Professional Bio
James M. Luther, MD, MSCI, is Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, and Associate Professor of Pharmacology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. His translational research program investigates the relationship between hypertension and its metabolic complications.
He is director of the Vanderbilt Comprehensive Hypertension Center, where he evaluates and treats resistant and secondary causes of hypertension such as primary aldosteronism and renovascular hypertension. He is board certified in internal medicine and nephrology and is a certified hypertension specialist.
Dr. Luther received his MD degree from Vanderbilt School of Medicine, where he completed training in internal medicine, clinical pharmacology, and nephrology before joining the Vanderbilt faculty in the Division of Clinical Pharmacology. He completed the Master in Clinical Investigation program, and now serves as coordinator for the Drug and Device Development course in this program.
Dr. Luther is a fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA) and American Society of Nephrology (FASN). He has served on the ASN Hypertension Advisory Group and the AHA Program Committee of the Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease (KCVD) Council, and is currently an education editor for the journal Hypertension. He has over 75 peer-reviewed publications (original articles, reviews, book chapters) and has served as a reviewer for over 30 peer-reviewed journals. He is co-editor of the upcoming Hypertension Secrets, 2nd ed.
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Education
MD - Vanderbilt University, 2001
Residency - IM - Vanderbilt University, 2004
Fellowship - Clin Pharm - Vanderbilt University, 2005
MSCI - Vanderbilt University, 2006
Fellowship - Nephrology - Vanderbilt University, 2007
Fellowship - Clin Pharm - Vanderbilt University, 2008
Contact
Email
Kimryn.Rathmell@Vumc.Org
Address
777 Preston Research Building
2220 Pierce Ave
Nashville, TN 37232-6307