Professor Roland Asmar

Professor Roland Asmar

Foundation-Medical Research Institutes (F-MRI), Geneva, Switzerland

Professor Asmar is Chairman of the Foundation-Medical Research Institutes (France) and past-President of the French spoken network on hypertension. Prior to this position, he was Associate Professor of Therapy and past-president of the Working Group 'Measurement and Evaluation' of the French Society of Hypertension. Professor Asmar is a member of several prestigious international committees and scientific societies. He received the distinction 'Cardiologist of the Year 2001' in France in recognition of his long and continuing contributions to medical education.

Professor Asmar has published over 300 scientific articles and several books in the area of cardiology.

Professor Asmar's research interests include blood pressure measurements, non-invasive evaluation of arterial status and atherosclerosis, cardiovascular clinical intervention trials, and development of new cardiovascular methods and drug agents.

Updated 28 November 2023