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William H. Frishman, M.D., is an internist and cardiologist with a research interest in cardiovascular pharmacology, clinical epidemiology, and geriatrics. Dr. Frishman has authored and co-authored more than 900 original articles, reviews, and book chapters. He has also edited, co-edited, authored, and co-authored twelve full-length textbooks, including the major text Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapeutics (McGraw-Hill), now in its second edition. Dr. Frishman published three books: Complementary and Integrative Therapies for Cardiovascular Disease (Elsevier 2005), Cardiovascular Regeneration and Stem Cell Therapy (Blackwell Futura, 2007), and Hypertension: A Clinical Guide (Lippincott, 2007). He is also the supplements editor for the American Journal of Medicine and a co-editor of the journal Cardiology in Review and the Yearbook of Medicine.
Education
- M.D., Boston University School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise
- Cardiovascular Pharmacology
- Clinical Epidemiology
- Geriatrics
Honors and Awards
- Teaching Scholar Award of the American Heart Association
- Preventative Cardiology Academic Award from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
- Distinguished Teacher Award, Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society
Research
Dr. Frishman has served as a principal investigator in multiple NIH-funded studies, including the "Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly" (SHEP) Trial, the "Studies of Left Ventricular Dysfunction" (SOLVD), the "Women's Health Initiative Trial" (WHI), and the "Bronx Longitudinal Aging Study."
Publications
- Niaz M, Ahmad R, Khan S, et. al. "Widaplik: A Fixed-Dose Triple Combination for Initial Hypertension Therapy." Cardiology in review, (), (2026) . doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000001190
- Frishman WH, Aronow WS, Alpert J, et. al. "Beta-Adrenergic Blockade in Survivors of Acute Myocardial Infarction: A half-century of Clinical rails and Therapeutic Recommendations." The American journal of medicine, (), (2026) . pii: S0002-9343(26)00068-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2026.01.027
- Whiteson HZ, Frishman WH. "The Evolving Guidelines for Listing for Heart Transplantation: A Review." Cardiology in review, (), (2026) . doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000001179
- Eisenberg E, Frishman WH, Aronow WS, et. al. "Lymphedema: A Narrative Review of Recent Literature." Cardiology in review, (), (2026) . doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000001176
- Shojaei S, Nazari MA, Ghasemloo N, et. al. "Diagnostic Performance of Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Echocardiography in Identifying Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis." Cardiology in review, (), (2026) . doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000001172
- Kaiser M, Tran E, Parikh MA, et. al. "Microplastics: A Modifiable Cardiac Risk Factor." Cardiology in review, (), (2026) . doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000001174
- Kumble J, Frishman WH. "Coenzyme Q10 in Cardiovascular Medicine: Mechanisms, Clinical Evidence, and Future Integration in Heart Failure and Statin Myopathy." Cardiology in review, (), (2026) . doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000001135
