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John D. Bisognano, M.D., Ph.D.

John D. Bisognano, M.D., Ph.D.

Cardiology

Locations

Clinton Crossings

2400 S Clinton Ave, Bldg G, 1st Floor
Rochester, NY 14618-2636

Strong Memorial Hospital

601 Elmwood Ave., AC-G
Rochester, NY 14642-0001

About Me

Professional Background

Dr. Bisognano obtained his B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a M.A. from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton, a Ph.D. from SUNY Binghamton, and his MD degree from SUNY at Syracuse. He was a medical resident at the University of Michigan Medical Center, a Fellow...
Dr. Bisognano obtained his B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a M.A. from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton, a Ph.D. from SUNY Binghamton, and his MD degree from SUNY at Syracuse. He was a medical resident at the University of Michigan Medical Center, a Fellow in Hypertension at the University of Michigan, and a Cardiology Fellow at the University of Colorado at Denver. He joined the University of Rochester Medical Center in 2001. He is currently Immediate Past-President of the American Society for Hypertension, and Vice-Chair for the American Heart Association High Blood Pressure Council.

Faculty Appointments

Professor Emeritus - Department of Medicine, Cardiology (SMD)

Credentials

Education

MD | SUNY Upstate Medical Center. Medicine. 1990

PhD | St Univ at Binghamton. Physical Sciences, Other. 1987

MA | St Univ at Binghamton. Chemistry. 1984

BS | Mass Inst Technology. Biology. 1981

Awards

Medical Center Board Physician Excellence Award. 2013

Best Teacher Award of URMC Cardiology Fellows. 2011

Bauman Award for Best Teaching in Internal Medicine. 2006

Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA). 2005

Kohn Award for Teaching Excellence. 2004

Astra-Merck Research Award. 1997

Ann Arbor VA House Officer of the Month. 1992

Research

Dr. Bisognano is a Professor of Medicine and Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Clinical Preventive Cardiology. He joined the faculty in September 2001 from the University of Michigan where he participated in the Hypertension and Vascular Medicine Program as well as the Heart Failure and Transpl...
Dr. Bisognano is a Professor of Medicine and Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Clinical Preventive Cardiology. He joined the faculty in September 2001 from the University of Michigan where he participated in the Hypertension and Vascular Medicine Program as well as the Heart Failure and Transplantation Program.

Dr. Bisognano's research focuses on cardiovascular risk factor reduction, with a particular interest on improving compliance with the national guidelines for the treatment of hypertension. He is also interested in the etiology of hypertensive urgencies and emergencies, including the development of evidence-based treatment protocols for office patients with severely elevated blood pressure but no evidence of ongoing target organ damage. Additionally, he is interested in a community-based education program in the evaluation and treatment of hypertension, noting that only a small fraction of patients with hypertension achieve the blood pressure goals suggested by the national guidelines.

Dr. Bisognano is Upstate Governor for the New York American College of Cardiology through March 31, 2012. He is also the President, of the New York Cardiological Society, effective September 30, 2010 – March 31, 2012, and the President of the New York Chapter, American College of Cardiology, present to September 30, 2010 through March 31, 2012.

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