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Dr. Paul Whelton Whelton led the team behind last year’s blockbuster announcement that redefined high blood pressure for the first time in 14 years.
Dr. Paul Whelton, a clinical professor and the Show Chwan Health System Endowed Chair in Global Public Health at Tulane University School of Public...Tulane In the News
05/02/2018 - 16:30 - Carolyn Scofield
Thomas LaVeist, a national expert on issues related to equity and health, has been named dean of Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. He will also hold the position of Presidential Chair in Health Equity, making him the first to hold one of Tulane’s newly endowed...
05/02/2018 - 12:45 - Dee Boling
Dr. Ellen Einterz (MPHTM ‘90) was recognized by the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) with the Esther Pohl Lovejoy Award at the association’s recent anniversary meeting held in Philadelphia, Penn. The award is named for Esther Pohl Lovejoy, who served as city health officer for Portland,...
04/30/2018 - 12:00 - Faith Dawson
Barbara Weis, MD, a 1987 graduate of the School of Medicine and the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, directs Sante Total, a U.S.– based group that operates a temporary clinic in Jacsonville, Haiti. (Photo by Tracey Brown) More than 30 years after Barbara Weis, MD, graduated from...
04/27/2018 - 11:45 - Carolyn Scofield
Anastasia Gage’s current research at Tulane focuses on adolescent health, gender-based violence, and maternal and reproductive health in sub-Saharan Africa and Haiti. (Photo provided) Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine professor Anastasia Gage has been named a member of...
04/26/2018 - 11:30 - Mary Cross
A collaboration between Tulane’s Undergraduate Student Government and the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library led to the creation of 70 new seats and work spaces for students. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano) When Tulane senior Caroline Scott began feeling discomfort while spending long hours studying...