Strong Heart and Vascular Center
Cardiology
Our Providers
John D. Bisognano, M.D., Ph.D.
John D. Bisognano is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Clinical Preventive Cardiology. Dr. Bisognano joined the faculty in September 2001 from the University of Michigan where he participated in the Hypertension and Vascular Medicine Program as well as the Heart Failure and Transplantation Program.
He directs the Cardiac Rehabilitation Center and runs the Hypertension Clinic where patients are referred for intensive pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of high blood pressure and other cardiovascular risk factors. He also attends on the Heart Failure and Transplantation Service, which serves as a regional referral center for residents of the Finger Lakes and Western New York region.
Dr. Bisognano’s research focuses on cardiovascular risk factor reduction, with a particular interest on improving compliance with the national guidelines for the treatment of hypertension. He is also interested in the etiology of hypertensive urgencies and emergencies, including the development of evidence-based treatment protocols for office patients with severely elevated blood pressure but no evidence of ongoing target organ damage. Additionally, he is interested in a community-based education program in the evaluation and treatment of hypertension, noting that only a small fraction of patients with hypertension achieve the blood pressure goals suggested by the national guidelines.
Education / Certification
State University of New York at Syracuse M.D. – 1990
Resident, Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, MI – 1990-93
Fellow, Hypertension Division, University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, MI – 1993-94
Fellow, Cardiology Division, University of Colorado , Denver , CO – 1994-98
Research and Professional Experience
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Associate Professor – 2004-Present
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Assistant Professor – 2001-2004
University of Michigan Medical School, Assistant Professor – 1998-2001
References
- Bisognano JD, Cody RJ: Cardiovascular disease and the treatment of hypertension. Seminars in Hypertension Management 2:10-12, 1999.
- Bisognano JD, Morgan MB, Lindenfeld JA, Zisman LS: Acute parvovirus infection in a heart transplant patient. Transplantation Proceedings 31:L2159-2160, 1999. 3
- Bisognano JD, Cody RJ: Renin-angiotensin system antagonism in the treatment of hypertension. Current Hypertension Reports 1:275-277, 1999.
- Bisognano JD, Weder AB: Effective treatment of severe hypertension. Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing 14:150-152. 1999.
- Bisognano JD, Weinberger HD, Bohlmeyer TJ, Pende A, Raynolds MV, Sastravaha A, Roden R, Asaano K, Blaxall BC, Wu SC, Communal C, Singh K, Colucci W, Bristow MR and Port JD: Myocardial-directed overexpression of human ß1 adrenergic receptor in transgenic mice. J. Cell Molec. Cardiol. 32:817-839, 2000.
- Brook RD, Kramer MR, Blaxall BC and Bisognano JD: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and hypertension. J. Clin. Hypertens. 2:319-323, 2000.
- Whittaker LA, Kenny CC, Grover FL, Bristow MR and Bisognano JD: Right-sided heart failure and severe tricuspid regurgitation after mediastinal radiation. Cardiovasc. Rev. Rpts. 22:23-24, 2001.
Contact:
Dr. John Bisognano
Director of Out-Patient Cardiology Services
601 Elmwood Avenue
Box 679-7
Rochester, NY 14642-8679
Phone: 585-273-2422