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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
- Qian B, Munjal R, Haselkorn R, et. al. "Cardiovascular Safety of Parkinson's Disease Therapies: A Comprehensive Review." Cardiology in review, (), (2026) . doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000001254
- Naseem M, Ramesh J, Mahmood A, et. al. "Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease." Cardiology in review, (), (2026) . doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000001275
- Raghav S, Frishman WH. "Childhood Obesity, Medications, and Surgeries." Cardiology in review, (), (2026) . doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000001230
- Thukral J, Moudgil P, Sindhwani N, et. al. "Exosomes and Extracellular Vesicles in CAR-T Cell Therapy: Emerging Mediators and Biomarkers of Cardiac Injury." Cardiology in review, (), (2026) . doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000001246
- Ji T, Frishman WH, Aronow WS, et. al. "Upstream Antiplatelet Therapy in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: What Zalunfiban Adds to the Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Story." Cardiology in review, (), (2026) . doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000001276
- Venkatesh V, Frishman WH, Aronow WS, et. al. "Raynaud's Disease: Review of Current Literature." Cardiology in review, (), (2026) . doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000001278
- Adrejiya P, Bhatt V, Khushalani S, et. al. "The Changing Pulse of a Region: Ischemic Heart Disease and Its Drivers in the Asia-Pacific, 1990-2021." Cardiology in review, (), (2026) . doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000001202
