Dr. Phyllis August, MD, MPH

Dr. Phyllis A. August has 40 years of experience in the field of Nephrology. She earned her BA in Biology from Harvard University, her MD from Yale School of Medicine, and her MPH from Harvard University. After completing her residency at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, she went on to complete a fellowship in Nephrology and Hypertension at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Today, this expert is board-certified in Nephrology and Internal Medicine. She is a Certified Hypertension Specialist through the American Hypertension Specialist Certification Program. Formerly, this expert held roles as an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, as a Professor in the Division of Public Health, and as the Chief of the Division of Hypertension at Weill Cornell Medical College. Currently, she serves as a Professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences and as a Ralph A. Baer Professor of Medical Research at Weill Cornell Medical College. She is also the Theresa Lang Director of the Lang Center of Research and Education at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital and the Director of the Hypertension Center at Weill Cornell Medicine.