis of essential hypertension, insulin resistance and obesity