Dr. Joseph Diamond

Heart Health and Hypertension

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a common medical condition. High blood pressure rarely causes noticeable symptoms, but over time, it can lead to serious health problems. That's why, if you have hypertension, it's important to work with your doctor to set a blood pressure goal and reach it.

Dr. Joseph Diamond, Director of Nuclear Cardiology at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center. , comes on the show to discuss ways to manage your Hypertension and work on lifestyle chancges to improve your overall health.

Dr. Joseph Diamond graduated from the City University of New York's Sophie Davis School of Biomedicine in 1984. He completed medical school at the Stony Brook School of Medicine in 1986. Dr. Diamond completed internship and residency training in internal medicine at the Beth Israel Medical Center, New York in 1990. He then did post-graduate training (fellowship) in Cardiology at the Mount Sinai Medical Center. In addition, Dr. Diamond completed additional fellowship training in Nuclear Cardiology and Hypertension at the Mount Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Diamond is board certified in cardiology, nuclear cardiology and is a board certified American Society of Hypertension Specialist in Clinical Hypertension. Dr. Diamond is currently Director of Nuclear Cardiology at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center. He is an Associate Professor of Medicine with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Diamond is a nationally recognized researcher and speaker in the fields of Hypertension, Nuclear Cardiology and the non-invasive quantification of coronary blood flow. He has authored or co-authored more than 40 articles and 6 textbook chapters. He served as an editor for the American Journal of Hypertension.

Melanie Cole, M.S.

6 / 30 / 2010