Paul Ridker
Encyclopedia
Paul M. Ridker is a medical
research
er and the Eugene Braunwald Professor of Medicine at Harvard University
. He is also on staff at Brigham and Women's Hospital
in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Ridker was included in TIME magazine's
list of 100 most influential people of 2004. Previously, TIME and CNN
named Dr. Ridker as one of "America’s Best in Science and Medicine". He is responsible for the clinical development of high sensitivity C Reactive Protein (hsCRP), a marker of inflammation, that is used to evaulate the risk of heart attack and stroke.
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
er and the Eugene Braunwald Professor of Medicine at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. He is also on staff at Brigham and Women's Hospital
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Brigham and Women's Hospital is the largest hospital of the Longwood Medical and Academic Area in Boston, Massachusetts. It is directly adjacent to Harvard Medical School of which it is the second largest teaching affiliate with 793 beds...
in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Ridker was included in TIME magazine's
Time (magazine)
Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
list of 100 most influential people of 2004. Previously, TIME and CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
named Dr. Ridker as one of "America’s Best in Science and Medicine". He is responsible for the clinical development of high sensitivity C Reactive Protein (hsCRP), a marker of inflammation, that is used to evaulate the risk of heart attack and stroke.
External links
- Listing on Brigham and Women's Hospital website
- Harvard research website
- TIME/CNN article "America’s Best - Science and Medicine"."