Pedro Jose
Professor
University of Maryland School of Medicine
USA
Biography
Pedro A. Jose, MD, PhD, is Professor of Medicine and Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Adjunct Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, and Visiting Professor, 3rd Military Medical University of China, Chongqing, China. Dr. Jose received his MD degree, magna cum laude, meritissimus, from the University of Santo Tomas, Philippines, placed first in the Philippine National Board Examinations, and received his PhD degree in Physiology (dissertation defended with distinction) from Georgetown University. Dr. Jose is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatric Nephrology, and American Society of Hypertension Specialist in Clinical Hypertension. He holds a US patent on G protein-related kinase mutants in essential hypertension (US #6,660,474) and a provisional patent on Compositions and Methods for Identifying and Diagnosing Salt Sensitivity of Blood Pressure (US Provisional Patent Application #61,636,576).
Research Interest
Dr. Jose is a recognized expert on the role of dopamine receptors in the regulation of renal function, epithelial sodium transport, vascular function, and blood pressure.