Michel Azizi

Professor of Vascular Medicine, Université de Paris & AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou, Hypertension Department, Paris, France
Michel Azizi (born april 4, 1958) is Professor of Vascular Medicine at Paris Descartes University and Head of the Hypertension Unit and of the Clinical Investigation Center, Georges Pompidou University Hospital, Paris. He received his MD from René Descartes University and his PhD from Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris, France. He is past member of the Clinical Research Commission of the INSERM, in France. He is past Vice-President of the European Society of Hypertension.
Dr. Azizi's main research interests include medication- and device-based treatment of resistant hypertension, adherence to treatment, secondary forms of hypertension and the physiology, genetics and pharmacology of the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system. He has published more than 280 papers in peer reviewed journals, many of which have focused on the renin-angiotensin-system and resistant hypertension. He has received the Jean Hamburger prize for Medical Research in 2007, the University Paris-Descartes Scientific Award in 2009, 2013, and 2017, Paris, France, the Peter van Zwieten award of the European Society of Hypertension in 2011, Milan, Italy, the Scientific award of the Italian Society of Hypertension in 2013, the Scientific award of the Portuguese Society of Hypertension in 2016, the Paul Milliez award at the European Society of Hypertension in 2017, The 2019 Research prize of the magazine “La Recherche” Paris, France,. He is council member of the European Society of Hypertension and member the European Society of Cardiology
Disclosures
Dr. Azizi reports the following disclosures:
Institutional Research Grant: ReCor Medical, Idorsia, The French Ministry of Health; Honoraria: Alnylam, Poxel, Medtronic