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Cora Lewis, M.D.
Department of Epidemiology
Areas of expertise:
- Hypertension
- Hypertension in African Americans
- Body composition
An internist and epidemiologist, Lewis has considerable experience in long-term epidemiologic studies and clinical trials and is proficient in recruitment and retention in large, long-term studies. Her research focuses on measures of body composition and bone density, population surveys, disease outcomes, lifestyle assessments and imaging in the context of large studies and epidemiologic methodology.
Media coverage:
- Being overweight is a health concern, BMI is only part of the story, Medical News Today
- Older women should not take hormones to prevent chronic diseases, Reuters