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Date: July 16, 2009
Contact: Jennifer Forbes
Communication & Public Affairs
Phone: 732-235-6356
Email: jenn.forbes@umdnj.edu
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Physician Named Fellow by National Lipid Association
John B. Kostis, MD, professor of medicine and pharmacology and chair of the Department of Medicine at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School has been awarded Fellow status with the National Lipid Association (NLA). The NLA is a nonprofit, multidisciplinary medical society with more than 3,500 members dedicated to reducing illness and death from cardiovascular disease and other conditions related to compounds in the blood that include cholesterol, fatty acids and triglycerides.
Dr. Kostis joins only 150 carefully selected physicians and allied healthcare professionals from across the nation who have achieved this important credential. The NLA awards Fellow status to those who have distinguished themselves amongst their colleagues and who have satisfied the requirements established by the NLA for such recognition. The requirements include nomination by at least two persons familiar with the candidate’s practice, recognition by peers for contributions to the field of clinical lipidology, and having demonstrated a significant commitment to the NLA at the national or regional level.
Dr. Kostis developed state-of-the-art care in the treatment of cardiovascular disease and hypertension in central New Jersey, established clinical research in cardiology at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, participated in the study and development of more than 100 pharmacologic agents and devices and held leadership positions in large clinical trials sponsored by the National Institute of Health and by industry. Dr. Kostis’ research interests include clinical trials in hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, cardiovascular pharmacology and biomedical engineering. In Berlin, Germany, he was the recipient of the 2008 International Society of Hypertension (ISH) Award “given to investigators presenting superior research projects at the ISH 2008 Biennial Scientific Meeting, in the study of basic mechanisms by which blood pressure and lipids interact in the development of cardiovascular disease.” He was named among the “best physicians” in New Jersey Monthly magazine, as well as many other prestigious Castle Connolly lists including Top Doctors: New York Metro Area, and America’s Top Doctors from 1996 to present.
“We congratulate Dr. Kostis on being named Fellow by the National Lipid Association,” said Peter S. Amenta, MD, PhD, dean of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. “We are very proud of his accomplishments.”
Dr. Kostis received his medical degree from the Medical School of the Aristoteleion University of Thessaloniki, Greece and completed his fellowship in cardiovascular disease at Philadelphia General Hospital. He is past president of the Eastern Regional Chapter of the American Society of Hypertension and past president of the Northeast Lipid Association.
For more information on dyslipidemia and the field of lipidology, or to find a certified lipidologist, visit www.lipid.org. For more information on the National Lipid Association, contact Daniel Sosnoski, director of communications, at dsosnoski@lipid.org or 904-998-0854.
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UMDNJ-ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL
As one of the nation’s leading comprehensive medical schools, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in education, research, health care delivery, and the promotion of community health. In cooperation with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, the medical school’s principal affiliate, they comprise New Jersey’s premier academic medical center. In addition, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School has 34 hospital affiliates and ambulatory care sites throughout the region.
As one of the eight schools of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey with 2,800 full-time and volunteer faculty, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School encompasses 22 basic science and clinical departments and hosts centers and institutes including The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the Child Health Institute of New Jersey, the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, and the Stem Cell Institute of New Jersey. The medical school maintains educational programs at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels for more than 1,500 students on its campuses in New Brunswick, Piscataway, and Camden, and provides continuing education courses for health care professionals and community education programs.
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